Okay, Brenda...
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Back in 1982 (?) we had an iguana. His name was Jack. He had the run of the house and was tame as could be. I'm convinced that he came to us for affection, scratches, etc. He grew to about 2 ½ feet in size.
He developed a bowel obstruction, perhaps from a turkey bone he found in the sink.
Mrs. George and I were heartbroken when he died.
RIP, froggos, and take some comfort (while Teh Bee talks to you on the other side) that you Momma gave you the best possible life. Enjoy your time on the better side of the rainbow bridge.
By the way, @brenda , was Jurgi one of the ones that didn't make it?
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@George-K
Jurgi was a wild frog from the yard that never was a house pet. I suspect he died a couple years ago.The ones that died recently were Tryker, Peg, and Jacques Froggeau.
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@Horace
Baking is an enjoyable task, but not what I think of as a hobby.Speaking of baking, I wore out my double ovens. Really.
While cleaning the top oven. I noticed an unusual spot on the lower back wall. It was a hole! I touched the metal near it, and my finger went completely through it. Then I saw a rusted hole in the lower right corner of the oven floor. It was all rusted through, too.
There's no repair for metal that weak in an oven that gets used at temperatures up to 500°. The bottom oven was better, but overall, the unit had so many problems it just needed to be replaced.
We can't complain. It lasted over 25 years, and it got a real workout every week. We're waiting for the trim pieces to finish the installation of the new ovens, and the old set is in the back of my truck, waiting to be taken to the waste recovery place.
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@George-K
Tryker had an oddly bent leg, much like Biker. Biker's name was due to her leg looking like a kickstand for a bicycle. So Biker's sib became Tryker.Turns out Tryker was also a female, so they were sisters. Biker also died a year or more ago from the same type of bloating problem. Makes sense now from the necropsy report.
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@Horace
Baking is an enjoyable task, but not what I think of as a hobby.Speaking of baking, I wore out my double ovens. Really.
While cleaning the top oven. I noticed an unusual spot on the lower back wall. It was a hole! I touched the metal near it, and my finger went completely through it. Then I saw a rusted hole in the lower right corner of the oven floor. It was all rusted through, too.
There's no repair for metal that weak in an oven that gets used at temperatures up to 500°. The bottom oven was better, but overall, the unit had so many problems it just needed to be replaced.
We can't complain. It lasted over 25 years, and it got a real workout every week. We're waiting for the trim pieces to finish the installation of the new ovens, and the old set is in the back of my truck, waiting to be taken to the waste recovery place.
@brenda said in Okay, Brenda...:
@Horace
Baking is an enjoyable task, but not what I think of as a hobby.I feel the same way about cooking. I can read and follow a recipe, but I have not a whit of creativity. I'm a lot better at it than Mrs. George (and she agrees) because I can follow instructions and time things appropriately (she can't do that). The joy of experimentation is easily outweighed by the reliability of doing something you've done before - and you fall into a rut.
If I could get the enjoyment of meals that I make from another source, at a reasonable or equivalent cost (and something the management would eat), I'd do it in a heartbeat.
In the meantime, I'll be happy to listen to an audiobook while I make dinner, 4-5 nights a week.
The other 2-3?
That's pizza, burgers, Chinese, etc.
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@George-K
Tryker had an oddly bent leg, much like Biker. Biker's name was due to her leg looking like a kickstand for a bicycle. So Biker's sib became Tryker.Turns out Tryker was also a female, so they were sisters. Biker also died a year or more ago from the same type of bloating problem. Makes sense now from the necropsy report.
@brenda you did a necropsy on a frog?
Good for you.
We did one on Jack (the iguana).
We also knew that he had a bowel obstruction, so ... surgery.
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@brenda you did a necropsy on a frog?
Good for you.
We did one on Jack (the iguana).
We also knew that he had a bowel obstruction, so ... surgery.
@George-K Yes, after we'd lost Tryker, I really needed to know what was causing this. It was not responding to meds for bacterial or parasitic issues. It seemed there must another underlying factor, and I suspected kidney disease. I needed to know whether there was anything to do for the others.
The second frog. Peg, died before the necropsy report was complete. It took close to two weeks to get the report by email. My gosh, it was so thorough. I can't believe how many tests were done. It let me know there was really nothing I could have done to save them, which I suppose gives me some comfort.
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Are you guys leaving it to me to ask George where this lizard pooped?!?
Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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@jon-nyc said in Okay, Brenda...:
Are you guys leaving it to me to ask George where this lizard pooped?!?
Yes.
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@jon-nyc said in Okay, Brenda...:
Are you guys leaving it to me to ask George where this lizard pooped?!?
Yes.
@George-K Well???
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I should add.
Animals and pets make your life so much fuller. Not all of them are loving (the fish) and not all of them are lovable (yeah, May, I never liked you, but I wept when we euthanized you). But all of them make you a better person because you care for them. Doesn't matter, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, horses, cats and dogs. You're a better human because you make their lives better.
@George-K said in Okay, Brenda...:
I should add.
Animals and pets make your life so much fuller. Not all of them are loving (the fish) and not all of them are lovable (yeah, May, I never liked you, but I wept when we euthanized you). But all of them make you a better person because you care for them. Doesn't matter, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, horses, cats and dogs. You're a better human because you make their lives better.
Word.
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I should add.
Animals and pets make your life so much fuller. Not all of them are loving (the fish) and not all of them are lovable (yeah, May, I never liked you, but I wept when we euthanized you). But all of them make you a better person because you care for them. Doesn't matter, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, horses, cats and dogs. You're a better human because you make their lives better.
@George-K said in Okay, Brenda...:
I should add.
Animals and pets make your life so much fuller. Not all of them are loving (the fish) and not all of them are lovable (yeah, May, I never liked you, but I wept when we euthanized you). But all of them make you a better person because you care for them. Doesn't matter, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, horses, cats and dogs. You're a better human because you make their lives better.
+1000000000000
Yes, it's hard to lose them, but they are a wonderful thing that makes the whole experience worthwhile.
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@jon-nyc said in Okay, Brenda...:
Are you guys leaving it to me to ask George where this lizard pooped?!?
Well, since you asked...
When we first got Jack, we lived in an apartment in Chicago. We set up a little area in the kitchen for him, using an aquarium hood as a heater upon which he could bask, and we put it near a window so he could look down 20 stories. We also installed a "ladder" for him so he could climb down if he wished, though, being only about 12 inches long, he didn't do that.
Iguanas are, by nature, pretty clean animals. They like to perch on a tree branch, preferably over running water into which they can defecate.
It seems our sink had a "drippy" faucet, so jack would position himself on the tap, and poop into the drain of the sink. He hardly ever missed. BANG! Right into the drain.
When we bought our house, and he was older, we set things up in a similar way, but the faucet wasn't drippy. No matter, he knew that was his spot, and he'd poop into the drain.
By this time he was bigger (about 2 feet) and he was more adventurous about exploring the house, upstairs and down. Let me tell you, there's nothing like going to shower at 5 AM and seeing a 2 ½ foot lizard looking down at you from the shower curtain rod.
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@jon-nyc said in Okay, Brenda...:
Are you guys leaving it to me to ask George where this lizard pooped?!?
Well, since you asked...
When we first got Jack, we lived in an apartment in Chicago. We set up a little area in the kitchen for him, using an aquarium hood as a heater upon which he could bask, and we put it near a window so he could look down 20 stories. We also installed a "ladder" for him so he could climb down if he wished, though, being only about 12 inches long, he didn't do that.
Iguanas are, by nature, pretty clean animals. They like to perch on a tree branch, preferably over running water into which they can defecate.
It seems our sink had a "drippy" faucet, so jack would position himself on the tap, and poop into the drain of the sink. He hardly ever missed. BANG! Right into the drain.
When we bought our house, and he was older, we set things up in a similar way, but the faucet wasn't drippy. No matter, he knew that was his spot, and he'd poop into the drain.
By this time he was bigger (about 2 feet) and he was more adventurous about exploring the house, upstairs and down. Let me tell you, there's nothing like going to shower at 5 AM and seeing a 2 ½ foot lizard looking down at you from the shower curtain rod.
Let me tell you, there's nothing like going to shower at 5 AM and seeing a 2 ½ foot lizard looking down at you from the shower curtain rod to make you feel inadequate.
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Let me tell you, there's nothing like going to shower at 5 AM and seeing a 2 ½ foot lizard looking down at you from the shower curtain rod to make you feel inadequate.
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