Goodnight

Recently, Thomas had Rocky on one hand and Max on the other, close to bedtime, alternating good night kisses:

Life is good.

Hard landing

The other day, Max and Stella were chasing each other around the kitchen.  I wasn't watching exactly what was going on, but I was listening.  It sounded like there was a mid-air collision and then someone fell to the ground, but it sounded strange.

This is what I found:

Apparently Stella fell into the box.  As you can see on the right, she was already trying to eat her way out by the time I took this picture.

New birdbath record

5 at a time!

Basil loves veggies

Mr. Pea (aka Basil) continues in his pea-loving ways:

He's added summer squash to his list of favorite vegetables (though peas remain at the top):

Basil is such a good eater; perhaps only rivaled by Steve, in his willingness to try new food.

Rocky also ate the squash, but needed to threaten me.  He's only got one wing up, so not sure if this is a half-hearted attempt?

Worms, part 2

The lizards had their annual vet visit last week; they had worms, again  Luckily (for me), just the microscopic pinworms and not the giant, visible tapeworms they had last time.

They're going to a new vet (their old vet moved out of state), and he was fantastic!  I was very impressed with his lizard handling and knowledge.  The lizards were impressed with his efficiency and speed as they were back in their warm tanks quickly (their previous vet was very good, but very, very slow.)


In order to get rid of the worms, both lizards need 10 days of medication:

In an interesting development, Rocky, who has always been a parrot protector, is also now a lizard protector.  As Thomas medicates the lizards, I can hear him saying "Rocky, please stop biting me!  I am helping the lizards!" etc.  It is fake biting, but Rocky is letting him know his feelings on the subject.

I wanted to try to get a picture of Thomas medicating Elsa (the above two pictures were Andreas), but Rocky didn't want me to get too close. 

He takes his protection responsibilities seriously.  Almost as seriously as his wood-chipping and paper-tearing responsibilities, of which you can see the evidence behind him.