Archive for the ‘My Pet Updates’ Category
My Pets’ October 2010 Update
OK, so I know I’m publishing this a month too late, but I just haven’t had that much time recently to do their update. You’ll also notice that this post is entitled ‘My Pets’, not ‘Velvet and the Guinea Pigs’ – this is because I’ve decided to change it to suit all my animals, and […]
November 28, 2010
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Shetland Ponies In The Snow
Recently we’ve had a lot of cold, bitter weather with temperatures going below freezing for several days in a row. Every morning for the last week or so, at around 7am I went down to my ponies’ fields and ended up having to break the ice on their water buckets and troughs – mostly there […]
November 28, 2010
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My Animal Shed – 3rd January 2010
Ok, so this is what my Animal Shed looked like in January 2010 – it’s taken me a while to upload this video onto my blog as I thought I’d lost it and just came across it when I was sorting through the videos on my computer. If you wish to hear me telling you […]
October 17, 2010
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Velvet and the Guinea Pigs’ September 2010 Update
Ok, so I have 7 guinea pigs (2 of which are my brother’s but I look after them) and a rabbit, called Velvet. They all live in their hutches inside the ‘animal shed’. This morning I trimmed all of the guinea pig’s nails with my new nail clippers which I bought yesterday for £4 – […]
September 26, 2010
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Velvet & the Guinea Pigs’ August 2010 Update
I have 7 guinea pigs and a rabbit who live in a shed outside that I bought especially for them; their building is known as the ‘animal shed’ and they often have their exercise running around on the floor and in my rabbit’s case jumping on top of all the hutches. There are 4 hutches […]
August 28, 2010
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Tags: Abyssinian guinea pig, black rex rabbit, pet updates · Posted in: My Guinea Pigs, My Pet Updates, My Rabbits
My Giant African Land Snails’ New Home
So, yesterday I bought a new vivarium for my three beautiful giant African land snails, and it’s twice the size of their last one. In fact the vivarium that I chose is the biggest one in the ‘Geo’ range; it being ‘Geo maxi’. It measures 41.3 x 26 x29.8cm. Ok, so I know my giant […]
August 11, 2010
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Tags: giant african land snails, Giant Land Snails, suitable home for giant african land snails, vivarium · Posted in: Giant Land Snail Information, My Giant African Land Snails, My Pet Updates
My Pets: Shelley, Claire and Felicity
Names: Shelley, Claire and Felicity Animal: Giant African Land Snails Colour: Stripey Browns and Yellows Breed: Unknown – believed to be Achatina Achatina Gender: hermaphrodites Birthday: 8th May 2010 (Not known for certain). Shelley, Claire and Felicity are my first three Giant African Land Snails! I got all three of them when they were babies […]
June 26, 2010
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Giant African Land Snail Photos
So, about a week ago I got three baby giant african land snails! They’re called Felicity, Claire and Shelley. Here’s some of the first ever pictures I took of them: enjoy! Also if you now which species they are please comment. I’m still in the process of identifying them but will appreciate all the help […]
June 11, 2010
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My Pets: Goldsytch Gradbach
Name: Goldsytch Gradbach Animal: Pony Colour: Red Roan (although he has blue roan mixed in with him as well) Size: 29.5 inches at the wither Breed: Miniature Shetland Gender: Male Birthday: 24th May 1988 Gradbach is a very special pony to me as he was the first stallion I ever owned. He is also one […]
May 23, 2010
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My Pets: Morjoy Tulip
Name: Morjoy Tulip Animal: Â Pony Colour: Bright Bay with black legs and a faint dorsal stripe. Also has a whirl on her forehead. Size: Â 31 inches at the wither Breed: Miniature Shetland Gender: female Birthday: 11th May 2003 This picture shows her with her winter coat. Tulip is a very special pony to me as […]
May 23, 2010
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My Pets: Mr Tiggins
Name: Mr Tiggins Animal: Cat Colour: Black Size: Average size for a cat Breed: Unknown Gender: We think he’s male Birthday: Unknown We ‘adopted’ Mr Tiggins when we moved to another farm, as he was already here. The lady who lived here before us had already named him ‘Mr Tiggins’ which suits him perfectly. He […]
April 13, 2010
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Tags: Animals, My Cats, Pets · Posted in: My Cats, My Pet Updates
My Pets: Jet
Name: Jet Animal: Cat Colour: Dark Brown Size: Small to medium for a cat Breed: Unknown Gender: Male Birthday: Not sure – some where in the 1990s Jet was a stray cat that we adopted when we moved into a new house. We first saw him when we were viewing the farm, and then later […]
April 13, 2010
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My Pets: Gerty
Name: Gerty Animal: Guinea Pig Colour: Mixture of black, light brown and white. Size: Medium to large size for a guinea pig Breed: Unknown Gender: Female Birthday: 26th July 2009 Gerty has medium-long hair, yet is smooth coated. She is quite shy and has a very loud squeak! She lives with her sister Aurea in […]
April 13, 2010
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My Pets: Aurea
Name: Aurea Animal: Guinea Pig Colour: Mixture of Dark brown, light brown, black and white. Size: Small to medium size for a guinea pig Breed: Believed to be Abyssinian Gender: Female Birthday: 26th July 2009 Aurea is the first guinea pig I have owned who has long hair that sticks up in rosettes. She shares […]
April 13, 2010
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My Pets: Hazel
Name: Hazel Animal: Guinea Pig Colour: Light brown and white Size: Small to medium size for a guinea pig Breed: Short Haired Dutch Gender: Female Birthday: 14th January 2009 Hazel lives in a hutch with her two ‘sisters’ Orchid and Pixie. She is very similar in colour pattern to Pixie, both being of the Dutch […]
April 13, 2010
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Tags: Animals, My Guinea Pigs, Pets · Posted in: My Guinea Pigs, My Pet Updates