Tuesday- Update on animals!

Yesterday, Lilly had an 'egg' incident! What???!!! 

At least once a week, I give Lilly an egg yolk in a little jar lid so it's easy to clean, and eat from. Yesterday, Lilly was eating her egg when I came to let her out of her cage. I gave her five minutes to finish eating when I found her in her sleeping compartment where she was licking her self. That was rather unusual because when I open her door, she will run to it! But she just continued cleaning her self. Sometime later, I let her out and while I was doing some homework on my laptop, I picked her up and one side of her body was sticky and wet. All of her tail and one of her back legs were a yucky yellowy-brown colour. I thought she had pooped herself until I realized it was egg! So quickly, I took her to the bath and I had to wash her with soap to get rid of the egg and then came the bedding, I had to wash that too. But the outcome of that event was a new bedding and a fresh, clean ferret!

See you guys tomorrow, don't forget to follow me and comment what you would like me to write about next!  :)

Oh, and, happy April fools!

Monday Randomness!! Quiz!

So it's another Monday, which means I have to post something random, so I am doing another quiz!

This time it's a pet quiz!

Question 1- What is the most popular cat breed?
My Answer- Persian
A- Correct!

Question 2- Which of these pets communicate by chirping?
My Answer- Rabbit
A- Wrong! Hermit crab!

Question 3- What does 'piebald fur' mean?
My answer- Spotted
A- Correct!

Question 4-  Which of these popular pet birds is a type of parrot?
My Answer- Parakeet
A- Correct!

Question 5- What percent of US house holds have pets?
My Answer- I don't live in the US! This is a guess- 62%
A- Correct!- lol

Question 6- What are sea-monkeys?
My Answer- Brine Shrimp
A- Correct!

Question 7- Which of these dog breeds are hypoallergenic?
My Answer- All listed
A- Correct!

Question 8- Which of these pets have become an invasive species in the United States?
My Answer- European Rabbit
A- Wrong!

Question 9- Where do the Golden Hamsters live in the world?
My Answer- Middle East
A- Correct!

Question 10- What is another name for the Siamese Fighting Fish?
My Answer- Betta Fish
A- Correct!

My score- 8/10 80% :)

Stay Fluffy!
~Livinia :)

Thursday- story time!!!!! lol :)

Part 1

Jinny went outside on her front porch early in the morning. The sun was slowly peeking up from behind the horizon making the sky a beautiful pink colour, the sky was almost cloudless, with small fluffy clouds scattered here and there. Cicadas chirped quietly, but loud enough to make Jinny feel peaceful, she loved the sound of their chirps. Magpies sung continuously making the morning more perfect and peaceful. A swarm of at least twenty Cockatoos flew overhead making their loud screeching noises as they went. One thing Jinny loved to do was to get up on early summer mornings and to admire the beautiful Australian outback. Although Jinny didn't really live in the outback she liked to call it that even though she lived in the country about ten minutes away from the nearest town with shops and restaurants. But anyway she knew that she belonged in the country, not anywhere else. Their house overlooked their biggest field, where all the cows lived, all 76 of them including the latest calves. And weaving between paddocks, barns and stables was their long gravel driveway. Behind the house was the second biggest field containing horses. Jinny owned three horses. She had one horse to ride English and the other two for western pleasure, events and mustering cattle. One of Jinnys western horses was a Palomino Quarter Horse gelding named Luna and the other one is called Storm, her first horse- a rescue horse. Storm is an Australian Stock Horse with a dark bay colour and not to forget Jinnys English horse, a chestnut Thoroughbred called Pondie. She stepped off the porch and onto the dew covered grass. Making her way to the stables, where three of her horses were living, she admired the way the horses greeted her in the morning when she was walking down the trail. They would lift their heads up from grazing and walk over to Jinny or even nicker at her. Once she arrived at the stable, she got out the keys and unlocked the huge wooden doors. The first step inside the stable was always the best, a whiff of horse smell and horse manure went up Jinnys nose. It would be pitch black in the stables if it wasn't for the small windows in each stall spilling out rays of light. A few weeks ago, the automatic sensor lights went out and since then it had always been dark. Jinny reached for the light switch and turned on the weak lights hanging from the room but even if they weren't that strong -to Jinnys relief- they made the stable heaps lighter. As she walked through the stable aisle, all the horses in their stalls walked up to the door and stuck their heads out of the box. Jinny greeted them all as she went until she reached Storm’s stall. She was going to ride her today. Jinny grabbed Storm’s halter that was attached to the stall door, caught her and led her to the tying up area outside of each stall.

By Livinia J :)  

I hope you enjoyed this story. There will be more parts to come later, every Thursday I post a story or a part. :) As always, this document is copy righted so please don't take it. Feel free to comment what you would like me to write about next :)

Stay fluffy,

~Livinia :)

Wednesday- Animal of the week!

Alpaca 

Alpaca's are usually mistaken for llamas or vise versa. Even though alpacas and llamas are in the same family, they have many physical differences. The alpaca is smaller then the llama and their ears are more pointy and small. Another feature that alpacas have are that their backs are more rounded then the llamas. Alpaca fur is soft and fine like llama wool. The wool is hypoallergenic and not itchy like some sheep wool. Alpaca and llama wool does not have any oils like lanolin that sometimes cause itching. 

<--alpaca 

1#-Alpacas first originated from Peru but now you can get them from almost anywhere

2#- Alpacas can 'spit' but they don't do it often spit at humans but more toward other alpacas.

3#- Alpacas have a 'dung pile' in their heard where they do not graze.

4#- Alpacas have a three-chambered-stomach which means they are pseudoruminants.

5#- A heard of alpacas consists of an alpha male, females and their cria (baby alpaca) 

Stay Fluffy,

~Livinia :)

Images are off Google Images 

Tuesday- Animal Update!

Once again, not much has happened with my animals, well not anything interesting... Luna vomited today :( I though I would do a cat quiz!
 QWhen did the domestic cat first appear on the scene? 
My answer-I have no idea!
A- Right! 7000 years ago!
 Q2- When does a cat purr?
My answer- When it is content
A- Wrong! Cats purr when the are content and when they are in pain
 Q3- According to the Greek scholar Herodotus, how did the ancient Egyptians show their grief over the death of a pet cat?
My answer- Painting themselves red
A- Wrong! They would shave their eyebrows
 Q4- What was the most popular cat name in the US
My answer- I don't live in the US but Buddy?
A- Wrong! Max, other top five names were- Chloe, Lucy, Tigger and Tiger.
 Q5- Cat's always land on their feet. true or false?
My answer- false. Not always :)I watched a show where they said that a cat that fell from 2 or 4 (I can't remember) had a greater chance of dying then a cat who fell from 10 meters.
 A- Right! From higher distances cat's have more time to slow their fall by making them selves a parachute. They don't alway land on their feet.
 Q6- Superstitious beliefs in the Middle Ages led to the killing of many cats, which in turn helped with what? 
My answer- The Black Death/Plague
A- Right!
 Q7- What does it mean if your cat's tail is swishing from side to side?
My answer- He is angry or about to pounce
A- Right!
 Q8- What is unique about many of the cats that live at writer Ernest Key West home?/b>
my answer- who is this? should I know? This is a guess- they are deaf
A- Wrong! They have extra toes!
 Q9- calico cats are almost always_________ My answer- female A- Right! 
 Q10- What's the most popular purebred cat breed? 
My answer- Persian?
 A- Right! Finished! My score- 6/10 60% I hope you enjoyed this quiz. Hopefully next Tuesday will be more of an animal update! Maybe I might do this on random Mondays? maybe next time I'll do a tiger or dog quiz. if you want to do that cat quiz yourself visit- http://animals.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/cat-quiz/ feel free to comment on what you would like me to write about next :) Stay Fluffy, ~Livinia! :) Picture from Google Images

Monday Random Fluffiness!

Today is just a random post I'm going to make so it may be rather short. If you have come from my other blog, I am just repeating the same thing because nothing much has happened in the past week! But don't worry more good things are going to come here. Check out the schedule I made a few days ago to see what things I'm going to post in the future. So I have had an extremely horsey two days. on Saturday I went to ride as usual for about a hour and then on Sunday I went to rider's club as for every monthly Sunday. So I was with horses from 8-2 so that was a pretty bust day. I was hoping to go to Horseland to get new boots or gaiters for the competition that was going on the next day but I never ended up going :( But anyway, today (Monday) I went to the competition, the events were SUPER late. My first event was supposed to be at 10 but it ended up being at 11 so it wan't very organised. I went well, but I got eliminated for crossing tracks (whoops) in showjumping. The rest of the events went great as well, I don't thing I'll place in the top five for any of then as I didn't ride on a horse that I was as comfortable with, but it was supposed to be fun and it was great fun so I can't complain, Sorry that this post was late, I almost forgot to post it but here it is! Check out my other blog for more horsey stuff- http://hrhorseblog.blogspot.com.au/ Stay Fluffy ~Livinia :)

Story time!!! A Business of Ferrets- full part.

This morning, the Nation of Ferrets had woken up to more disturbing news. The local bakery was broken into and all the freshly baked goods were stolen. Mrs Cinnamon, owner of the bakery, was devastated. If you saw this happen, please call…’

Mr Weasel, put down the newspaper. ‘What’s on the front page today?’ asked Lilly Weasel. ‘Another robbery’ Lilly sighed. ‘Again?’ Lilly picked up her school bag and grabbed her lunch from the kitchen counter. She looked at the combination of food. Chicken, tuna, avocado and a container of water. ‘Share some with Rosie’ Mrs Weasel told Lilly. Lilly nodded and left. Rosie, Lilly’s friend recently got robbed along with her whole street and almost everything was gone.

To get to school, Lilly had to go through a forest. This time when she was going through, it felt as if someone was staring at her. Crack! A stick broke, Lilly looked under her feet to find nothing but gravel. She quickly scanned the area for anything moving, but there was nothing but the treetops swaying in the light breeze. Lilly started to run. When she was beginning to veer left at a split road, but when she did she saw a shadow in the midst of the trees and without hesitation she began to run even faster.

Lilly had left the school when it was dark. She had to do a test she had missed.

When Lilly got to the village past the forest, she saw five slender figures in front of one of the houses. They appeared to be talking to each other. Lilly hid behind a tree to see what was happening without being seen. They were ferrets, Lilly could see that there were also two bulky badgers! A loud crash stopped her thinking and before she knew it the two badgers were inside.

Mrs Weasel, inhaled out of shock. ‘We have to tell the police!’ Mr Weasel said while dialling the number in the newspaper.

After the police left the Weasels den, Lilly flopped down on the couch, ready to fall asleep.

In the morning she was unusually woken up early. ‘We are going to the town hall’ Mrs Weasel said. ‘Why?’ Lilly droned, her eyes were still adjusting to the light. ‘Wait and see’

Lilly found herself standing red faced on a stage in front of hundreds of citizens holding a certificate.  Ferret of the year it read. She won the award for finding the guilty ferrets robbing the city. Thankfully most the items were retrieved before they were sold. ‘These ferrets, and badgers are guilty for stealing, and using stolen items to attempt to start their own business. They are all sentenced for five years jail!’ said the judge. The meeting ended with that.

When Lilly went to school the next day she got praised by teachers and class mates, she had never felt so happy or so embarrassed but she accepted the comments anyway as she had saved the city from more robberies.

By Livinia J 

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