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Venting

Ippo456 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:27:56 +0000

I was watching a video about Gohan-Chan (a hamster who was supposed to be a meal for a zoo snake, but snake decided to befriend it) on Youtube. Youtube has a list of related videos on the right side of the page, so I clicked on one. Not good! It happened to be a video of someone’s pet snake eating a dwarf hamster (one that looks like Brain mind you!). The instant the snake attacked the hamster, I was grossed out. What’s even more disturbing is that there are more amateur videos of other pet snakes having hamsters as meals In my opinion, these kinds of videos are not funny nor they are entertaining. I really enjoy watching documentaries, especially ones about animals & I don’t mind watching (with 1 eye closed) a lion attacking a baby elephant because even though it’s cruel, it’s recorded for educational purposes & that is how mother nature balances order in the wild. As for pet snakes, I am sure that pet owners do have a choice on what to feed their snakes. I used to keep 10 piranhas and despite popular beliefs, feeding them frozen mice or feeder goldfish isn’t always the healthiest thing for them (not to mention the cleanups I’d have to do). In fact, that’s how diseases are transferred from one species to another.

Ok, enough venting for now.

A Dog Who Always Sticks Her Tongue Out

Ippo456 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:26:40 +0000

Just uploaded new pictures of Tinky the pug. Click the picture below for more:

Joey Snoring

Ippo456 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:00:57 +0000

Finally managed to upload a video I took with my handphone (hence the poor quality) of Joey snoring.

He must really like that pillow I bought especially for him.

Ageing Joey

Ippo456 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:39:23 +0000

I haven’t seen my doggie for over 8 months and it feels like he’s aged a lot:

The fur on his cheek has turned white ..

And the fur around his nose has turned white, too.

We’re not sure of his real age, but he was supposedly born in December of 2000, which makes him 9 years old this year. The problem is, we’re sure of he is an American or an English Cocker Spaniel; American Cocker Spaniels have an average lifespan of 10-11 years (too short) and English Cocker Spaniels have an average lifespan of 11-12 years (still too short!). Not sure why cocker spaniels’ lifespan is shorter than other purebreeds. I hope that with a healthy lifestyle, Joey can beat the statistics

Vischaca

Ippo456 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:05:07 +0000

Boyfriend has a background picture of Machu Picchu on his computer. So I casually mentioned to him that Machu Picchu is where Tubby & Winnie’s cousins are from. He gave me the weirdest look; after all these times of owning 2 chinchillas, he had always thought that the Andes mountain (where chinchillas are from) is geographically located somewhere near India & Nepal 0_o

Then, he curiously searched for “Machu Picchu chinchilla” and he found a bunch of travel pictures of ‘chinchillas’ residing in the Machu Picchu ruins. When he shared the search results with me, I remember of another creature my friend had emailed me about; those are not pictures of ‘chinchillas’ residing in Machu Picchu, but they are Vischacas! They’re close cousins of chinchillas, no wonder people mistakenly believe that they are in fact chinchillas!

One of these days I do want to make a trip to Chile’s part of the Andes mountain, where Tubby is from; and then I’m going to throw some raisins at the wild chinchillas*

*I’m just saying; don’t do this because it’ll only make the wild animals dependent on humans & it’ll just make it harder for them to survive on their own in their natural habitat.

Awwwww!

Ippo456 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:33:36 +0000

‘Ultimate Awww Factor. Take an armful of tiny kittens and place them on top of the latest in home cleaning robots, and you get a sugar rush that will drag a ten-minute “Awwwww” out of you.’

Exotic Animals Become Drug Dealers Prey

Ippo456 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:59:18 +0000

I saw this video news & it made me angry! It’s about Mexican drug cartels that use exotic animals, such as lions, monkeys, tarantulas, and birds, to transport drugs across borders – US & China as being the 2 largest markets for these illegal animals. It’s been rumored that rivals of the drug cartels have been thrown into lions for food. These animals can cost up to $90,000 and they are symbols of wealth. It’s simply not fair for these animals who have been taken away from their natural habitats for the furtherance of human greed & ego.

Traveling Day 4

Ippo456 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:48:41 +0000

Went to a resort that also has its own coffee plantation.

Found a whole bunch of tadpoles and snails, big and small, in a fountain filled with algae. This wasn’t my hand, it was my cousin who dared to pick up a tadpole.

Beautiful architecture.

A fearless bird who’s not scared of people. When I went inside the huge bird cage, it would follow me around.

Traveling Day 1

Ippo456 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:21:47 +0000

Been busy traveling. I’m easily amused, so I took the most random pictures.

A mother hen with her chicks. It was real cute; not sure if you can see from the picture, but there’s a small hill behind the mother. The mother hen flew up the hill (yes, chickens can fly), leaving her chicks behind. All the chicks started chirping because their wings weren’t strong enough to carry them to the hill (notice some of the chicks’ wings are spanned open). So the mother hen came back for her chicks.

RIP Jonah

Ippo456 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:25:50 +0000

Jonah passed away yesterday

At least his pain and suffering is over and he is in a better place now.

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