Thank you Bam and Dana!

Bam: the cookie cup is my strategy for controlling their treat intake because they have perfected their face so every time someone comes by they act as if they have never eaten a treat before! I try to keep sugary treats to a minimum but my partner loves saving little pieces of carrot and apples for them.

Dana: I would LOVE to have the bunnies in my living room so they can come into my space instead of me going into their space all the time! I see pictures of bunnies on the couch watching tv and my best compromise was to put a small loveseat in the bunny room. They only hop up there if I’m not there though! I love that you also have fish tanks! What kind of shrimp do you keep? I had neos for a while (sakura reds and a light blue variety) and then I moved into crystals and kept blacks and reds but the tank crashed and they all died. I was devastated and haven’t kept shrimp since.  Sparkling gourami! Are they the ones that croak?

Oh, I kept amano shrimp too! Those guys are awesome. I also had a short stint with a bamboo shrimp, they like to sit in the current and they have fine filaments on their front arms to catch microorganisms. Mine was called Babe Ruth because I don’t know anything about baseball, in fact, I really don’t like baseball at all, but it was the only memorable name I could think of for the bamboo shrimp! It did look like he was catching food out of the air.

Is the sound of your fish loud? The loudest sound I heard from my fish tank is when my angelfish slaps the surface. I don’t know why he does this, I have seen him do it to rinse food from the glass so he can eat it but sometimes at night, everything is quiet and we’ll hear a loud water smacking sound and he’s just in there looking back at us! Gourami has been among my favorite for a long time. I love their feelers! I watch King of DIY on YouTube and he has a giant gourami, Susan. I would LOVE to have a giant! I never did keep sparkling due to the fact they were just not available when I was stocking. I went for blue and opaline gouramis. Kept honeys for a bit, the male was the natural coloring and the intensity of his colors exploded when he was making his nest. He also spit water out to catch food like paradise fish.

A ramp is a good idea! I found Mabel up on the couch earlier this week and because I’m not convinced her balance is 100% anymore, and because I suspect she might have some mild arthritis, I placed a plush blanket on the floor for her to jump on. A ramp would solve that problem!

Can I just say, Bunston is the best name!