It’s Geyri’s gotcha day tomorrow
Birthdays are important to people who have pets, but so are the days when we received the pet, gotcha day. Geyri has grown well since he came here a year […]
Category Archives: Nature
A catbird nest in the rose bushes
A pair of catbirds has been hanging around since spring. They are known as the clowns of the garden, cos they always have to mess around with things; like breaking […]
I wondered what hydroponics was all about….
Some people have the space to build big hydroponic systems in their kitchens. I don’t, so a little one will do. On a big uromastyx FB page, some member were […]
It’s Geyri’s hatch day
Geyri hatched from his egg one year ago today. When I got him about 2 months later, he weighed 12 grams. Today he weighs 39 grams. Uromastyx lay 10-15 eggs […]
Animal instinct is amazing
This is the first summer together for Geyri and I. He came to live with me in September last year, and there was some effort needed to learn to keep […]
Cactus for Geyri
On a big uromastyx FB page, many people said that uros really like cactus. I’m constantly thinking of good foods for him. Right now I can collect things like dandelions […]
And she rambles along….
There’s 2 ways to look at this. Wow, has it only been 6 weeks? Or, OMG, it’s been SIX weeks! I’m old(er) and avoiding going out into the world where […]
Stay home…and garden, OK!
If this had to happen, I’m so glad it happened in the spring. There’s beautiful new life all around us here, and garden and yard work to do on […]
Limbo
Hours go into days and it all feels like limbo. I do enjoy my own company but solitude feels different now. I sound sad because I am, since so […]
Lizard instincts….. protection
Hide, run, dig. But the little uromastyx in the scrub brush, rocky deserts in Northern Africa probably can’t out run birds or larger lizards who want to eat them. […]
