More Pet Pics!

[Tyrannax]

Here are some pictures of another chunk out of my pet family. I also have pics of rescued animals or animals I've encountered.

My kitty, Simba.


Simba and Willy.


My Crested Gecko, Mr. Sticky Toes out for a drink.



And then back for some gecko diet.


Biscuit the Leopard Gecko.


Play-Doh a.k.a. the conductor. ;D


Simba laying down in the wrong place.




Butter and Gravy the Leopard Geckos huddled up, sleeping.



"Just in Case"


Simba and Scaredy Cat laying down in my old room.


Play-Doh stretching.


A nice Pigeon shot while on top of the Empire State Building last January in NY.


A little house gecko I saved from certain death by the hands of a cat.


Simba and Willy once again.


Simba all curled up.


Play-Doh, the cross eyed Siamese cat....at least it looks like it in the pic. ;D


Hazel, giving the camera an innocent look.


Molly, who is no longer with us, giving the camera a cute face. ;D


A Hognose snake I rescued. My dad's coworkers were going to kill him because they thought he was "A baby Rattlesnake". I told them it was a Hognose and they said "No, its a baby because it has no rattle."

I released him not far from my house near a creek.


Who couldn't love that face?


My brother holding his ferret. ;D


Snoogies, a very mean kitty.


A baby squirrel I rescued, nursed, and gave to a shelter.


Enjoy!

Most of our pets were rescued including Molly, Hazel, Simba, Snoogies, Willy, Play-Doh, the squirrel, the Hognose Snake, Scaredy Cat, and many others that have either been given away, or taken from us.

[crazycrowman]

Very nice photos! You must have a pile of cats!

I like the colors on Simba, he looks a whole bunch like my friends cat, Leon. Hazel has very cool eyes!

Of course your crested gecko, leos, the house gecko, and hognose are my "favorites", and of course, the one of the pigeon on the empire state building, but mammals are nice too

Good for you to rescuing the squirrel and the other critters too! I used to work with a little bit of everything at a wildlife rehab, and do some here now, on a much smaller scale, not with mammals, but still with birds and reptiles, mostly exotics, but some natives as well.



Here are a couple photos of a juvenile Red tailed hawk who we rescued after she was tumbled by a car. She didn't have anything "wrong" with her as in broken bones of anything, but the first year birds often get in rough shape when having to fend for themselves. She was thin, stressed, confused and just exhausted when we got her. We had to look after her for about a month, and then sent her to a specialized raptor rehab facility who got her ready to go free. She made a complete recovery, and has since been released.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Adorable hognose.

[Tyrannax]

Thanks crazycrowman! Adorable raptor you have there. Those things always seem to have a look on their face that says, "I will bite your head off if you come closer." ;D

I've saved a baby bird before too. I heard a chirping one day and saw that there were 2 baby birds on the ground. So I picked them up, put them on a towel inside of a pet carrier, and researched how to care for abandoned birds. The computer said to put them back up in the same tree, so I tied a basket up there and put them inside. Then one day, I saw an adult flying from the nest, so I figured they were safe.

Thanks Cordylus!

I didn't keep him because I would have had to feed him mice...and even though I've fed the various snakes I've owned before mice...I don't really like doing it. It makes me sad. ;D

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

I like seeing them eat mice. Reptiles pwning mammals is always awesome in my book.

[Tyrannax]

Nov 11, 2008 17:56:17 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

I like seeing them eat mice. Reptiles pwning mammals is always awesome in my book.

I don't like seeing defenseless animals get hurt...except for bugs..

I see feathers around my house every once in a while. I know its Simba because he comes back with a smell of dead bird. ;D

Hes our hunter.

[crazycrowman]

We keep many snakes (around 30) and other predators that eat mice, rats, rabbits, piglets, chicks, quail, chickens, etc. We never feed them live prey and purchase all of the prey for them frozen and serve it after its been thawed. Its actually the best (and really should be the only, for the health of your animals) way to feed carnivorous reptiles.

www.kingsnake.com/articles/PreKilledPrey.html
A link about feeding frozen thawed.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Nice article. The good thing about crickets is that if my geckos bite them in a weird position, they can really give a nasty bite.

[Tyrannax]

Nov 11, 2008 23:06:52 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Nice article. The good thing about crickets is that if my geckos bite them in a weird position, they can really give a nasty bite.

You use crickets?

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Nov 13, 2008 2:06:44 GMT Tyrannax said:

Nov 11, 2008 23:06:52 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Nice article. The good thing about crickets is that if my geckos bite them in a weird position, they can really give a nasty bite.

You use crickets?

Yes. For my geckos.

[Tyrannax]

Nov 13, 2008 2:12:50 GMT [][][]cordylus[][][] said:

Nov 13, 2008 2:06:44 GMT Tyrannax said:

You use crickets?

Yes. For my geckos.

My geckos can't catch them. ;D They are much too lazy. I use mealworms. But make sure they chew them up, so you know, the worms don't eat their way out.