Raffle ticket sales still continuing...

If you haven't bought your raffle tickets for this great dog basket and dog house, now is the time. ALL PROCEEDS to to Wildlife Rehabber, Linda Harris. She does such great work in the community and loves animals more than anyone I have ever met. She is truly committed to saving and fostering the animals and then lovingly releasing them back into nature where they belong. She really does a great service to the community and this raffle is to raise money for her to buy milk replacer, crates, etc. whatever she needs to help her foster and release her animal babies.

Tickets are $1.00 each and the retail value of this basket and goods is well over $300.00!

If you have any questions regarding wildlife, give Linda a call at 755-1780. She is super busy this time of the year. If she does not answer, please leave her a message and she will call her back. Just be sure to tell her what you are calling about and leave her a phone number!

Our goal (quite lofty) is $1,000.00. I have until October 31st - so help me accomplish this goal and help out a real animal lover!

We have a 6 foot Red Tail Boa!

PICTURE IS COMING.... I cannot seem to remember to bring my camera so maybe this will prompt me to do so. However, in the meantime, we have a 6 foot red tail boa. Gorgeous snake for those that like/love snakes. He really does have remarkable colorations and patterns. Truly something to see. I promise to post a picture soon!

Gold Dojo Loach or Weather Loach is Max's Pick this Week!

Max's Pick This Week - September 5th - He has great taste in fish!

The Dojo Loach or Weather Loach is a true curiosity! Its name is derived from their habit of becoming very active when there is a weather change!
This remarkable fish is quite hardy and adaptable, very easy to care for. They wiggle about in an eel like fashion scavenging the bottom for leftover bits of food, even munching on snails. They also like to dig and burrow into the substrate often burying themselves. Provide an aquarium that is large enough for its playful antics, have a soft substrate of sand or fine gravel, and have a good filter for the detritus they stir up. They are most active in the evening, so during the day they like hiding and resting places created with rocks and wood. Plants are nice but be sure they are potted

These fish have some very unique qualities. The Dojo Loach or Weather Loach are very 'pet-like'. They can be trained to take food from your hand and even enjoy being touched. They are jumpers. Should they happen to leap out of their home they can survive for a time even out of the water. A couple of ways they do this is by producing a thick mucus coating that keeps them moist; and by being able to swallow air, absorbing atmospheric oxygen through their hind gut.
The Dojo Loach or Weather Loach makes an excellent community fish with other non-aggressive tank mates. They love to socialize with other fish and loaches sometimes resting with them or sometimes chasing them about, but they don't hurt them.

Max also picked out more pictus peru catfish. He loves those baby catfish. Guess I will have to get some to add to our tank at home!