At 7, boys are curious, discovering the world and the creatures around them.
Mich wants a pet, a creature he can own and look after, it's in his dreams and prayers, Santa Claus is going to have pressure.
Some of the book titles he’s borrowed from the school library include;- “Guinea Pigs”, “Training older dogs”, “Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs” …
I don't know how to handle this.
His Dad is not a "pet fan", I am, but it depends on what kind of pet. It's not particularly comfortable having frogs and grasshoppers stare at us through plastic bottles placed on the dinning table and I have politely asked Mich to keep them somewhere else. This time I was handed a book on pet rats.
Here are a few excerpts from the book;
Choosing the right rat; These creatures come in more than 20 color variations; black, white, brown, grey, caramel … A healthy rat doesn’t sneeze, wheeze or have diarrhea. Okay!
Making a rat habitat; An aquarium works best. Buy aspen chips and hay to line the bottom of the aquarium, don’t forget rat food pellets, food dishes and a water bottle with a tube – apparently rats get pretty thirsty.
Working on your relationship; When rats are angry or afraid they bite, so play with the rat, make it comfortable and safe.
Cleaning up; Rats are neat freaks, so make sure to clean their little house, that involves removing droppings and stuff.
Exercise; Rats love to run around and are particularly interested in racing, especially towards food.
Tips on how to build a race track, a good rat diet and so on.
At this point I’m thinking, if I read any further I will catapolt into a feat.
Mich nearly mailed this book to grandma because she needs to read up on how to care for rats. She killed a rat the last time he visited her. He was traumatized and reduced to tears at how inrat (my version of inhumane) she was.
Wait a second - Ratatouille, Despereaux, Jerry, Stewart, these are all rats of some kind.
Come to think of it, “Rat race” is not a new phrase either.
Oh my goonness!! There are plenty of rat lovers out there.
What low maintainance, cute pet can get for my boy?
We are NOT getting a rat.
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Ha ha ha ha at least he is not talking about snakes, Chameleons and spiders....... What about a Wabbit?
ReplyDeleteStart with gold fish- I heard these are easy
ReplyDeleteBe silent, thanks for the advice, a wabbit is a brilliant option, just need to move into a place of our own, not sure if it will be accepted in an apartment.
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't I think about a fish?? It actually reminds me of Arnold in Different Strokes. What was the name of his gold fish? Abraham or something :-)