On the way home from the vet tonight I was feeling frustrated about my day. Zi (our pug) had an allergic reaction to the bordetella vaccine she got at her appointment this morning. The reaction causes her face to swell tremendously and with her smushed-in nose, this could lead to breathing problems. [...]

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My reptile hobby is generally a quiet and enjoyable one. On occasion, though, one of my pets may be in a foul mood. A few weeks ago I was been bitten by Mulder, one of the Costa Rican boas and today by Morpheus, one of the bearded dragons. Neither was incredibly deep, [...]

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Day 80 was Tuesday and I’m positive the last egg isn’t going to hatch. I was at the pet store last week getting crickets and asked them about why the eggs may not have hatched. They asked about humidity and temperature, lighting and movement. All of my answers were right - I [...]

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Well, it looks like all of the eggs from the second clutch have gone bad. There is one that’s still white, but the others are all starting to turn brown and shrivel. I am keeping my fingers crossed for this last one. If it manages to hatch, I’ll hang on to the [...]

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Half of this clutch was lost today. The 11 eggs I disposed of had already begun to mold. There are 11 eggs remaining and several of these (4) have early indicators they will go bad in the next week or so. There are 4 that appear to be growing extremely well with [...]

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