Well, I have obviously neglected the Desktop blog, and sadly, there is no longer a desktop. It looks more like a cardboard box and a couple of 10 gallon tanks.
I feel like the Zoo and I have been moving for eternity, bouncing from place to place in Stockton. Through the past few months I have bought and sold more additions than I care to mention, but the good news is that we now have an official (free) website that allows me to keep a virtual store and more- but the problem is that I have lacked the desire to rewrite care sheets and bug hunting info.
I suck, right?
Well, at least I think we have finally settled somewhere for the long term. A studio apartment that I share with my mother. Part of what I have been doing with the Zoo, though, consists of adding them to yard sales and showings in whatever location I am in. For instance, when I am at my boyfriend’s house, I have customers meet me there. Tomorrow I will be here at Mom’s, so my customer is coming here.
This still equals a lot of bouncing for the zoo, hence the cardboard box. I am down to 5 spiderlings, Sid, Nata, and a new A. avic that I have yet to name.
After this next weekend, though, I think I will finally be able to let these poor guys rest at my mother’s- because my guy is scared to death of them….particularly the roaches I also have.
I am sad to see the zoo has dwindled to such a state, but I am planning to rebuild with the money I make over the next few months. It is all for the new Buggy Zoo- I call it Zen Critter.
Zen Critter’s website can be found at:
http://zencritter.weebly.com/index.html
Once I get off my tired butt, I will once again add care sheets, better photos, and of course kid guides, and a pitch for some upcoming projects that I already have in the works. The nice thing is that my experience with Buggy Zoo has given me the framework for a much bigger (streamlined) idea.
Look for updates soon.
One last note- and I am pretty sad about this:
Siddhartha II (Avicularia avicularia) is not looking well. He is in a permanent Kritter Keeper to help him get to his food, as he is no longer climbing or moving much. He appears to be nearing the end, after an ultimate molt last December. I am already researching ways to preserve him, as he was my first (long living) tarantula on the Desktop. (You may remember Sid I lived for about 18 days after I got him… thanks PetCo. 😡 )
Sid has been retired from the multiple showings, and only comes out when absolutly necessary. (The last was for his safety, as this most recent move was a very messy one that involved some police, thieves, and sadistic threats from teenagers involving the killing of my critters…but that is another blog, for another day, in another place).
As for Nata, he is well, has taken to being handled (sort of) and is as pretty as ever.
With all the moving, I am surprised that the zoo has not packed up and left me for good.
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