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Nov. 13, 2006
Blossom and Buttercup!
Today my mother took my son and I to the mall to buy him some new winter clothes. "Winter" of course here in Miami being "the temperature drops below 75 for a few days." But still, it's cold to US! It is, in fact, below 75 right now!  So we went to the local outlet mall and she made a killing at the Old Navy outlet. I have knit him a jacket that he's dying to try out, but who knows when we'll get a chance to do that.
Anyway, my mother is VERY indulgent with my son. This has its good points and its bad points. Case in point: Today we stopped by an "international decor" store that had recently decided that hermit crab habitats are a natural merchandise tie-in for some reason. And... yup. You guessed it. My mother bought PJ two hermit crabs. They have Blossom and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls painted on their shells. PJ has been *dying* for some hermit crabs for ages. So he's overjoyed. I personally think the painted shells look a bit silly, and they are both quite big and will probably need bigger shells (and a bigger terrarium) soon, but I think they'll be fine for the time being.
My mother bought one of those "Critter Keepers" and it looks about 5 gallons. They do have SOME space to run around in, but not as much as they'd probably like. So, like I said, I'll probably be getting an aquarium for them soon. It did come with a big rock for them to climb and two types of foods, although hermit crabs like to eat pretty much with people do, so they'll probably get plenty of leftovers in the future. (I have already given them some mango.)
Tomorrow I'm off to buy them some StressCoat for their weekly baths (yes, you have to bathe them every week!) and possibly some silk plants - the quails could use this, too, especially over the little nest Lilo's got going - and some mealworms for both the quails and the hermies.
Do I not have the oddest collection of pets ever? Two quails and two crabs? LOL PJ is very excited about bringing them to his park playdate on Thursday; his three friends jell0 and his little brother and sister brought their pet hamster last week and it was a big hit, so he's hoping his little pet crabs will be, too!
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