Living with Anteaters

Ori Updates

2012-05-24T19:12:00.002-07:00

Chasing Tail - May 9 Seriously Ori! We've only been in the car 10 minutes. Guess we should have taken a walk in the park before hitting the road.

She had pigged out that morning before leaving

May 10

The less flattering angle

Ori: "OMG! they wake up at something call O'dark thirty at this Summer Camp"

Chasing Tail Ori napped in the tub-bed yesterday, so I thought she would claim it, but this morning I found her crashed hard asleep up on the high shelf, I presume because it was where she could look out and see the other animals down the line and across the way

Pua Tamandua Maybe felt more at home. She sleeps on the high closet shelf with her mom here.

Ori: "Look everybody! They have 'Easy Cheese' at Summer Camp."

The way to Ori's heart

Chasing Tail Ta'Ma is a sucker for Sharp Cheddar flavor, so they will be in grand company together in a few days. (BTW, I did not know about Easy Cheese until Pua Tamandua mentioned it one day ;-)

OK, a full day one, and Ori is an absolute doll compared to the ever infamous ElDorado (*LOL*)

May 11th
Ori cleaned her bowl last night. Doors have been opened for sniffing to outside and the neighbor girl but not ungated till tomorrow then they can meet.

May 12th
Letter Home, from Ori. Summer Camp is nice :-) I made a new friend today, her name is Ta'Ma, her 8 week old baby girl died a couple weeks ago so the humans here are hoping I can keep her company while she is on R&R. They said she and I will be meeting an "M-A-N" in a few weeks. What's an m-a-n? Well, I really like Ta'Ma, she is snuggly and cleans my ears :-) Only complaint, last night they forgot to give me all of my food. I means, what's with that? At least I got a line of Easy Cheese from this small human named Tessa. They call her a "kid" and said I will be meeting some more like her. I like short humans with Easy Cheese :-)

Some from home

I see you over there

napping

You got some avocado on your nose

Aurora on the cat tree

Art critic: "I don't get it" *Squint*

Hyzzie ears up

Pua is uncertain

Aurora in the hut

No more kisses

Yummy blue cheese

Clean up crew for spilled cheese

Snuggle bunny

I'm just sitting here thinking

You got a problem with that?

No avocado? I'm going back to bed in protest.

Mom spent the last several hours cutting up heart and making anteater food, then cleaning. Grandma was laughing cuz it looked like a cow exploded in there.

I went out and rubbed my chest on the big oak tree then I climbed the lilac bush and rubbed my chest all over. If there's any men around. I think they'll find me.

Been up and down many times today but mom said it was laundry day so she couldn't take me in the woods. She will pay tonight. And what is with the hangers laying all over my dinning room?

Moody girl

She's got her period

Maybe cheese here wasn't the best idea

Sleeping on a raccoon

The blankets kept falling through the crack so I added the raccoon under. They tossed the blanket down anyway.

Did you have a good reason for waking me?

Spring time walk with Pua

2012-05-14T19:03:00.000-07:00

OMG what time is it? Who turned on the lights?

Pua sleeping with her favorite toy.

Time for a walk

The skull on my new coat has hearts for eyes

Slowly picking up steam

Pit stop under the hanging moss

Where the log ends

Tail anchor

Zooooom

Happy tail

Fungi cup

A big rotten stump

Sniffing a tree

Strong furn

She did lots of running today

We all got warmed up after awhile

So her coat came off

Can you scratch your armpit with your toes?

Time to groom the other end

Sitting on a branch

Mossy log

Taking a dip in the creek

Checking for carpenter ants

None, yet.

I like this stump

Tree gremlin

Coming down

Upside down checking for ants

Getting tired

Hurry home, mom, I'm sleepy.

Ori goes off to fat camp

2012-05-09T15:29:00.002-07:00

Fat Ori

As you can see Ori's weight has gone way out of control. So she is being sent off to Fat Camp at Zoological Wildlife Conservation Center, Petting Zoo & Mobile Teaching Zoo.
We told her it's summer camp. She will get to meet a couple new friends. One of which will be a boy so we hope for a summer fling as well.

I personally feel she will have the best chance of loosing the most weight this way due to how my friend keeps her tamandua. There was mention of tree climbing and getting dirty too. Hopefully once it's off it wont be too hard to keep off. I think her momma could also use the break too. Ori does sometimes suckle on her nipples. I thought they stopped that at around 8 months then Ori restarted recently but if there is any milk that could certainly be part of the problem. I can't really tell for sure.

So her last photos at home for awhile

Sleeping in the hut

Hi Ori

I love my mommy

Ori eating Pua food

I cut back on the soup food so once Aurora's bowl is drained Ori comes and helps herself to Pua food.

Hey that's my food

Ori and Pua

Pua going home

She likes not having to get on the floor to travel around the room

Pua getting off of Ori

Love you Ori

Clingy Pua

Instead of trying to take a ride she was rubbing her chest on her like she does to logs and things to scent mark. Maybe she was flirting. Pua is a tomboy.

Don't lave me!

Pua and Ori at the window

You can see the size difference

Window sniffing

I put the foam in every day they pull it out each night to sniff.

I like this new home addition

Checking on Pua

Who woke me up?

Ori on her way to fat camp

She is off to make friends, climb trees and eat less

Getting sleepy

Have a good time Ori

Lots of photos

2012-05-08T15:07:00.002-07:00

You came to give me cheese right?

March 26

Sleepy Ori

Hello, you brought a snack right?

Ori draped over her momma

Hey Ori want an ear cleaning

April 1
Everyone knows I never walk out of the house during the day. It's too scary out there. I woke and went out my door at 9:30 and went to the window to sniff. I declared it nice and gloomy so went out to run around. Ha, April fool mom. That was fun.

Trying to cram two big anteaters into a tiny hammock

Pua: I think your butt's too bug
Ori: No way, I'm sexy

Careful you're gonna tip it!!

Making room for Ori

Ori left but Pua tried to make room by sitting on her tail.

Comfy Ori

Yummy

Cheese Ori

Jake

How tamandua claws shed

Hi Ori

She had been napping there

April 4
Just hung by rear off the cage and all my poops fell in the bunnies litter box. now that's talent.

April 5
Ori checking out a log

Pua snoozing on a log

Hyzzie helping with laundry

Make sure you get my good side

Blue cheese

April 7
Slept in the closet again. Also pooped off the cage but missed the bunny litter box this time. Maybe I should aim for the bunny.

April 08
Sharing the little hammock

Getting sleepy

Dozing off

Sacked out

11PM Ori went out and ran around for a bit but she's now back snuggled with the rest of us.

Ori trying to take a ride

April 12
Ori Yawn

Ori levitates

Ori and a log

Aurora on the hut roof

Jupiter

Yummy cheese

Pua dismounts the hut onto Ori

Old wood time

Pua tamandua in a drawer

I figured out to leave the two drawers open so she can go back and forth on her own but this night she was just sitting there.

Ori and log time

Aurora's Fur issues

2012-05-03T13:00:00.002-07:00

Aurora began loosing hair. We got her to the vet and didn't find any mites or fungus but we tried selectin(Revolution) anyway. 3 doses once every two weeks. Here she is before treatment

03/24/12

You came to give me cheese right? ~ Pua

In discussing it with others we learned known causes of hair loss in tamandua are being seriously over weight or having your baby keep suckling too long. Aurora has always been the long and lean one. I did actually make the mistake of putting some weight on her when it first started thinking supplementing would help but the weight didn't start the issue and she's still not fat, just pleasantly plump. Her feed has been cut back and protein upped. Ori seemed to stop suckling around 8 months though recently seemed like she started again. I was afraid it would be something more dire. Aurora already has issues but the selmectin seems to have done the trick after all.

Blue cheese!

Hey get your own cup

I did put two up there but they went after the same cup.

Yummy

March 26th

She was do for a poop. She does not poop often enough so she's not as plump as this looks. Going to try upping her fiber.

3/29

We had now seen the vet but to soon to see results

April 03

April 08

Even though those look awful her head was looking better

April 12

April 19th

Giving me the eye

April 30

And now May 3rd

Ori loves mommy

Yawn

Goofy Aurora

If she had teeth she'd have an underbite. Her lower jaw is set back farther than normal. It doesn't show so much in most her photos.

Time to sleep

She was up and grooming but then saw me with the camera.

Go away

Do you have blue cheese?

An exciting Pua adventure

2012-04-30T00:37:00.000-07:00

March 23rd

I spy with my little eye

Talked my way into an adventure in the woods.

Crossing the bridge

Digging in a hallow tree

Getting tired

Spring growth

Sitting in a tree hallow

Ready to nap

Coming out of a hallow tree

The hallow tree

See the mossy lump to the right? That's not a rock, it's part of the tree. She was inside there.

Woodland trail

On a log

High water

Tree in the path

Pua and I went under. Pua's Grandma went around.

I think a bear did this

On that fallen tree in the path

Getting a bit tired

Heading into a hallow stump

Translucent worm

Digging in a hallow stump

in hallow stump

As you can see I never let go of her tail. Well, I don't but I did. She popped her front half out and I grabbed her and was hauling her out by her harness. All of a sudden I had a harness with no anteater. I grabbed for her but she was gone down the hallow root in a flash. She's never pulled out of that one before. I reached in for her but she was gone. Wormed my arm in as far as I could and felt her but then she was gone. I was sure she went off down a long tunnel and I'd never find her and would die of grief. I then went all mama bear crazed ninja on the stump. You know when a mom tosses a car off the kid, deal.

I ripped off the side of the stump with my bear hands. I've tried before and even kicking it didn't budge but to save my baby it was nothing. Broke right off. I then could reach in farther and at my max reach could just feel her ear. Hope! I kept trying but could only touch her ear and she finally got annoyed and pulled just out of reach again. Figured maybe I got lucky and she hit a dead end.

I then ripped off the back side of the stump and gave it another shot. I felt her and could feel her shoulder just a bit. I couldn't get hold of anything and it felt like she pulled away around a corner. Back to my first thought but then I turned into a contortionist and went head first into the stump wiggled around and got my arm deep into the hole. Could feel her arm but not quite grab hold then suddenly I had hold of it. Maybe she felt sorry for me and moved closer.

Started slowly hauling her from the hole. It's a slow game of tug of war. Tamandua are strong and it's a matter of being more stubborn than they are. Felt my grip failing but had her out far enough I was able to get her other hand in my other hand and that claw was long enough she couldn't pull it from my grip.

I hauled her out and she was surprisingly POed. She wasn't cooperating with the re-harnessing even with grandma helping by holding her tail and there was no forcing her into her bag. Finally I just knelt on her tail(they can take it) and got her harness on. After running along the trail a bit she was fine again. Back to her old self. I think mostly she had just sensed my upset.

I had her part way out and thought it was far enough. It wasn't. I will never ever let go of that lifeline of a tail again till she is fully clear.

I have always made it a policy to share all the good and bad. One bad snap decision and chaos. Some would say letting her in hallow trees at all is a bad decision. There is certainly no other tamandua I would or have ever trusted to do it. It has always gone smoothly long as I hold that tail. It's just that after a bit she wants to curl up and sleep so need to be able to pull her out as well as just in case of a hole or burrow that is unseen. We all have our risk limits we choose to take or not take. Pua is going on 7 and I haven't lost her yet.

It is a risk though and I think that is the main reason for this disclosure. Sometimes we may make keeping a tamandua seem easier or less risky than it really is. Your dog gets loose you might have to pay a small fine. Your exotic gets loose it could potentially lead to personal, financial and public ruin(major fines/news stories). No risk can be taken lightly.

Ready for a nap

Sitting up

Curled up

So sleepy

All a girl needs is s soft blankie and a place to rest her chin

Sleeping

Waiting for the door to open

Home but tired

Then she went back to sleep in her washer.

Anteater Family Time

2012-04-22T20:47:00.002-07:00

Hyzzie taking advantage of my misplaced coat

March 11th
I decided to sleep with family instead of in my washer today.

Three little anteaters sleeping in a pile

They had a treat then Pua decided to turn in with them for the day.

Now we really got a pile going.

Aurora's got the warm spot again

One more family photo

Aurora was exploring last night and was climbing up on the bed till she noticed mom and backed down and headed for the closet. "Oh no I stumbled into her lair!"

Now me and Ori we tramp right across mom's bed and her, well Ori is a bit more considerate and often goes around mom.

Ori in the play hut

Ori in the princess hammock

Making faces

He always starts making faces when I pic up the camera

Smile

Quasi burrowed in the play pen

I was the first one brave enough to try the new play hammock.

I want a treat for being first

Time for ear cleaning

Come back here Ori

Quality time with mom

Play time

Ori in the hammock

Ori trying to ride her momma

St patty's day photos catch up

2012-04-16T17:21:00.000-07:00

Hello there

Sniffing a log

Licking in a hole

Enjoying her wood

Ori Tamandua tail

Someone is spying again

Did you bring treats?

Yummy wood

Happy St. Patty's Day

Time to eat all the ants in Ireland

Cleaning up stray ants

Ready for a brawl

Kiss me! I'm an anteater!!

Enjoying a cup'a Irish ants

Down to the bottom

Cleaning up the spillage

Enjoying the festivities

Then she came back later

I need more ants!

Yummy ants

Decorating the anteater

Holding her own mug

Looking for Ori

I knew she was in there somewhere

There she is

Shhh I'm hiding from monsters

Ori scared herself falling off the cage. After running back and forth on the shelves in a panic she hid in here.

Aurora looking down on me

Pua in the little hammock

Aurora creeping around

Hey let's play!

Stretching Pua

Aurora is bored of this nonsense

Aurora in the hut

Happy Easter

2012-04-08T18:06:00.000-07:00

One of these eggs has ants inside

Found it

Easter Ants!

Happy Easter

Early Spring Walk

2012-03-22T23:04:00.002-07:00

So the other night I opened the fridge and found a line of avocados. I pulled one out and dug in right there on the fridge top but mom moved me and the 'cado to my dinning room.

March 8th

Walk time, Pua, time to wake up

Waking for her walk

Getting moving

Tail up

I'm middle aged so it goes up half way

In the bushes

Exploring

On the move

Rotten log

Her arm is in a hole

Checking out a log

Heard something's spooky

She gets more easily disturbed by noises when tired.

Zooming along a log

On a log

Sliding down a log -
Pua sliding down a log. She loves to slide down mossy logs but I've never gotten it on film.

Pua exploring a hillside -

Sliding off a log

Along another log

Under a log

Checking a rotten tree

Sniffing a tree

A bit of wood my her eye making it look freaky.

Hallow log time

I think I'm out of gas

Snuggled in for the ride home

I got this shirt for Christmas

Snuggled in again

half way home changed positions

heading for home

Up the washer

Heading for the hammock

March 9th

I opened the fridge and took out all the avocados. They kept slipping from my claws and falling but I managed to keep one on the fridge top and ate it all. The others got lots of claw marks in them though. I was full of avocado so didn't touch my food. Glad I don't have clean up my own poops. I think I may have sealed mom putting a latch back on the fridge though.

So with the old washer I use to pull the drain hose out of the wall and mom wouldn't notice till the room started flooding. They strapped it in and wedged a tent peg in there to keep me from doing it any more. Guess what I did last night? Gotta make sure you give your pet humans plenty of enrichment activities, like moping the floor.

The new Anteater hut

2012-03-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

Climb Ori

Pua wants carried home

Yeah that's right. She doesn't like walking on the floor.

Aurora drooling on her pillow

Aurora's pillow

Aurora close up

Aurora all sprawled out relaxed

What do you want?

Don't bother me unless you have cheese.

Sleeping Ori

March 5th

Ori is sleeping in the closet today. She and aurora were jostling for position in the house quite a bit yesterday too. Well, I'm not making a bigger one. Ya coulda used that plastic house it was nice and roomy.

Ori in the mangled pee pad house

The last washing was not so good for the house.

March 6th

So mom and grampa built the closet monsters a bigger house even though she said she wouldn't. The pee pad house was kinda mangled after the last washing and they slept in the closet instead. She kinda said the wrong size so it's 3" longer now. It's a wood and pvc frame with a comforter wrapped around. She can maybe make a lining that straps in if they insist but hoping this works then she can just wash and change the comforters as needed.

The anteater Quonset hut

Inside the Quonset hut

Jake on the cat tree

We need more cheese

Ori sniffing the scale

Most tamandua only lift their tails when running around excited. Ori keeps hers up just walking around or even stopped sniffing things out of pride.

Are you stealing my treats?

Ori checks out the new hut

Not so sure yet

Thinking it over

Not so sure of these bears in the cave

Checking out the structure

Testing the supports

Seems to be built okay

Testing the foundation

Foundation seems good

Pause for an ear scratch

I think I like it.

I think all three of them peed in it, the blanket was soaked this morning. However Ori did manage to collapse it a few hours later and A and O are sleeping in the closet. We have added more supports and it should hold up now.

Ori in the princess hammock

March 8th

Ori seems to love the new house but Aurora didn't and Ori wants to stay with her mom so they slept in the closet. I gutted and disassembled the pee pad house and used it for a lining. Maybe Aurora will like the familiar inside. If Ori doesn't destroy it. I just tied it on the frame for now.

Ori got up went in the hut and ripped down the lining then left. Darn Ori. I just wrapped it around the outside for now at least it will be a bit more homey.

March 9th

ORi and Aurora are in the hut playing! I thought Ori was just freaking out till I saw Aurora was in there too.

I found the others in the hut. All three playing inside, yay! ~ Pua

So they slept in the closet even though the house was good to play in. The pad was soaked. Hmm stop using it as an outhouse and maybe it would be comfy to sleep.

Ori in the snow + Bath time

2012-03-09T16:07:00.000-08:00

I took a lovely warm spring hike yesterday but we are not to far behind with these snow pictures. The weather has just been weird.

But first family time
Feb 29th

Relaxing

I got your tail. Oh wait that's my tail

I got your hand

Kissing Aurora's hand

Maybe she had some cheese between her claws

Snuggled with mom

Before intruding Aurora was laid out flat on her back arms over her head with Ori draped over her

It's snowing like crazy but Ori is sleeping like the rest of us sane anteaters.

It quit for now but maybe tomorrow we are supposed to get a bunch more tonight/tomorrow

Today Ori left to sleep in the closet.

March 1st

Ori in the snow

By the bar b q

by the scrap wood

Running along

Ori exploring

Ori on the run

Trotting around

March 2nd

So in the wee dark hours of the morning mom woke to lots of sniffing sounds. She didn't see anyone but saw the fridge open and headed to close it and glanced over and saw Aurora and Me each sitting on one of the towers on the cat tree, staring at her and sniffing. I think she jumped a little, haha got ya! Aurora then left to get fresh food so I stole her platform but she never came back to see. I guess the joke was on me that time.

5:55Pm I was just pulled from my washer and bathed, how rude. I smelled just fine thank you. I went to sleep in my hammock after out of protest.

Pua getting a bath. Leashing her up worked pretty well.

Yeah she smells like burnt hair when wet. They have modified sweat glands that cause a rusty film on their skin and dyes the hair too. I assume that is the cause of the smell too, some reaction with the warm water. If she just gets wet but not washed or not washed well she ends up darker blond from the film staining her fur.

Pua after her bath

Aurora: OMG. I was sleeping in the fabric house, it closed up on me and was moving, next thing I know I'm in some torture chamber being hosed with water and having weird smells rubbed in my fur. I thought I was gonna die! I tried hiding in the old ladies closet after but eventually came back to my own closet.

Pua's mommy: Aurora did complain but was really good. Lots of growling but she never once even thought about laying a claw on me. Just sniffed me a couple times, almost like she thought we were both mixed up in this and I should be helping her get out of the bath.

Ori: I disliked the being picked off the shelf part most but the being washed was annoying too. I ran around the house a bit after then joined mom and we both went back to our fabric house. My nanny sure built up a sweat, haha

Oh yeah I also pooped in the tub. That'll teach her

7:30PM Ori decided to get up and have a good groom.

Ori says Hi!

Aurora was sleeping on the hanging clothes in the closet. Her go to hiding spot.

Ori guarding her momma

After the trauma of bath time Ori stands between me and her mom

Jake. Laying on the carpet I left to dry by the fire

Grooming her momma

We will be on 20/20 tonight, March 9th. It should be on the 20/20 site the day after.

Here's preview, Slide show, we are after the lizards but they are cool too http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/lounge-lizards-calif-man-puts-pet-lizards-human-15776500

Ori outside

2012-03-05T22:53:00.000-08:00

Feb 25th

Pua in her washer

Lurking

She heard the other washer going and was reluctant to come out. She kept peeking her head out then would go back in. At first all I could see was blanket.

Pua under cover

Ori running the halls

In a closet

Under the bed

On the bed

Heading for the cat

Checking out the window

Her claws were a bit scratchy through my sweater when she climbed on me.

Running outside

Charging

Fast anteater

She's flying

Heading for home

12:30PM Ori ran around outside for a bit but there was no snow sticking to speak of and was not bad now it's snowing like crazy. Ori is a crazy person, CrazOri, she was running around like one too. Guess she likes the cold.

Feb 26

Ori came and opened my washer while I was eating this morning but she just looked inside then left. At least she didn't leave it wide open like last time.

1:30PM Aurora decided to be random and got up and moved to the closet. Maybe Ori was bugging her.

Feb 27th

Ori checking out the laundry

Thinking about going out

Wanting back in

She kept going in and out till I put a jacket on her then she stayed out awhile.

Happy with a jacket on

Checking out the old wood

I leave it here to re-freshen it for them to claw up again later

Trotting behind the house

Under the shed

Checking out the tire

We are supposed to be on 20/20 March 9th(Friday). Check it out.

The washer saga

2012-02-25T11:57:00.001-08:00

Feb 19th
11:53AM I hear the new washer is here so moved to my hammock. Grampa's not home yet to help move it in but I'm ready, so hurry.

3:47PM Hmm, the new washer sounds funny. I'm giving it a look from my hammock. I hope it will still be comfy.
I used to sleep with mom but Stewie showed me how to get in the washer and sometimes I'd join him. After he died I decided to sleep in there all the time. Aside from laundry day I don't get jostled by others on the bed and it's my own nice dark quiet room.

Giving dirty looks

Her old washer died so we got a new one. It makes new weird noises so she has been giving it dirty looks

Getting sleepy

4:48PM Was still concerned about the odd noises from the new washer but mom gave me some ants and I curled up after. I can sleep now.

5:52PM Fresh load fresh creepy sounds mom gave me some cheese. After finishing and thinking it over some more I have curled back up.

Giving dirty looks over cheese

Treats helps but she's still unsure of the new sounds from the new washer.

7PM Darn creepy washer sounds like it's laughing at me. Getting used to it though just sighed and curled back up.

10PM Woke from my nap. Was giving the washer dirty looks and noticed my toy sitting on the shelf, then staring at the washer more, maybe a treat again?

No, don't want blue cheese, ketchup, no thank you, ants! Yes, yum.

Still giving the washer dirty looks

10:15PM I'm a bit concerned about what might be going on in there.
I inspected my toy and decided to go back to sleep for now.

11:30PM Up for my ketchup. Not getting much sleep with the washer anyway.
11:40PM Tried laying my head over my toy but it's not such a good pillow so laying next to it.
Moping by her toy

11:53PM Got up and needed lots of snuggles and breath sniffs from mom. Smelling her calm breath made me happy and I played some then hugged her a lot. Now I'm with the others playing in the closet. I've not messed with that washer yet.
Feb 20th
5:23AM I tried sleeping with mom but I was very jumpy and she is too lumpy. I heard that washer torturing animals and hissing all day. I kept starting at the others moving around. Mom took me over there but I was still nervous so she stuck me inside. I checked it out for a bit then mom opened the lid and I came out. Mom gave me ants for being brave but I was still a bit jumpy and wouldn't even touch the washer as I headed for the tower instead. Having an avocado to calm me down.

9:45AM I refused to go anywhere near that scary sounding washer. It sounded like it was torturing animals all day. I slept in my hammock. I wouldn't even go back down there to eat. I'm living off avocado. Mom wants to see how I feel after a quiet day but she's already thinking how to arrange her room to keep my old one. I need to just stay freaked out and I'll get to keep her. (yeah washer are hers cuz it's the males that blow hot hair;)

9:47AM It's a death trap that eats little animals. I'm sure of it.

12Pm Think they took pity on me. Room is being rearranged! Do I complain about the arrangement? My washer will be on the other side of my tower from before.

3PM I've now been dumped out of the hammock and placed in my old washer. I sniffed carefully in case it was a trick and sat half in half out. I noticed I'm on the wrong side of the tower and there is a weird ladder instead of the shelves, microwave and clothes basket set up. I'll figure that out later. With a clean blanket I let myself be placed inside. I think I can get used to this.

Moms note: We had to tear the old one apart to remove the pump so it'll be possible to clean it and have the water drain into a pan or that would become nasty. I think this arrangement will work though my TV is way across the room and I got a pile of displaced thing to figure out what to do with, not to mention laundry yet to put away.

Feb 21st
12:32AM Woke to a mango right outside my door. I'm a happy Pua!

Pua in her old washer

She was so upset she got it back and has a new wing on her castle

Pua in the new wing of her castle

Everyone refused to use the wire ladder thing so working on a real ladder.

http://youtu.be/olLtgb7Qijc
She hated the new washer so rearranged things to keep her old one and the new working one.

http://youtu.be/N69CRXl-3_E
Pua going to the old side of the castle

Hyzzie likes the new arrangements

Ori checks out the new castle addition

Pua checks out Ori

Ori in the new wing of the castle. Aurora in the hammock.

Ori is the best climber

Stretch

All three on the tower

Ori following Aurora

Pua goes up

Ori wanting to ride mom, Aurora said no though.

Going our separate ways

Ori having a blast

She was climbing all over the new castle set up.

Ori and Pua in the new dinning room

Checking out the hamper

I got it wedged in there but no one would try going on it, thinking it would fall over.(she used it the next night with a pee pad covering it).

Ori going down

She doesn't quite have the hand of this part yet

Ants

I lured Pua down just the supports with some ants but she wouldn't use it otherwise.

Spilling ants

Ori coming down the pole

Ori comes to see what's for dinner

"somebody" peed on the new washer. Guess "somebody" made their opinion clear.

10AM I had my door open peeking out and Ori climbed in my washer with me. Yea, a guest.

10:07AM Having second thoughts. She's an active little thing.

10:09AM Oh good she left

Pua had it open peaking out and Ori slipped in and hung around awhile.

Mom tried the rubbermaid house. Ori had fun playing in and on it. But guess they didn't like their plastic house after all. Aurora slept in the closet. Ori played in it but wont settle in. Well, too bad for now the fabric one is being washed.

2PM Ori did settle down in the plastic house but she shoved all the bedding to the front to block the door. I had anticipated their wanting privacy and had draped fabric over the door but Ori had pulled that down earlier.

Feb 22nd

Well, Aurora slept in the closet third night in a row even though mom put the pee pad house back. Apparently the real reason is the new position of mom's bed. Guess she hasn't yet learned mom wont randomly pounce her. Maybe try the pee pad house in the closet then. Ori preferred the plastic house and is now sleeping in the hammock so plastic house can go back on the cage.

Me I am happy in my washer and like my new ladder though mom says I climb it like an awkward child. Oh and Darn Ori visited and was playing with my door and left it open but mom closed it when she got up.

After I put her on her ladder

Using it on her own

Pua at the top of her ladder

Pua's Mommy: So Ori got up for a snack and I put the plastic house back up with a bigger blanket in it. I decided to try putting the fabric house in the closet and Aurora left. She did come back and try it but left again a couple times so I took it down and put fresh bedding up. She tried that and left again. She tried the plastic house a couple times during this but didn't like it so finally settled back in the closet and Ori joined her. Think I'll try turning the cage house and see if she likes that better so she wont have to see me while in it. I'll try the plastic one first since the only use the fabric house got last night was being peed on.

Ori on the desk

Feb 23rd
Ori and Aurora slept in the closet last night though Ori likes playing in the plastic house. Okay try the fabric house again and if that doesn't suit them guess they just like the closet better now.

Feb 24th
It worked. Aurora & Ori slept in the fabric house. Aurora is happy with it turned so she doesn't have look at me. I should maybe be insulted ~ Pua's mommy

Feb 25th
Big puddle of pee on the new washer last night, so there.

Some anteater fun

2012-02-24T12:50:00.000-08:00

Dreams really do come true. There is a rotten, buggy tree stump in the house! Gonna have fun tonight. Neighbor does landscaping and it was in his trailer so we asked and he let us have it. Grampa chopped it in half so it'd fit through to door so really I got half a stump but still cool.

Feb 15th
2AM Really enjoying my buggy tree stump
The camera didn't save the photos of me on the stump last night but here is Ori

Clawing at a tree stump

Did you bring treats?

Feb 16th
11AM Up for ketchup!

11:30AM Having some breakfast.

11:45AM Okay back to bed but I made mom give me some ants for desert first.

12:37PM Ori has been up clawing the stump and had a few ants and is now grooming.

1PM She went back to bed after grooming.

Feb 17tH
‎1 AM and I Ori, Aurora and I just got up. Mom was mumbling something about us being lazy.

1:28AM Nap time!

Ori plays with the parrot toy

She broke one of the wood rings off.

You might notice I got linoleum on the shelf now. Yea for easy clean.

10:22AM Up having breakfast

10:34AM Wouldn't go back to bed till I got some ants.

3:49PM Some people came to see my royal self today. I said hi and took them on a lovely stroll in the woods. I was a bit annoyed when they didn't want to be done when I was. They seemed to like Ori better but someone has to be the court jester or maybe we could call her the press liaison.

Blanket house

We had guests and no way to get the pee pad house looking nice so this worked. The inside is clean they have only been peeing on the roof.

Thinking of trying a house made from a giant rubber maid so I only need to change bedding and not wash a whole house.

Ori getting comfy

So on the walk today someone asked if I was a ferret. Then when told anteater he goes "oh an aardvark" See I told you. *Points to what people think anteaters are photo from yesterday*

It's not right to watch a lady eating

Going into the washer

Quasi models the new Oregon Ducks jersey

Feb 18th
1AM Special treat. I got a mango!

Feb 19th
12:55AM Up but feeling disappointed there is no mango

11:49AM Up for some ketchup.

Jupiter likes old logs too

Valentines and the washer saga begins!

2012-02-23T11:20:00.001-08:00

Feb 11th
12:47AM I got up around midnight, had my ketchup and turned in for a nap in my hammock. Not moving yet. Aurora too had her breakfast and treat then turned back in. We gotta pace ourselves.

1:12AM Okay, finally up. Joined the others in the big hammock for some play.

1:37PM Ori got up so I abducted her to see the great outdoors. She was less than thrilled but it's good for her. I saw the new neighbors out so brought her over there to say hi. Then she headed back to the yard. She decided it wasn't so bad and explored the back yard all over and under the shed then came back in and went and hid behind her momma in the fabric house. ~ Pua's Mommy

5:25PM Patched the holes in the walls from little claws hope they don't tear it all out before I can paint it tomorrow. ~ Pua's mommy.

Yummy Avocado

Excuse me Pua

You're in the way

Blue cheese

Quasi and Hyzzie

Sleeping, there's no wrong way to do it

Day Dreaming

Happy in her princess hammock

Feb 12th
12:38AM Had my snack, checked out the new log, had a drink, in my hammock for a bit Ori was poking about on the tower under me, so I joined her.

10:30AM Mom was pouring me some ants and goes "Oops I gave too much" Silly that's not possible.

So some anteater just pulled the patch out of the closet wall and the rest are intact. Time to start painting, it's also laundry day. ~ Pua's mommy

Feb 13th
12:40AM OMG the washer broke and wouldn't drain water. Mom took the laundry out and ran the spin cycle like a dozen times so now it's dry and I can sleep there but Grampa might try fixing it tomorrow, so could get ousted to the hammock anyway. Last time it happened was due to a little stuffed animal trapped in the works.

PS I hung my head out the side of the hammock watching the washer till she finally stopped the spinning. I knew something was up. I need my bedroom dry and in working order

12PM So after mom giving grampa two choices for after breakfast activity of fix the washer or buy one, we now have one ordered. They said Saturday or Monday. Going to be a BIG laundry pile. I'm not sure if I like the idea of a new apartment or not. We'll see. Mom better save my toy out of the old one.

My favorite toy is the fabric dispenser

I play with it and sometimes sleep with it

Feb 14th
1:06AM My princess hammock is back. Happily napping away in it after my ketchup. Aurora and Ori are playing in the closet.

Valentines day photos

Yummy ants

So much gooey spit

Pua ate a bunch of the ants during photo time but still some good tongue action

Ori's Turn

Pua stealing Ori's ants

http://youtu.be/BpNEbVJTOm0
Pua came to share Ori's valentine ants

This was Aurora's but she wouldn't come out

Ori blue cheese short - http://youtu.be/mqJ6-GvZa-Y

Aurora finally comes

Nothing left

Aurora gets ants

Dainty eater

I figured out that she is trying to eat them slowly so they don't fly all over like when the others eat

Valentines surprise

Pua made this for me. Really no one touched it. It came out like that.

Happy Valentines Day!!(late)

10:25AM Got up for some ketchup said hi to the others in the closet. Now back to bed.

12:16PM I'm up! Need a snack.

12:24PM I find that noise concerning(grampa filing something). Stopped okay, back to eating.

12:30PM All done eating, back to bed.

Washer saga to be continued

Ants and catching up

2012-02-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

Jan 26th
Lots of time snuggling with mom last night.

8:13PM I'm up! and my nose is itchy

8:17PM Had some ketchup but I'm still so sleepy. Jake kitty is making creepy noises too

8:20PM In my hammock

Jan 28th

11:40AM Got up, had ketchup then to the closet to see the others but they aren't there. How rude.

11:45AM I think I'll just sleep here today. Maybe they'll come back.

12:14PM *snore snore snore*

3PM Ori came to the closet but she just ate and left. I wanted a snuggle buddy. *sigh* oh well I'll burrow into the blanket then.

Sometimes Aurora coos in her sleep but mom has been unable to capture it. It's a soft sound.

11:40PM Cleaned out Ori's ear while Ori was cleaning mom's ear

Jan 31

11:37AM I'm up, grooming and some ants, yum. Groom, groom, groom back to bed about 10 minutes later.

Sometimes it looks like Ori still sucks on aurora's nipples

Aurora on the clothes

Pua in the closet nest

Pua and Aurora hanging out

I see a spy!

Pua in the little hammock

Feb 6th
10:42AM Been up all morning but gonna try turning in again. Darn insomnia.

Yo hello

So sleepy

2:20PM 2 pounds of ants have arrived. This years must be a different species. They do not smell like burnt cake, not sure what would compare to current smell and are soft bodied and nonstingy, Dry but kind of sticky in an odd dry way, they taste like lemon instead of sour apple. Woke up to taste a few. Grade A ants.

5:37PM Ori LOVES the new ants A+

11:55PM Aurora likes the ants! She even ate them! A++ She had been a bit weird with the past ants just kind of pushing them around and not eating them.

Yummy new ants

Tasty packaging

Yummy ants

Ori the red nosed Tamandua

Gotta get the ants in the bottom

Yummy ants

I think I got an ant in my eye

Ordered 2 pounds of ants. Ori helps clean up.

Aurora eats ants

Aurora licks the ant package

It should be full

Fob 7th
12:40AM Some one is standing on me, oh It's Aurora joining me in my hammock, YAY!

Pua grooms Aurora

1AM Played and snuggled with Aurora then we went to the closet for treats.

Pua getting the last ants

Feb 7th
Ants made everyone happy. We had a party. Trashed the room last night.

11:34AM USDA guy. Did he not get the memo were were up late partying. How rude. He did say we looked lovely though.

visible giant anteater head model http://www.breesstudio.com/m/internals/m/1.jpg

Feb 8th
12:40AM Yea Aurora joined me in my hammock again

Family went out for grandma's birthday. I stayed home. They do not serve refried ants and their huevos rancheros are not made with real ant eggs.

Feb 9th
10:30AM Just turned back in after some breakfast.

Feb 10th

Chaos

Pua was trying to play with Ori, who was trying to sleep, so Pua tried to pounce on her but missed.

Aurora on the cat tree

Pua begging for treats

Aurora sleeping on the cat tree

Ori's Birthday and a Pua walk

2012-02-17T20:32:00.000-08:00

Somehow I keep staying a month behind on the blog but will try and get caught up or you'll be getting Valentines photos for St Patties.

So Jan 23rd was Ori's Birthday!

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Enjoying an ant, blue cheese parfait

Blue cheese, cheddar, ketchup & ants

Ori holding her own glass

Aurora lurking

If you are going to ignore me while you give Ori treats then I'll go help myself...

Pua stealing treats

Pua got tired of my ignoring her while I was giving Ori her treat so she came and helped herself.

Now I need lots of snuggles and play time. You're MY mommy. I'm supposed to get all the attention.

Jan 24th
2PM Got up to run around then realized it was day time and returned to my room. Grampa said if I was up then do laundry. I thought the dry clothes were a nice bed but I got pulled out after breakfast for laundry anyway.

You got treats

Pua standing tall

Ori pigging out

Jan 25th
Followed Aurora around like a puppy dog last night. Talked her into a crazy play session on the floor.

10:40AM Up had snacks and went into my hammock. Laundry day was supposed to be toady not yesterday. I'm making a point.

1:30PM Went back to my washer for awhile then came back out. Mom dressed me for a walk then I went into may hammock but she pulled me out once she was ready and we went.

Just give me a minute to wake up

She was squirming the whole ride there but once let out she paused. Guess she didn't expect sun.

Off and running

The bridge slowed her down a bit

Coming back from the bushes

I wanna go to the river

Checking out a log

I still wanna go to the river

Picking at a log

Up the rock stairs

Charging along

water in turmoil

Heading back

At the bus stop

It's spring

Pua in on the lawn

Wake me when we get home

I had a great jog in the woods. Went back into my washer but came back out and am grooming.

Too much grooming to do. I've moved to my tower and having a back scratch on the pole.

Just hanging out

2012-02-10T23:25:00.000-08:00

Jan 16th
11:30PM Found Aurora in the closet. Time to play!

Jan 17th
12:10AM Aurora tired me out. I'm taking a break in the little hammock.

Pua chillin'

I'm heading to sniff the window. Ori has now taken the little hammock.... Changed my mind. Hugging mom instead.

Ori in the hammock

11:40AM I volunteered for Laundry day. Snug in my hammock.

Pua's mommy: I hate when I have a nightmare about the anteaters. Dreamed Aurora's claw got ripped out. I had my dad hold her as I tried to push it back in but that hurt her and didn't work. Then saw she was gashed up all over like she'd been mauled. Dad said maybe we shouldn't put it back in because it might grow back. I was like but we want it to grow back. My wakeful mind thinks maybe he meant it might grow back on it's own if left alone. Besides that if it really happened and was put back it would just pull out again when she tried to use it and would hurt. I've seen photos of a few wild ones missing a big claw. Ocelots maybe.

Ori hold her cheese cup

There's only about a teaspoon of cheese in there.

Finger lickin' good

Quasi laughs at me trying to get a photo of him

He was sniffing at the platforms but saw me with the camera so backed down. I put a treat up there to try and recreate the shot.

Now that's just rude

Hyzzie brought her snow ball in

Ori and snow covered log

Not the same exciting reaction she had when she went out in it briefly the other night.

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Jan 18th
1am

I tried using a flashlight but seems the camera doesn't like LEDs all that much.

Jan 18th
12:42PM Up, had some ants and ketchup but didn't turn back in. I'm in the closet with Ori now.

1PM Back to my washer. Tamanduas are not meant to be up in the middle of the afternoon.

Jan 19th
4:30AM Note to self: Apparently paying mom a visit in bed after rolling around in doggie poopies is a bad thing. It's not like I meant too. Aurora and I were playing. Aurora didn't seem to mind.
The bad part: Getting washed after mom realized what was on my fur.

11:20 AM Ori came under the covers with mom for the first time last night. She didn't stay real long she just wanted to poke and sniff at mom's legs.

8PM Up and having a vinegar bath!

Pua enjoying some vinegar in the sink

Jan 20th
10:30 AM Was up at 9 with Ori. Now up again! Ketchup please!

12PM Pua's mommy: Aurora is sleeping in the closet nest so I took the house to wash and put the old one up temporarily. Ori is wondering why the house shrunk. "I know I fit in here last night".

10:30 PM Soon as the house was put back Ori left her mom in the closet and went back to it.

Jan 20th
2AM Still in my hammock. Aurora cried for me some but I just felt like staying in tonight.
I did go to the closet and play with Aurora eventually

This, that and some snow

2012-02-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

2 pounds of dried ants ordered. Mom was temped to buy ant eggs but they cost twice as much. Maybe for my birthday?

Ori laying on the pee pad house

She sees me

I'm not lazy I'm efficient

Instead of getting out of the hammock for the mango she hooked a claw into it and pulled it up to her.

New feeding station

So Ori destroyed the old feeding station. She put a few holes and cracks in it then one crack all the way through. She was lifting that part up like a door, tipping the bowl and licking up the spillage.

The old holder was made of an old gold pan attached to a board with screws. This one is a stronger bucket bottom and I put hooks in the shelf so that clean up will be easier since it's not permanently attached to wood. I may put linoleum or something on the shelf eventually.

Got more cheese?

Ori tests out the new bowl holder, looking for weaknesses, after destroying the old one.

Jan 11
11PM I'm up at a normal hour after a long night and days rest. Having a snack.

Jan 12
11AM Got up for a snack and went to sleep in the hammock. Laundry day, I say.

3PM Slurp, nom, nom, nom, yummy slug! Mom brought it to me.

11PM Up and playing with Aurora. She tried ignoring me at first but I knew she really would rather play than nap.

11:45PM The others went to their cloth cave. I'm left to wait in the closet nest alone.

Jan 13
1AM Mom scared the others into the closet so I could cuddle with them, yay!
Oh mom says she didn't scare them for me she needed to fix the hammock again. Bonus then I get company.

Ears up

Ears down

Nap time

Aurora yawn

Tamandua's tongue attaches to their sternum in their chest. It comes up a special passage. Their soft pallet goes all the way down their neck.

Ori napping in the little hammock

Jan 15

It finally snowed. I am snug in my washer however. I'm nor a fan I keep thinking it's a trick and if I keep walking I'll find the end. Here's an old photo of me trying to find a way over the snow http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamanduagirl/3240223012/

So this morning around 5AM Ori was pawing at my leg like she might climb me then when I moved she started chasing me around the room, ha ~ Pua's mommy
A bit later I ran some water in the sink and she ran across the room tail up having a blast pretending to be scared. Silly kid.

Yummy tomato

Feeling a bit ho-hum

Excuse me? We were cuddling, what's with the camera?

11:42PM Ori went out in the snow. She's a crazy girl! Mom opened the door to show her. She put a hand in the snow and pulled it back. Then she charged right into it. Her head kept getting buried! She got confused circling around cuz she couldn't see and mom helped show her to the door she came in then wanted right back out. She was bulldozing through the snow going up over her head! Mom REALLY should of had the camera but she didn't expect Ori to like it!

I've never been in snow that deep and fluffy myself but I'm smart enough to know all snow is evil. Mom just let her stay out till Hyzzie was done with potty. Ori wasn't thrilled she wanted to stay out playing in the snow. That child's a nut case!

So you are not totally pic deprived this is me in snow but it's not as deep as Ori was just in http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamanduagirl/5449010828/

Picking over the remains of a mango

Sleeping Hyzzie

Going for cheese

Sharing a cheese cup

Ori Yawn

Modeling cheese

Claw cleaning

Cheese face

Pua reluctantly sharing her blue cheese cup

Jan 16
1:30AM Ori's at that curious stage. She was pulling my shirt out and sticking her head down it to check things out. ~ Pua's mommy
11:30AM This morning when I gave their last feeding Ori noticed I was wearing a different shirt and grabbed the back as I was leaving and checked inside again but she had my back to check out this time.

Aurora coming down the tree

Aurora on the cubby

Pua and Aurora

Hyzzie loves the snow too. The day before her wagger malfunctioned. She couldn't lift her tail up but by the next day it was good again as you can see.

She likes to toss her ball in the snow the kick it around

Taking her ball to deeper snow

bite the ball

Taking a break

Got some snow on her nose

Looking pretty

Time to go in mom.

She lead the way carrying her ball

Jake stretched out

Grampa's over 6 feet tall for an idea on size.

Don't mind the shirt too much those are his painting clothes.

Ori and Aurora sharing cheese

Lots of Ori Cinco

2012-01-27T19:17:00.000-08:00

Jan 06

11AM Laundry day was scheduled for tomorrow but I volunteered today. Sleeping in my hammock. I expect my bedroom to be squeaky clean tonight.

2PM Jupiter escaped last night and I just found 2 severed power cables and a headphone chord. And that is exactly why you don't get to run around unsupervised young man.

Ori hanging around

Checking out the fresh nest

It smells so fresh!

Jan 07

I'm in my hammock today. Not sure why having trouble sleeping.

Ori log time

Play time

Jan 08

12PM Up had a snack and now having a groom.

5PM I smelled ketchup so I got up. It's 5pm. Someone left a ketchup jar on the drier! Mom left it there for me to clean up when I got up but it woke me instead. How can I not get up smelling something so good? It was yummy though. Moved to my hammock after.

Due to being up and noon and 5 pm I only got up for a big drink earlier then went back to bed but I got up and checked behind the sink now, off to play with the others.

Ori and the ketchup jar

Ori and the jar

Ori in the hammock

Sleeping balled up

Jan 10

10:20AM Up for my midday ketchup. Having some food too.

10:30AM Mom brushing her hairs sounds creepy. I had to stop eating till it was over.

10:40 OMG that noise nearly had me bolt into the washer. Sounded like a rattle snake. Something from the kitchen. I instead demanded cuddles from mom.

The toaster does that sometimes. It burnt the toast. Not sure on quite technically what the sound is though. ~Pua's mommy

11:20AM Went back to bed awhile ago. Will be up later tonight.

1:13PM Up again had a big drink and some ants. I need to find that sandman and pinch him. He's slacking.

On the cat condo

Toilet paper!

Ori running around the house like a crazy fool

In the art studio

Up the love seat

Checking out the window

Coming up the love seat

On the couch

Leaving the couch

Coming up the loveseat again.

Raising of rescued wild tamandua cub. http://tamanduaworld.blogspot.com/p/most-recent-updates.html
Ori always thought it a good idea to be on my head too ~ Pua mommy
‎"she stops eating and moves away from the nest- dragging her legs on the ground or grass- and that movement removes all the rest of the ants." Pua does that after being in the cold to warm herself up. I've observed before she seems to deal with cold the same way as she would ants, trying to claw it off. This is the first I've seen someone else mention the leg dragging.

Aurora was pet of the day http://petoftheday.com/archive/2012/January/11.html

Jan 11

1 AM Poor Aurora she misses me since I'm sleeping in but I was awake quite a bit during the day. She tried to get in the washer with me but she kept standing on the lid. She would get her front in then the rear end would weigh it down and squish her and she'd pull back out. She finally gave up. I would have welcomed her joining me though.

Anteater New Year

2012-01-16T16:55:00.000-08:00

Dec 31st

Was wearing long sleeves tonight, rare for me, Ori found that fascinating. ~ Pua's mommy

Pua sitting in the clothes basket

Getting sleepy

Listening to the dog paw around

Scent marking a log

Ori Sniffing A Log

Just chillin on the veranda

10:37 PM Mom was missing and no ketchup when I got up but I did get up early. I laid in the basket till she came back and I sniffed her breath, then I stuck my nose way in her mouth. So she let me have a teny tiny sip of champagne. Once a year wont hurt me. I do love the stuff. First time was kind of an accident. I didn't like anything but my food at the time. Grampa let me sniff his glass thinking I'd go on my way. I took a sip then seized the glass in my claw and started drinking. He had to summon mom to help pry me loose. Tonight mom put a little splash in the bottom of one of my own mini-glasses.

11:30 OMG the world is coming to an end! I was outside and there were a couple loud bangs then dogs started barking. I ran back inside as fast as my legs would carry me. I am now hiding in my hammock.

11:50 Okay relaxing again *yawn* but I'm not leaving my safe hammock.

Got some food on her wrist

Heading to the hammock

Hello there

Cleaning her wrist

She then rubbed on the hammock to get her wrist clean.

Still sleepy

Snug in her pocket hammock

You can't see me

She had her claws holding her nose napping but saw me with the camera.

Kicking back in the hammock, relaxing. Oh yeah this new year is starting off right.

Jan 2nd

Up at 2PM! Do I blame the sandman for this or is someone else in charge of the waking part?

Pua and Ori

It looks like an action shot but Ori was sitting like that for quite awhile not moving.

Pua in the hammock

Climbing around the cat tree

2012-01-15T16:40:00.001-08:00

Dec 29th

Prehensile tails are lifesavers. Ori was messing around in the cage hammock and she clawed a corner loose and plummeted. Her tail wrapped around the hammock and stopped her fall, hanging by tail only then once she gained her senses swung over to the shelf. That kid is darn tough on hammocks.

Aurora on the cat tree

Climbing the wall

Aurora tucked in

This photo was taken just before mom cleaned it.

Aurora and Ori in the hammock

Pua staring at me

Pua taking a rest on the cat tree

She laid there for awhile

Pua hears the others above

Going to join them

Admiring her bravery

Ear cleaning

Ori on the cat tree

Ori tries to join Pua

But Pua wont move to allow it

I could use a claw up here

What Ori did to the hammock

The hole inside is bigger than it looks.

Ori likes the new ceiling hammock. She'll get that thing in shape. Hopefully it's as strong as I tried to make it.

Checking out the new hammock

Ori hanging out in the new hammock

Just missed her yawning.

Coming down the ladder

Finally got a shot of it in use

Aurora on the cat tree

We were able to get the cat tree after getting a generous gift via pay pall for Pua's birthday. They all use it quit a bit late at night. No one uses the cubby holes though. I should have got one with those little hammock things, maybe. To remmedy this I tried putting a cup of cheese in the cubby hole. Ori went right to it but Aurora was a bit late to the cheese party.

Aurora tries to find a way in

Move your tail, I want to come in too

Now you're plugging this hole too?

Finally. Hey the cheese is gone!

Ori leaving the cubby

Aurora gave up.

Anteater battle for supremacy

2012-01-01T23:02:00.000-08:00

Dec 19th

So last night I was minding my own business preparing to pee on the new house and Aurora goosed me. Boy I jumped but I really wanted to pee so ignored her. She goosed me again so I played a bit but then finally did my thing and she clawed at the log while she waited. I think I was the first to pee on it. The others have been using the closet shelf. Mom has a blanket on top of pee pads there and they like that.

Mom ground up over 8 pounds of beef heart.

I'm not sure Hyzzie takes her taste tester job serious. She may be in it just for the food. Quasi had to eat several pieces of heart before she tried any. My taste testers got taste testers.

Dec 22nd

1AM Aurora came to join me in my hammock, yay

10PM Aurora is moping because it's too cold to go out. Everything is frosty.

Woe is me

11:45PM Oh yay vinegar bath!

A good thing about winter Aurora's food is cold enough for her even fresh made because the tap water is icy cold.

Dec 23rd some times during the dark hours

Hey stop that we're playing here

Aurora sitting up to play

Ya wanna dance? Let's dance!

Gut punch

And stay down

All tangled up

Anteater ball

Don't mind Pua's bum she sat on a tomato

Pua says, Kiss my rump

I got your tail. No, I got your tail.

I got you now

Why do you keep falling over?

Bow down, I am the new queen!

What, is that a vulgar gesture?

Ori says hi

Oh new toy

I let the grabber there after taking the hammock down to wash. She enjoyed poking and licking it all over.

Jupiter's Christmas gift

What's left of Jupiter's gift

I got a mango at midnight and got up at 11 the next morning for ketchup and stayed up so got blue cheese and ants too. Then we all got treats later. We got some clothes and blankets too.

Dec 26th

6:30PM
The room was all dark and I thought I over slept. Turned out mom hadn't gone to bed she was in the other room eating dinner. I was feeling down and she rubbed my belly. Then I went into my hammock. I'll have my ketchup at a more reasonable hour.

Dec 27th

Up at noon! Who's messin' with my biological clock?
Had a little ketchup then had some ants. Mom said I had an ant beard.

5PM
Ori & Aurora are both sleeping in the hammock so mom hosed their house with nature's miracle and oxyclean in the shower and it's drying now.
Oops mom got complaints from all other human members of the household about the smell in the bathroom after washing out the pee-pad house.

Merry Christmas!

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