Familars, totems, pets

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Comment by Magikal Hermit on August 22, 2009 at 11:06pm

I am trying to forget those fires. Even though they were a long way from here my dreams were still haunted with their screams.

Comment by medievil_witch on August 22, 2009 at 5:15pm

hi hermit there was a previous member that is a wildlife carer ranger etc they have had heaps of burn victims from those bad fires n still have a koala in there care they also do raptor birds, when i have the money for the enclosure we will do this too as there is no carers in this area for raptor birds, yep i was crushed to find out a kookaburra we saved was put down as no carers except hours away so sad it was such a placid soul, and as for spiders they live here too love them :) with 2 cats and 1 dog who is more human i have a strong connection with her she is my baby

Comment by Magikal Hermit on August 22, 2009 at 1:47pm

Gidday all,
I surround myself with animals whenever possible and have a menagerie of guests that share thier lives with me. At the moment I have; My wonderful familiar, a Jack Russell fox terrier who I could not live without. (literally, I have health problems and he alerts me to them when needed. Without him I would have been in a coma several times),
4 Bearded Dragons, 2 Eastern Water Dragons, 2 Gippsland Water Dragons, 2 Cunninghams Skinks, 2 Stumpy Tail or Shingle back lizards, 1 Eastern Long Neck Turtle, 1 Galah, goat, horse (pony) 1/2 dozen geese and about 10 chooks. (and about 100 spiders that have decided to move inside at the moment!) I volunteer for the local wildlife rescue and my busy time of Spring/Summer are fast approaching and undoubtedly there will be more added to this list shortly. (hopefully they can be released again before to long).
Are their any other wildlife rescuers on here?

Blessed Be

Comment by Ngarigo Gin on April 16, 2009 at 12:26pm

Hi All,

I would like to introduce myself, I am new to this group.

I share my home with 4 ferrets and a black domestic short hair cat, they are magnificent familiars. I also have regular visitors to my back door, a family of currawongs and a family of magpies.

The totem for my people the Ngarigo Monaro is the Bogong Moth however every animal has a specific totemic element to my people as my Grandmother taught me and she called me an “Animal Talker” as I’ve always formed a unique connection to animals.

Pleasure to meet you all and I look forward to chatting to you!

Comment by Dianne on February 24, 2009 at 4:51am

I haven't actually left the chair out - don't have a dining table, only a picnic table on the back decking. I used to put Lasa's food and water on that table so that the winged-demon couldn't eat it. Came home from work one day to see Lilith standing on top of the table watching me open the front door (I have glass doors and windows everywhere) - I had wondered why Lasa felt thinner and always seemed hungry - no idea Lil could get up there, she was only six months old and not that big (Boston Terrier) - I later watched her get up and she used the arm of the chair to brace herself and wriggled into the chair (under the table top) she still gets on THOSE chairs that way, even though she can just 'spring' into them (springs onto every other chair in the house except those on the deck - go figure!!!) - Lasa's food is now on top of the freezer - the only way Lilith can get to the food now is for her to use those 'wings' - suspect I'm tempting fate by saying that LOL
BB
Di

Comment by Dianne on February 23, 2009 at 8:36am

Hmmm..... must seriously consider investing in a mobile phone. Went to drumming yesterday afternoon - just me, myself and I showed up (upon my return home found message on my answering machine about cancellation), knowing this before time could have saved time. Anyway, upon arrival home I was treated to the usual 'frenzied' welcome home greeting from the 'winged-demon' (Lilith), and whilst waiting for her to calm down before my greeting to her I looked around the lounge room - now it is usual for Lilith to trash the house while I'm gone (and I am sure Lasa has a hand in it as well - but she is always sitting unconcerningly preening herself when I get home) - Lilith seems to pick the same things to rearrange everytime - but this time there was an added bonus - toilet paper, toilet paper everywhere. Before leaving I always place the toilet roll on top of the cistern, along with the spare one, this time was no exception - seems the 'winged-demon' has learned that she can get up on the closed toilet seat (evidenced by the scratch marks on the lid) - (I also leave the bathroom door open so that they have access to a tiled floor, cooler place to be on hot days) - all I can say is she must have had a wonderful time running around the house with this. But, worse was to come, remember there was a second roll - going out onto the back deck I was greeted by a backyard festooned with tiolet paper, it was everywhere, wrapped around trees, vegetables and garden furniture - with Lil's help (you can imagine) it took me hours to pick up all the bits of paper, whilst the whole time being watched by the 'wasn't me' Queen of the house, Lasa. LOL
BB
Di

Comment by Bennise on February 23, 2009 at 8:33am

Hi Cass, Yes Zac said he is gonna make a run for him today. Can they still confiscate him if I tell them he is not a pit bull (eg ridgeback X staffy or something). As it turns out, I know where he is going now. He has been hanging out with the old girl dog two properties down the road. Yesterday he spent most of the day there and got treated like a king by the humans at the house, although they have said that they will try and ignore him from now on if he goes there so as not to encourage his roaming. Funnily enough, thats the same place that my pony went when she broke out too, there must be a good vibe there or something! Hopefully Zeus wont hate me too much for having him on a run, I kind of disagree with having a dog on a chain, but if it keeps him safe then so be it. Thanks to you all for your suggestions.

Comment by Dianne on February 21, 2009 at 8:07am

Is there any chance of you building a roomy 'pen' for him close to the house? To be honest Benny, I'm not too sure that desexing him will stop him from taking off on his own - I've had male Boxers who kept right on roaming after the operation - the only way to keep them home was to have a good strong fence around the property.
Hope someone comes up with a better solution for you, but......
BB
Di

Comment by Bennise on February 20, 2009 at 9:39pm

Any advice on how I can stop my boy Zeus, a 6 month old pitbull, from wandering off the property. He has never done it before until this week. He still has his nads, so I think he may have just reached the age where he is interested in females. I really dont want to put him on a chain/tether/run, but now that he has done it a few times, I have found every opportunity that he gets when Im not watching him, he is gone. This is not just annoying, but also dangerous for him, people driving down our "no speed limit" rural road, and the vet has told me that he needs to be desexed as he is carrying a hereditary immune disorder , that will be past on if pups are produced. I have all intention of getting him desexed, but the vet would like to wait atleast a month for him to finish his antibiotics. He is an outside dog, so locking him up inside isnt an option. If I do put him on a chain, it only lasts 5 minutes as he cries and cries and I feel sorry for him so I let him off. I love my dog, but he is starting to become a bit of a pain in the bum. Wandering is really the only problem. He is GREAT with my kids and other animals, and he follows me from one window or door to the next as I move around inside the house. He is so friendly and fairly well mannered, I just cant seem to come up with a solution that works for us both. Any ideas??

Comment by Raven on February 9, 2009 at 7:53pm

thank you for the advice I will b putting it into play

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