Self-indulgent pet thread
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Going by their & the goats' enthusiasm, we're working on the assumption that they get through a couple of dozen each daylesson: paper bags kill deers.
its like can holders and hedgehogs all over again
E2a: Ohhhh, and those photos are out of order
I woke up the sleeping deer and fed it Sorry!
Callie
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E2a: Ohhhh, and those photos are out of order
tell it to the judge quoad
I would add - Stansted Mountfitchett is properly awesome. A few sketchy models of Norman soldiers, surrounded by a tonne of seriously obese rescue chickens, arthritic goats, rescue ducks & fallow deer, with animal food £1 a bag. And rescue bunnies living in on-site warrens. And a toy museum. And about 4 large plastic dinosaurs 
We saw a seriously dysfunctional hissing duck / goose 2 yrs ago. It's still there, but most of its tics have gone, and it's covered in lush plumage. Great rescue work
It's as if an eccentric millionaire wanted to create the best place ever, health and safety be damned.
We saw a seriously dysfunctional hissing duck / goose 2 yrs ago. It's still there, but most of its tics have gone, and it's covered in lush plumage. Great rescue work
It's as if an eccentric millionaire wanted to create the best place ever, health and safety be damned.
I would add - Stansted Mountfitchett is properly awesome. A few sketchy models of Norman soldiers, surrounded by a tonne of seriously obese rescue chickens, arthritic goats, rescue ducks & fallow deer, with animal food £1 a bag. And rescue bunnies living in on-site warrens. And a toy museum. And about 4 large plastic dinosaurs
We saw a seriously dysfunctional hissing duck / goose 2 yrs ago. It's still there, but most of its tics have gone, and it's covered in lush plumage. Great rescue work
It's as if an eccentric millionaire wanted to create the best place ever, health and safety be damned.
I am going there as soon as I can, sans kids.
£9.50 adult entry, £2 for up to 6hrs parking, excellent for the money, bet your dogs go nuts when you come home smelling of deer & chickenI am going there as soon as I can, sans kids.
Yep. The castle is ok (few bits of wood, a few motion activated voice recordings, a few "authentic" wood buildings, a few original stone walls).
The toy museum is quite good fun for a one-off. The haunted house is n enjoyable, cheap joke.
The animals are well worth the price alone. Little hills / semi feral warrens of baby bunnies ATM
And tons and tons of chicks.
sim667
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Yep. The castle is ok (few bits of wood, a few motion activated voice recordings, a few "authentic" wood buildings, a few original stone walls).
The toy museum is quite good fun for a one-off. The haunted house is n enjoyable, cheap joke.
The animals are well worth the price alone. Little hills / semi feral warrens of baby bunnies ATM
I think I need to borrow a child from somewhere before I go
Grab an adult! We go childless
The castle bit is separate from the toy museum / haunted house. IIRC, coupla years back, we went when it was a bit overcast; the place was empty. (And ALL the deer were consequently wandering around the inside of the castle, instead of hiding in their 'private' space just outside the walls).
sim667
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Grab an adult! We go childless
The castle bit is separate from the toy museum / haunted house. IIRC, coupla years back, we went when it was a bit overcast; the place was empty. (And ALL the deer were consequently wandering around the inside of the castle, instead of hiding in their 'private' space just outside the walls).
Id feel a bit odd going to a mock up norman conquest fort without a kid....
Maybe I should take a female of some description instead.
CRI
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Wow, love the photos from Stansted Mountfitchett! The hen with the furry trousers at the end is amazing. How I would love to work in a place like that (although some I have known don't treat their guinea pigs that well, but hopefully that's more the exception than the rule!)
smmudge
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Rats aren't supposed to bleed when they come into heat, or ever really! and thanks
lol of course they do, or where would her vagina and urethra come out? where would the little rattie male stick his little rattie penis?
sim667
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smmudge
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Yeah, kind of inconclusive. She stopped bleeding and vet couldn't feel anything sinister so it's just a case of keep an eye on it. So on the one hand it's a relief because the vet didn't sound too concerned but on the other hand it won't be good if it comes back.
smmudge
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And you know what, I was sitting in the vets waiting room and there was a big advert for getting your pet chipped in case they get lost. And they had a bunch of different pets that you could chip. There was a cat and a dog - obvious; a bird and turtle - yep, understandable; a rodent - ok I can see that; and a fish. A fish?! How do you lose a FISH??
kittyP
Pluviophile
I would add - Stansted Mountfitchett is properly awesome. A few sketchy models of Norman soldiers, surrounded by a tonne of seriously obese rescue chickens, arthritic goats, rescue ducks & fallow deer, with animal food £1 a bag. And rescue bunnies living in on-site warrens. And a toy museum. And about 4 large plastic dinosaurs
We saw a seriously dysfunctional hissing duck / goose 2 yrs ago. It's still there, but most of its tics have gone, and it's covered in lush plumage. Great rescue work
It's as if an eccentric millionaire wanted to create the best place ever, health and safety be damned.
Love it
ETA: Oh my goodness!I just realised that I went there in my last year of primary school (as we had been studying the Normans).
I am 32 now
A remember distinctly that a goat ate my friends packet of chewits that she got from the shop, wrappers and all
Goodness me that was a long time ago
kittyP
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smmudge
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that place looks awesome quoad. I think there should be an urban outing to this magical place.
That makes sense. My mate's dad had his koi carp nicked...by a heron
Vet didn't think so because there wasn't any blood in her urine when she pee'd all over him heh Probably a burst abscess, still a few drops of blood but it seems to be getting better now.
Koi carp get pinched a lot
That makes sense. My mate's dad had his koi carp nicked...by a heron
Vet didn't think so because there wasn't any blood in her urine when she pee'd all over him heh
Probably a burst abscess, still a few drops of blood but it seems to be getting better now.
sim667
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That makes sense. My mate's dad had his koi carp nicked...by a heron
Damn herons, coming over here, stealing our fish/jobs etc.
CRI
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Know what you mean about not being sure whether it's a good sign or more worry because you don't know what it is.
I've not had rats, or female rodents since gerbils years ago but for boars, bleeding is a sign of bladder infection. They're kind of "low slung" so is fairly common. Did she maybe get something stuck or scratch herself? Either way, hope you have a good rodent savvy vet and she's properly fine now.
