Skyler Kidd

Syntax, The Ferret.

2011-09-18T13:57:00.002-06:00

Just recently I recieved a ferret from my cousins, cousin. She was off to college and needed someone to take care of him. So very happily I decided to take him :) I feel lucky, and am very glade that my cousins was thinking about me as someone to take him in :) Im also am very fortunate and glade the last owners, trusted him with me. He is seriously so lovable! At the start of it, I was not sure how much I was going to like a ferret, I am so used to rats and have dedicated so much time to them. I have thought about getting a ferret, but its never been a priority and nothing I really looked into that much. Me being the animal nerd I am, I already knew alot about ferrets, but its one thing to read about them from actually associating with them. One thing that took me awhile to get used to is energy level, The first week in free mode he was so excited about all the new things, and was just so full of life. One thing that he did help with was letting me know where all my holes in the kitchen was, I finally now have them covered but he still trys his hardest to get in :) soon his curiousity died, he had seen everything and had spent good enough time downstairs. He is always wild though, but I love it :) he loves to play under the rug and for awhile cassie and him had a good game of hid and seek going. He loves shoes, I got him a bunch of old ones just for him to tear the inside up(or the little damage he actually does) I finally got him to the point where he plays for a couple hours and then will come up and cuddle with me on the couch and sleep, its very cute. Speaking of cute, the cutest thing that he is up to lately is, when we go to the park he will follow me up the playground, then after I go down the slide he will follow :) I recently dug up a tunnel for him underground thats not very big but he loves being able to go in it. Found out, he is not the biggest fan of water when I gave him a bath, but im working on it, hopefully he will get used to having a bath once a month. Anways ill keep posted on him later, im really glade I am taking care of him and am in love with him!!

Nala- and Rat updates

2011-09-18T12:18:00.013-06:00

I have a new addition to the family, her name is Nala :)(I finally got a blue :) I got her from a breeder.
I decided to get her after the passing of Kaya and Jane, she had been lonely and depressed. april is
to active of a rat to be alone, so I felt it was the right thing to do. Nala was a little nervous the
first week but has really opened up, she still needs to get used to my schedule but she is doing very
well for a 7 week old rat. She is very active at times, but she loves her sleep more then most female
rats I have had, yet its been a long time since I have had a baby, so that might be the reason. She
is already very trusting in the foods I give her, its very weird to see that, because most my other
rats it took me awhile for them to just take the food and start eating. It could be that she was raised
by a breeder, and it also could be the help of april. It actually could end up being a bad thing if she
runs into something that she shouldnt have. When I first introduced Nala to April it was very easy, but
if April was aggressive in the smallest way the biggest fights would have went down. Nala was jumping
on April and would not leave her alone, It was easy to tell it was driving her crazy :) The breeder informed
me that all his rats have been of good health, so im hoping no health issues pop up in her. Im glade to have
her and I know april is to.

Marley:

Reggae:

Rasta:

April:

R.I.P. Jane

2011-09-18T10:59:00.000-06:00

Jane Passed away not to long after Kaya did, her death was almost unexpected. About a week before she died she was showing weird signs, she wasnt moving as much, When I would get her out she almost looked as though she was in pain but I guess I was not seeing it as much then as when I look back at it now, her eyes where always half shut and her body was curled. yet I didnt think much of it at the time and was getting ready for a camping trip with my family. I had my best friend take care of it while I was gone, and jokingly I told her if she dies just bury her at my familys house. Yet I was not actually thinking she was going to die. That day before I left she was not getting out of her house and thats when I felt something was wrong, I guess I kept telling myself maybe she is sick or somethings just upsetting her pushing death or the idea that something was seriously wrong. So while I was camping I Finally turned on my phone to see if I got any text messages or voice mails, and the first text I see is jane died. I was hit hard, It was very depressing, then to top it off my friend maddie did not want to touch it at all, she was late to work trying to get it out but could not. she ended up taking april out of the cage and putting her in a carrier cage until someone could take out janes body and I could come home and clean the cage(we ended up just buying a new cage because april had put a hole in it anyways) So my dad finally went over and buried it. I never got to see her :( but im kinda glade I didnt already having to mess with kaya. my dad said that alot of blood could be seen from inside, I dont know if its from her being hairless or if it was from internal bleeding. her cause of death is totally unknown. I loved Jane :) She was always such a sweet heart, most lady like rat I had. R.I.P. Jane I love you

R.I.P. Kaya

2011-09-18T10:56:00.000-06:00

Kaya passed away awhile back, her tumor finally got so huge that she couldnt walk at all and it started getting cut open and started to rot. The smell was unbearable. I was kinda upset with myself for letting it go so long, and not putting her down before I let that happen. I decided to finally put her down myself, in what I thought was a humane way. it was a very hard decision and even a harder action. I did it by creating CO2 with baking soda and white vinegar. Here is a video from youtube that shows you how I did it, some people may find this disturbing just a warning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv7BEMcsS6k . I really hope it was a nice way to go, and im glade she is not in pain anymore. Ill never forget the good times with her, and the memory of the first
day I got her :) R.I.P. Kaya I love you

5/30/11 Update* Kaya's tumor included

2011-05-30T15:12:00.003-06:00

Ill start off with showing my girl kaya. She got a tumor and it has been slowly growing, it has not been to big of concern until recently because she cant move off the first floor and just stays inside her hut and comes out to eat or drink. She doesnt seem like she is slowly dying from pain, but I am keeping a close eye on her, I think its just really hard to move over it. I dont know what will happen to her yet, if it gets worse or it seems unsuitable any longer then I will have her put down. I feel so bad for her. I love you kaya :)

Kaya! I <3 you!

Rasta!

Jane!

Reggae!

April!

My best friend, Marley :)

Bud's Last Pictures!

2011-05-24T11:15:00.000-06:00

I actually took pictures the first day I saw his eye, and completly forgot about them. I was looking through the computer to make some space, when I ran into them! I am so glade I found these but they are still not the best example of what his eye really turned into. RIP Bud we miss you

Jan 15th 2011 update

2011-01-15T03:55:00.001-07:00

RIP Bud!
Bud got an eye infection towards the first of dec. At first I thought it was one of his normal, Mycoplasma pulmonis problems, and didnt get to good of a look at it that night I gave him food. The next day I got out my rats and once I picked up bud it was hard not to notice the white thickness in his eye, that later turned yellow. At first I thought maybe he just poked his eye and wont get an infection, I didnt have money at the time or else I would have taken him to the vet, Its kinda ridiculous how much they charge for a rat check up, Plus the surgery if thats what he needed. I decided to give him the only source I had and that was eye drops that I had read wont hurt him. If I could go back I would let it heal by itself, cause I have no idea if I helped contribute to the infection. Later on his eye was sticking about an inch and a half, almost completly red with the tip being yellow. I knew that he was probably in pain, or discomfort. I couldnt sit back and hope he lived, I had to do something about it. So I called up my dad, asked if he could get rid of it for me, and do it quick, I took pictures of the car ride over their, then video, wishing I would have let him run free for a day, but at the time I think I was so caught up with stress I wasnt thinking straight and just knew I wanted him to be at peace. So I dropped it off, and never asked questions and told him to never tell me. when I finally got my new phone I asked my freind to send me pictures of the last day and the videos, but her mytouch had problems with the sd card all the time, and deleted all of it. Words can not discribe how pist I was about it, but kept my cool. I miss and love you bud, im sorry I could not give you the best in your life, I tried to give you away to rat breeders who never made contact and I wasnt going to leave you fighting each day for your life. I have learned a lesson about owning an animal when you have no money, you should not do it because you have to be able to pay for things when it goes wrong, no matter how much the price.

Now lets mix it up with some good news, for the 6 rats that are still alive, Here is some recent pictures

Marley!

Kaya!

Rasta!

April!

Reggae!

Jane!

Reggae changing colors

2010-08-16T02:35:00.000-06:00

Okay so when I first got reggae this was his color....

then it finally went away and went more normal like this....

This last week it has turned into this....

Around its face thier is a little dark around the eyes and ears

New update!

2010-07-22T14:01:00.000-06:00

I have to start out with, I love my rats to death! my plan is to take new pictures at least every 3-4 months!

First off Im going to show all 7 of them together with a theme, the boys theme is in the bathroom, and girls is the television

THE GIRLS!

Jane!

(Playing Mario Cart on the 64)

Kaya!

(Changing it to the animal channel)

April!

(Starting the mouse trap)

THE BOYS!

Bud!

(Adoring hiself)

Marley!

(Stealing from the TP roll)

Reggae!

(Daddy this isnt water! Yuck!)

Rasta!

(I wanna shower!)

Now these are the normal Updated pictures!

Marley!

Reggae!

Rasta!

Bud!

Kaya!

April!

Jane!

New vids(BALLIN!)

2010-04-30T01:47:00.000-06:00

Marley acting like a cat(kinda)

My Rats Ballin it up!

Bud

2010-04-28T00:08:00.000-06:00

So I decided to name him Bud! Welcome to the family! You are going to fit in, more then perfect!

Super Update! on all! (pictures plus video)

2010-04-27T01:15:00.000-06:00

This Is my new rat that I got from a breeder in ogden for 3 dollars. I have not named him yet but as soon as I do ill put up a post. He is very calm, for the most part, has not learned how to eat other food besides what he is used to but im working on it. He gets along with the other males perfect and I love that He is in thier now because I can give rasta a hard time and it gives reggae a break from being bugged.

My rats playing with their Pinatas!

Marley eating Meal Worms!

Kaya eating Meal Worms

Rasta Eating Meal Worms

Kaya!

Jane!

Rasta!

Reggae!

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And for the end the best rat of all!

Marley getting Some Food and taking it too his cage

Marley running outside, Its pretty cute to see his hop run!

My Grandma's Funeral Flowers!

Marley! The Greatest Rat any man could have!

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R.I.P. Mathers!

My 3 rats that know spin

2010-04-16T17:12:00.001-06:00

Marley, doing spin =) He took a little longer then the rest to learn so far

Kaya doing spin, she learned it in about 2 days!

APRIL! I was so proud of her, she learned this the fastest in about 1 day! she starts out slow, but then gets fast and cute! she is a really smart learner, I think she is starting to learn her name more and more

2010-04-14T23:25:00.000-06:00

The males cage(Marley is actually in his own cage) where Rasta Reggae sleeps

The female cage, Where my 3 beautiful females play

Reggae

2010-04-14T23:22:00.000-06:00

Reggae is young but old enough to be scared of humans and is not to used to it yet. I simply LOVE the colors of him! the pink eyes make it that much more perfect! The story behind him is, I went to laytons petsmart(for like the 3rd or 4th time that week) looking for one last male to share a cage with rasta and I was looking at them and the sales laddie said she has a beautiful looking one in the back and asked if I would like to see him. Well as soon as she walked out that door and I laid eyes on him I knew I was in love and that he was comming home with me. He will need some work, but sooner or later He will be tammed. One cool thing about him is he is a very intelligent escape rat, and a very intelligent rat at that, I really do expect him to out smart most of my rats, But only time will tell.

Reggae being shy, It runs in the family. =)

Rasta

2010-04-14T23:14:00.000-06:00

Rasta! My white with pink eyed rat! As you can tell rasta is still a baby, He has to be the smallest rat I have ever owned and I am proud of that fact. The coolest thing about being so little is It gives him a chance to get used to me, the down fall is, He is super hyper! When I first got reggae, Rasta could not stop jumping on him and jumping all over the cage, and biting his ears, I felt bad for him, but It slowly has stopped over the past 3 days. Im excited to see how are relationship goes with him being so young. He does have alot of calmness when its just me and him so I guess we will find out later in life.

Jane

2010-04-14T23:06:00.000-06:00

Jane is a new addition to my family, she is a hairless dumbo. I got the name from searching girls name and her name came up as gods gracious gift, and to me jane was a gift! I am looking forward to mating her to try for a rex or more hairlesses. she has a great attitude! Loving already! Only downside to her is not letting her be in the sun for to long, She already has some dry skin that ill need to take care of, She gets scratched pretty easily but she heals fast. Im really excited about jane and will always cherish her

April

2010-04-04T01:49:00.000-06:00

For my Birthday(4/1/2010) I added someone new to my family, Her name is April. Given to me by Maddie, My best friend. From the first day I got her, she was really good with being handeld and has a great personality. I am looking forward to what she has in store for me. I love you April!

April Being shy for the camera =)

My dads fish

2010-04-04T01:15:00.000-06:00

This is Gill, He is a Black Pacu.

This is wilber, He is a oscar.

This is trinity.

This is Flash

We have 2 of each of these types, No names yet

This is sid

Good fighting picture

The fish tank

Gills, goldfish friends

Updated 3/29/2010

2010-03-29T15:42:00.000-06:00

Taxi Swimming

Kaya Eating

Marley Eating

Kaya Standing up for some food

Marley Doing up, to EARN a treat =)

Me and marley

Laya and Solo

2010-03-29T15:32:00.000-06:00

This is Laya, I have had her for about a year now, she recently had 12 healthy babies, 3 unhealthy, and found 2 dead(she might have ate some, found her babies that morning) all born on march 13 2010. she has gone through 4 male guppies at different times, so not 100 % sure who is the father.

This is Solo, Have not had him for to long now, He is the recent male in my tank. He could be the father, only time will tell.

Lucky Stick

2010-01-13T00:07:00.000-07:00

The background behind lucky stick. We had mice downstairs and killed about 13 of them with mouse traps

but we also had sticky pads and the very last mouse that was caught downstairs was lucky stick and was the

Only one that got caught on the sticky pad. He is just a baby, their was no way I could let him die from being stuck on the sticky pad so I ended up saving his life and kept him as my pet =)

Taxi

2010-01-13T00:01:00.001-07:00

Taxi is a turtle that I have had since I was little, I dont remember a moment without her! I actually was the one who named her, my parents say. I love her alot and Hopefully will have her for a long time!

Big Bubba

2010-01-12T23:58:00.003-07:00

Big Bubba is a frog I raised from a tadpole! Caught from willard bay, he used to have two brothers(maybe sister in their) before he ate them. He is an amazing eater! He honestly could eat everyday, if I let him.

Kaya

2010-01-12T23:57:00.001-07:00

Kaya is my brand new edition to my family. I got her for marley to have babies before he dies(getting older) she is skiddish, and small. But eventually she will be very relaxed and loving, I can already see it in her =)

Marley

2010-01-12T23:55:00.001-07:00

Marley! I love this rat to death! He is a trouble maker and I swear he has A.D.D but it makes him special! He is very intelligent, and a sweetheart at times. He is getting to be around 2 years old now so I know his time is getting limited. Im going to miss him when he finally goes, but ill enjoy him while he lasts! =) PS. His brother from another mother mathers! I miss him alot he was the most well behaved rat I have ever had and for some reason I always knew he was going to die. I had him for about a year before he finally went. RIP MATHERS!