I Am Alive and So Are My Animal Family

phoenixwren in We Are Alive Tribe • 3 months ago (edited)

Hello friends! I hope y'all are doing well. Just a little life blog today.

The other day I made more of Yuan's homemade cat food, that he seems to enjoy. 😸

I also finished a coloring page, when I haven't colored in months? Maybe a year? But I was suddenly in the mood. It was a nice relaxing time.

I started on a new doll! But the reveal won't happen until he's done.

When I was working on the simmer pot spells the other day, I cleaned and organized my apothecary. 😄

I was going to run to the pet store to pick up a few cans of cat food, but the sun sets in a half hour and I don't feel like walking home in the dark. 😅 I'll go tomorrow.

Other than that, not much to report. Have a wonderful day and thank you for reading! 😄

#aliveandthriving #palnet #archon #alive #blog #life #home #pets #herbs

3 months ago in We Are Alive Tribe by phoenixwren

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fenngen 3 months ago

Loved your coloring page and that's nice of you to make Yuan some home made food, the commercial stuff is so polluted and makes them sick in the long run. He's obviously not being experiencing any hunger hehehe

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

He's actually lost some weight from his heaviest! :) He's a senior man now, so I'm glad he's maintained some weight. Maggie got super skinny her last few years (my lady cat who passed a couple of years ago).
Like me, Yuan has food allergies, so I have to be careful about what I feed him. 😺
!PGM
!BEER

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rafzat 3 months ago

How can you tell if Yuan enjoyed his meal?

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

Oh there are foods he doesn't like, he ignores them completely, or maybe only eats them in desperation because I'm asleep for the night and won't be feeding him for the next several hours, lol. Then I know he doesn't like those ones.

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anggreklestari 3 months ago

I have also a fish with red tail 😍

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

Aww, can I see a photo? I have missed it if you posted about them. :)

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theringmaster 3 months ago

It's wonderful how you mix creativity with caring for your pets

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

They're my family, they take good care of me, I try to take good care of them. :)

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theringmaster 3 months ago

They're amazing dearest... And they're loyal too

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melinda010100 3 months ago

I want to get a fish (or maybe 2) for my little tank. What would you recommend?

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

What size is your tank?

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melinda010100 3 months ago

Small. Maybe 2 gallons.. My lovely algae eater lived there alone for 7 years, but she recently died.

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phoenixwren 3 months ago

2 gallons is considered too small for any fish per the recommendations I see, but shrimp could go in there. For bettas, the minimum recommended is 5 gallons, 10 is preferred (that's what I have), though there are some exceptions like some disabled bettas with bent spines, extra long fins, or seniors sometimes do better in a 3-ish gallon tank.
Pet stores still sell the little ones and they are labeled as FOR bettas, which kills me, but they don't care, they make a buck. Some people have their bettas in much bigger (20, even 40 gal community tanks) tanks, especially the ladies, who have shorter fins.
In a 10 you could do a school of some type of nano fish, like tetras. Even snails like mystery snails or nerite snails (Sanglainn is a nerite) get recommended 5 gallons minimum per snail, though perhaps the little guys like ramshorns might do ok in a two? I'm not sure of their minimum requirements.