6th July 2009

Went to Hua Ho Qlap today and bought something for Elmo..

It's a 180mm Aquarium. Costs me $2.80 . It's big enough for his current size I think.

Next, I have to fill it with potsoil before it's ready. And maybe put in some decorations(leaves? barks?) if I have the time.

Elmo isn't doing anything interesting this time. Didn't even eat his noodles :p . I'm not worried though, it's probably an indication of molting (tukar kulit) or maybe he's just not feeling hungry. I'm keeping a close observation for the moment.

This is Elmo, 6 hours earlier

This is Elmo, 6 hours later

Now, about noodles..

They're doing ok.....in fact, they're doing great! I'm quite surprised . I didn't do anything to these guys since I bought it. I'd put them inside my drawer and assured myself that I'm not keeping dozens of disgusting worms inside my room.

They looked even more active than the day I bought them (crawling around, jumping happily etc , that's quite active in worm world :p) and I can see some cacoons forming up ! Yay !

Good for the worms, bad for Elmo ! I'm not sure if Elmo likes beetles, and I'm not keen on cutting their guts off their shell either.




Ok, enough with the disgusting stuff, here are some pics to clean your mind a bit.

Watcha lookin at??

Took some random pics of our cats. The one on the left is Eira, next to her is Castello (If I'm not mistaken). They're mixed Persians and are only months old and their mother, Isabella, remains to be found :( .

This is their sister/brother (not sure of it's gender XD) Furball. She's also my cat(from now on she's female, just too tired to type both he and she). She's a bit on the lazy side, just like Elmo !


Right, that's all I can write about at the moment. This blog is turning into a zoo O_o

Introducing..my new pet (not for the faint-hearted)

Went to the pet show @ Qlap Mall and something caught my eye. It was something I've wished for since I was little. Tarantulas !

There were three species on sale, Mexican Red Knee($30), Rose Hair($30) and the Salmon Pink($15). I eventually settled for the Rose Hair because it was, according to the posters I've read, easiest to maintain. Great for lazy owners, like me!

It wasn't an easy decision for me though. It was certainly overpriced for a spiderling(aka baby spiders :p) In the west, a spiderling would cost around US$6 and an adult Tarantula are around US$40 depending on the species.

But since this is the only time and place where I can buy my dream pet(yeazza) , I decided to go for it. The price would account for the rarity of exotic pets in Brunei and the cost to bring such animals here (just utk menyamankan hati, wawa) .

They were put in very small containers filled with soil. The seller gave one free mealworm for my baby Tarantula upon buying it.

You can see how small the 'cage' is by comparing them with different kinds of coins.

Juan, Rafi and Anam came to my house at 8pm. They kept singing the One Banana song from Sesame Street. It was then I decided to call my little spidey Elmo.

Alas, from now on, you are Elmo! It's cute,little, hairy and Red just like Elmo(subjective opinion).

Elmo didn't do anything interesting until nighttime. Well, Tarantulas are nocturnal anyways, so it is expected(kind of). He/She started to lift the dead mealworms one by one using his/her little claws and started devouring them slowly. Cute ! :p

He/She likes to climb around the edges of the 'cage' a lot and sometimes stop by for a quick snack of mealworms.

It's quite fascinating to see such a little thing has so many life in it. Can't wait for him/her to be a bit bigger!

This is Elmo, years later(hopefully)