Tom the Con-Man and the Flock!
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Awwwwwww, just look at Tom, shamelessly cranking up the adorableness factor to the max 
And those baby snakes look so sweet too! Do you still have those babies?
And those baby snakes look so sweet too! Do you still have those babies?
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His cuteness often distracts me from training him, almost like he does it on purpose!Awwwwwww, just look at Tom, shamelessly cranking up the adorableness factor to the max
I wish! I breed 2-3 females a year, I was very tempted to keep some of them but the only way the snakes feed themselves is if I have the heart to sell!
- Aug 29, 2018
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- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Oh I’m sure Tom does do it on purpose, sure as heck Lovejoy does, but there again I’m a lousy trainer!
A few shots that may interest you. We don’t have any pet reptiles but we do have a family of bearded dragons who live in our yard. Funny story about the first pic, I heard a delivery van pull up outside so looked out the window to see if it was coming here as I was expecting a parcel. Delivery guy was about to step over our little gate when he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and plonked my parcel on the ground just inside the gate instead of bringing it to the front door like he usually does, hopped back into his van and took off. So I went out to pick it up and what I hadn’t seen from the window was one of our beardies just inside the gate, sitting very happily in the sun, so I figured he must’ve scared the delivery guy off!! And at about two feet long he’s not even the big one! I laughed myself silly and had to run into the house and grab my phone to take a picture…
The next one is a picture of The Big One, not sure if male or female but it’s at least 3 feet long. I was minding my own business taking some laundry in when I suddenly noticed him supervising me from our guava tree…
Talk about “how to tell me you live in Australia without actually telling me you live in Australia’!!
A few shots that may interest you. We don’t have any pet reptiles but we do have a family of bearded dragons who live in our yard. Funny story about the first pic, I heard a delivery van pull up outside so looked out the window to see if it was coming here as I was expecting a parcel. Delivery guy was about to step over our little gate when he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and plonked my parcel on the ground just inside the gate instead of bringing it to the front door like he usually does, hopped back into his van and took off. So I went out to pick it up and what I hadn’t seen from the window was one of our beardies just inside the gate, sitting very happily in the sun, so I figured he must’ve scared the delivery guy off!! And at about two feet long he’s not even the big one! I laughed myself silly and had to run into the house and grab my phone to take a picture…
The next one is a picture of The Big One, not sure if male or female but it’s at least 3 feet long. I was minding my own business taking some laundry in when I suddenly noticed him supervising me from our guava tree…
Talk about “how to tell me you live in Australia without actually telling me you live in Australia’!!
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Wow!!! I forgot beardies live in Australia! How awesome! Most of the captive ones top out at 2 feet! My male is just 14-15 in.
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We've got a blue-tongued lizard out there somewhere too. I haven't seen him in a while though, but they do tend to be a bit more shy than the beardies. Hubby and I have had to make it a habit to check the driveway for lizards before we go anywhere in the car, we just never know who might be sunning themselves on the concrete and we'd HATE ourselves if we had an accident with one of them 
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Ah! Blue tongues! I love them too! Hopefully they’d move fast enough!We've got a blue-tongued lizard out there somewhere too. I haven't seen him in a while though, but they do tend to be a bit more shy than the beardies. Hubby and I have had to make it a habit to check the driveway for lizards before we go anywhere in the car, we just never know who might be sunning themselves on the concrete and we'd HATE ourselves if we had an accident with one of them
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Well thankfully we have an unblemished record with the backyard wildlife so far.
They're not that fast off the concrete though, usually I have to give them a gentle nudge to get them to move, and then stand there while hubby backs the car out to make sure they don't jump out of the bushes and back onto the driveway!! 
They're not that fast off the concrete though, usually I have to give them a gentle nudge to get them to move, and then stand there while hubby backs the car out to make sure they don't jump out of the bushes and back onto the driveway!!
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Even though Cheshire ripped his dorsal fin, he’s sure looks bright! He has a habit of jumping and hitting the tank lid!
Elrond!
Marvel, being paired up with Elrond this year.
Wendigo
Toothless, one day will breed with Wendigo!
Teddy
Sun, daughter of Maleficent She’s a little miracle
And then, Maleficent. Still a bit thin from laying eggs but not too bad!
Oh yeah, I have birds too! Tony eating a baked apple chip!
Ah yes, Tom heaving a Birdie dumbbell up to the highest point so he can watch it fall
Elrond!
Marvel, being paired up with Elrond this year.
Wendigo
Toothless, one day will breed with Wendigo!
Teddy
Sun, daughter of Maleficent
She’s a little miracleAnd then, Maleficent. Still a bit thin from laying eggs but not too bad!
Oh yeah, I have birds too! Tony eating a baked apple chip!
Ah yes, Tom heaving a Birdie dumbbell up to the highest point so he can watch it fall
Oh Tom, you’re one little persistent hard worker!
Does he do this with food too? Ona does it the most when I give her a special treat like some avicake. I watch her haul it up to a perch and just tell her “You’re gonna drop it before you can eat it……” and yep. She does.
Silly birbs!
Does he do this with food too? Ona does it the most when I give her a special treat like some avicake. I watch her haul it up to a perch and just tell her “You’re gonna drop it before you can eat it……” and yep. She does.
Silly birbs!
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I’m surprised he doesn’t, but he he has a different bad habit with his foodOh Tom, you’re one little persistent hard worker!
Does he do this with food too? Ona does it the most when I give her a special treat like some avicake. I watch her haul it up to a perch and just tell her “You’re gonna drop it before you can eat it……” and yep. She does.
He likes to flip his food bowl out of the ring
I guess it’s a conure thing
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Well I *was* gonna give Sun this morning's prize for cuteness but I had another look and now I can't decide, so EVERYBODY gets first prize for cuteness today!!!Even though Cheshire ripped his dorsal fin, he’s sure looks bright! He has a habit of jumping and hitting the tank lid!
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Elrond!
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Marvel, being paired up with Elrond this year.
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Wendigo
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Toothless, one day will breed with Wendigo!
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Teddy
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Sun, daughter of Maleficent
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And then, Maleficent. Still a bit thin from laying eggs but not too bad!
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Oh yeah, I have birds too! Tony eating a baked apple chip!
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Ah yes, Tom heaving a Birdie dumbbell up to the highest point so he can watch it fall
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She’s a very photogenic snake! She’s always very curious about my phone.Well I *was* gonna give Sun this morning's prize for cuteness but I had another look and now I can't decide, to EVERYBODY gets first prize for cuteness today!!!
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Tom says ‘Draw me like one of those French girls’ Tom has been hit by a hormonal spell today
Ryuk and Sheer Khan taking baths
Hansel’s 10 looking lush!
Eco jar I started a few days ago
Ryuk and Sheer Khan taking baths
Hansel’s 10 looking lush!
Eco jar I started a few days ago
- Aug 29, 2018
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- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Well Tom is looking irresistible just for starters! Loving Ryuk and Sheer Khan doing their best to conserve water by bathing with a friend 
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They always do that! There’s another bowl but it’s 10oz. Not 20, guess that’s not good enoughWell Tom is looking irresistible just for starters! Loving Ryuk and Sheer Khan doing their best to conserve water by bathing with a friend
- Aug 29, 2018
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- Fang ({ab}normal grey cockatiel), Valentino (budgie), Jem (cinnamon cockatiel), Lovejoy(varied lorikeet), Peach (princess parrot)
Lovejoy and Val enjoy sharing a bath too but i don't have a hope in hell of photographing them in there together, Lovejoy is just too quick with his full body dunking!They always do that! There’s another bowl but it’s 10oz. Not 20, guess that’s not good enough
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I have rarely ever gotten to get a pic of Tom bathing, he’s done in under a minute sometimes.
Maybe you’ll get lucky?
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MySafeBirdStore order arrived today! Got some toys parts and different snacks!
Something for ‘me’
Toys parts! The yellow and blue cardboard tube is for Tom, I think he’d like to sleep in there, he doesn’t get nesty unlike some birds! Ahem Hedwig!
Got some stuff I know they like too, sola shapes, cardboard squares (Tony’s fav), plastic spoons, forks, animals, and pacifiers (Toms fav), cork bark squares (thinking the budgies will like it!) sawgrass mats for the tiels, cuttlebone for Milly, got a Manu block to see who likes it, finger traps of course, and yet another different colored crinkle paper
The food! Got some freeze dried peas, butternut squash and a mix of corn, jalapeños, and more peas.
Then dried blueberries, carrots, and beet chips.
Also some crushed egg shell, granola (I tried it, it’s delicious!), shelled pumpkin seeds, a little bird mix, and finally a different Higgins blend to try!
Whew! I ordered this right after Toms vet visit
What? I felt bad!
Something for ‘me’
Toys parts! The yellow and blue cardboard tube is for Tom, I think he’d like to sleep in there, he doesn’t get nesty unlike some birds! Ahem Hedwig!
Got some stuff I know they like too, sola shapes, cardboard squares (Tony’s fav), plastic spoons, forks, animals, and pacifiers (Toms fav), cork bark squares (thinking the budgies will like it!) sawgrass mats for the tiels, cuttlebone for Milly, got a Manu block to see who likes it, finger traps of course, and yet another different colored crinkle paper
The food! Got some freeze dried peas, butternut squash and a mix of corn, jalapeños, and more peas.
Then dried blueberries, carrots, and beet chips.
Also some crushed egg shell, granola (I tried it, it’s delicious!), shelled pumpkin seeds, a little bird mix, and finally a different Higgins blend to try!
Whew! I ordered this right after Toms vet visit
What? I felt bad!
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