Current mood:

working

Zoey owes me money!
Well tonite was clean up night for Zoey's house. She promised to pay me $20/hr ... but Ive yet to see any cash...

I mixed a solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water... and wiped down the inside of the cage with a washcloth. After that I rinsed it clean with water and towel dried it. While I was waiting for the odor to go away.. I hosed off her carpet and hung it to dry. I wiped off her basking rock and drift wood with the bleach/water solution.. rinsed them clean and tossed em in the over at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. The driftwood cooled pretty quickly.. Im still waiting on the rock to cool down.

After that her house was smelling pretty good.. so I warmed up some water (lukewarm) and Zoey took a little bath. She lasted about 3-4 minutes in the water. She still isnt crazy about taking a bath. (kids eh?) After her bath, of which she actually jumped out of... I dusted 5 crickets for her and she ate dinner.

The driftwood was cooled enough so in her house it went, the plant is back btw, but with a few less leaves so it isnt hard for her to get lost in em. Last time I had this plant in, she didnt want to bask she only wanted to hide in the plant.

I poured a bit of her dry food into the bowl and some endive. And I let her be to settle down for awhile. After about 10 minutes she ate the endive. Then back to her driftwood to rest.

Its been 2 days since our last poop... but Im hopeful. Tomorrow I figure Zoey will get a little banana (she hasnt had that before) and some fresh endive soaked in apple juice.

Oh yes! Tonite was the first time Daniel (Mike's 5 year old son) met Zoey. I pretty sure he likes her hehe