New at the Zoo!

We added 2 new friends to the Room 137 Zoo!  We extended our family to include 2 Brown Anoles!  They are palm-sized, petite lizards that enjoy lounging under their special heat lights, munching on mini-crickets, and looking like they are doing long division in their heads....Mrs. Marlatt is very proud.  When male anoles are trying to look tough, they look like this:

 How funny is that?

If you would like to read more about Green or Brown (Bahamian) Anoles, start with this petcare page:
http://www.petco.com/CareSheets/petco_CareSheets_Nav_154.aspx#Lizards

Stop by and see our new friends!

News-A Good-bye and a Hello

Today we discovered that our adventurous hamster, Teddy, had passed away. We will miss our little buddy.  He made us laugh and he kept us busy as he rolled around the room in his exercise wheel.  As a rescue hamster who lived more than 3 years, Teddy was the ambassador of friendship and you could not help but giggle when you met him.  He lived a full life with many trips to places unknown, as he frequently released himself from his cage. We always found him a day or two later, waiting to return to his home and waiting to see us after his short voyages.  We found him in the flower vase a few times too....waiting for us.

The good news is that after conferences this evening, a new hamster was adopted and now we have a new girl to brighten our days!  Teddy would approve of her;  she is sweet and peppy, spending a great deal of time running on her exercise wheel.  She looks like this:

We will keep you posted on her name!