There's a conspiracy

[elysoun]

I'm pretty sure some higher power has something against me temping. I decided to give it a try for the first time this month but haven't managed it the last 3 mornings.

Day 1- Didn't sleep. All night. At all.
Day 2- Brother who was staying with us decided to make a nocturnal snack (at 4am). Awoken by his screams as he managed to pour boiling custard over his hand and wrist. Required an urgent visit to A&E as you could see bone (really nasty).
Day 3- Awoken by a chinchilla bouncing on my head (yes, a chinchilla). Had to dig around under the bed to find him so forgot about temping. Caught him, put him away. Came to read on the forum and felt something run over my foot. Caught him again. Just about to post this when I heard something under the bed AGAIN. No idea how he's getting out (the other 3 are still in their cage) but I'm not taking any chances so he's now locked in the carry-case.

I can't wait to see what it is tomorrow.
Sorry for the rant, but there's something about a small and furry alarm clock that makes me a tad grumpy.

 

[Jen_N]

oh dear, i had to chuckle at the chinchilla, hope he stays put from now on!
also hope your brother is okay, that sounds nasty!

 

[roseanimal]

wow! something/someone does not want you to temp just now!!

 

[kaybee21]

Bad times. Chinchillia is funny though! Must be some escape route he has well hidden from you.
My corn snake got out a lot. So much so that I had to buy a new viv!


Your brothers injury sounds nasty! He wouldn't have done in our A+E though... last time I was there which was.. friday, the waiting time was 5 and a half hours... not good.

Hope all goes better from now on tho!

 

[elysoun]

Thankfully he was ok- I had some dihydrocodeine left over from an injury so he was well anaesthetised!! He has to go back and get his dressing changed but it seems to be healing well and cleanly.
We didn't have to wait in A&E- they took one look at his hand and brought him straight through for treatment and put some stuff on it to stop the skin burning and prevent any further damage being done.

After the 4th escape today I decided to lie on the bed and pretend I was asleep with one eye cracked open and caught the little bugger in the act. In one corner of the cage he had managed to bend the bars just enough that he could squeeze out them.
So I bent them back and no escapes since!!
I've been watching him slowly and patiently bending them back- and very time he manages to move them a tiny bit I bend it back for him. So he's currently huffing in the corner with his back to me.

Anyone want to adopt a Chinchilla?

 

[mumtomany]

you've made me chuckle this morning, lol.

sorry about your brother but he sounds ok.

animals make me laugh what they get up to, my cat is going loopy at the mo, everynight for the last few days she's been having billy fits up and down the stairs, only thing is it's just after the kids go to bed! do you think she's jumping for joy? lol

hope you get to do your temps, i might try doing it this month

 

[Jen_N]

that is one sneaky chincilla!

my parents tortoise is like that - he would dig under the gate in the back garden to get out, he got out many times before we realised!