#FurkidFriday: Mollie The #Chinchilla On Recent Events And #Tortoises

Hi everyone. This is Mollie the chinchilla.

We were going to have a guest today, but things had to get rescheduled. Since that's the case, I thought I'd come catch you up on some things that have been going on around here lately, and how I'm doing.

As you probably know, my degu brother, Joshua, who lived in the cage next to me, went away at the end of last year. The human caretakers say he went to the rainbow bridge place, like Maizie did near the start of last year. I'm both happy and sad about that. Happy, because I know that's where his brothers went, and he missed them, so I bet he's really happy to be with them again. But sad too, because now I miss him.

The good thing is, my cage got moved to where Joshua's cage was. I'm glad about that, because it has a better view of the TV, so I can see my NCIS better. Well, I don't only watch NCIS. I like other shows too. But NCIS is the best! The original one is my favourite.

Where my cage used to be is a new neighbour. It's something called a tortoise, which I never saw before. They call it Artemis.

Artemis doesn't talk to me. Because of the kind of cage Artemis lives in, I can't see the tortoise properly apart from when Mummy and Artemis are having cuddle time, so I don't think it's anything personal.

I mean, Artemis doesn't even talk to the dogs, and they've tried getting the tortoise's attention by hanging out where they can be seen when Artemis comes towards the front of the cage. Well, the Lilie dog has mostly, because the Logan dog is mostly only interested in Artemis when Mummy is doing something with the tortoise, and even then gets bored and goes to look out of the window instead after a very short time, like he's doing in this picture:


To be honest, I think the only one Artemis notices exists is Mummy, and that's because Mummy's in charge of food. I'll say one thing: that tortoise has good taste in nibbles! I know this for sure, because Mummy always gives me some of the veggies - and every so often fruits - that Artemis is having, and they're always very tasty. I've always loved my fruits and veggies though. Mummy's smart enough to appreciate them too, and always has the same fresh fruits and veggies as us, though sometimes she adds others to her dinner that we don't get to have any of. But then, she doesn't get any of my chinchilla mix, Artemis' tortoise pellets, or the hay we both have, so I guess that's fair.

I really wish the fruit would happen more though, and I'm pretty sure Artemis agrees. Mummy says it has to be a rare treat for us both. Something about sugars. That hardly seems fair when Mummy gets to have fruit every day. But at least she gives us some from time to time, I guess.

Artemis loves nibbles even more than I do though. Look at the tortoise eat:








Anyway, I like to watch Mummy doing things with Artemis when I'm awake. Mostly I'm sleeping when Mummy's playing with Artemis though, because I sleep in the day, and Artemis sleeps in the night, so I miss things. Except the evening stuff, because I'm always up in time for evening nibbles. I don't mind the different sleep schedules though, since it means I can play and watch my shows in peace (especially since the dogs aren't allowed in the living room at night time).

But I'm glad the human caretakers made this video and photo of Artemis' bath time, since I always miss that, because Artemis is late getting up in the mornings so I'm usually asleep before tortoise bath time. Anyway, I hope you like seeing the photo and video too. Here they are:









Mummy uses a toothbrush to scrub Artemis' shell gently during bath time. Artemis hates it. Actually, Artemis hates bath time in general. The tortoise doesn't like having to get so wet. Smart tortoise. But Mummy says Artemis has to have regular baths to avoid dehydration, even if the only thing Artemis likes about bath time is cuddling in a towel afterwards.

So, that's about it for what I've seen going on around here lately.

I'd share some photos of myself, but it seems there aren't any new photos or videos of me for some reason. I shall have to have a word with the human caretakers about that, since I feel they don't take enough. Don't you agree?

Squeak soon,
Mollie