Newts Rule!

Hi,
Greenie and Brownie turned the blog over to us today.
We are Randall1 and Randall2 the fire-bellied newts that live here.  Named after the very famous actor Randall in Monsters, Inc.
This is a great place to live.  We have lots of “land” space and lots of “water” space.  Also, there are some wonderful places to hide.
The [...]

Just Hanging Out

Today we are just hanging out. 
April cleaned our tank and we were pretty mad for awhile, but she always makes it look a little different each time and it is nice to have new areas to explore.
But, when she is cleaning the tank she puts us and the newts into tall container.  That gets us [...]

We Adopted an Orangutan – Kesi

    Kesi ‘child born in difficult times’
Kesi is missing her left hand because some horrible human cut it off!
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Who said fire-bellied toads can’t make a difference?
Okay, so April actually did the work of adopting her, but we’re part of the family too.  That makes us siblings to an orangutan.  No, we know orangutans did not [...]

Orangutans – Why did God make them?

Hi everyone,
Well, we watched with millions of others the new show on TV called “Orangutan Island.”
April has always loved orangutans and so we thought we’d check out why she thinks they are so special.
      Now we know. . .
These beautiful creatures are just plain good for the eyes.  They have all the qualifications for a great [...]

Fluffy the Snake

Hi,
 We haven’t written in a while.  We’ve been busy eating and growing.  We are now very comfortable in our new pad.
Since there isn’t much new happening April said it would be a good time to tell you about the snake – Fluffy. 
We may as well get this over with.  Yes.  There is a snake [...]

New Study Proves Fire-Bellied Toads Will Eat Dead Food!

Hi,
This is a special news bulletin.
We have obliterated the myth that fire-bellied toads only eat live food.
April and her experimenting has shown that fire-bellied toads will eat waxworms after they are dead.
She attached a dead waxworm to a toothpick and wiggled it in front of Greenie.  Greenie did not hesitate to attack and eat it.
Brownie came jumping over [...]

Hunting Crickets – by Brownie and Greenie

Did we have fun today!
We went hunting for crickets.  We have to admit we are pretty good predators when it comes to hunting those wiley crickets.  Even though Brownie missed one of two in the excitement.
April puts the long black tube from the cricket keeper into the aquarium which is filled with crickets and knocks it against a rock.  [...]