Thursday, September 11, 2008

Another Mouth to Feed

As an early birthday gift, Sophie got a new pet. We went to the pet store picked out this little guy.
He is a fire bellied toad. We have had him for a few days now and we have enjoyed watching him. We get all excited when we see he is the water having a bath, or if he is sitting up on his rock sunning himself. He is fed crickets so it is funny to hear the box in the cabinet chirp now and again. Sophie is enjoying catching the crickets and putting them in the cage each day. We haven't yet seen him actually snap them up but they disappear so we know he is eating. Today after putting his cricket in, we closed the case and put the box of crickets back in the cabinet. In that short time the cricket was gone. We searched for it throughout the habitat and couldn't find it. He must have been hungry this morning.
So far Sophie is having a great birthday. It is hard to believe it has been 7 years.
She is excited for what the rest of the day holds.

3 comments:

Malissa said...

what a fun pet!! i'm sure sophie loves it! brooklynn has been begging for a pet. (we had to sell her rabbit.) let me know if he's easy to care for!

Andrea said...

Cute frog!

I have to tell you that I'm officially becoming a homeschooling mother in two weeks. I thought of your blog for a source of ideas. I always notice how well you always detail some of the things you do to educate your kids. I could use the ideas and will be reading and then reading again. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

My daughter says "lucky!'
She wants a pet frog!