1st May 2018:
30 tiny eggs, cleverly disguised as mouse droppings sneak their way in to Joey's flat.
3rd May:
One little egg hatches this very little thing cleverly disguised as a splinter of wood. He refuses to move off the tissue paper and in to his new home. He is adamant he is a real twig.
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| Peatree |
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| In the end Joey had to carefully cut the corner off just to lift him in to his home. |
4th May
Hatchling the 2nd woke up today, zippy, spritely and full of beans! She just couldn't wait to scamper and explore the big new world. She loves climbing on fingers, hands, arms, twigs leaves etc.
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| Teatree |
5th May
No more brothers or sisters this morning. The two lil tikes are enjoying a bonanza of oak and ivy all to themselves.
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| Peatree |
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| Teatree |
6th May
Still no more siblings. But our new charges come first, so laundry can wait! This morning we went food shopping and Spring cleaned the two twiglets' leafy home. They don't make it easy, our spritely little speed demon just wanted to play on the climbing frame (aka, Joey's hand)
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| Little spritely turns one hand in to a climbing frame |
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| Peatree left. Teatree right. |
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| Teatree |
08/05/18
twiglets posing their best twiggiest poses! ... Their brothers and sisters seem to be hibernating, they do like their beauty sleep :3
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| Peatree |
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| Teatree |
13/05/18
The little twiglets are doing well, munching on their house of oak and ivy getting their 5-a-day, leaving droppings everywhere and slowly growing up. No certainties yet on gender but I'm sure their one male and one female.
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| Peatree |
Also I have decided on two names, funnily none from the list I made.
I christen them Peatree and Teatree! Petrie from the Land Before Time - a brilliant childhood film, and TeaTree .... just cos it rhymes and sounds cute :)
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| Teatree |
18/05/18
We have a nightcrawler! This little guy is fashionably late but spritely as ever. It's a good thing I checked my clutch before bed, the lil twiglet is a real night owl.
It just so happens Nana and I were just wondering about them yesterday... spooky! I quoted "The higher you get your hopes up, the harder they come crashing down, so I don't hold my breath every time i go to bed". As it happens, I didn't even have chance to get to bed.
Some names in mind: Gumtree, Oakin (Zelda korok character), Patterfoot, Tinyfoot, Tree-o-let, Iven.
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| Oakin with Teatree |
19/05/18
When you expect nothing, then get 2 in a row!
Welcome to the world twiglet the 4th! xxx He or she is another speedy ganzallez, the lil twig practically leapt out of the terrarium and on to my arm and scampered on to my shoulder. He is NOT afraid of heights!
Also Nana was curious when I told her the eggs have tiny discs that come off like the peel-off milk tops. Here are the latest two hollow shells.
P.S. The latest two are named Oakin and Iven.
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| Iven |
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| Iven making for Joey's shoulder |
21/05/18
And then there were 5! They are fair weather crawlies, and while Joey is melting in to the floor, the little charges are hatching like wild fire. Any more and their hagen will be cramped full!
Luckily Joey phoned a place called The Ark today, an orphanage for little twiglets and other fantastical creatures. As long as the staff don't let them mingle with the anteaters, I'm sure they will find new and loving homes.
Until twiglet the 6th comes though, as long as I can count them on one hand there are no tearful goodbyes just yet!
Names for the new Quintwiglet?: Quin. Treebeard. Bowtruckle. Gimly. Dekubaba. Peahat
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| Spending some quality time with Teatree this evening xxx She is much lighter than Peatree |
23/05/18
Whats the term for sixlets? Hexagontwiglets? Whatever the case, I can no longer fit my family on one hand with a finger each to perch on. Luckily Hex-twig didn't get blown out of the window like one random nightmare forewarned, he was another hatch-before-bed.
It may soon be time to pay the stick orphanage a visit *tear-jerk*.
