.........Resistance is futile

Meet Mr Tweedy! Ok, so I'm a sucker,  but my daughter has been 

pestering us to buy a Guinea pig since before Christmas. I thought

I was clever by telling Santa to bring her ZuZu pets (robotic Guinea pigs).

That worked for a couple of months, then she started back up recently

about getting a 'real' pet. I was perfectly happy with the ZuZu pets, they

were clean, never had to feed them and the batteries would eventually

die along with the strange dolphin noises that they made. But I should have 

known how fickle children are with their toys and the ZuZu's shine wore off.

I don't have to tell you that we caved in, the photo's are evidence of our 

inability keep a united front against the forces of cuteness. So we talked

her into getting a budgie as we both agreed that they were probably the

least stinky, messy, expensive and high maintenance pet around. 

(Apart from a hermit crab).

Inspecting all the cages at the pet shop, I wasn't real keen on

the selection of rather 'uninspiring' cage selection. If Mr Tweedy

was to live inside he must have stylish lodgings. So with the kids

in tow we drove down the road to Freedom furniture to have a look

at their decorative bird cages that are currently in the winter catalogue.

Yippee, the cage was perfect (looking) and very portable as it's easily

moved around the house, so Mr Tweedy is apart of the action. As these

things usually turn out, and never seem to learn my lesson, Mr tweedy gets

out of the 'decorative' cage every day! So it's become a game to find him

every afternoon when we all come home....so much for low maintenance!

Sarah.