Well ... new year and new post ...
BK has decided to give up on getting rid of me and my critters ..... so that's a good thing ....
I have left my stress-hole of a job ... and am looking at other places .... wouldn't mind online geek classes but gotta get the funds first ...
Now ... critters ....
It appears Red has reached that age where he NEEDS to let off some steam ... he has gotten into the habit (for want of a better term) of biting my fingers ... hard! Soon as I get the chance and energy I will be cleaning up the females's tanks so Red and maybe Elvis can have some party time .... Red will go with Cosmo and Elvis will visit with Charlie. Those matches seem good based on similar body mass male to female. I have found one store in Napanee that may take any extra babies off my hands .... so we will see .....
Venus has me a bit concerned ... she has been hiding more than anything at night ..... not sure if it simply due to too warm in here ... or she has something going on ... but the last 2 night have been better than the past 3 prior .... I might need to move her tank ... but I am not sure where will be quieter and out of the cat's reach. I already caught Ravyn sitting ON that tank 2x last night ....
Well ... back to poser ....
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
End of 2014
So ... its the last day of 2014 ....
I have been given the clearance to no longer feel like a crack junkie selling her kid for more crack - Venus gets to stay. I am not sure what it says about me when she is the only one I was willing to offer to sell. The thought never entered my mind to put any of the cresteds up for sell .... am I really that evil?
I got 2 new/used big tanks for Red and Ghost on Sunday ... but they have basics in there yet. I will try to fix them up better on Thursday, like add dirt substrate and stuff.
We are still "fighting" with BK but as yet have not been advised of the tribunal date. I figure that will be next week or so, if they go that far. My luck, it will be on my birthday.
It seems my usual crested gecko food etc supplier doesn't have much for leopard geckos, so I will keep buying her bugs etc. One of these days I will need to pick up (or get them to drop off) the big tank they have there at Trish's. It will not be long before she is going to outgrow her 10 gallon tank....
Here is hoping 2015 goes more smoothly .... this has been a harsh year indeed ....
Saturday, November 29, 2014
November - Photos
New photos ... been a while ... Cosmo & Charlie decided to not participate in photo day ... LOL
GEORGE
RED
VENUS
MAX
ELVIS
SYLVESTER
GHOST
LADY M
LUCINDA
GEORGE
RED
VENUS
MAX
ELVIS
SYLVESTER
GHOST
LADY M
LUCINDA
Friday, November 28, 2014
November 2014 (long post ...)
And so it begins ....
With the multiple changes in personnel at the rental office (BK) for my apartment complex, someone there has decided to get picky while ignoring Acts in place for years.
I have been in my apartment since October 2012, but this November was the first "annual" inspection they have done. I show the super in, she checks the smoke alarm etc., then makes a note of the pets I have; in this case the one cat and the 11 lizards as she put it down. Now, at this point, I am not concerned since they are all in tanks (well not the cat, obviously) which are clean and they are all sleeping etc. Nothing there, right? Wrong!
I got notice on Nov 18th about my breaking the lease rules about having lizards in my unit. They were so kind (note the sarcasm) to include a copy of that page of the lease, with it highlighted, as well as typed out in the letter itself. This letter was very politely worded but definitely stated to get rid of the lizards or further action would be addressed. I was given a week, at which time they would "inspect" to ensure this had been done.
This notice was found on my way out the door to babysit. I did my best to hold it together, but I did indeed have a couple melt-downs. Can you blame me? These are my babies they were talking about .... George & Elvis have been with me for 3 years, at least.
So, after getting home and after having been given some info to reference, I wrote up a proper response. I spent until Friday re-reading it to be sure it was worded properly. On Nov 21st, I took in this response to their claim about not being permitted to have pets, specifically lizards on or about the property ... I clearly pointed out where the Residency Tenant Act 2006 unquestionably states that part of a lease is void. The property management people at the BK office essentially threw my letter right in my face. They made a wild claim that there is a lizard clause. When I asked them for more details, all they said was that they want my geckos gone.
They suggested that I call the Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) to clarify this exception, which I did. I called as soon as I got back to my car, and even waited on hold for nearly 15 minutes to reach a live agent. That call suggestion was a big mistake on my rental office's part, because it was explained, no matter how I asked, that there is NO exclusion, no lizard exception; a pet is a pet is a pet. They (BK) cannot ask me or make me get rid of them unless it goes to Tribunal & the order is handed down from LTB. My property management office (BK) also is claiming that they have taken another tenant to court & won, but I am not able to confirm this, of course.
Needless to say, I needed a breather, and I ran into a couple reptile friends at PetSmart (I needed to wander to de-stress), one being Christine of Recycled Reptiles. When I explained what was going on briefly, these two said that BK likes to do this stuff to people.I dug a bit deeper, just to be safe, and confirmed that there is no Ontario By-Law about any restricted animals as pets either to support them.
So, at this point, I am trying to not stress, but it is hard. One idea I had was that I will put the critters into hiding for the next inspection, and then bring them back out. They can't get cranky about the tanks. But I have been advised that BK will come up reasons to "inspect" and they will search for them.
All that was over the course of a week.... and now we come to the inspection to see if I complied with their request on November 24th.
Well the day came, and the super was back at my door. She seems to like animals, reptiles even. She said she has talked to BK about my geckos; explained how they are all beautifully set up, clean, quiet, well cared for, all of it. Guess what? She got as far as I did. I simply told her that the geckos are still in my residence, that I am not getting rid of them, and that BK do not have the grounds to ask me to do so. I showed her the letter I took to the office, about it being thrown in my face, and the other documents I had printed and highlighted. She wrote the key info down, and I said I would wait for next stage, because whatever they try will be a waste of time & money for them. I am SO glad that I am on FTO (paid time off) still, because I am not sure how this would have played out otherwise.
Then the next stage of BK stunts has hit. The super (poor girl gets to play evil middle-man in all this) came by to hand me the next notice to either get rid of the geckos or move out. They (BK) have essentially issued an eviction notice with due date of Dec 16th. Again, I called LTB who reminded that I can dispute the notice, and wait for the next stage, which should be hearing.
Well, today I was given a notice that the super will be back to "inspect" how well I am obeying BK's absurd request on Tues Dec 2nd. Guess what? The geckos will still be here, still in their tanks, and I will still be refusing to clear them or myself out.
With the multiple changes in personnel at the rental office (BK) for my apartment complex, someone there has decided to get picky while ignoring Acts in place for years.
I have been in my apartment since October 2012, but this November was the first "annual" inspection they have done. I show the super in, she checks the smoke alarm etc., then makes a note of the pets I have; in this case the one cat and the 11 lizards as she put it down. Now, at this point, I am not concerned since they are all in tanks (well not the cat, obviously) which are clean and they are all sleeping etc. Nothing there, right? Wrong!
I got notice on Nov 18th about my breaking the lease rules about having lizards in my unit. They were so kind (note the sarcasm) to include a copy of that page of the lease, with it highlighted, as well as typed out in the letter itself. This letter was very politely worded but definitely stated to get rid of the lizards or further action would be addressed. I was given a week, at which time they would "inspect" to ensure this had been done.
This notice was found on my way out the door to babysit. I did my best to hold it together, but I did indeed have a couple melt-downs. Can you blame me? These are my babies they were talking about .... George & Elvis have been with me for 3 years, at least.
So, after getting home and after having been given some info to reference, I wrote up a proper response. I spent until Friday re-reading it to be sure it was worded properly. On Nov 21st, I took in this response to their claim about not being permitted to have pets, specifically lizards on or about the property ... I clearly pointed out where the Residency Tenant Act 2006 unquestionably states that part of a lease is void. The property management people at the BK office essentially threw my letter right in my face. They made a wild claim that there is a lizard clause. When I asked them for more details, all they said was that they want my geckos gone.
They suggested that I call the Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) to clarify this exception, which I did. I called as soon as I got back to my car, and even waited on hold for nearly 15 minutes to reach a live agent. That call suggestion was a big mistake on my rental office's part, because it was explained, no matter how I asked, that there is NO exclusion, no lizard exception; a pet is a pet is a pet. They (BK) cannot ask me or make me get rid of them unless it goes to Tribunal & the order is handed down from LTB. My property management office (BK) also is claiming that they have taken another tenant to court & won, but I am not able to confirm this, of course.
Needless to say, I needed a breather, and I ran into a couple reptile friends at PetSmart (I needed to wander to de-stress), one being Christine of Recycled Reptiles. When I explained what was going on briefly, these two said that BK likes to do this stuff to people.I dug a bit deeper, just to be safe, and confirmed that there is no Ontario By-Law about any restricted animals as pets either to support them.
So, at this point, I am trying to not stress, but it is hard. One idea I had was that I will put the critters into hiding for the next inspection, and then bring them back out. They can't get cranky about the tanks. But I have been advised that BK will come up reasons to "inspect" and they will search for them.
All that was over the course of a week.... and now we come to the inspection to see if I complied with their request on November 24th.
Well the day came, and the super was back at my door. She seems to like animals, reptiles even. She said she has talked to BK about my geckos; explained how they are all beautifully set up, clean, quiet, well cared for, all of it. Guess what? She got as far as I did. I simply told her that the geckos are still in my residence, that I am not getting rid of them, and that BK do not have the grounds to ask me to do so. I showed her the letter I took to the office, about it being thrown in my face, and the other documents I had printed and highlighted. She wrote the key info down, and I said I would wait for next stage, because whatever they try will be a waste of time & money for them. I am SO glad that I am on FTO (paid time off) still, because I am not sure how this would have played out otherwise.
Then the next stage of BK stunts has hit. The super (poor girl gets to play evil middle-man in all this) came by to hand me the next notice to either get rid of the geckos or move out. They (BK) have essentially issued an eviction notice with due date of Dec 16th. Again, I called LTB who reminded that I can dispute the notice, and wait for the next stage, which should be hearing.
Well, today I was given a notice that the super will be back to "inspect" how well I am obeying BK's absurd request on Tues Dec 2nd. Guess what? The geckos will still be here, still in their tanks, and I will still be refusing to clear them or myself out.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
October 28 2014
Wow ... long past couple of weeks .... hope my kids don't think I've been ignoring them ....
I decided to take a few minutes, before spraying their tanks for the night, to say HI to those that were willing.
Lucinda calmed down fairly quickly, as did Sylvester. Yeah, that gecko is female, but the name has stuck. Mind you, she has a fair bit of excess skin etc so I am wondering about a gecko treadmill for her soon. LOL
Charlie's was a shorter visit in comparison, but still a visit. Cosmo dd her usual pee thing on me, but we still did a visit. Ghost was not bad, but I am not sure what was up with Elvis. He was all edgy and even tried to bite me a couple times. I know he was not mad at me, and since he is past the "teenage" stage where it is normal, I might have to say he is gonna get paired up in Februray.
I do still intend to pair up Ghost and Lucinda too.... they should produce stunning babies. I just hope to find homes for the babies ....
The rest decided they were not having anything to do with a visit, so it's their loss ....
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
OCTOBER 8 2014
Finally ... got them all weighed ... and new pics ... last weigh in was December 2013 ... some gained ... some stayed the same ... and some lost ....but I at least got some hands on time with each .... so its all good still ...
SYLVESTER (even though maybe female, keeping the name)
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 53g
RED
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 48g
GEORGE
Dec 2013 56g
Oct 2014 59g
ELVIS
Dec 2013 37g
Oct 2014 33g
LUCINDA
Dec 2013 47g
Oct 2014 43g
MAX
Dec 2013 64g
Oct 2014 64g
CHARLIE
Dec 2013 32g
Oct 2014 33g
COSMO
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 44g
GHOST
Dec 2013 49g
Oct 2014 45g
LADY M
Dec 2013 23.5g
Oct 2014 48g
VENUS (new leopard gecko BLIZZARD morph)
Oct 2014 18g
SYLVESTER (even though maybe female, keeping the name)
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 53g
RED
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 48g
GEORGE
Dec 2013 56g
Oct 2014 59g
ELVIS
Dec 2013 37g
Oct 2014 33g
LUCINDA
Dec 2013 47g
Oct 2014 43g
MAX
Dec 2013 64g
Oct 2014 64g
CHARLIE
Dec 2013 32g
Oct 2014 33g
COSMO
Dec 2013 48g
Oct 2014 44g
GHOST
Dec 2013 49g
Oct 2014 45g
LADY M
Dec 2013 23.5g
Oct 2014 48g
VENUS (new leopard gecko BLIZZARD morph)
Oct 2014 18g
Monday, October 6, 2014
October 6 2014
So ... I am gonna try to make nightly posts ... again ... LOL .. yeah, right .... I said "try" ...
Tonight while watering their tanks, I got to say HI (and by this I mean petting them on their heads) ... some let me pet their head a few strokes and were quite happy sitting there ... getting attention ... others booked it with one touch ... so this will be my way of seeing how it progresses ...
Tonight I got to say HI longer with Sylvester, Red (who has started a nightly thing of hanging on the branch/vine watching the room... ) and Elvis (who would sit there or walk onto my hand and revel in the attention ... he has been like that forever ... give or take LOL)
The one touch and run's were Cosmo (slow run, mind you), Ghost, Max, and George (sort of a slower run than he normally does).
I was not even able to do that one touch to Charlie or Lucinda, mainly because they were just too far hidden to touch. Venus had her head sticking out of her cave, so I am not sure my very light touch counted in either way. She didn't run but she pulled her head back in soon after.
More fun next time ... now it is bed with the crack-head crazy Ravyn ....
Tonight while watering their tanks, I got to say HI (and by this I mean petting them on their heads) ... some let me pet their head a few strokes and were quite happy sitting there ... getting attention ... others booked it with one touch ... so this will be my way of seeing how it progresses ...
Tonight I got to say HI longer with Sylvester, Red (who has started a nightly thing of hanging on the branch/vine watching the room... ) and Elvis (who would sit there or walk onto my hand and revel in the attention ... he has been like that forever ... give or take LOL)
The one touch and run's were Cosmo (slow run, mind you), Ghost, Max, and George (sort of a slower run than he normally does).
I was not even able to do that one touch to Charlie or Lucinda, mainly because they were just too far hidden to touch. Venus had her head sticking out of her cave, so I am not sure my very light touch counted in either way. She didn't run but she pulled her head back in soon after.
More fun next time ... now it is bed with the crack-head crazy Ravyn ....
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