Yes, yes, I've heard it all before, "She turned me into a newt...! Well, I got betta..." In fact, my first ever newt was named King Arthur. I think I got him when I was around 12 or 13. I have had aquatic creatures in my life continually since I was 7 years old when I got my first gold fish.
Bagera is so named because he loves to spend his days up in the branches of his plant. I got this little fella when I was a sophomore in college, so we have been together for a long time, just under a decade. He is by far the longest living newt I've ever had. My dad looked up the life span of a newt and found out it can be as long as 65 years! I can honestly tell you, it will be a sad day when this little guy kicks the bucket. We've got a lot of history.
In fact, my senior year of college, my landlady made a surprise visit. She then tried to change my contract to say that absolutely no pets were allowed... including aquatic creatures. One of my roommates had a fish tank that contained a fish she had also had for years. We both told her to stuff it, and that the caveat was not in our original contract, so our pets stayed. Like she was going to kick us out, she needed the rent money and we lived a few miles off campus in the boonies.
Now you have "met" all of the pet members of my little family. We love you Baggy!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog! I just read your back-story post, and I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your honesty. As someone who has struggled with anxiety for years, I often wonder/worry about how I'll do once the baby arrives (and I do think that PPD after infertility is a different experience than "regular" PPD). I really look forward to following your journey.
-Kerri (ICLW)
Haha, too cute... we had a similar problem in college... aquariums with fish were allowed, but we had a frog and it caused a big ruckus...
How adorable! I had no idea newts lived that long. I think that it is sweet that you are so close with your newt. I just love animals.
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