Letter to Yaya (Guide for Newbie Hedgehog Owner Part-Two)

Dear Yaya,

This is my second half of the letter, and this will tell you as much possible what you need to take care of hedgehog. I've already talked about caging, bedding, diet and toys in here (click for part one), now we'll proceed to the behaviour, which I think is the most important thing.

BEHAVIOUR

Like any other hedgehog, Joey is a territorial animal, means that he best kept alone, except for the certain time when sexual intercourse may happen. However, they might be able to live together, provided with big cage, like Sue and James.

1. Joey is as I mentioned before, a hyperactive, that means he likes to run around, and that WILL result in him redecorating the entire cage, your decorations, wheel, toys, bed, everything. So, what might be the problem here is the feeding bowl. I'm suggesting that you buy the commercial feeding bowl to ensure that the food doesn't fall on the floor. Something like this:

Or any other feeding bowl that you think is suitable. Something with a wide base for the stability. For the water, give him in a bottle like this:

 This might costs you Rm5++...

2. Besides that, Joey is still a baby. He's 2-months-old, and as human babies, he might poop a lot especially when you're trying to pick him up (though I've never had any experience with Joey poop all over me, just for the warning). I've had the same experience with Sue, but it got over as she grow older. 

3. Joey likes to climb. Pick him up and he'll climb all over you. This wouldn't be a problem unless you didn't cut his toenails, or else, it might hurt you a little bit. 

4. Also, if you find him sniffing on something, then he do a little acrobatic act, bending his back like this:

don't worry. This is called annointing. He'll produce white bubbles from his saliva and put it on his back. He'll do this if he finds new scents and like it.

5. Next, Joey is a baby, and that will put him in a quilling phase. Quilling phase is when he lose his old quills and grow new ones. At this phase, he might be a little bit jumpy, and furious, as it's uncomfortable with him.

CARE AND EMERGENCIES

You might find this section a little bit annoying as well as tiring, but it's what you have to prepare for if you're gonna get a hedgehog.

1. Trim his toenails when you find it's long enough. This is for your own safety actually, cause sharp toenails might hurt you. Of course, there's a way to do it. Just a simple procedure like this:

2. Feed him treat. Treat is as I mentioned, may include vegetation like grapes, oranges, mashed potatoes, or mealworm. This is to make him happier living with you as well as providing enough vitamin.

3. Bleeding or small cut may worry you, but there's the way to treat that. Hold the cut firmly, and apply wet clean towel or clothes, as well as some minyak gamat or olive oil. That'll do the trick. Believe me. He and Sue fight all the time.

4.This might disgust you a little, but hedgehog's health much can be told by the poo. Healthy poop looks like this:

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Okay, that's all I think. haha.. Kbye bitches. Penat tangan menaip tau. Da la tangan aku ni berotot sangat..

Bye =)

Letter to Yaya (Guide for Newbie Hedgehog Owner Part-One)

Dear Yaya,

 I know I didn't write a lot in here,and I know you don't even care, but here are the things I want you to listen carefully and take a note, ok? A'ite. First of all, the hedgehog I'm giving you is Joey. Joey is what I'd say crazy or hyperactive. If he's a boy, he'd climb up unto KLCC and jump headfirst to the ground. If he's a girl, he'd take 3 days shopping spree, talk unstoppable and complain a lot especially when waiter give him blue napkin instead of red, and yes, I hate that! It's okay if you don't understand what I'm blabbering here. First stanza isn't important at all.

Now, Joey, unlike my two other hedgehog, is a hardwork. He eats a lot, plays much, and could be very annoying to my other two. That's why I'm giving you him. 'Cause you're sort of the girl who like action and adventure, I'm sure you'll be a good owner to him. Okay, here are the things you might want to take a note.

CAGE


Hedgehog's cage should be wide enough for him, of course, and the bottom part should be fully covered. This is because hedgehog is an excellent climber, and when he goes to poo poo, he'd like to do it on the corner. In this case, rabbit or guinea pig's cage isn't suitable. Joey's leg might stuck in the hollowed floor, and his poo poo will be scattered outside. U might have to clean that up. I'm suggesting fully enclosed cage like an aquarium, or plastic bottomed cage like this:

or simply something like this

But, u have to make sure that there's enough space for him, and his toys.

DIET

Now, the tricky part. Let's just cut this short, ok? I'm recommending Friskies's Gourmet for cats for Joey. That's what I've been feeding him now. Why Friskies Gourmet? 'Cause it's smaller,and softer than Whiskas (which is the only cat food available at my place). 

If u're intended to chage its menu, then do it slowly. U can mix the old menu to the new one, and increase its quantity daily. If not, he might suffer from diarrhea and tummy ache. Weekly feast may also include some vege and fruits such as carrots, grapes, or potato. He'd like them. U can also feed him mealworms, which can be found at aquarium shops.

TOYS

Ok, this is the part where you supposed be relieved cause  hedgehog don't need much toys. In fact, the most expensive toy would be the wheel. It might be up to Rm100 each. BUT, take a deep breath, I know one man who sells it at RM25. YAY!! It looks like this:

Don't waste your time looking it up on Mudah.my. It isn't there.

Besides wheel, they enjoy playing with the tissue rolls, take a look at James and Joey. =)

They even fight for the tube.

You can add more toys to him, and he'll play with it. I once give him a ping-pong ball, and he likes it very much, pushing it around his brother, and that ended up in fight. Also, U can give him chew toys like the cat's. He love to bite and gnaw, so that might help.

BEDDING

As many of those who protest using pine bedding, experienced owners don't seem like having problem in that issue. Some say pine bedding are poisonous, but this is not proven. However, there are some alternatives to pine bedding, such as newspaper shreds, pellet bedding, etc. FYI, bedding tu benda serbuk kayu yg diletakkan kat bwh tu, Apa2 je lah. dah la aku ni hensem sgt.

Ok then, it's all for now. We'll see more in the 2nd part. =)

Ibu Berhati Binatang

Assalamualaikum,

Kabare? baek dong? Sori ya, maaf sesangat sbb saya mmg x pandai bicara Indonesia. haha.. Saja try. Neway, berbalik kepada tajuk: Ibu Berhati Binatang. Kenapa tajuk nieh? Baca shortnotes kat bawah ni dulu. Sejak membela binatang ni, aku makin rajin membuat kajian, sampai la jumpa fakta2 nieh, tentang bagaimana haiwan2 menjaga babies dorg.

HAMSTER

Yang ni aku  pernah kena. Hamster ni memang jenis haruan makan anak. Hamster akan beranak banyak2, biasanya 6-8 ekor, then kalau dia nampak anak2 yang kurus, x bermaya, or cacat, dia akan makan hidup2. Memang x bagi peluang. Especially kalau xde makanan or sang ibu x cukup zat untuk menghasilkan susu untuk beri pada anak yang sihat. Yang aku dulu pun dari 8 tinggal 2 ekor. Nak cakap x cukup makanan, mmg penuh je bekas dia aku kasi. xtau lah. Hobi kot?

KUMBANG PENGGALI

Yang ni pun spesis sama ngan hamster/tikus. Dia akan bertelur banyak2, then kalau x cukup makanan, ngap yang kecik sekali. Biasanya mmg x lepas la. Kumbang penggali biasanya duduk dalam bangkai tikus, or bangkai animal2 yang lain so it would provide enough nutrient, but still, larvae yang dirasakan x sesuai untuk hidup or paling kecik sekali akan dibunuh. Dorg ni belajar ngan Darwin kot. Darwin cakap, teori ni adalah survivor of the fittest. Yang kuat akan hidup. Inilah nature. Kalau nak diikutkan, mmg banyak haiwan yang ikut teori ni. Arnab pon makan anak sendiri. Kucing jantan pun akan bunuh anak sendiri, biasanya anak jantan jugak untuk mengurangkan persaingan.

PANDA

Hah yang ni x taulah. Da badan besar, pandai berkung-fu pun x reti jaga anak lagi? Ibu panda biasanya akan menjaga SEEKOR anak sahaja. Andainya dia beranak lebih daripada seekor, yang lain akan dibiarkan dalam hutan. Yang anak kesayangan ni akan diberi makan, minum yang cukup n dijaga dengan penuh kasih sayang, sementara yang laen lantak korangla. Kalau anak2 panda ni x pandai survive sampai 8-9 bulan, mg arwah nasibnya. Kalau survive, nasib baik sangatlah tu. Besar nanti kau pukul ibu kau kuat2 ea Panda. Ajak mentadak kawan kau tu jugak.

HELANG HITAM

Helang hitam pulak laen ceritanya. SI ibu n bapak akan biarkan anak2nya maen camtu je dlam sarang. Nama pun burung. Tahulah sarangnya tinggi. Biasanya akan ada la anak burung yang jatuh mati. Reason dia buat camtu adalah kerana helang hitam biasanya hidup di tempat yang payah nak dpt makanan, so anak2nya bermain tu sbgai 1 ujian untuk mendapat anak yang betul2 kuat n berupaya untuk hidup dewasa kelak.

GAJAH

Gajah adalah herd animal, or binatang yang duduk secara berkumpulan. Ibu gajah biasanya mengandung selama setahun, or setahun sebulan. Masa lahir, mmg besar la anak dia, dlam 200pound! Anak-anak ni pulak akan dikawal ketat oleh 'allomothers' iaitu kakak, makcik2, nenek2 dalam herd tu sendiri. Anak gajah dilahirkan buta, so untuk protect mereka, anak akan dibiarkan bermain di tengah2 kumpulan tu sementara dorg membentuk bulatan. Imagine yourself in a middle, surrounded by extra large bodyguard. Like Justin Bieber, huh?

BURUNG ENGGANG

Burung enggang lain pulak cerita dengan helang hitam. Masa pengeraman n bertelur dihabiskan selamanya dengan bertapa dalam dahan kayu. Ibu enggang akan duduk dalam batang tu, dan si bapa akan menutup lubang dengan tanah n kayu, allowing only a small entrance untuk dia hulur makanan. Bayangkan kau hidup dalam bilik, bermandikan taik sendiri, makanan terhad, selama 2 bulan just untuk besarkan anak. Hebat kan?

ALLIGATOR

Alligator ni nampak jea muka garang, tapi hati jambu. Ibu alligator akan bertelur dalam sarang yang terdiri dari ranting-ranting kayu dan daun-daun. Sarang buaya jangan dijolok! Sebab ibu dia akan sentiasa ada memerhati dari jauh. Tahu x buaya boleh berlari sama laju dengan budak 10 tahun? Kalau awak terkejut mmg x sempatla. Bila da menetas pulak anak-anak dia akan berlari-lari masuk dalam mulut mak dia n dijaga sampai besar.

MANUSIA

Makin lama makin banyak anak2 terbuang tepi jalan, dalam sungai, dalam longkang, kat surau pun ade. X tahu lah. Mungkin dorg ni berfikiran cam Darwin jugak kot. Nak tengok sape paling kuat baru boleh bertahan. Tapi fikirkanlah, haiwan buat camtu sbb mmg xde akal. Kita ni manusia dikurniakan akal yang cukup lengkap, cerdik pandai. Jadilah cam alligator yang bermuka brutal tapi hati baik, jangan jadi cam hamster yang cute tapi anak sendiri dimakannye. 

Sekian, wasalam. =)
Peace no war.

Welcome to Chubbytown!!

ngehehe... Assalamualaikum..

Tahu nape aku tersengih?? Sbb tgk kat blog Nenek Kebayan Buncit gambar aku terpampang dia wat single post. Sangat cilake. Tp xpe.. hari masih panjang. Aku bukanlah seorg keyboard warrior. X pandai nk kenakan orang dlam blog ni. Lagipun blog aku ni bukan la blog mencerca org, except for her la. ngeahahaha.. (Padahal laptop aku rosak, gambar dia semua dalam tuh).

Menjawab pertanyaan Nenek tua ni jugak, aku membuat la post ni dengan gigih. Perkenalkan, my babies.

Name: Sue Sylvester.

Sex: Female

Type: Pygmy African Hedgehog.

Age: 3 months old

Color: Cinnanot (Cinnamon + Apricot)

Behavior: Undetermined. Sometimes ok, sometimes grumpy (masa datang bulan kot).

Name: Emma Schuester

Sex: Female though doubted

Type: Abbysinian Guinea Pig

Age: 4-5 months

Color: Brown and White (As the pic)

Behavior: Sangat manja, especially masa mintak makan. 

Though da duduk ngan jantan da sebulan, masih x menunjukkan tanda2 pregnant.

Name: Will Schuester

Sex: Male

Type: Abbysinian Guinea Pig

Age: 4-5 months old

Color: Brown and White. Mostly white.

Behavior: Agak liar kalau nak banding ngan Emma. This is probably because we though he was pregnant at first, because of his huge tummy and he has tits. That's before I realised that ALL guinea pigs, MALE n FEMALE, have tits. So, we didn't handle him quite often.

THE TRIPLETS

These Triplets baru sampai semalam, bought by my brother.

Also Abbysinian Guinea pigs. Dorg ni babies lagie. Baru sebulan. Baru lepas bercerai susu. 

Ada 2 betina, sekor jantan (yang 3 colors) tu. Dorg ni agak feral lagie, masih takut2 ngan orang. 

Tapi bila aku naek atas jea nk tengok dorg, mesti dorg berdiri ngan hind leg sambil menyanyi lagu Wonder Pets. Aku x sempat lagie bagi nama kat dorg, sebab baru lagi, so aku letak The Triplets la je ea.

YANG DA ARWAH

Name: Api

Sex: Female

Type: Syrian hamster

Age: 4 months top

Behavior: Agak manja jugak, x pernah gigit aku. Tapi da sampai ajal nak wat camne.

Name: Semut

Sex: Male (Laki Api)

Type: Syrian Hamster

Age: 4 months top

Behavior: Walaupun x pernah menggigit, tapi kuat berjalan. Hilang masa ngah picnic.

Name: Unknown

Sex: Unknown

Type: Syrian Hamster

Age: 3 weeks

Behavior: Unknown.

Name: Unknown

Sex: Unknown

Type: Syrian hamster

Age: 3 weeks.

Behavior: Unknown.

Selain Semut, yang laen semua mati di'ngap' kucing yang bengap! Semua terjadi masa aku balik kampung, preparing for my uncle's wedding. Then my father called and said they escaped and being eaten by cat. Api was found at the bottom of aquarium with a bite mark on her back. 

So, that's it. Itu semua yang aku ada. Oh, kenapa Chubbytown?!! Sebab masa aku dapat dulu, dorg semua kurus2, macam x cukup mkan, kecuali Sue. And sekarang, bapak gedabak da. Buncit2 belaka. Dorg la yang motivate aku kasi kurus skang ni,.. haha.. Tapi seyes, aku x pernah bosan maen ngan dorg. Tengok dorang makan pun seronok jea. Kadang2 aku cucuk2 dorg ngan rumput. Oh yea... Dorg sangat suka makan rumput2 segar yang banyak kat belakang rumah aku! So, every morning when there's chaos in the house people busy preparing for works n school, aku keluar kutip rumput kat belakang. 

Jangan tanye aku apa motif bela menatang ni. Aku suke!! Tu je la..

Ok, that's all for today. I'll be back with more pet stories ea.. hehe.. =)

Malu.Segan.Ashamed

Do you ever had a moment when you saw a familiar person, then you went to him/her, spoke to them for seconds and walked away slowly from him full of shame and regret of yourself? Well, that's exactly what happened to me last Sunday.

At Pekeliling, while waiting for my bus, there was this boy, and his face looked very familiar. Depended on my memory, he could be my former school's junior. Yeah, I'm not so good with people's name. They are always confusing me, sometimes with their father's name. With faces, not good either. I just don't care much about other people, and that's gotta change.

When he walked into the bus stop, I was sitting on the iron bench, right under ceiling fan. I noticed him and like, 'This guy is familiar,' then turned away. But, I kept noticing him looking at me for a long time, so I tried to refresh this memory. Minutes after that, he smiled at me, so I smiled back, though I tried to avoid straight eye-contact in case he'd sit beside me and begin to talk, which is hard for me 'cause I dun even know who he was.

On the bus, I got a sit next to a woman, damn the ticket seller. Actually, there's just an empty seat beside the boy. Why couldn't he place me there?? But I refused to move. 1st of all, people who appear familiar to us, and we don't remember their names or background, is a real shame on us.. 2ndly, it was back seat, and I was holding Sue. She could get carsick.

When we arrived, I took a last look at him and that's it. I couldn't remember who he is. There's no way I was about to begin the conversation. So, I stood way from other people, at the entry of the bust station, waiting for my brother to fetch me up. To my surprise, there he was, suddenly appeared to my right. To broke the silence and awkwardness, I smiled to him first before saying hi.

'Hi. Tunggu sape?' This is me asking.

'Tunggu adik aku...'

'Duk sni ke?'

'Ha'ah.. Rantau Perintis. Dekat jea ngan umah kau.' Hah sudah!!

'oohh.. (cube b'lagak cool) kau batch bile ea?' This is the line I regret the most.

'Batch? Batch ape? Sekolah menengah?'

'Ha'ah.'

'Aku sekolah kat sini jea. Bandar Pusat 1.'

'Oh. but aku tengok ka cam familiar. Aku ingat budak INTEK dulu'.

Oh yeah, this above sentence right here, is the biggest regret. Not the other one. 1st of all, I shouldn't say U looked familiar. 2nd, He doesn't even had a clue of what INTEK is!!!!

I should've just gone with 'Long time no see, how are you now, bla bla bla' that kinda talk. But I'm sure that he knew me too. My best bet is that he's my junior in primary school. No wonder he looked bigger than the last face I remember!! haha....

P/S: I'll be more careful while meeting other people on the next days. And I'll try to remember names too!

That's it people. Adios. Tq for reading. =) 

Meet Spiky Sue. =)

Hi everyone. Remember my post about the hedgehog? Well, night after that, Afeeq informed me that his cousin has babies to sell. His 2 moms gave birth to some pups at the same time, sort of. So, I went out with it, contacted him, and VOILA!! Got myself a baby hedgehog in one month and a half, which is by that time, perfect. I got my PTPTN loan, and it was in the holiday, so I dun't have anything to spend on.

Last weekend, I went to Gombak, bla bla bla.. Fetched Sue (this is her name. Got it from Sue Sylvester, which is also her full name) and Will and Emma (my brother's guinea pigs). But unfortunately, I've to leave Emma and Will with Naeim at Gombak because the coldblooded bus driver won't allow me to get it on the bus. He told me to leave 'em at the baggage storage, which is right under the bus, very close to the engine, therefore, very hot. I refused, so called my uncle and gave them away to Naeim. TQ Naeim n Poksu.

When meeting Sue at the first time, I was astounded. She's huge! I've done some reading before and the 2months old babies would actually be as only big as a tennis ball. After further reading, I found out it varies through breed. Some moms produce bigger hoglets than the others, especially when she's well-fed, well taken care of. No wonder the one that my mom'd held were much smaller. It was in the zoo. Not given so much attention I guess.

spiky ball

At the early time of our meeting, Sue curled up a lot. She was frightened. Maybe she wasn't use of my scents while I'm holding him. After a lot of getting together in these few days, she's now much calmer. She'd climb upon me, let me to pick her up, no more curling, and this evening, as I picked her out from the aquarium, and brushed her quills a little, she fell into sleep on my lap! She's adorable. Really is.

But, she's not used to everybody just yet. Still in progress. The person that she'd be calm about are only me and mom. She practically bit my brother's finger and hissing when it comes to other person.

her aquarium, or at least, temporary.

I'll be using the Emma's cage for her, as it is more prcatical compared to their size.

She loves to play with the ball, pushing it with her head,

And the tissue roll, she'll stuck her head inside it.

Pink carrot is natural stone, supposed to wear her teeth down, and provide her with calcium.

The wood is for her to walk around as I'm working on her wheel. 

She also likes to sleep under it, much cooler I think. 

menguap dalam rumah dia...

She also get well with her diet and environment, though she always re-arrange the decorations in the aquarium at night. That's some workmanship over there, ain't? Last night, I put a lot of food into her container and as I woke up this morning, it was half empty. That's why she poops a lot. (Yaya has ordered me a plastic bag full of her poops.)

My own.

Okay that's all everyone. I'll tell u more about Sue in the soon-becoming post ea. hehe.. =)

Yaya Zamimi Nak Jadi Wanita Ayu?

Ari ni aku nak tulis dlam BM pasal isu hangit yang kita nk bincangkan ni. Muahahaha.. 

Yaya Zamimi nak jadi wanita sejati? Pandai memasak, menjahit, penyayang etc...? 

Mungkinkah terjadi? 

Mungkinkah boleh kita wartakan sebagai The 8th Wonder of the World?

Bukan Wondergirls!

Oklah.. bagi mereka2 yang x kenal agie Yaya Zamimi, ni aku beri serba sedikit pasal beliau:

Born in July 4th 1991 (ye, dah tua)

Has an unidentical twin, Wawa Zamimi

Has 8 siblings, klau x silap

Menetap di Kuantan

Masih belajar di IIUM Petaling Jaya in AIIied HeaIth Science (Sumpah pelik nama dia, ni pon x betul)

Aku terinspired nak wat post ni lepas membaca entry tervaru beliau, Aku Dah Ready Nak Jadi Wanita. 

Tengok layout page dia cam ayu je an? Pink, well organised..

 X tengok agie profile pic beliau:

Fb beliau

Tapi, jangan tertipu!! Jangan!! Saya ulangi skali agie.. JANGAN!!

Kenapa?? 

Kerana.. Kat skolah die ni ah champion, lari sana lari sini, kawad sana, kawad sini, sepak orang sana, sepak orang sni, maki orang sana, jerit orang sini.

Ada sorg budak laki da pernah kena lempang pon ngan dia.

Sebab tu ah kat INTEK dlu, dia digelar Singa Betina. 

Semua takutkan beliau, junior, senior, laki, pompuan, pakcik kebun, makcik kantin..

Masa Form5, aku dengar dia ade wat oath nak jadi pompuan sejati ayu dalam masa 2 tahun, masa dia 19 tahun tu r kot.

Lega r sket aku masa tuh.

Kurang r sorg pengganas kat muka bumi nieh.

Pastu alih2, ak tengok, sama jea.. -.-"

Hampa r sekejap... Pastu ok semula

Tup tup, kuar plak statement dia dlam blog die tuh kate da bersedia nk jadi pompuan ayu..

Alhamdulillah.. mengucap aku wat kali ke-2.

Kalau la betul, harus aku wat kenduri 7 hari 7 malam.. 

Yelah kan, kawan da nak berubah ke arah kebaikan..

Nape aku cakap camtuh? 

X baek en..?

Cam brutal sgt Yaya uwh..

MEMANG BRUTAL!!!

X caye?? Kau tengok nieh:

Ni antara yang masih terkumpul di FB.

Yang laen dipercayai gigih diremove olehnya utk menjaga reputasi wanita ayu.

Tapi, tu dulu. Dia pernah ckp ngan aku, dia rasa diri dia makin ayu skang..

Da pandai masak, wat kek...

Da cukup r kriteria2 isteri Mithali..

Apa2pon, kita tengok je la nanti betapa ayu, anggun, cantiknye Yaya Zamimi lepas transformasinya nanti ea..

Mana r tau kot2 dia jadi seayu

Lisa Surihani ke... hehe

Papepon, doakan la utk beliau dan untuk keselamatan diri anda sendiri

Moga2, apa yg diimpikan oleh beliau menjadi realiti..

Amin...

That's it. Penat merapu.

THANK YOU =)