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Here is a slideshow of the animals throughout this year. 😊It has been a year of learning with these little creatures! They have grown and changed so much over the last year. We have built new enclosures, figured out the best diets, researched what plants are best for them and so much more. It has been such a fun journey with these animals so far and I can’t wait to keep learning as they continue to grow.
We brought Allistar and Aesop home on May 31, 2019. My family stayed up until midnight putting together their enclosures. When we were putting them together, I remember thinking these cages are way too big! That was not the case because in a few short months, I was thinking the opposite! These lizards that started out so small grew and grew and grew. I would say the lizards at least doubled in size. We also received Atlas a couple days after bringing Allistar and Aesop home. I didn’t know what to expect with a tadpole but we followed the directions and began watching! After the lizards and tadpole being at our house for a couple weeks, we moved them to the Art room for Summer Rec. So many kids were able to watch them grow throughout the summer! It was hard work because I had to go to the school every single day of the summer (even the weekends) to make sure their lighting was right and to feed them. Chameleons and Bearded Dragons eat A LOT when they are little. When the summer was over, the lizards and tadpole (yes, Atlas was still a tadpole after 3 months) moved into the Empowering Teens Room. Aesop needed a bigger cage and Allistar was fitting perfectly in her cage. Then you guys met them and were so excited! I think I had at least one person ask to hold the lizards every day. In October, I went to Petco and saw this amazing looking chameleon and fell in love! I called Mrs. A and said we need this lizard! She said that it was up to me but it might be too much work. I decided to leave the store without him and tried not to think about him. A few weeks later on October 20th, we went back to Petco and I saw that this little Chameleon was still there and he was getting pretty big compared to all the other ones. I looked at Mrs. A and said “We have too.” He was even half as much as a Piebald Veiled Chameleon usually was. We brought him home that day and set him up in Aesop’s old cage. Atlas finally became a frog in December. All the animals came home with me during Christmas break. They enjoyed their time getting spoiled at my house. Then when we came back, you guys began planning Aesop and Apollo’s new enclosures. You did such a great job researching and building their enclosures. They have so much room and so many places to hide. They love their new enclosures so much. I brought them home again when we stopped going to school for the year. They continue to grow and change. We learned that Allistar is a girl and she continues to eat whatever she is given (especially collard greens). Aesop is getting healthier and healthier as he continues to eat his baby food and insects. Aesop is huge and is eating well and Atlas is probably not even the type of frog that we told he was but is thriving. Every new adventure is interesting and having these animals has definitely been an adventure. We will continue to learn how to improve their lives as they continue to grow and change. This is the last animal blog for the school year. I will post animal updates once a month throughout the summer if you want to see how they are doing! Have a great summer!
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