Living with Anteaters

Time to wake for a walk.

First a public appearance
Clinging to the seat

Sniffing and licking

Under a fallen tree

This hole was too small to fit
Till I made it big enough.

Barf!
I didn't mean to capture this. I didn't know it was coming. It's sort of a once in a lifetime sort of shot though.

She swallowed too much wood dust and got over heated. A dunk in the river and she was fine.


Some species like rats and horses are not capable of vomiting so a person might wonder if an anteater can or how they do it with that long snout and small mouth. Well, now you know.

She has a sensitive tummy when it comes to stuff. Though not a common occurrence, learned to mostly avoid the stuff, too much dirt, wood dust, fiber in her food, or even eating too many ants. Oh and pet hair used to do it as she was tonguey/mouthy when young and licked it up.

Ori's plenty tonguey but hasn't ever puked.

Oh and I was surprised at the volume. She hadn't drank anything. They don't have stomach acid but they sure must produce a lot of enzymatic juices.

After a dunk in the river
It didn't capture well due to the flash but her rump was really golden orangish.

Another rotten stump

Tiny mushroom
It was the size of a bb.

Nap time
Pua dug herself a sleep nest down inside the stump.
She kinda looks like a dead thing but maybe that's the idea. Predators wont wanna eat that.

Dirty girl
After pulling her out of the stump she tried to climb grandma's leg to get to her carry bag. I let her in and carried her home.

Half done grooming
Mess left after grooming some of the wood dust out of her fur.

Ori Cinco Tamandua's first real walk

She's practiced in the yard now she got to go to a park. Yeah that guy is asking me not to let my "dog" poop by his fence, only person we ran into, the park has homes around it. I said she's an anteater and just poops once a day so he didn't have to worry about that. Of course he needed me to repeat that and I pick her up and I'm saying how she only poops once a day so isn't going to and poop comes falling out of her butt, lol, thanks perfect timing.(They actually poop every other day on average).

Aug 8th
oh boy a buggy apple. Yay, apple season

Aug 9th
Ori came to visit by herself last night though she was just exploring and didn't really want my company or grooming. So I left her for my tower and defended it from her when she tried to come up.

Ori followed Aurora down to the closet floor then Aurora play attacked. ORi fled back up. She thought they were going to explore and didn't want to play there.

Ori came back and gave in to play for a bit but then ran off again. Aurora came by me and Ori ran over and hopped on for a ride. Aurora took it as a play attempt and went at her, lol.

Ori is such a klutz she tripped on the food bowl and sent food flying but not the bowl and got it all over her legs and belly.

Aurora and Ori are crazy hyper tonight

Pua and Ori

Aurora looking cheeky

Ori Cinco as Tarzan

I can do this

Hey there
Pua was trying to get Aurora to play. Aurora was in the hammock.

Pua sleeping on the sink
With a bit of cheese behind her ear for later.

Pua and Ori kinda

Pua and young Ori Cinco



Pua's new Y-Leg Harness
So cute looks like she's wearing suspenders. The flowers have glitter on them.

Pua's harness broke and the store had no H harnesses. I was a fan of the H-harness but this is very snug around the arms don't think she'll slip out easy. We'll try it out on a walk soon.

Pua wants to play

Pua wants to play with Aurora but Aurora just want s quiet nap in the hammock away from her crazy baby.



Pua explores

Trying to sleep in a hallow tree
She took a pretty good walk and posed cute quite a bit but my camera battery was dead. I got stabbed in the back by a bee and she had to pose for a fan at the end of her walk. She is spoiled and doesn't like to stop outside.

Quasi and Jake got their check ups. On the ride to the vet Jake wanted to cuddle with Quasi for moral support. Quasi wasn't thrilled "Dude why are you in my face? You're gonna give me cat cooties" He was to tired to care on the ride home.

Pua Tamandua takes a run

She was happy to get out.

This morning Aurora is squished inside the mashed down house with Ori on top again.

Origami Anteater
They fold up neatly into small places.

Took Ori for a walk in the yard on leash. Then when we came back in she explored the house a bit before going back to the closet and inside the house with Aurora.

I don't wanna go
Ori was up so I brought her out against her will. She paced at the door so I moved her farther and then she had fun.

Exploring the yard

Behind the house

Found some bugs

Debugging the garden
But watch out for the plants next time

Looking for bugs

Off to explore more

She's got bad bed hair

Trying to climb my leg

Found a nest of earwigs

Hyzzie and Ori

Ori outside

Climbing the bunny gate

Balancing

Found some more bugs
Hope it was only more earwigs

I want to ride you home now

Ori checking out the house

Ori and the old bed house
This house gets smaller every time I visit

Standoff with Quasi dog
After a bit Ori got brave and passed him but kept as far away as the walls allowed.

Ori tamandua in the living room

Ori going home.

I was up at 8:30 ran around out side played some, peed near where Ori peed out there, spent some time begging for nonexistent avocado then turned in.

July 21st 1:30AM
(Pua's Mommy)Ori wanted to be young again tonight so was riding mom. She accidentally clawed Aurora's privates again but Aurora said she's too old for such mistakes and punished her. Ori got a scratch to her head and arm. I guess that makes them even. Everyone swabbed with iodine. Filed Ori's front nails a bit. She wasn't trilled with me.

Uh, excuse me
Ori shoved Aurora away from the food bowl

Aurora the brave
She was the first one to brave going on the cat tree without being put on it.

That flash is bright

Aurora on the move

Standing by the back door
Aurora peeking in the cubby hole

Let me clean that off for you.

Aurora ready for more play.

Aurora and Ori play and explore the cat tree

Discovering the new cat tree. Camera kept shutting off last night. Guess battery was low so I spliced this together. The spots on Ori are due to her getting scratched. I treated them with iodine.

10pm
I was pout having my walk when the neighbors came by with friends. She likes me and is respectful and told them not to scare me so after I walked by mom snatched Ori from the nest and brought her to say hi. She surprised mom by not squirming at all. She was dozing a bit in mom's arms while they pet her. When she brought her she let Grandma and grampa say hi. She was a tiny bit more restless then since the movement woke her a bit more but still good.