Name: Whitacre
Type of critter: Cat (suspected Bengal mix)
Age: 2 years, 8 months
A bit of a bio: We adopted Whitty and his brother, Ticheli, from the local shelter when they were 5 months old. Their litter had apparently been found in a box at the side of a VERY busy road. Now, Whitacre is the household cuddlebug and our resident drooler. He's our biggest cat (at about 14lbs), though he doesn't really realize it. He is completely a kitten at heart. All he wants out of life is to be close and to please. He usually picks up on tricks first, because he has no shame doing what the people ask. This cat also has a tendency to sleep in weird positions, and not bother to wake up when you move him.
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Name: Ticheli
Type of critter: Cat (suspected Bengal mix)
Age: 2 years, 8 months
A bit of a bio: Ticheli's backstory is the same as Whitty's. As for personality, Ticheli is the evil genius in this house. He knows what he wants, and will find a way to get it. For example, he knows what combination of buttons it takes to turn on my radio in the morning, which he will happily do if he thinks I've overslept too late past his breakfast time. At the same time, though, he's totally a Momma's Boy. He knows both how to drive me crazy and then almost instantly turn me into a puddle of goo.
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Name: Novinha (also called "Novi")
Type of critter: Rat, dumbo rex
Age: ~2 years, probably a few months older
A bit of a bio: I found Novi in a Craigslist ad. Her previous owner was very well-meaning, but very uninformed about rat care. At the time, I was not planning on bringing home any more rats, but something about Novi's description (there wasn't even a picture in the ad) just stuck with me. I brought her home, changed her name (used to be "Jingles"), got her on a proper diet, and she has just been a complete doll. She's not the brightest crayon in the box (as opposed to most rats, she cannot do even the simple levels of problem-solving), but she makes up for it with pure adoration. There were special forces at work the day I found her.
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Name: Teller
Type of critter: Sugar Glider, standard
Age: 3 years
A bit of a bio: Teller and Penn (RIP) were my husband's first pair of sugar gliders, back before we were married and he was living in an apartment by himself. Teller has always been very reserved and likes to take his time. I'm not sure I would say he is "shy", though, because he usually doesn't try to hide. Mostly, he likes to watch at a distance, see what the other suggies do, and make his own decisions from there. With us, he's very mellow and will ride on our shoulders without any fuss. I guess you could say that he likes to be involved, though not necessarily participate.
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Name: Elphaba
Type of critter: Sugar Glider, standard
Age: 1 year
A bit of a bio: We got Elphaba and Fiyero to keep Teller company after Penn died. Elphie is our first-ever female sugar glider, and we were amazed at how different she is from the boys. Penn used to be very outgoing and friendly, but he didn't even scratch the surface compared to her. Elphaba is all about "my way or the highway". She's never shown fear of anything, she's an escape artist, and she's always first in line for treats. We have to watch out with her, because she can do anything if she puts her mind to it! And she will sass something fierce! She's the only suggie we've had that will rear up on her hind legs and pitch a hissy fit if she doesn't get her way.
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Name: Fiyero
Type of critter: Sugar Glider, white-face
Age: 1 year
A bit of a bio: Fiyero is affectionately known as "shy-guy". It doesn't help that he and Elphaba arrived at the same time, and her personality completely dwarfs him. Although he is a bit more fearful than the others, he is very sweet and rarely makes a peep. (Honestly, the only time he makes a fuss is if Elphaba starts it, and usually he sounds so half-hearted about it... like he doesn't know why he's complaining... only that Elphie told him to.) He loves to jump, which is fairly typical for sugar gliders, but he takes it to a new level. He learned to glide the earliest of all our suggies, and despite being so quiet, he has a real need for speed! He loves running in his stealth wheel, so much so that I swear he's broken the sound barrier in it a few times. LOL!!
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Name: Glinda (or "Galinda", depending on her antics that day)
Type of critter: Sugar Glider, white face
Age: 6 months
A bit of a bio: Our breeder actually contacted us about this little girl a few weeks before Christmas, begging us to give her a home for the holidays. Of course, we couldn't say no! So she became my Christmas present.
Like Elphaba, she really isn't afraid of anything. However, she isn't nearly as demanding, either. Honestly, she's really kind of a ditz. LOL! We will give her a treat, and sometimes she will just forget to hang on to the wall of the cage and plummet to the floor with her prize. It completely doesn't phase her, though. She can be a bit fussy at times, but not too much. Overall, she's very spunky and personable, even if a little weird.
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Name: Toots
Type of critter: Cat (unknown origin)
Age: ~4 years
A bit of a bio: Toots is actually my brothers cat, though she's living with us for a little while. She was found in the empty lot next to our family's old house about three days before we moved out of it. She was spayed, declawed, and incredibly friendly. Nobody ever claimed her, so she stayed with my brother. She's a very... weird... cat. She will let my brother do literally ANYTHING to her without a single complaint. However, if somebody else so much as pets her the wrong way she will sometimes squeal and whine as if she was being killed. She has the squeakiest meow I've ever heard in my life, which I find to be hilarious. She has difficulty jumping (I have seen her miss the couch before), and in general, is just not that smart. She absolutely adores my brother, though, and that is what matters.
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