Houseguests

We've had 3 houseguests for a week or so, and despite Benjamin Franklin's assertion that "Fish and visitors stink after three days," we're willing to have them stay as long as they want. They're very quiet, don't eat much, get along well with each other, don't make big messes, and haven't caused us any trouble at all (they really don't stink either).

So obviously they are not human beings.




Here are Sokka and Zuko....


....and this is Aang.

They are named after characters from the animated television series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" -- which I have never seen, so I hope I got their names correct.

They take turns nicely on their exercise wheel -- I haven't heard a single argument!


They belong to Melissa, but we are hosting them for a while for a couple of reasons. First, she needed to request some work done on their apartment, and since they're not supposed to have pets, it's best that the gerbils are gone at that time. And second, Danica loves them a little too much, but isn't quite old enough to know what is or isn't good for them. For example, she tried to give them a "bath" in the plastic storage container they live in, and they could have drowned (they're desert animals and take "sand baths" to get clean).


They're fairly friendly, and don't really bite (just sometimes a little nibble that doesn't hurt), and they move really fast. They love chewing on things, and can completely break down a toilet paper tube or paper towel tube in an amazingly short period of time.