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05/29/2024

With Pet Expo approaching, I’m working on a little true/false; myth/fact activity for our table. I know my page isn’t very big here (my IG is a bit more popular!) but I wanted to start with a fun fact about pigeons every day or so until pet expo!

Myth or Fact?
Pigeons need grit.
Answer will be in the comments!

05/18/2024

Still here! Just going through a massive life change, but our dreams are just around the corner 💕🥰 stay tuned!

05/18/2024

02/29/2024

Just a typical morning in the Howlett house! 💕

02/21/2024

Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!

02/21/2024

People need to talk about helium more. We have a fragile supply of it, and it’s non-replaceable. It’s important in medicine and MRI machines. And that’s just the start.

You don’t need it.
Your birthday balloons don’t need to float.
You don’t need to make a silly voice by inhaling helium.
And another good reason to not get it for balloons is that balloons choke animals, cause birds to fall, down sea life, and litter our land and oceans. For those who are religious; balloons do NOT go to heaven.

Helium should be reserved for important medical uses only.

I think about my carbon footprint a lot. It’s why even though I’m not vegan, I go for vegan/vegetarian materials and items / foods because biodegradability is VITAL.

I take the bus.
I walk.
We use h**p papers when smoking w**d.
We recycle.
We use electric heat.
My reptiles have their own bioactive tanks so I’m not wasting cleaning materials or paper towels.
My hamster has a natural tank so no plastic is used (besides his water dish)
I even shop at stores like Lush who take back their plastic pots which get recycled to be used again for products!

The only thing I need to improve on is using reusable coffee tumblers, and I’d like to make a grass and chia mat for my birds to reduce cage waste! That’s my challenge this year!

Let’s set environmentally friendly goals🌱💕

02/18/2024

CBC pigeon interview

02/16/2024

I will be on CBC around 6-7pm NST!

02/06/2024

Tarot is getting big!
*her bio enclosure is 7.5”Lx4.5”Wx5”H*
Still hoping it’s female and I’m so excited for them to molt again~ ALMOSTTTTT
🕷️ Hapalopus sp Colombia / Pumpkin Patch Tarantula

02/05/2024

Earl Gray is really enjoying attention right now 🥹💕

01/29/2024

Anyone else have little things you do out of love for your animal? Mine is spending about 30-45 mins sifting my pigeons favourite bird seed to 86 all of the corn I find~ corn is a choking hazard, and the flattened pieces can scrape their crops.

At least it is very satisfying on my little neurodivergent hands to stick my hands in a container of seed like my inner-child always wanted 😊 and my birds get to keep their fave seed (they refuse to eat any other brand)

Win win!

01/18/2024

We did not plan or want a Gemini doppelgänger 😅 we requested a pied diamond. But alas, some things just happen! At the end of the day this decision is to help combat Aries’ loneliness. It’s possible the breeder only does cinnamon/red’s and silvers. He is a male silver white rump, but I will say he is a darker silver, his white extends down his tail and is like snow, and he has more peach/cinnamon on his wings. Definitely different regardless of his type!

We haven’t named him yet, I was planning for comet, but that was for a pied variant! So I’m putting a pin in that name for now 💫 my husband is going to choose this lil guys name 💕

Came in with a minor boo boo—the exact thing happened to Aries and Gemini for some reason. Maybe it’s the way they’re grabbed before they get to me? Maybe it’s the boxes? Who knows, I know first aid for avians so I’m not worried about it. He is also missing a claw? That’s so weird. I might find a different supplier for doves in the future 😅

01/18/2024

👀💫 oh? What’s this? Where am I going with an empty bird carrier?