last night I walked into the living room to hear what I thought was a bird...it startled me a tad. yes, the windows were open but DAMN. it was dark outside. birds don't chirp at night, do they?

nope, they sure don't. as it turns out, the sound was coming from Hammy. it was almost like she was in a trance, and her whole body was vibrating with the effort.

I cannot tell you how excited I was, not only to witness this, but to capture the beautiful sound. ladies and gentleman, this is a noise that piggies make without explanation, and its very rare. ENJOY.

Pee.Esss. there is speculation that cavies make this noise when in heat, which I believe might be true. because that little piggie has been a BITCH the last couple days. mercy me, girlie. STOP COMPLAINING. more importantly, STOP HUMPING POOR BIRDIE. mercy, they need to get a man in their house!

today, I got up at 8AM, broke down the old piggie cage, and completely rebuilt it. I got done around 6:30.

I have never been so physically tired in all my life. my feet hurt unbelievably bad, I have three blisters on various parts of my hands, cuts all over my arms...but seeing Skids popcorn within two minutes of getting into his new digs made it all worth while. I have had him over a week now, and its the first time I've seen him act happy.

and by the by? I fucking HATE zip ties and can happily go the entire rest of my life never using another one again. I used 300 freaking zip ties today. gee...I wonder where I got the blisters from?