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My name is Amy. I am married to Jacob, my wonderful husband. We have 4 children, all girls. Yes! They are a handful. They are all over the age of 13.

We are owners to a very furry family. Starting from the littlest animals:

20 Guppies(Realized Guppies produce faster then normal fish! Now just have all females) - 50 gallon tank

2 Betta - 2 separate 10 gallon tanks

1 Turtle - Henry

4 Chinchillas - Lucy, Devin, Desparux(Pronunced Des-Per-O), Jenny and Kyle(All Spayed and neutered)

4 Ferrets - Lucky, Barbra, Maggie and Smartie(All spayed and neutered)

6 Guinea Pigs: Abby, Abigail, Abe, Ace, Bambi and Barly(3 boys and 3 girls. All spayed and neutured)

4 Rabbits - Harmony, Halle, Hannah and Holly

2 Cats - Ariel and Apricot.


We have no dogs but are currently looking to place a puppy into our home(Girls have promised to take care of them).


Want to know where we keep them all? Well we currently live in a 5br, 5 bath home. Here are the room lay-outs:

Ferrets have their own room(Right temperature and any furniture was removed and the carpet was replaced by wood.)
Chinchillas have their own room(Right Temperature and any furinture was removed and the carpet was replaced by wood)
Rabbits have a re-modeled bathroom(Tile was replaced with wood. Everything was taken out and replaced with wood floors) which has a TON of accessories and room for them to play.
The rooms are always air conditioned and the rooms have really weird doors. We aren't for sure what they are called but you can open the top or bottom.

Guinea Pigs are kept in the girl's room.

When our daughters want to see what the animals are doing, they just open the top of the door to peek inside. But the doors are safety locked so when the animals are out for their playtime, they can't escape.

Trust me, we put a lot of money into our house and our animals. And trust me, it was ALL worth it.

Now, what I like to do? Bike Riding, Read on animals, Play with our animals, research dog breeds and a WHOLE lot more.

What do I do for a living? Well...I'm a stay-at-home mom for 15 years

Amy
 
Wow. So basically you live in a really nice zoo? haha, but in all seriousness that set up sounds very cool to live in.

How do you find the time for all your housemates? Seems like you have three full time jobs--mom, housekeeper and zoo keeper. Kudos for pulling it off, I would never be able to.
 
Wow! I must say, I am more than a little envious of your situation! :welcome: to CnH!

Ps. I am really happy to hear that you keep your bettas in 10 gallon tanks. It makes me so mad when people keep them in those tiny bowls...
 
Can I come live with you??? Haha.

Welcome to CnH!

Pictures, and lots of them, are always very welcome. :)
 
Wow. So basically you live in a really nice zoo? haha, but in all seriousness that set up sounds very cool to live in.

How do you find the time for all your housemates? Seems like you have three full time jobs--mom, housekeeper and zoo keeper. Kudos for pulling it off, I would never be able to.
Trust me, its hard. Our girls follow a strict schedule(You know, like those moms on wife swap. One is really let loose and one is strict. Yeah, I'm the strict one).

The girl's were the ones that choose the animals so they know that they have to take care of them.

So each animal has a schedule posted on their "Dutch Door" and then the girls have to follow it. The animals also have feed instructions(How much hay, food, etc) they get as well as how much playtime they need VS how much playtime my girls want to give them.

Yeah. It gets very hectic here!
 
wow, you are doing it right! I live in a small zoo as well, I am also a stay at home mom, and I love it! I only have 2 boys, though, but I think they might put out the same energy as 4 girls, lol! Welcome to the forum, and I can't wait to see pics of everyone - furkids and your family! :)
 
Welcome! Your set up sounds amazing. I'd also loooove pictures of your animals rooms, and of course your zoo family! :)
 
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