Banana's New Diet

It's Knobby here.

I'm a silkback central bearded dragon.  That means I have no scales.

Most of my brothers and sisters have scales.  

My parents probably had scales, although I've never seen them.

I don't.  

Apparently that's just the way it is.  Very strange.  

I don't mind it really.  But the human employees worry about it.

They worry I wouldn't shed properly.  I'm flaky most days.

So I get special privileges.  Like a hot bath every night.

Well, most nights.  Sometimes they forget.

I wish they wouldn't forget.  I like baths.

Anyway, I'm writing today.

Because Banana is busy.

And the guinea pigs aren't allowed indoors this afternoon.

They went running in the veggie patch in the rain and got very muddy.

There were footprints everywhere.  The human employees were not happy.

Ellie's on time-out too.  She pooed on Marbles.  Marbles was not happy.  

So I get to write today.

As I said, Banana is busy.  

Digesting.  She says she won't be out for a couple of days.

She ate her very first rat this morning.

We all watched.  It was very interesting.

She always ate mice before, but now mice are too small for her.

After a mouse she gets hungry after only 3 days.

The human employees say her meal should last her at least a week.  

Eating too often is not good for snakes apparently.

That's strange too.  I eat crickets everyday.

Well, almost every day.  Sometimes I feel depressed and don't want to eat.

But theoretically I can eat everyday.  I eat veggies too.

Banana never eats veggies.  

She should.  Veggies help MY digestion.

Anyway, we all watched her eat her first rat.

She said it smelled funny, but she was really hungry so she ate it.

It took her a while to work out how to eat it, because it was bigger than a mouse.

She accidentally swallowed it from the back end.

She said she meant to eat from the head end, because then the legs of the rat would fold up right.

But with a meal 5 times larger than her head, it was difficult to see which end was where.

She did fine from the back end though.  She sure has a big mouth!

She squeezed the rat halfway down her body.  Very impressive stomach muscles.

Then she went home to sleep.  And digest.  And won't be out for a couple of days.

I'm happy she's not hungry any more.

Banana's my best friend.

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