Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Finals week. Can’t. Break. Free. Will respond to emails soon. In the meantime, here’s a job posting from the campus career office:
I am looking for pet lovers (preferably living in
Broadway Hall or near) who have experiences with exotic pets
like lizards, crabs, hamsters to take care of my 3 hermit
crabs over winter break.
These crabs are fragile to low temperature and dryness, so it
is essential for the owner to maintain humidity and
temperature, thus requiring everyday attention. I have a
glass aquarium with a water dish and a sponge in it, and
usually to maintain humid all I have to do is check their
water level daily, and make sure the lid is closed. To
maintain temperature I already have a mini heater that you
can just plug it in and takes care of that. There is no need
to feed them very frequently because they eat slowly.
Other than these simple things there are not many obligations
to do – don’t have to clean their home or bathe the crabs
because I will do it when I come back, don’t have to take
them out for a walk unless they become naughty and climb out
themselves you have to put them back, etc. They don’t die
easily but they do like to run away. So that’s it, all you
have to do is feed them, maintain humidity and temperature,
and make sure there are 3, not 2 or 1 inside the cage daily.
Over time you will find them very cute, they communicate with
each other with sounds that we can’t hear, and they bully
each other like kids. When they see you sometimes they run so
fast and hide, but sometimes they stare at blank. It is
totally fine to put them out and play with them, unless
you’re afraid they’ll claw you (which happened to me once,
painful experience) however that’s not usual.
Qualifications=Again I am looking for meticulous pet lovers
who care about their pets, not just some random guy who would
leave & let the crabs die.
If you are going to travel for more than a week during the
time interval, you won’t be able to take care of them, so
please do not reply if you are travelling.
Responsibilities are simply maintain humidity, temperature,
and feed. You can leave them alone as long as you do these
three. Other optional responsibilities, if youre a fan of
pets, are arranging their habitat, taking baths, or playing
with them.
So if youre staying on campus or near during the winter, not
travelling, love pets, this is easy get money.
Please let me know ASAP. Thanks.
