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randomramblingtidbits) wrote2019-08-02 09:46 pm
randomramblingtidbits) wrote2019-08-02 09:46 pm
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I PASSED!!
The day of reckoning came and I met it face on! Or I passed the National Exam portions of my certification tests, in other words!
Oh gosh, does it ever feel like I have a huge weight off my shoulder. Grant it, I still have the State Exam coming up literally next week. This one is more specific to what the state sees; for example, I live in the desert known as Arizona so we can expect questions about Valley Fever, snake bites, and heatstroke. That part I'm fine with, since those are things we had case studies about and I even encoutered during my vet internships. But it also is over the many rules and statues that govern the veterinary board, like what you fill out for which certifications and in how many days is it due. That part I'll need to really sudy.
In other news, the mice and I have been staying at my parent's since their house was closer than my apartment to the testing center. It's monsoon
season so there have been a lot of crickets outside. None of them have gotten in the house, but I was joking that if one did get in, I could feed it my mice. Of course, that made me think about feeding them something like that for real. I know mice can have mealworms and some crickets, and aside from being a good source of protein hunting them can be great enrhicment for the mice. The issue is how to go about it. I was asking around at the pet stores and the lowest quantity is 25 mealworms, which is alot for my three mice even assuming that all three will eat them. I want a smaller amount to just see if any ofthem would like it. My cousin (the one with the four boys I was babysitting a while ago) and her husband have a African gray parrot, so we were talking about both of use introducing our pets to mealworms. That way we could split the quantity, but even then 25 would stil be alot. Again, neither of use know if the animals would even like it. As for the live crickets, I could also get them from a pet store, but I need to research more about if they need to be gut loaded like you do for retpiles/amphibians. That, and wait till I'm back in my own space because I know there is no way my mother would allow a cricket in her house XD
Oh gosh, does it ever feel like I have a huge weight off my shoulder. Grant it, I still have the State Exam coming up literally next week. This one is more specific to what the state sees; for example, I live in the desert known as Arizona so we can expect questions about Valley Fever, snake bites, and heatstroke. That part I'm fine with, since those are things we had case studies about and I even encoutered during my vet internships. But it also is over the many rules and statues that govern the veterinary board, like what you fill out for which certifications and in how many days is it due. That part I'll need to really sudy.
In other news, the mice and I have been staying at my parent's since their house was closer than my apartment to the testing center. It's monsoon
season so there have been a lot of crickets outside. None of them have gotten in the house, but I was joking that if one did get in, I could feed it my mice. Of course, that made me think about feeding them something like that for real. I know mice can have mealworms and some crickets, and aside from being a good source of protein hunting them can be great enrhicment for the mice. The issue is how to go about it. I was asking around at the pet stores and the lowest quantity is 25 mealworms, which is alot for my three mice even assuming that all three will eat them. I want a smaller amount to just see if any ofthem would like it. My cousin (the one with the four boys I was babysitting a while ago) and her husband have a African gray parrot, so we were talking about both of use introducing our pets to mealworms. That way we could split the quantity, but even then 25 would stil be alot. Again, neither of use know if the animals would even like it. As for the live crickets, I could also get them from a pet store, but I need to research more about if they need to be gut loaded like you do for retpiles/amphibians. That, and wait till I'm back in my own space because I know there is no way my mother would allow a cricket in her house XD