'Critters' Comes to Visit

On Thursday, Marty Cummings from Critters came to visit our school.  He did two presentations and brought many interesting creatures for us to see, touch and hold.

Bandit - California King Snake

The first critter to be introduced to us was Bandit, a California King Snake.  Marty told us that Bandit likes to eat other snakes so he doesn't have many playdates.


K. with Bandit wrapped around him.

Next up was Custard, a Bearded Dragon.

Custard - Bearded Dragon

Custard - Bearded Dragon



Custard is not even a year old.  Her skin looks very sharp but it is actually very soft.  Bearded Dragons have the amazing ability of being able to close their ears!

C.  holding Custard.

  

Cocoa, a baby Guinea Pig, was the next critter we met.

Cocoa - Baby Guinea Pig

Cocoa is from the rainforest and loves to eat dandelions.  Guinea pigs squeak like pigs when they are happy.  This is how they got their name.  Cocoa was squeaking loudly and was very happy to be here with us.

Franklin, the Tortoise, was next.

Franklin - Tortoise



Franklin lives in the rainforest and loves to eat strawberries.  When he saw C.'s red shoes, he thought they were strawberries and started crawling very quickly towards her.



Franklin making his way to C.'s shoes.

Next we met a Red Strawberry Horned Frog.

Red Strawberry Horned Frog

Boris and Natasha were up next.  They are cockroaches.  They live in the rainforest and only like to eat salad.  They each have five eyes!

Boris and Natasha - Cockroaches




Then Pepper, the Rex Rabbit, came out of her cage.  She was scratching away during the presentation and couldn't wait to come out and see us.  Pepper loves to eat bananas and is extremely soft.

Pepper - Rex Rabbit



Next up was Chico, the tarantula.

Chico - A Tarantula

When Chico gets scared, he sheds his hair.  His hair makes his enemies very itchy.  Boy tarantulas can live to be about five years old while girl tarantulas can live to be about twenty.  In the tarantula world, girls rule.


The last critter to come out and see us was Stabler, a Ball Python.  When Ball Pythons are scared, they will make a ball and hide their heads.

Stabler - A Ball Python

Some of the children wanted to hold Stabler by themselves, while others preferred to be with a friend.


A. with Stabler.

E. and Y. with Stabler.

R. with Stabler

M. and I. with Stabler.

We were so glad that Marty brought his critters to our school.  We had a fun and fascinating morning together.