Minus is dead


475458_web_r_b_by_bernd-wachtmeister_pixelio-deOur female betta-fish Minus has not really won our hearts. First she fought with her male partner Plus, who was deadly injured and then she killed her companion, our snail Schneck. This was too much brutality in such a small area for us beginners. We somehow sensed, that we may have contributed to this tragedy due to our incomplete knowledge. Read More »

Plus Minus Snail


12512341_1166610720018381_1404471516122007426_nNo, I cannot claim that our pets were really chosen and bought according to plan. Rather it was enthusiasm and spontaneity and the wide children’s eyes, which tempted me to buy a pet again. Nonetheless, within a short time as a family we have become experts, who not only knew a lot about the animal and its habitat, but also have done everything to make them feel at home with us. Read More »

Our new pets – lice


About lice I read the first time when reading Karl May. Since then I associated lice with poverty, dirt and crowded living conditions. My real world had nothing to do with lice.

Since one year I regularly receive papers from the school regarding lice infestation. I looked at the hair of my junior but I would have been very surprised if I had found something. Nothing was there. See, lice are something for a slum area but not for our hygienic household.Read More »