by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
We sent two baby owls to Louisville. Three people gave up a portion of their weekend to make it happen. They knew how important it was. Owls and some other animals spend a short period of time imprinting. This is where they figure out that whoever they are with are...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
Stephanie started it! She found some in the wild and offered to share one. She brought the tiny praying mantis in a cute little bug cage. She even brought some fruit flies and their culture with them. I thought it was adorable, but I was busy and I delegated care to a...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I first noticed the nest when a wren flew from the top of the ladder. Granted, Matt and M’Kinzy had told me the night before that there was a paper wasp nest by the garage. Neither had said a word about the wren nest. To me the garage is that two story thing at the...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
It’s Lindsay’s fault. We have a herd! We were all thinking it, but nobody else said it. Then Monday morning Lindsay said “Hey, we’ve been lucky. We haven’t had any baby deer in this year, isn’t that odd?” “You jinxed us.” “Now we will have a herd!” There is no daycare...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 1, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I am starting my third year of beekeeping this spring. Unfortunately, I am starting with new bees in my hives. The first year, I did not realize how dangerous those hive beetles that I kept seeing were. After all, they came with the bees in the packages that I bought....
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 27, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I see them every day, this time of year, on my way to work. Most mornings, I stop in a church parking lot for a few stolen moments before the hustle and bustle of veterinary medicine and surgery. There is a pair of killdeer that play on the pavement. Killdeer are...
