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...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
There is no daycare in the wild. It is spring and the world brings forth young at the time when there are plenty of plants and insects to feed them. Unfortunately, in the wild, not all mothers survive and there is not an adoption system in place for the young. This...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
My best friend would love the House Rabbit Society’s Easter campaign. See, she loves chocolate and, well, not so much, the care associated with pets. The “Make Mine Chocolate” campaign was created by the Columbus, Ohio, chapter of House Rabbit...
