Hissing [emoji52]

[zina10]

I bought some background for the sides and back but I have it laying under some heavy books to help flatten it a bit before putting it on as it's made of this soft-hard plastic (if that makes sense) and it just wants to keep rolling back up. Just hoping it hangs better after that. Tomorrow will be three days that it's been under there and I was planning to get it up in the morning after the kids go to school.

All of what you said makes sense. Thanks so much! And, I'm happy to have him even if he never grows fond of me. Just knowing he is safe and being cared for is enough for me. I have a feeling he's going to love me though I will definitely be patient.

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You know, even if they do not have the capabilities of feeling emotions such as gratitude and love, just knowing that if they DID, he certainly would be thankful to you, and he would love you for giving him a chance at life and that is awesome!

Its also not that he won't grow fond of you. They just do not feel things such as that.

What they do learn is trust, or a form of that feeling. They learn that you do not present a threat. That you will not eat them. That you will not kill them. They will get comfortable with you. And isn't that really so very cool, from such a primitive animal such as that? For me, this is amazing, and it is enough. And its worth waiting for.

Besides, even knowing that they don't tick like we do, its still fun to pretend they love us, look forward to us. And hey, they humor us when they put up with our handling. I used to have a BP that was so "un" head shy, that I got into the habit of putting a quick kiss on her head whenever I carried her around. She never seemed to mind.

As long as we take good care of them and meet their needs, why not talk to them, hug them, pretend they love us It doesn't hurt anyone, does it