I have a bearded dragon and racoon. I have two mustangs. I love horses. I am a zookeeper. I don't work on Mondays. I am single. I have a pet bearded dragon. They mostly eat a large variety of different insects of varying sizes.
I love the zoo. Cats are my favorite animal. I write children's books. I have a husband. I have three children, 2 girls and a boy. I have published only one children's book yet. I want to have a pet. I honestly have mixed feelings about reptiles. I saw my brother in law's pet snake eat a mouse and got a little traumatized. , I was too stereotyping toward those reptiles. I want  to write about this as a children's book.
So how is it going with your new book about reptiles? I am still in the research phase of the project.  I think it is going slower than my usual projects because I'm a little creeped out by reptiles...lol.  A bearded dragon sounds kind of cool, though.  What are they like as pets? Well, since they're reptiles, you can just keep them in an aquarium. Very easy to lost track of if you let them roam around. All in all, pretty low maintenance. Maybe your book idea could desensitize kids to reptiles!  Wow.  That would be a really good concept to consider as I write the book.  Thanks for the suggestion.  Maybe it will help me too...lol!  So is the raccoon a pet too?  I think they are so cute, but can't they be really mean? Well, the book idea was yours. I can see how that experience would be traumatizing. Perhaps enough time has passed. Or maybe a housecat?  I love cats, so will probably stick with those...lol  I have a cat named Zoey, and she is so gentle and sweet.  Do you like cats? Cats are okay. I admire how they'll just get in your face when they want attention. They're either extremely need or totally low maintenance. Sounds like Zoey gets along with the kids okay? Yes, cats can definitely be temperamental.  They consider themselves the boss...lol.  Zoey is very easy-going, however, and the kids love her.  So tell me about your raccoon.   My raccoon's name is Bandito, for obvious reasons. They actually get along with the bearded dragon pretty well; they'll kind of just stare at each other. And Bandito knows not to mess with the horses Lol!  I just got a visual image of the bearded dragon and Bandito staring at each other, sizing each other up.  I love that name for a raccoon.  Perfect. Yeah, I had to get a stronger enclosure for the bearded dragon, though. One time Bandito charged at the old one and shattered it; it was a mess. He only tried once with the new one and learned his lessons. So how did you end up writing children's books? Had you always wanted to or did you just find it to be a good outlet? I've always loved to write, and found it came naturally.  Also, I had lots of stories based on my own children and their antics...lol