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| Tess meets Draco for the first time. |
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| Draco more interested in the new ball than the new neighbor. |
Tess and Draco first met through a common wall of their enclosures. Within a few days the slide gate opened
and their first contact was as if they knew eachother for their entire life. They are now together all the time.
| Tess in the snow. |
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| Tess enjoys one of our rare winter snowstorms. |
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| TESS DEC. 2003 |
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| TESS SITTING PRETTY FOR HER PHOTO |
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Tess arrived in Feb. 2003, she had been uprooted from place to place several times in her life. This
will be her final home, she will remain here with her new friend Draco for the remainder of her life.
The greatest enrichment that can be given to the magnificent creatures is to be with one of their own kind.
Someone to spend their time with, play, and just enjoy being with another cat.
The platforms in her cage are close to the ground, this is to keep her safe. Ramps are also kept low for
her safety. I have watched her walk right into the slide gate, not being able to judge where the opening is. But she has adjusted
well and she knows where things are, so she will feel her way around the cage and slowly get to were she wants to go.
I try not to move things in her cage, because if something new is brought in, she will run right into it.
The floor of her cage is kept free of objects, nothing extra has been added. This makes it easier for her to move around with
less obstacles, and a place she can run, without running into things.
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