I am thankful for...

So, today being Thanksgiving, I wanted to post a quick post about things I am thankful for.

First, volunteers.  I have Aleks and Alex right now who have both been spending a good amount of time here, helping out at the rescue.  I also had an adopter, Jen, come by for supplies yesterday, and spend two hours volunteering.  Super thankful.  We've been getting a lot done.

Second, people who read.  Maybe this sounds simple, but I get about 10 emails a day, that somehow demonstrate that someone didn't read something I took the time to make sure was spelled out.  For example, I got an email from someone who can't find geckos in their area and the email basically said it'd be great if we shipped.  It says, both on the crested gecko page, and on all the ads I posted for the geckos, "sorry, we cannot ship these geckos."  I'm sorry for the person who won't be able to get one now (well, from me at least), but I can't help that they can't read.  Or choose not to, whichever.  But I am thankful for the people who DO read, as then I don't waste time responding to emails like this.

Third, I'm thankful for the people who research.  I run across waaaaaay too many people who tell me that their chins love cranberries and all sorts of not good things, but there are also a good amount of people who tell me how much their chins love their cheerios, rosehips, and other safe treats!  Also, the people who have safe cages, and feed safe foods, because they have researched and done their homework, without me having to pick apart their adoption form and explain why snickers bars aren't appropriate treats.

Fourth, I'm thankful for the people who adopt, and otherwise support the rescue through buying supplies and toys.  Without our adopters, we'd just be another hoarder (haha), and of course, without the sale of the other items, we couldn't afford to run the rescue.

And finally, I'm thankful for the people who donate.  We've had a good amount (well, more than our usual, which is next to nothing haha) of donations lately.  Several people donating bedding and food, some toys and such.  We had someone donate $1,000 (you read that right) back in October, which was awesome, as we had a slow few months and were low on rescue funds.  Even the little stuff is appreciated.

Thanks!