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By: gudrun sperrer

gudrun sperrer — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:34:40 +0000

Thank you very much ,Dottie,for wanting to help us support the monkeys.We are very grateful for whatever help we can get!
But I have to make a comment I should have made when I first saw the blog-Bill,you’ve used the estimate costs for feeding our animals that appear on our website-and I must apólogize to everyone,because I didn’t update those costs.When we started the website we only had 4 monkeys,but now we have got 11,and some of them still get daily baby mik,cereals,and all of them PVM so they have a strong immun system-which is very important,as they have contact with many other animals and,what’s most “dangerous”for them ,with people.So now we actually spend about 50U$monthly in food for them.
On the other hand-although we now have 4 macaws and 9 parrots we spend less on their food than we did a few years ago,because meanwhile our parrots fly around a bit,we planted many fruittrees for them and spend now ‘only’about 30U$ in nuts,eggs,sunflowerseeds etc per month.
Concerning the manatee-right now the low water season has started,and that’s when we have to get lettuce for the manatee-in high waterseason we can get water hyazints from the river and only spend some time and gasoline in getting it.Now there isn’t anymore access to the waterhyazints-and unfortunately we cannot grow it in our ponds,because the water is too clean-so we have to get other food for Marbino.We’ve tried it already with other weeds,with watermelons etc-but what he really likes is-organic lettuce from Lima….
We don’t spend much money in feeding the anteater Rosa-but we have to pay the young man who walks her 10 Soles(3U$)daily,besides she only gets her oatmilk as a treat when people want to see her and take pictures.
I will send these new details to the lady who does our website-I should have done it long ago-but as I don’t have a PC,I haven’t looked at the ‘old pages’for a long time and didn’t change a thing.Sorry Bill-whatever is wrong with the numbers-it’s my fault for not checking earlier,maybe you could change it.Excuse me for not telling you immediately!

By: Dave Bonnett

Dave Bonnett — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:00:47 +0000

Gudrun, I did donate through the Bioarchaeological Society. I would also like to sponsor the monkeys’ costs in memory of my mother, who worked with siamangs. I take it that’s the best way to donate as I won’t be down again until March. Bill, save us some space on the boat then as well as at least one trip to the butterfly farm. Dave’s working on a presentation for the pink dolphin recordings and is eager (obsessive?) to get more. Dottie

By: Dale Baskin

Dale Baskin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:45:57 +0000

Bill - love the photos! Cool!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:58:27 +0000

Gudrun knows Tony is a smart pick pocket and habitual tool user. One day Tony “borrowed” one of my guests cigarettes and lighter. She smoked two of them before Tom climbed the tree and got them back. So please take care…smoking causes cancer in monkeys…ha, ha, he, ji…