I don't know what it is about elementary schools and pets.
I remember years ago that I "adopted" some gerbils which had been in my school during the school year. When the two "boys" actually bred a litter my family was pretty surprised.
A few years back one of my sons wanted to "adopt" some ducklings which had been hatched in class. I dodged that bullet when he didn't win the class "lottery."
Last year, my youngest came home with a frog which had been in his class during the year. I don't recall being asked about this, but that's another story.
Anyway, it appears this frog was one that wasn't native to Minnesota so it couldn't be released into the wild at the end of the year. We bought a tank, frog food, all that stuff...
Well, apparently this species of frog is prone to "bloat," which is a grotesque disease which ultimately kills the frog. My children watched the frog suffer, all remedies not working.
Maybe they should just stick with the pet rocks.
I'm with you on that one! Jakob loves Mom & Dad's dogs and is really mourning Wolfie, while looking forward to meeting Momo. His own pets are Foofoo (small stuffed animal dog), Spot (larger stuffed animal - dalmation) and Tim, our watch dog made of tin. That's good enough for us...
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