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posted by [personal profile] bugshaw at 10:43am on 14/08/2014
"Do you have any new goals?" asked the physio/strength trainer.

I think being able to lift Big Hamster tank for ease of emptying and washing out would be a good one. It is a bit too big and heavy and awkward.

Later I can think about entering an Iron Pet Owner competition of some sort. Carry 40kg of cat litter home from the pet store! Lift your dog down from the top of the wardrobe (how did he get there?)! Sprint to beat the escaped hamster to the door! Speed cat-boxing!

EDIT: Have filled Small Hamster foodbowl for long weekend with seed approx 3xvolume of hamster. Am watching him try to fit it all in his cheeks.

2nd EDIT: Wow, I can lift it! Now I just need to grow a third arm to come out from around my knee, to reach in and help sweep the bedding out when it doesn't tip smoothly.
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posted by [identity profile] del-c.livejournal.com at 10:46am on 14/08/2014
When I got cats I had the bright idea if getting big litter trays for them, so they'd be good and roomy and not such a problem if I got sick and didn't empty them as frequently. But they and their contents were so heavy that maintaining them was a soul-crushing chore; just picking them up and shaking them, or manoeuvring them into a bag for disposal, or bending into the niches of a room to fetch them out.

After a few years the penny finally dropped and I got little trays I could pick up easily. If the cats needed their space I could get more, and even if I put them side-by-side they only took up the space of one old giant (A3 instead of A2, as it were). And there were more places to put them where they wouldn't be in the way.

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