Real Experiences
Small homes, honestly told
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A Dedicated Black Widow Enclosure
I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment and keep a black widow spider as an experienced invertebrate keeper. Her enclosure originally occupied my desk, but I disliked having it beside cables…
Studio — Giving our dog and cat their own spaces
Our dog, Bruno, and cat, Cleo, share our studio, but they don’t share the same idea of personal space. Bruno wanted to follow Cleo everywhere. We moved a bookcase, fitted secure cat shelves…
Adapting an Apartment for an Older and Younger Dog
Our older dog, Max, liked quiet afternoons. Our younger dog, Ruby, thought afternoons were for wrestling. In our one-bedroom apartment, we fitted a gate across the bedroom doorway so Max cou…
Our husky’s coolest corner
Our adopted husky, Nala, lives with us in a one-bedroom apartment near Málaga. During our first summer together, we moved the sofa away from the coolest tiled corner and fitted blinds to red…
Studio — Making room for two guinea pigs
When we brought home our two guinea pigs, Pippa and Daisy, we realised our coffee table occupied the best place for their enclosure. We sold it and rearranged the armchairs, leaving room for…
One-bedroom apartment — Giving our tropical birds room to fly
Our small flock of four zebra finches lives together in a spacious indoor flight cage in our one-bedroom apartment. To fit it properly, we removed a decorative shelving unit and moved the di…
We Moved the Bookcase Before Bringing Home the Snake
One Children’s python · Small apartment When we started planning for a Children’s python, we thought the hardest conversation would be convincing my partner to share our apartment with a sna…