how to nurse your snail. An easy step by step comprehensive guide.

Well life as a nurse has been interesting. I have been officially in on this for three days now... in over my head with random terms such as micturate and emaciated. One that I just learned today is Mucous which means SLIME. Slime in turn reminds me of my favorite new pet. He is such a friendly and cuddly little critter. Our interaction and friendship brings me comfort in this new and challenging situation of nursing school. My new best friend is an aquarium snail with tiger stripes. My wonderful roommate also got a snail, a golden colored mollusk that Jess has gown quite attached to. The day Jessica and I brought our new family members home was a day of great rejoicing and celebration. They have a place of honor on the book shelves with a wonderful view of Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills and Hole's Essential of Human Anatomy and Physiology text books.

Naming them was one of the first challenges we came across with our pets. Such distinct and exciting pets need equally as interesting names. We deliberated for a long period of time seeking help from friends and neighbors. Not able to take the pressure I had to leave and go for a walk to think it through. Finally Jess decided on Wendle, a very fitting name for such an elaborate pet. Horse was the new nomen for my pet I had decided on during my ambulation throught the town of Three Hills. Their daily necissity for a flake of fish food is also a challange. Remebering is not the problem but the strain and worry you go through wondering if you dear pet will be able to find his meal in the wild spaces of his aquarium make me weary and faint. Indeed copious amounts of time have been spent nail biting and finger crossing in hope that the dear snail who lay curled in his crusted home would revive and eat his delicious meal. The activity is almost to much for us... BUT we ARE nurses now and should be able to handle the responsibilty and pressure of caring for Mucousie pet.