Meerkat Manor in the Kalahari – Part 2

Meerkat Manor in the Kalahari – Part 2

Here is the next installment on the adventures of Kaspar and Kirri and the year is 2013. 10 January 2013 – Comments on Kaspar`s disappearance for 8 hours: “What`s the fuss about?? Can`t a chap go off on his own now and again? I`m not a kid any more, you...
Meerkat Manor in the Kalahari – Part 1

Meerkat Manor in the Kalahari – Part 1

Here is the story of 2 baby meerkats (orphaned) and the people at Kalahari Trails (Anne Rasa and Andre) who adopted them. 23 March 2012 – I was brought 2 tiny baby meerkats by the bushmen 2 days ago that had found them in the veldt. Something must have happened...
Meerkat Manor in the Kalahari – Part 2

The story of Poppet’s Babies

Poppet`s babies were born in the burrow complex behind my house on October 9th and first emerged from the burrows on November 2nd. Their eyes were hardly open yet and they staggered around on wobbly legs with their bodies pressed against each other, more like a single...
Why Meerkats do not make good pets

Why Meerkats do not make good pets

“But they are so CUTE and they love you, look how they follow you around and try and cuddle whenever they can! They look just like furry people when they stand on their hind legs. I’d love one as a pet!” What a mistake! A meerkat, or to give it its proper name,...
Fizzle’s Story

Fizzle’s Story

Fizzle arrived here as a very confused baby of about 6 – 7 weeks old. He had been bought by a lady in Upington that thought she was buying a baby Ground squirrel, not a mongoose, and had fed him on a vegetarian diet. However, he took to insects in a flash and never...