Pets at Taylor

Many teachers and students at Taylor are very animal friendly. Some of them have pets you probably haven't seen before. Mr. Spencer, Mr. Sullivan, and an eighth grader named Johnny have some pets you may find interesting.

Mr. Spencer has a Siberian Husky named Storm. An interesting fact about Storm is that she has one blue eye and one brown eye. Mr. Spencer enjoys taking Storm on walks and playing with her. Siberian Husky's liveabout 12-15 years.

Mr. Sullivan has a pet tortoise named, Scout the Christmas Turtle. Scout doesn't need water

Mr. Sullivan has a pet tortoise because when he eats grass, he absorbs the water. Scout was one of Mr. Sullivan's friends pets who had asked him to watch his tortoise for two weeks, while he went to Peru. Mr. Sullivan has had the tortoise now for two years. Mr. Sullivan's friend still has not come to get his tortoise but doesn't want him to give it away. Scout is about the size of a basketball in diameter. Many people like pet tortoises because they are very generational since they can live about 150 years. Scout is eight now.

Some students have really cool pets too. One student named Johnny has a Chinchilla. Johnny's chinchilla is named Bandit. He says, "Bandit is a really cool pet to have because he climbs on walls and is super fuzzy." An average chinchilla lives 10-12 years.