Episodes in the Childrens Garden 2010/03/31 The Unexpected Pet I CAUGHT IT while it was on its nocturnal foray around the potted orange tree that it called home. It had a beautifully mottled back, two antennae, and was one of the biggest slugs I’ve seen here in Toronto. A prize specimen. Emma and Quinn took a shine to it immediately. Instead of recoiling when the kids picked it up, the slug would stretch out to its full length and stick out its antennae. They made it a home in a clear container, replete with some leaves for it to munch. At two years of age, Quinn is increasingly interested in how the body works. While I was working at my desk one night he bounced into my office, slug container in hand, eagerly shouting, “Poo. Poo. Poo,” then proudly showed me what the slug had done in his container.
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