All the Critters

I wouldn’t really call us “animal people” … but we have had some pretty cool pets since living in Africa. It started with a couple of Senegal parrots.

Lately we have also shared our home with a hedgehog and a chameleon.

We often get the see (and smell!) a herd of cattle, sheep and goats, roaming around the compound because some patients at the Hospital of Hope make their payments with animals. One of the cows even tried to use our porch as a shelter to get out of the rain last month.

Some of the less desirable guests that have made an appearance are giant earthworms and juicy toads. October is “bug month” in Togo and it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet for the resident reptiles and amphibians.

And, WORST OF ALL, the occasional GIANT RATS. Uhhhhgggg!

Never a dull moment around here!