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207/E Arya bhavan
Dombivli
Thane
March 2022
Dear Aniket
I was happy to receive your letter and learn about your new pet that is a dog. Dogs are really good pets and the way you described him, it feels as if he is very obedient. You have asked me to write about my new pet, its habits etc.
Well, my pet is really an unusual one. My dad bought it just a month ago from New York. It is a platypus. It is a little weird but really cute. It is bluish green in colour, has strange eyes, a cute nose and a flat mouth like swan. My platypus is also well trained. We usually keep it open but it has a small house in the garden which my brother and I built with love. My brother loves me more, and therefore has been given the responsibility of bathing, while it is mine to take him for morning chores. Initially we didn't know what to give it to eat so we fed it with dog food and trust me, my platypus loves it. He also loves eggs but we give him eggs only once a week. My platypus doesn't do anything special except to play some melodious music by licking its tail on the floor. We all play with it a lot and it's really wonderful when we come back from school. I love my pet very much. I needed a little help from you. We haven't finalized any names yet, so if you can think of some cool names , please do inform me. Give my regards to uncle and aunt and love to Akash.
Your loving friend
Abhishek
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12, Shanti Niwas,
Tilak Road,
Dombivli (East) 421201
5 March 2022Dear Aniket,
I was very happy to get your letter and to read about your new puppy. Now I have news for you too: I have a new pet, and it is quite unusual. It is a hermit crab! My uncle, who works with an aquarium shop, gave it to me on my birthday. I have named it Shellu.
A hermit crab is a small crab with a soft body. It lives inside an empty snail shell and carries this "house" on its back wherever it goes. As it grows, it moves into a bigger shell, so I have kept a few extra empty shells of different sizes in its tank.
Looking after Shellu needs care. It lives in a glass tank with about three inches of clean sand at the bottom. Hermit crabs need warm, moist air, so I keep the tank partly covered and spray a little water inside every day. There are two shallow bowls in the tank, one with fresh water and one with salt water made with special aquarium salt, because the crab needs both. I clean the bowls daily and change the sand once a month.
Feeding is easy but must be done regularly. I give Shellu a small amount of crab pellets every evening, along with tiny pieces of apple, carrot, coconut or boiled egg. I remove leftover food the next morning so that it does not rot. I never give it salty or spicy food.
Shellu is shy at first and hides inside its shell, but when the room is quiet it comes out and climbs the small branch in the tank. It is fun to watch!
Do come during the holidays to see it. Convey my regards to uncle and aunt.
Your loving friend,
Abhishek
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