Picturing Dobby
Capybara Appreciation Day is coming up on July 10. The day honors Caplin Rous, but this year I’m sharing some photos of his little brother, Dobby.
Category Archives: Dobby Memories
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part four – Bringing Home Baby
I don’t claim to be an expert on capybaras because my sample size (of one) is too small for any viable scientific analysis. What I can claim is relative success […]
What Else Do Capybaras Eat?
Rodent teeth continually grow, therefore they chew. Everybody knows what a mouse hole looks like and that a tiny mouse chewed it into existence. Beavers chew down big trees for […]
How Big are Capybaras?
Capybaras are the world’s largest living rodents. Extinct species of capybaras are even bigger. So when people claim to have seen a capybara on a river bank in [Idaho, Missouri, […]
What Do Capybaras Eat?
We continue to hear about underweight, underfed capybaras. We continue to recommend Vitamin C supplements for all capybaras, regardless of age. Basically, capybaras are gigantic guinea pigs, so if in […]
Why Do Capybaras Need to Take Vitamins?
After the sudden, unexplained death of her first pet capybara, Caplin ROUS, Melanie Typaldos founded the ROUS Foundation for Capybara Veterinary Medicine. Ever since 2011, she has received random calls […]
Dobby’s Rabbit Rug
Dobby’s best friend wasn’t a capybara, and it wasn’t me. It was an IKEA White Rabbit Rug, like a bear rug, but, you know, a big white rabbit.
Dobby the Diving Capybara
Dobby’s first dives were tentative, but his youthful exuberance took over quickly.
Diving for Donuts
Tax time delivered a double whammy this year. Not only do I owe taxes, but the deduction for charitable contributions has been effectively rendered obsolete. All of the wonderful people […]
Diet for a Baby Capybara
Capybaras are grazing animals. In their native habitat, they graze day and night on coarse grass and shrubs near the water’s edge.
Dobby the Capybara 