Meet Claudius! I’m obsessed with him. He’s missing a foot but it gives him character.

Drawtober 2021

Prompt 1:Send In The Clowns

Hurricane Ida might have wrecked my house but that won’t stop me from participating in my favorite Halloween tradition.

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[ID: A curtain is separated in the middle by one hand on the left and one on the right. A clown (bald with pigtails) on the left peers out with a sharp-toothed grin. Another clown (bald with horns made of hair sticking out of the side of their head) crouches down in front and to the right of that clown, half of their face hidden by the curtain. A third clown behind the other two is enveloped mostly in shadow, but their wide, opened-mouthed, and fanged smile can be seen. In the background there are many toothy grins scattered around. The words, from top to bottom, read in all caps: “Send in the clowns, and prepare to scream and laugh. Only at the Grande Finale.” End description.]

Circe has fallen in love with blueberry pie. I had to buy a refrigerated locker because I but another for a friend and I kept having to take her away from it. I know now I can use blueberry flavoured sweets to treat her though.

Circe has become really accustomed to me recently. I can pick her up gentlyand she doesn’t mind and she also does little performances for me. I’m really happy with how well she has developed!

So, a fact about Party clowns… they gotta rest you know. There’s a condition referred to as Party discoloration and it’s weird how so fee know about it.

For those that don’t know, Party Discoloration refers to how Party clowns lose some of their colour overtime to tiredness and stress if they entertain for too long. While Parties can entertain for the longest out of any clown variety besides Jesters, they will get tuckered out. Some owners mistake the long entertainments for practically unending entertainment. The stress and tiredness eventually causes them to lose colour.

It’s not all gloom and doom though! Parties can regain their colour with proper rest and diet though the process can last from 6-7 days to a month depending on the discoloration severity.

Not sure what people want to learn soooooooooooooo, I’m gonna let you guys pick and I’ll tell you that

1. Scare fact

2. Mime Fact

3. Carnival/Party Fact

4. Jester fact

5. Baby Doll fact

6. Circe update (She has been named)

‘Baby Doll’ Clowns enjoy having a small nest to retreat to. It often is made up of randomly cut up pieces of cloth, a small box, small shiny objects like coins or tiny bells and objects that are of a colour they enjoy. Some jokingly call them the Bower Birds of Clowns because of this though other clowns will occasionally create nests like these as well

Update on the little mime.

She has been adapting well to her tent and to me. She has become less fearful when I’m around and she’s grown a little since I last updated you all. I even saw her do a little performance with a ball I gave her. She did run away when I clapped though so I have provided a little back of the tent area that is occasionally provided to clowns who are nervous at loud noises. I’ll update you all in a week with either more news or a care tip.

Clowns often enjoy any sweets they can get access to, including gummy treats and chocolate bars but please just give them candy floss or cotton candy for treats. They might enjoy the flavour but they have a harder time digesting chocolate and it’s impossible for them to properly digest gummy treats.

Scares can also be frightened. Just because their whole schtick is looking scary doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a place where they can retreat to if they’re scared of something. While they are much braver than some other varieties, they might still be startled by loud noises they weren’t prepared for or perhaps spiders do them a frighten.

Scares happen to have a very surprising ability. As they were bred to guard people they bond with, they can actually sorta smell out anger or frustration. This is helpful for when they need to keep their owner or ‘troupe’ safe.

I got the mime’s tent set up recently. It took a little struggle but she was successfully moved to the tent. Gave her a few more toys and she is eating a teensie bit more than she used to. Not alot but it’s good enough for her to not starve. Someone seems to have applied makeup to her because I can see some markings covered by blotchy white face paint. I’ll update you guys later.

To the person who left their Glastonbury Mr. Punch outside my house while you went on a 2 hour shopping trip, forcing me to go take care of him when it began raining, I hope he plays the meanest of pranks on you. I’m talking breaking expensive stuff pranks.

The Glastonbury Mr. Punch is a breed of Jester under the Mr. Punch category, along with the Buckingham and York breeds. Mr. Punch jesters are far more malicious in pranks and heavily dislike mistreatment. Proper care is required if you don’t want your valuables disappearing and your kitchen floor turned into a raw pasta mosaic.

The reason for mimes lacking colour connects to an uncommon but not entirely rare mutation that can happen in certain clowns called monochromism. While many often love their colourful clowns, some people enjoyed the black and white colours of monochrome clowns. After many generations of breeding, mimes were recognised as their own variety of clown. Earlier mimes were also mute, a side effect of breeding generations of solely monochromatic clowns. However, in Tarrascon, France, there is a breed of mime known as the Tarrascon Redcheek. This breed are known for their, well, red cheeks, a defining feature that appeared from a mutation more common in the area. So, Tarrascon Redcheeks originated from a mutation that occurs in a variety that originated from a mutation.

To clear up a mistake some people make, Rodeos are nottheeasiest type of clown to care for. The easiest happens to be the very small Teacup variety. They don’t need as much space as Rodeos, who require a big tent and plenty of space to roam around in. Teacups are perfectly content with less space and are more often than not low energy. They’re also perfect for all kinds of house, from apartments to farmhouses.

A note on mimes and how to check their health:

Firstly, while mimes are quiet, they’re not wholly anti social clowns. Mimes can interact with other clowns and humans and typically, a healthy mime should be able to do so happily. If a mime is very nervous around humans and other clowns, that’s a sign something is wrong or troubling them and you should get it checked. This is one o the few ways to know if they’re healthy or not, considering mimes cannot vocalise feeling unwell.

Secondly, look for if they do what they’re named after. Mimes are very intelligent clowns, occasionally more so than other varieties and they can display using miming how they feel. A healthy, happy mime will probably perform sillier tricks (invisible box or rope, heavy balloon, strong wind) while a sick mime will try to grab your attention. If they come to you and seem to display pain or feeling ill in a certain area, do not ignore them. They’re not playing or performing, they’re telling you something is wrong in their own secret language

The clown info giver needs help.

So I moved to somewhere bigger with space for a more proper circus grounds and I realised something.

I have no tents for proper circus grounds.

Please send in some recommendations for places to buy these quickly, I don’t want the new arrivals coming soon to have to use backyard tents.

I return with knowledge, this time of Scares.

They can smell fear. Literally, they can smell when something is afraid. This has mixed effects sometimes, increasing confidence if it wants to scare someone off or causing nervousness if they didn’t mean to make someone frightened. For this reason, it isn’t recommended to watch horror movies with a Scare around. They will break the screen because they smell your fear and attribute it to the movie you’re watching and try to defend you.

Not sure what to post so I’ll hold another poll

You guys wanna learn about a Scare Breed or a Party Breed?

moof3iry:

my clown is scared of my bird??

my newest rescue clown, venus, is scared of my bird! this is strange, considering she gets along perfectly with my cat and myself. we’re still not sure of her breed as she is a rescue, but she’s almost mime-like in her colorings. possibly a mix?? any tips on getting her to like my bird more? tysm!

If it’s a mime mix, the bird might be too loud. While everyone has seen the mime cheered on by children, they aren’t the best when it comes to loud noises. They’ll be feeling spooked and a bit nervous around them for a while until they can properly tune to the bird.

If they just don’t like the bird for no reason and considering they’re a rescue, they may have some sort of trauma related to them. Although it sounds horrid, some do enjoy pitting clowns against angered birds like cockerels or if they’re wealthy (as with the case of John Johnman, infamous perpetrator of the Cassowary v. Scare fight case), rattites, to get some sick, perverse enjoyment. Unfortunately, this one will be harder to handle and they’ll never fully lose their fear of birds. The best I can recommend is to find an experienced therapist and hope all goes well.