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Caring for a Sick Pet Rock

There are very few illness that your pet rock may contract. If, however, your pet rock does become ill, DO NOT panic. Simply refer to the Diagnosis and Cure Table below:

Disease/Illness Symptoms Cure Length to Recovery Additional Caring Techniques

Loose Eye
  • Loose and feels or looks like it may fall off
  • Lack of coordination
  • Depression
 The cure is simple if caught early. Use your hot glue gun to simply add some more glue to the loose eye. This may require taking the eye right off and re-applying it. If not caught soon enough, you risk having the eye fall off completely and losing it, at which point an eye transplant will be necessary. However, googly eyes are fairly easy to attain, so there should not be a problem finding a replacement. 1-2 Days (to allow glue to dry completely) Avoid all contact with water and dirt. Perhaps apply an eyepatch to avoid further irritation.
Rock Flu
  • Coughing
  • Nausea
  • Fever/Sweats
 The most effective cure is Rock Oil. The recipe can be found below, or may be purchased on our Merchandise page. 7-10 Days (the older the pet rock, the longer the recovery) Make sure your pet rock gets lots of rest. Avoid going outside and contact with other pet rocks.
Chipping
  • A chip or chips are missing from your pet rock's body
  • Agitation and pain at the chipped site.
 If the chip is a small one, soak your pet rock in a hot bath, then re-sand the chipped area. This will minimize more chips breaking off of the already broken surface.

If the chip is a large one, find the missing piece and re-apply with a hot glue gun. This is a very painful process for your pet rock, so make sure to do it with the utmost care.

 2 Days for a small chip

Up to 1 Week for a large chip

 Make sure your pet rock is not active. Staying still and avoiding physical activity is best during the healing process. Be aware that the chipped area may be more prone future additional chips.

Rock Oil Recipe*

Rock Oil is an old home remedy that some guy posted on the internet, but it seems to work. It can cure most diseases that a rock can catch.

Ingredients:

Method:

  1. Pour some of the juice into a small container or bottle top.
  2. Dilute he juice with the bottled water.
  3. Sprinkle in some of the talcum powder, chalk dust or fine sand and mix well.
  4. Gently pull the petals off your small flower and float them on top of the mixture.
  5. Place the mixture in a small bottle top and keep it with your rock to drink at it's leisure. Rocks only drink in very tiny sips, so you will not notice any difference in the mixture when you remove it.

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