Breeding stock

Let it be known that Creatures 3, from Creature Labs, is a wonderfully addictive game.  Coupled with the Docking Station, the internet enabled part of the game, it's even better.  Do not get this unless you have time to spare.  It takes 45 minutes to an hour to grow a Norn to adulthood and breeding age.  Then there's all the logic gates, bits of detection machinery, switches, counters and so forth to hook up into useful devices.  And the periodic gifts of other peoples Norns, sent over the internet.  Let it also be known that Hubby bought me the Siamese and Fallow Norns I've been drooling over, and they look really cute.  Now for the cross-breeding experiments and gene splicing...