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>>2409905
lol

>>2409906
lol

lol kiwi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

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This is it in the dark from 4 meters away

>>2409748
Du weißt ernsthaft nicht was ein Glühwürmchen ist?

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Großer_Leuchtkäfer

>>2409752
Das Ding war riesig. Kannte nur die kleine Version. So helles hab ich auch noch nie gesehn.
Thanks Bro

salami

Easy Cheese

Fluff ball

Some kind of skink I think, either that or brown recluse

There are only three native lizard species in UK. Out of the three options, I think it looks like a common lizard (Lacerta vivipara).

>>2409672
>Morons who let their dogs in the house.

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>>2409672
>pic unrelated
>youtube advertising
>stupid thread

sage

>>2409677
"No Ron."

Looks like a milkweed bug.

>>2409656
Northern Assassin bugs. Cover your peehole, you're in for trouble.

>>2409734
and make it double

>>2409643
It's an Amblypygid, looks like a Heterophrynus sp. But I'm not sure

completely harmless to humans

>>2409645
OP here; DAMN NATURE U SCARY! Also, thank you.

>>2409643
amblypygid , it's dangerous to other insects the same way a mantis is, no venom

>>2409595
what?

>>2409599
What part of my post do you find confusing?

why would you say such a thing

>>2409493
Slugs and potato bugs are EXTREMELY bad too.

I seriously think chemtrail planes are dropping insect eggs to destroy our food and make us lose our minds. There are over 800 slugs per ten square feet, it's been fucking 40 degrees in June and nothing is going right.

You're not the only one with severe insect populations this year.

>>2409499
Slugs were bad for us last year, I couldn't open my door in the morning without at least 5 on the door and even more on the porch. I wish I had the slugs instead of fleas desu, slugs are cute and their slime us good for you, fleas are just an all out menace, I haven't even been letting the dogs sleep by me because of them.

>>2409493
Yeah, it could have been dormant flea eggs, especially if you've been keeping the a/c off to save money. They usually won't hatch until the temp is above 68°F

>planted mint
FYI, if you're looking for "natural" repellents, cedar oil is one I've used. I put a few drops into my mopping solution and mop the wood/tile floor with it. Don't use it if you have cats though; not sure about ferrets.

Also, they can live in house plants too. You'll have to get rid of those.

>>2409489
Also ZERO information from pseudoscientists will be accepted as theory or fact

>>2409490
However non scientists who have great knowledge of the subject such as trey the explainer I will post the list of non credible "scientists"

>>2409489
The list is
.the YouTube channel beyond science
.Top-15's and any channel with this name
.christians against dinosaurs
.fsihheadscience
.apparentlyapparel
.last days now
.the fisher of men
.REVEALTION STATION
.headhunters
.Tyler lofall
.JPmetz
.kimIndigo
.rapidroy
.any and all evolution deniers
.any and all persons who don't believe in dinosaurs
.anyone who think dinosaurs and humans co-existed
.jurassic park fanboys

Don't buy a dog if you don't have time for it. Dogs need much attention from their owners and there should at least be one person with the dog at all times.
You can buy yourself a dog in your living situation but it will be very unhappy.

>What kind of dog can I get that can be left alone for long periods of time

a cat

You would also need to walk it before 7.30am. Some dogs will tolerate boredom better than others, but for all dog breeds, you should generally plan on at least two walks a day, even if this translates to a gentle stroll for more low energy breeds.

You would also have to look at arranging access to that backyard - it isn't realistic to expect any dog to hold their bladder for over ten hours and understand they just can't drink much if they're thirsty, so some kind of secure enclosure with decent shelter from the weather would be needed if you don't want to risk coming home to a house that smells like dog shit.

>>2409471
>why did he do this
crabs like to move around and look for food and fuck

also let's be realistic- you're probably keeping an ocean animal in a freshwater tank. He can survive that but he's going to try to run whenever he gets the chance.
>and how do I prevent this?
1. don't have anything he can climb sticking out of the water.
2. if you have things he can climb sticking out of the water, make sure the tank has a cover with no crab-size holes in it.

>>2409471
That's a fiddler crab right? Just look up a basic caresheet. You have the internet, obviously, fucking use it.

Put a breathable cover on the aquarium? Wtf is this thread

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>>2409378

>>2409378
>decided to care for it

It can care for itself. Let him go

>>2409378
i hope it bites you op

>>2409376
>I'm about to make meet n' greets mandatory for all new clients. And talk to my aunt (who's a lawyer) about what kind of paperwork I can get for new clients to sign saying that any damages done by their pet are their responsibility and that If the animal is overtly aggressive I reserve the right to terminate and service and hand the pet to a kennel at the owners expense.

This is what you should have done first. You should have researched more about what petsitting and kennel professionals do before you started your business, but it is what it is.

You also need to require vaccinated pets (with records!) only. Having a diseased pet around your home and yard, leaving their dander, their saliva, their piss, etc. everywhere is a huge liability to the next pet AND your dog, since you mentioned you have a dog. Even if your dog is vaccinated, there's always the slightest chance he can get whatever's going around anyway.

You should probably also look into getting some insurance. You sure are protective of your own property, but what about your clients'? What happens if a pet is injured on your watch? What happens if your dog takes a particular disliking to a client's and attacks it (no, "my dog wouldn't do that" is not an answer in the business world)? What happens if the client's dog comes back home sick or pregnant because you happened to have another dog in the house that wasn't vaccinated or neutered? Protect yourself. You can act like having the client sign a contract releasing you from any responsibility will be a blanket answer, but the reality is a judge can still find it void if you were negligent enough.

>>2409390
I have my clients send me there vet info (shots, meds, everything). But generally thats scanned and sent through an email. I have insurance for my dog and my house. I never have more than one dog or cat at a time (unless the client had multiply pets for em to watch) and my dog's fixed so pregnant animals aren't and issue. I have room barriers set up just in case there is some minor issue.

I knew I should have made meet's mandatory, but I got lenient with a few people when after the initial contact made (exchanging medical info, behaviors, ext) they said they couldn't go to the meet because it conflicted with work or some shit. Which is my fault and why I'm correcting it.

The big reason why I want the Boarding contract is because I have these people state in the contact emails that there are no behavior issues. Then bring me dogs I want to call animal control on.

My mother's pet sitting business is over 25 years old and I have about 8 years of part time experience working as a pet sitter for her so I know a lot about the business.

I can answer any questions you have specifically to the best of my ability but we don't run a kennel and we never have. You should make it very apparent to all potential clients whether you are a pet sitting service or a kennel service because those are two different things. People rarely do both.

We don't take in animals. We drive out to people's houses and take care of the animals in their own home. You may want to look into that otherwise a home kennel service might make your insurance payments and stuff higher if you go totally legit. You could charge more tho but that's one of our selling points.

Quick tips I can think of right off the bat are we have a phrase in our family it's "a loose key is a lost key". If you leave a faucet on or something while you're at the client's house leave your car keys on the faucet so you cant forget to turn it off. Also we do a face-to-face meetup at the client's home to meet them and the animal. We turn down hyper aggressive dogs but it's very rare. Some jobs we never see the cat at all I don't even know what the cat looks like and I've been to a couple people's homes several dozens of times.

Horror stories would probably be cats getting out and jumping the fence then getting mauled by the neighbor's dog, all while the owner was on vacation. That's happened twice in 25 years. I can give more details on that too my mother was devastated.

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>>2409277

>>2409314
Swans and geese are aggressive. What's deceptive ?

>>2409315
I think geese are known to be aggressive now, but people still associate swans with elegance and beauty even though their attitude is no different from geese.