Any tips on taming small aviary birds that aren't hand reared?
Bribe them with food and be extra patient. It can take a considerable amount of time for them to be comfy with your presence. Birds not raised around humans typically never get quite as tame as ones that were, though.
Millet.
>>2417990
Can you specify how tame hand-reared birds will become?
I was hoping to tame a bird to at least relax in my presence and not freak if I put my hand near it. Also, can small birds that aren't hand-reared still learn how to do tricks other than step-up (eg. fly to and from a post when told, ring a bell for attention, etc) if trained correctly?
I'm trying out some gardening. Are these weeds or did the owner plant them?
weed imo
>>2417740
Common weed. There is a plant that looks exactly like that which flowers, but it's ugly and not worth keeping.
Please do not plant:
Aloe
Japanese maple
Carnivorous plant
Hostas
Geraniums
Petunias
Marigolds
That is all, thank you.
>>2417758
>Autismato strikes again
He is right, it's a common weed.
Don't listen to the rest of what he said, his mental illness makes him say retarded shit.
So storytime.
>be me
>go to parent's house
>stray cat they keep feed has kittens and brings them to their porch (c. 5 weeks aged)
>okcute.gif
>4 days later
>bastard Tomcat attacks the kittens
>one of the kittens dies, one is injured, both that remain are in shock
>parents have to go out of state to my aunt's house or something
>say fuck it; adopt the kittens.
>few days later I get them out of their shell-shocked state and playing, eating and etc.
>feelsgoodman.png
>time for first vet visit
>vet gives me antibiotics for both, checks the injured kitten and goes over everything normally
>then comes the FeLV check
>both kittens test positive
>FUCK
>Ask vet what I can do
>she tells me there's no cure and they wouldn't live long if they have it.
>but she tells me that since they aren't showing any symptoms (except the injured one who had a fever, she got over it) they could just be carriers and won't get the virus.
>hopeful but I've always been a downer who ruminates on things
>4 days from now until I go back in and see if I have to euthanize them.
They still aren't showing any symptoms that I'm aware of, but it makes me nervous as hell. I keep thinking about how I might have to euthanize both, or just one. They're siblings and they play and sleep with each other all the time so if I have to put down one, I'm unsure of how the other will react.
What do I do?
Pic semi-related it's my current mental status
Are you going to keep them?
If only one remains then youd better be ready to spend time with it
If you arent then try finding somebody with another kitten or at least another cat
This is what you get for adopting diseased stray kittens when you could be getting an older, healthy, fully vaccinated and cut cat from a shelter and reduce overpopulation. Hope atleast you caught the mom and got her spayed.
2417377
I'm planning on keeping them. But I see your point. I'm rather busy on the day-to-day so if one does have to go than I'll probably give the other up.
>>2417378
I wasn't planning on adopting at first. They just needed a home and I offered. The mother is hard to get a hold of because she runs from everyone. But if I have to euthanize I will personally catch her and spay.
Uguu~
That's a neat grasshopper
>>2417301
That's a cricket you idiot
>>2417295
Cute zebra
My bubba he dead.
>>2417216
One door closes
Another one opens
>>2417216
He'd make a nice hat
>>2417216
Sorry to hear/see bro
Condolences
Losing a pet is hard as fuck
What is this beautiful moth called? I want to learn more. Photo was taken but moth wasn't disturbed or touched. My location is southeastern Pennsylvania (Denver PA, Lancaster county).
P.S sorry about the tilted photo
Closer.
It is at the base of the tree in both photos
Leopard moth. I have them in NC too. They're my favorite.
looks like a giant leopard moth to me (i might be wrong but i'm pretty positive on this one). May I ask how big it was? These guys usually grow up to be at least 3 inches.
Here's a pic of one that i found. Hope I helped :)
Dumping fetuses
>>2416442
>>2416448
>>2416450
Would you pet my doggo?
Would snuggle
Aw i have gsp and redbone coonhound mix. he look like you doggo but he red
>>2415980
10/10 would pet
Any experienced vets here?
I need advice on my hamster, she is about 2,4~ years old and she's grew a tumor sadly. I've brought her to the vet and they told me they could put her under surgery and remove the tumor. But that it would come at great risk since 2+years is quite old for an hamster. I've talked about it with my mom, she'd rather let her live her last few months/weeks/days in peace instead of letting her die during surgery. I've had calls back and forth with the vet numerous times, she told me that the one doing the operation is experienced but that she won't be able to do anything if the doesn't wake up after or if he loses too much blood. My little hamster is quite the fighter, still hopping around and climbing everything even with a tumor in her small chest thats growing up to her throat and leg. Its also getting bigger day by day, the tumor that is. I've been standing at this fork in the road for a long time now. Do I let her die by surgery or have her live the rest of her days with a growing tumor and on meds. Either way I'll have to make up my mind by thursday.
Looking for serious advice on what to do here.
First off, people can lie about whether or not they are a vet lmao, so why would you take anonymous advice from anyone.
Second; vets cannot give advice over the phone or internet - https://www.avma.org/public/PetCare/Pages/VCPR-FAQs.aspx
>A VCPR is established only when your veterinarian examines your animal in person, and is maintained by regular veterinary visits as needed to monitor your animal’s health.
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Everything from this point is my own opinion desu, so feel free to ignore it if you want. I personally would go through with the surgery because the positives outweigh the negatives in my opinion. There's a high risk to the surgery, but if it works out you have a tumor-free hamster who has a lot more time that she likely would have with the tumor, not to mention a better quality of life.
While I'm in no position to tell how much your hamster is worth to you, I can tell you that the cost of the surgery could be 4-5 times the cost of another hamster. It's something to keep in mind.
>>2415812
>4-5 times as much
Unless hamsters are now 100$, its much more than that. My vet is extremely cheap and charges $400 for tumor removals on rats. A hamster is smaller and some vet's won't bother. It all depends on how much op loves the ham, which is at the average death age for hamsters anyways. As most vet's charge 600 or more for tumor removal.
Here are bugs I found in my backyard.
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>>2414146
What do we do about this?
This is strange. Wild orcas never attack people, unless horribly abused.
>>2413167
The plot thickens
>>2413167
THEY DINDU NUFFIN
Drakeposting Edition
This is the invertebrate general. If you have any questions about invertebrates, want to look into owning one or more, or want to simply discuss them, this is the thread to do so, whether its
>Tarantulas and other spiders
>Myriapods
>Mollusks
>Crustaceans
>Insects
>Or anything without a backbone
Feel free to post it.
Resources/help and information
>Tarantulas
https://tomsbigspiders.wordpress.com/beginner-guides/
http://www.theraphosidae.be/en
>Mantids
http://www.mantisonline.eu/index.php?lan=en
>Phasmids
http://www.phasmatodea.com/web/guest/home
Discord
https://discord.gg/g59mdCa
old thread >>2399967
>>2408076
I have a snail that hitchhiked its way into my indoor compost bin, it was a baby and its now huge. I throw washed eggshells and fresh leafy greens for it. One thing that has me worried - do snails crave/want light to survive? I keep it in the bin 24/7 and i cant free it outside because its all dry asphault
>>2408083
They don't really need it but it probably prefers to have a day/night cycle, even if they are mainly active at night.
>>2408083
No animal needs sunlight. It is a fucking myth. Cats are just dumb and sit in it to get warm, but all mammals are mildly allergic to it. Hypertrichosis is present everywhere, and it dictates terrible effects from sunlight exposure.
Ever had an infected hair? You are allergic to the sunlight.
I'll just stop, you probably won't get anything out of this hereditary allergy discussion.
can someone help think of a good present for dis snek? Ive had her for 2 years, she's a piebald ball python
Found this cool snake armor.
>>2418120
Snakes don't play with things. Just give her an extra tasty/fatty foodthing.
poster shipping tubes. paper towel rolls too if your snake isn't already too thick to get through them without getting stuck. cereal boxes with an entrance hole cut in. bendy vines from the pet store. more stuff to climb like cork bark and branches. I know BP's are mainly ground dwelling but if you give them stuff to climb they will climb it, although they may wait until the middle of the night when you're asleep to do so.
Something is burrowing in my yard. Central Florida. We close one hole and another opens. I looked down one of them and what looked like a black snake pulled its head back. Anybody know whatit is and if its poisonous? I have kids so I'm a little concerned.
>>2418068
As far as I know there are only two species of poisonous snake, the Japanese grass snake (Rhabdophis tigrinus) and the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis).
Everything else should be safe to consume, after appropriate cooking of course. Do not eat raw meat from wild animals.
Be careful when catching the snake though, its bite might be venomous.
Enjoy your meal!
Probably not venomous. Only venomous species in Florida that is mostly black is the cottonmouth, and i don't think it's very likely to find one in a rodent burrow on residential property. It could be one of several non-venomous; garter, black racer, southern ring-necked, banded water snake, something like that.
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