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What do you feed your pet(s), /an/?

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Hello MOD. This is very much a Animal and Nature Thread. (Now skip to the bottom, MOD)

This thread isn't about how much or how badly you'd like to abuse an animal. It's about your past mistakes(which some may have had and learned from), such as being ignorant and accidentally feeding your Dog chocolate or any mistakes that may bring harm to your loved one. Even once, of your own willing volition.

We all make mistake and anyone wishing to divulge their misdeeds, have free reign. (I think this is important MOD)
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This/that thread that I made was so some people can speak about their past mistakes and come to terms with it. As well as speak about the sin's they've witnessed being perpetrated against our furry friends. (I know I came across as fucked up but i'm just being honest. I've got sadder stories to tell....)
>The last thread
>Brush it under the doormat
>It never happened
You can't ignore the fact that animals are abused. Nor can you ignore the complacency others have in the matter. (Now look at the 3rd paragraph MOD!)
Pic related. I plan on getting a ridge-back in the future. Seriously

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Hey /an/ I won't bother you with long details, but about 2 years ago these fuckers have been crawling on my car, I honestly thought I was rid of them last year but lo and behold they're back. They only come out at night and at first I though the were brown recluses, but their aren't any brown recluse populations in Florida plus they have no violin shaped mark. Narrowed it down to it being either yellow sac spiders or garden ghost spiders. Either way I want them out for the obvious reason of not having one of them crawl on me in an enclosed space going at high velocities.

I am about to set of a bug bomb or two and dowse the area surroundings my car with the strongest pesticide available.

Would this resolve my problem? What else can I do to eradicate this menace once and for all?

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I'm thinking about getting a cat to keep outside so that it can chase away birds and rats and stuff

Have any of you done this? The cat would be exclusively outside because I have terrible allergies to cats.

Are there certain cat breeds that are better than others for outside? It gets down to about -20°F where I live

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Over the years my cat seems to have unlearned how to use the litter box, and refuses to use it unless locked in a small room with it. This wasn't a problem in the past, as he would just go in our back yard, but a few years ago he was traumatized and refuses to go outside anymore. I've tried putting him in the box after naps, playtime, or meals, but that doesn't work. I lock him in a small room for a week (with food and frequent visits, of course) with just the litter box to go in, and slowly open up the house for him room by room after each successful week, but that doesn't stick either.

I'm at a loss at what to do, I'm starting to think that maybe rehabilitating him to go outdoors would be the best option, but I'm worried it'll traumatize him more or he'll get himself hurt.

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Which one of you pencildicks started the campaign to name the baby "Giraffey McGiraffeface"?

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Found this guy hanging out in the house tonight, can anyone identify what kind it is?

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Is it normal for pelicans to eat pigeons like this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxIOdt-V8Y

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I have a pit bull terrier and I love her to death but the problem is I barely take her for walks. She isn't overweight or depressed but it makes me feel bad because I can't walk her. Am I a bad owner?

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My cat is pretty skinny.
He's a one year old siberian neutered male weighing 4,4 kg.
I feed him grain-free wet food as a base, with some dry food as a supplement because I was given a 20 kg bag as a gift when I got him.
I've tried a couple different wet foods, as well as making home made raw cat food. I occasionally try to give him little bits of different meats or fish, either raw (which he generally won't touch) or boiled without salt (which he'll eat, sometimes).
He eats very little though, and the vet said he should probably weigh a bit more for his size. Any tips on making him eat more?

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My one month old hamster head is tiled and he is not able to walk properly and he is running in circles please help I don't know what's the cause of this and I am planning to goto the vet. Thank you

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>Really close to cat
>Had to put cat down
>Was a wreck for a while, still can't bring it up without choking up
>Debating on getting one or two catters following this
>What I really like with cats is just how they always chill around me/cuddle on me (I'm a straight male, go figure)
>Got one for now, fast forward a year, I love her and she's a great cat but a lot more on the hyper end that I like to deal with and doesn't cuddle as much as I'd like her to; obviously that's just her personality (and she's still young) and I'm not complaining
>Thinking of getting a second for cuddling/chilling purposes when she doesn't want to also to keep her busy when I don't feel like playing
I have a couple questions;
1. I really just like sharing a strong bond with a cat and feel like that bond wouldn't be nearly as strong if I'm splitting it with another cat; is this nonsense? Up until recently I had two dogs (put one down last saturday, I'll save the sob story and details) but couldn't get nearly as close to them as I could with cats. It's hard to explain but I just like how there's a relationship of "me and them" and don't know if a second cat would kind of mess that up. I feel like I won't be able to get attached to two nearly as well as I could with one
2. Is my first cat just going to end up spending time with the second cat instead of me? I like how cats actually WANT to spend a lot of time with me and this could either result in fighting for my affection or ignoring me

I know this sounds stupid, but I'm introverted and don't spend a lot of time around people and cat bros make me fine with that (without them I'd still not really want to be around people a lot), they're what I like turning to when I have a hard day, not girlfriends or friends. As this is going to be a rather big part of my life for 10-20 years I'm doing this carefully

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Is it possible to keep tapeworms from a dog/cat alive inside a fish tank?

-fill up tank with fresh water
-let tapeworms swim and do whatever
-occasionally drop food in water

Or are they only capable of living inside of a mammal?

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What are good dog safe plants suitable for a small north facing garden in the south east uk?

My knowledge of plants is limited to indoor succulents, and roses.

I'm a fan of white flowers and plants that are useful but to be honest my knowledge is rather lacking.