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>>2178741
It's surprisingly non-stressful with dogs, provided they don't get carsick or are at least used to kennels. Just let them out every couple hours to use the bathroom, drink, and maybe have a snack.

Cats are unknown territory for me though. Sorry.

I moved cross country with a cat, 26 fish ( all over 6"), a colony of dubia roaches and 13 geckos. Only lost one fish and everyone else did excellently.

My cat has never been in a per carrier, so we put a fleece blanket in a rubermaid container without the lid. He slept in there almost the entire trip. Let him go do his business every time we hit a rest stop and he was awake, luckily he doesn't mind being on a leash.

when I was 7, my family moved from Mississippi to Virginia (~16 hour drive). we had 4 people, 2 cats, and a bird in the car. we had an old Honda minivan, we put a litterbox on the floor in the space in front of the sliding door. we let the cats roam free throughout the car. they were stressed at times but ended up laying in the empty seats and wandering around the car. if we were going to stop and open the car doors we would put them in their carriers. the bird sat in his cage at the foot of my sister who was riding shotgun, he chirped happily to the sound of the engine the whole trip. we stopped to stay with friends along the way one night and let the cats hang out in the closed garage. the garage was a little messy and we almost couldn't find poor Licorice. overall, having your cats out of the carrier isn't the safest option, but we were mostly on the highway and they could at least trench and lay down comfortably without the carrier. it kinda sucked for me because I had to sit next to the litterbox lol.

>>2178456
If you are a responsible dog owner then you should know that potentially dangerous situations could happen with any breed of dog, and know that ultimately the owner is responsible for any all consequences of that dogs actions. It is up to the owner to keep the animal out of these situations, and to properly train and socialize the pet if they are going to be bringing it around people and other animals.
Of course there are various degrees depending on the breed, no body has to worry about a toy breed mauling people. Regardless, my point is caution and responsibilities should be observed with ALL breeds. Pitbulls may or may not be prone to aggression, but if you are already watching out for that, and correctly controlling your dog what does it matter?

>>2178456
Edge.

>>2178444
My money is on egg of some kind.

>>2178444
it's a Seed of Havoc.
An ancient war machine from a bygone age.
When it reaches the edge of the halocline it will hatch, and from then our days are numbered.

Looks alien related.

the momma must've decided that your house was a safe site. she'll probably be back when she's done hunting. if you can, leave a window open for her- it would be a really great thing if you could trap her and get her spayed- many place will do that for free if it's a feral.

it's pretty important to figure out her age before anyone can tell you how to take care of her. either take a pic or google how to tell. any idea how much she weighs?

>>2177953
No idea how much she weighs, I'm afraid of picking her up because I don't want to hurt her. I can get a picture of her as soon as she wakes up.

This is in Norway, so I highly doubt that the mother cat doesn't belong to someone, so I don't want to mess with it, but the kitten looked a bit fugd up so I decided to take care of it. Also I let the mother cat in, but she just started jumping on my sister's bird cage and the birds shat themselves so I had to make her leave.

>>2177959
On all honesty anon, you taking care of a kitten will increase the odds of thr thing dying than just having left it be. Taking care of what I can only assume is a very young kitten is an around the clock job and require a ton of knowhow. I would put the kitten back where you found it and just hope.

If momma doesn't come back, try to find an animal shelter. It is seriously hard to take care of young kittens, and you won't even have a Chace if you have a job.

>>2177905
>a single anything
Nope

>>2177905
For goats you have to be careful, they can jump really high, they eat mostly bushes not grass like sheeps, also they like to climb, great pets the only thing you have to be cautious

>>2177909
They eat everything.
I had a goat eat my name tag off my shirt at a zoo as a child while on a field trip. Fucking things creep me out.

>>2177856
One name: Ernst Haeckel
Seriously, his drawings are beautifully inspiring for this. Plus, most of them are freely available

>>2177856
Reword question please. Reword the shit out of it, sorry if english isn't your go-to but I can't understand what you are asking.

>>2177860
haha, ok. I am an architecture student and for my final project of this period I have to search formats, functions and analogies from nature to design an intervention where people can enjoy the place.
Perhaps documentaries and studies more targeted to anatomy of the animals would help me a lot.

>>2177635
*owls

>>2177635
I can't post owl pictures. There's an image limit.

Your tank must be mature and fully cycled as shrimp are very sensitive to ammonia/nitrite/nitrate. While their bio load is pretty much non existent, they do require stable water parameters.

>>2177643
I've heard the term "cycled" a lot but im not quite clear on the concept... do i just let some plants sit in it for a week or two?

>>2177692
lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+cycling+in+aquaponics

He's also only about 9 months old, so I'm hoping he'll grow out of this phase

I'm guessing you only got him recently. Just give it more time and keep up with interacting with him more. You can also place him somewhere that can allow him to observe your presence often so that he understands you're not a threat and becomes accustomed to you. It can take a very long time to get a bird to become comfortable around people. It's a process the requires a lot of patience and persistence. Buying another bird can backfire if you want your bird to become friendlier with you because he will become more focused on the other bird rather than you.

>>2177587
I've had him for about 8 months, and he's in my room and always watches me. How much time each day should I set aside to spend with him?

>>2177328
Cat opening his locked cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdw1yVbE2FU

I see

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is this a kot thread?

Bucket o' sand crabs.

>>2177282
They're sand fleas. AKA mole crabs. They make great bait!

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>>2177282
Let them snip snap doggos free or I'll call the Internet police on you.

It really just depends on where you live. I'm assuming its at least semi-rural since free ranging is an option. As a kid, my family had about twenty chickens and we had to keep them in a run because there were many, many hawks and opossums that roamed about. We could let them out every now and then so long as they were under supervision. Of course it helps that we had a dog who was friendly towards them and would bark at hawks and the likes.

If you're thinking of no more than five chickens, you can really do anything you like, just make plans for them to have a secure little place where they can roost and be safe at night, and I suggest maybe a small closed run so they can get outside and still be safe on days you won't be around to watch them.

Were you thinking about getting them as chicks or older?

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>>2176641
>>2176641
Hawks will kill chickens if they aren't fully enclosed, so will dogs. I don't recommend letting them run around unless you're out there with them. If your chickos are having a hot day, freeze a mixture of corn and water in a muffin tray. Don't let them eat their own eggs. If they do put a couple golf balls in their nesting boxes so they think eggs are now inedible. One more thing, if you plan on building your own coop (recommended if you are good with tools) you don't need a nesting box for each bird. They don't all lay at the same time and are happy with sharing boxes.

And for the actual final comment, if you do let them free range put a few guinea hens in the flock to scare predators away. They're very noisy.

>>2176641
>>2176641
What breed do you want?

If you want them more for a pet, go with silkies. They're fucking adorable.

Get him to a vet, and make him an indoor cat. I'll be nice and say that indoor cats love longer, happier lives. Letting a cat go outdoors is letting the cat own YOU

>>2176319
i was thinking this, since i now work i can take him to the vet regularly and get him the care he deserves.

Oh no, get him to the vet ASAP, he looks like he's in a lot of pain

Maybe but was is worth making a new thread on /an/?

Not all small dogs are yappy though.
That is the fault of the owner, it has nothing to do with the dogs size.

>>2175698
It's probably because a dog wants to protect it's family instinctively and maybe small dogs realize in some weird way, that they are physically useless. Hence the phrase: "Beware the dog that doesn't bark" because he's gonna fuck your shit up or die trying

>>2175560
I wouldn't risk it. I would take her in, but I'm naturally paranoid. the situation sounds horrible, though.

If its been that long and she cant keep anything down best to just take her to the emergency vet. That actually sounds like parvo. Best of luck.

>>2175575

Oh, she hasn't been vomiting for 10 hours. It's just been 10 hours since I've given her the pill.

She's only been doing this is the past hour and a half.