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I defer to your experience /an/
This is a slightly biased /pol/ thread. The question I ask is this.
>Are dog breeds stronger or weaker due to cross breeding on a whole?
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stronger
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>>2171868
Could you please present an example?
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>>2171867
The term you are looking for is "hybrid vigour" or "heterosis".
I will never own a "pedigree" or "purebred" all it tells me is that the dog is inbred and its parents have won a beauty competition.
I select dogs for type personally, I like landrace types of dogs a type of dog that evolved specifically from people who bred good dogs to good dogs when they performed the job given to them.
http://www.davidhancockondogs.com/archives/archive_399_493/456.html
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Discuss anything aquarium related here, including inhabitants, decor and issues.
Google is your friend.
Feel free to ask questions but know that there are a lot of resources out there that could answer your question a lot faster and accurately than /an/.
Make sure to include these things in your post before asking because we can't help you if we don't have the full picture:
-tank size
-parameters
-any and all inhabitants + how long you've had them
FAQ Section
>How to handle algae, snails, lighting, easy plants for beginners etc.) :
http://pastebin.com/KcJUJeV7
Links:
>How to cycle your tank: http://pastebin.com/x4WnB0Ah
>General aquarium care sheets - http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/
>Livestock and plants for sale - http://www.petsolutions.com/ http://www.aquabid.com
>FUCKING GOOGLE
We all make mistakes, so don't put anyone down - rather be helpful.
Chances are, you made a similiar mistake when you were starting out.
>Useful & Extensive database for aquatic plants and their parameters:
Flowgrow
http://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants
>Cool Youtube Channels:
>Aquascaping -
James Findley/The Green Machine
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreenMachineLtd
Dennis Wong
https://www.youtube.com/user/xiaozhuangw
Filipe Oliveira
https://www.youtube.com/user/FaaoStudio
Oliver Knott
https://www.youtube.com/user/amanoshrimp
>Building your own shit/ Fish & Plant talk -
King of DIY
https://www.youtube.com/user/uarujoey
Dustin's Fish Tanks
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dustinsfishtanks
Wayne's Fish World
https://www.youtube.com/user/samuelwaynefoleyjr
Aquarium related documentaries (German & English)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtkQ-oVBStx0EYRcwz3bHSA
KGTropicals - Mostly Cichlid Talk
https://www.youtube.com/user/KGTropicals
LupDiesel - Freshwater Shrimp Care and Breeding
https://www.youtube.com/user/LupDiesel
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I want to own a 100 bettas
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Do Nerite snails clean the substrate of whatever falls down there or do they typically stick around on the glass and plants?
Also how many for a 20g tanks?
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>>2171319
if you have a good mix of nerites, ramshorns, Malaysian Trumpets and maybe some cories and amano shrimp, your substrate should be in great shape in terms of detritus.
As for the amount of nerites - start out with 3-5 and go from there.
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Three quailes, 3 finches, a baby chicken, all dead and countless others attacked.
And now they've broken through three fucking inches of concrete and seriously fucked up one of my quails legs.
I am beyond mad right now.
I work in design tech at a school, I've built a machine that will eviscerate any rat that ventures into it, but now my last line of defence is gone.
How the hell do I rat proof a floor?
Concrete, a steel sheet, then more concrete? I've heard of rats eating through steel buckets.
Right now the only thing I can think of is a suspended cage, so I can see if anything's eating through.
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>>2169040
Try a live trap! They're pretty smart, and if you diligently trap and release they'll decide it's not worth it.
That said... wow, I've never heard of rats attacking livestock like that.
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>>2169054
They're fucking little cunts hellbent on wrecking my shit. I just wanna know how to stop them. Looking up inch thick stainless steel plates now.
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>>2169040
Titanium.
I love (ID: !pLantsjHsc)
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The plant general: What the FUCK is that edition
This plant is swole as fuck
Welcome to /plant/, the resident plant general thread. Dank purps, next level veganism and come on. It's motherfucking MMXVI and you STILL aren't photosynthetic? What the fuck is wrong with you lot.
/Plant/ is for the discussion of plants (obviously). Horticulturists, hobbyists and botanists welcome! Questions about plants? Want to show off your two inch dick-I mean plant? Maybe you want to start growing something new and exciting? Well come on over to /plant/!
Introducing a new basic caresheet with every thread
This thread: Nepenthes truncata HL (Also most HL species in general)
>partial sun to bright filtered sun.
Neps do well with high output fluorescent arrays, unlike most temperate carnivorous plants
>lower light will lead to poor growth and pitcher development, but is rarely fatal
>Truncata seem to adapt well to lower humidity.
They aren't picky cunts like ULL nepenthes
>Well draining medium is a must, unless you like root rot.
Truncatas are ocassionally epiphytic. Use 1:1:1 LFS, Perlite and Orchid bark
>Don't keep in standing water.
Why must you harm your babies like that?
>water with dH2O only
>no dormancy required
>Wait patiently for those glorious foot long pitchers
Approved forums:
Terraforums.com
flytrapcare.com
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look at my ebony nasturtium.
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Is /plant/ the containment thread for the annoying plant dude? Really outside of here he is a menace but in here he serves a good purpose.
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>>2168803
..who?
Do you work at a pet store? Have you shopped at a pet store? Share stories, ask questions, offer opinions.
Applies to both large chain stores and family owned shops.
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I work at a pet store that sells animals as the animal care manager. I can't believe some of the people that come into my store.
>How many goldfish can I put in .5 gallons?
>Wait, guinea pigs need hay?
>I stole all these reptiles from Florida on my last trip lol why are they all dying? what's a UVB light?
>We need another bird we thought it would be fun to let it outside and it flew away lol
>I found this turtle outside and I want to keep it (illegal in my state) what do I need? What? That's too expensive. I'm going to keep it in a rubbermaid bin. (somehow shocked when it dies two weeks later)
>People buying pets as gifts. Have them surrendered to us months later because surprise surprise, nobody wants an unexpected pet
>"I want to return this gerbil. My kids picked it up by its tail and its tail came off."
That was a fun $278 vet bill.
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Some PetSmarts 'boycotted' the animal shipping company they used because they got fucked in the ass for animal cruelty. So if you see empty PetSmarts, it's because the store wasn't making enough money per small animal to handle the upcharges of shipping the small animals. I'm trying to get one near me to take in small animals from a shelter instead of having empty cages and not selling any small animal merch, but they are being huge Jews about it.
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>>2165206
That store looks really comfy
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From the front if possible
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I know the couch is ugly, but this cat is my baby <3
Sorry for potato quality pic
"Ew crows are gross"
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"u r gross"
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>>2173937
cows r cute
if only they didn't smell so much and always have flies all around them
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>>2173971
Can you bath a cow? Like squirt it down with a house and shampoo it?
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Quick! Post comfy doggos!
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one comfy doggo comin right up
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omg that spotted belly is the cutest shit ever. i'm dying, anon
and here's my pup enjoying some sun
Found this little guy left inside a hot dumpster Friday afternoon. I brought him home and gave him food, water, and washed his fur. He spent the rest of the night sleeping and biting things around the house.
Today I found him relaxing in a dark corner and he came up to me to play. I fed him again and he seemed to eat more than yesterday night.
What scared me was when I found his diarrhea sprayed around his litter box and some still on his tail.
Should I take him to the vet today to check for worms, or any stomach problems? Could something in the dumpster cause him to get sick? Please help, I like this little fella.
My mom named him Jerry btw.
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keep it indoors and have it fixed as soon as it's old enough.
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>>2173711
idk how old he is, but i'd guess he's probably a month or 6 weeks old. I have no problem taking hin to the vet because it's only 3 minutes away, just dont want them to take him from me.
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Kittens are often born with worms that they get from their mother, so it's a good idea to take him to the vet for some dewormer. Diarrhea could be caused by that, illness, or it might even just be stress.
No matter what, I'd recommend a vet visit for the little guy/girl. Get that sucker a clean bill of health.
It's also not unlikely that it has fleas. The vet should be able to recommend a kitten-safe preventative. To get rid of fleas that are on him now, you can give him a bath in Dawn dish soap. Leave it on for five minutes before you rinse it off. Keep him nice and warm while he dries.
Good luck.
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Do you forgive mike vick? 2016-07-23 18:25:10 Post No.2173705
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A week ago it was 9 years ago since he was indicted for dog fighting. Where he then went to serve roughly 2 years in prison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZdjc4RfQA [Embed]
Do you forgive him now?
Will you ever forgive him?
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>>2173705
He's still a nigger, so no.
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>>2173705
He got another dog. From a pet store of all places. Some little poodle mix shit. The law has forgiven him, the public has forgiven him, but you don't just stop being a nigger.
They don't talk about how his dog fighting ring was a hub for gambling and drugs and gangbangers, or how they found connections to a nationwide dog fighting organization.
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>>2173757
So espn was correct on what if michael vick was white?
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>not dressing your dog up to be a qt
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>your dog has to be dressed up to be cute.
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>>2173668
> that thing
> cute
Bruh
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>>2173668
Is that a particularly hairy badger
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Does anyone know if there's a (legal obviously) way to get a Latrodectus pallidus In the Usa? They're only found in Israel/the middle east (And Russia occasionally) I'm assuming that finding someone in its home country then buying it directly from them if they managed to catch one wouldn't be legal due to it being a venomous spider and I can't imagine it being legal to intentionally buy a foreign species of spider, am I wrong there? Can you buy/bring foreign spiders to america regardless of whether they're venomous? I obviously wouldn't be letting it lose into the wild but I still assume that I can't just buy them.
Is the best/only legal option just hoping one day that a package from Israel or Eu/Me from like ebay happens to have a baby stow away?
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they don't even look that interesting, why do you want one?
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>>2173618
I dunno I like the way black widows look and feel like they'd be a pretty cool 'pet' pretty much just an alternative coloured widow. Also for collection of the latrodectus species.
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>>2173622
your best bet is to contact one of the larger german invert traders like Polyped, that guy is shady as fuck so probably able to get them.
he has a fuckton of animals he's not supposed to have legally.
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Best bang:buck canned cat food?
I've got two 3mo kittens and feeding them adds up. I estimate at the current rate, about $800-1000USD spent per year. I was wondering if I could lower that a bit without negatively impacting the long-term health of my cats.
I've tried so far:
>Wellness Kitten 3oz cans
cats like it but it's fairly expensive and you only get 3oz cans for like $1.50/ea, have to feed them like 4 cans a day. But it's supposed to have high protein for kittens and they seem to enjoy it.
>Wellness 12.5oz can
these aren't kitten-specific but you get way more for your money (~$3) compared to the 3oz cans. The problem is distributing the right amount, not over/underfeeding. Refrigerating the can thickens the entire formula and makes it harder to deal with. I thought about using a scale to make sure I scoop out the right amount of food, but it seems like a pain.
>Grreat Choice Poultry Platter 5.5oz can
I found this by accident, it's like $0.50 pate and grain-free. A lot of water/"gravy" in the can and the contents look pretty sludgy, but the kittens eat it. Maybe I should just stock up on this as it's about a third of the cost of everything else, but there's gotta be some catch, this can't actually be as good for my cats as anything else? Also you can only get it at PetSmart
>Natural Balance Wild Pursuit 6oz can
This was on sale for $0.83/ea but it seems to normally go for more like $1.25-1.50. This pate is dog food-like in consistency but is packed with protein (11%) and calories (up to 250kcal in 6oz can) which has allowed me to feed my kittens each a can per day, also high protein is good for kittens right? A lot of reviews say their cats really hate it, I can see that, mine seem to scarf it down like they do anything.
Any kind of cat food you guys swear by?
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If you live near a tractor supply, they have a good house brand 4health. Comes in grain free too.
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When will cats conquer the earth?
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never, they're not good at surviving without humans to aid them.
Can anyone tell me what the fuck this thing is? I saw it on my way home.
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>>2173483
what's your location?
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>>2173483
Nutria
They are so bad some places you can get a bounty for killing them
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>>2173483
Looks like a muskrat. Sort of like a nutria, but they're native to North America. The face looks too pointed to be a nutria.