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Btw, idont know if its important but the vet said the kitten was around 1 month old.
We bought a cheap cat litter too, i dont know if we should replace it with actual dirt/sand for the time being, since she doesnt seem to recognize the cat litter.

>my kitten that's probably never seen a litterbox in her entire life isn't magically littertrained after a single day, what's her deal

Anon, I appreciate your good intentions in taking her off the street and in asking for help here, but at the same time: come the fuck on, guy. Your kitten is only just barely past the period of still needing mom to stimulate her to piss/poop at all.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2137&aid=3288

I'd suggest shutting her in a smaller area like a bathroom with the litterbox for at least a day or two. Bathrooms are the go-to recommendation because they typically have tile floors that are much easier to clean in case of accidents.

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This is the kitten, please any advice will be appreciated

If you can't afford to drop $1,000 for vet bills at any given time you can't afford a dog, anon

I know you're lonely but getting an animal you can't take care of isn't going to magically cure your mental problems, and that dog deserves a real family who can take care of him or her properly

>>2129634

This.

Don't put yourself in the position where you'll eventually have to watch your friend suffer slowly and die because of your inability to provide.

Get a girlfriend instead. Cheaper, legal to have sex with, and you can swap her for a new one when you get bored.

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nobody?

Mouse is a bit big, but still is swallowable.
Also make sure you don't leave the mouse in there for any length of time unsupervised.

>>2128957

Is this bait? It seems like bait.

Fuck it.

1. Do not feed your snake more than once every 7 days.
2. What the fuck do you think you're doing feeding a fucking corn snake live prey? Corns have no problem at all with frozen. The only reason to ever live feed is if you have a snake that absolutely refuses frozen and has been on hunger strike so long it has lost a large percentage of its body weight.

>>2128957
this has to be bait

Well there are stories of people shooting armadillos only to have the bullet ricochet and hit someone.

>>2128925
I find that hard to believe, people on /k/ shoot armadillos all the time because theyre pests.

also don't touch or eat armadillos

>>2129021
>>2128925
Well I was wondering if they could survive more blunt impact?

I accidentally hit one last night, by the time I noticed him in the road it was too late to swerve or stop (traveling 55mph) so I tried to straddle it and hope for the best. Two thuds were felt, but I know it didn't hit the tires... I kept driving out of panic, but eventually saw "check traction/break assist" lights flashing on my console -- got too freaked out to check if he was under there so I doubled back to see the body....

...there was none.

Later that night I pulled over and had a good look under the car, and despite my worst fears, he wasn't there. Also no blood anywhere to be seen, all the way through the undercab.

Best estimates I could make for how big it was, I'd say there was a mere half inch clearance issue -- so I'm left wondering if he got a severe bump on the top of his shell and just kept on walking.

Is that too far fetched? I was so fraught with fear last night I swallowed a double dose of Xanax, just so I could sleep.

I actually didn't know they could be kept as pets, cute.

>>2128927
They're not for everyone for sure, they are like little squirrels and hyper as fuck for the most part. I prefer bush babies, though both are equally adorable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGYtUseatU

>>2128929
Only hyper at night though, and with
My work schedule that's perfect. She loves to play.

>>2128659

Separate container not necessarily so long as you put the least amount of effort in to training your snek that hand in tank does not = eating time. You can do that in a variety of ways. Mostly just making sure your hands do not smell of mouse from feeding other snakes that day if you have others. Putting your hand on snake for a moment before picking them up. Keeping tools you use for feeding (forceps) out of sight when it isn't a feeding day.

As for swallowed substrate, that's a non-issue. If your snake is a very aggressive constrictor when it grabs the rodent, you may want to put down a piece of butcher's paper in the tank below the spot you intend to wave around the rodent so snake is on the paper when it grabs.

Only if your snake has a habit of snapping at you every single time you open the tank would i consider moving to an outside feeding bin type thing to break that habit.

>>2128667
This anon pretty much covered it all spot on
I've never taken my snakes out to feed and theyve never mistakenly struck at me, I also try to handle all of my snakes 2-4 times a week so that probably helps.

The petsmart I work at makes us put them in a different container to feed and we have alot of snakes who wont eat for the entire duration we have them especially balls. Have had a cornsnake or two who has ended up snapping at a few people because he was never touched besides feeding time though.

Substrate is really a non issue aslong as the food item isnt soaking wet for whatever reason even if your snake swallows a piece of aspen or whatever bedding you choose it shouldn't bother it in the slightest.

>>2128680
>>2128667
occasionally it will strike when im trying to get it out. though its not very aggressive about it.
im not worried about swallowing substrate, theyve gotten this far eating all kinds of shit.
the issue is just the amount of work separate feeding is. have to get it up, off of me, into something, get the food in, close it, then pretty much the reverse and its always nippy after that.
im thinking enough handling would solve any bite related issues if i switch long as i make it apparent when its handling time vs subtly slipping food in or something.

Put it outside. That's where wild animals belong, after all.

Give the little brat attention. Isn't that why people get pets? You're gonna miss it because your cat's eventually gonna get bored of you and you're gonna wish he was still begging for your attention.

>>2128634
Yes, but what can I do with all that energy? I do play with her, but I can't do that all the time. Also which kinds of games she would enjoy?

I rarely hear anyone taking care of snails and I can only assume there are reasons for that. Just leave the poor thing outside and after maybe some research if you can find another one you can try to keep it alive.

If you want to be evil though you can leave it outside with a circle of salt around of it.

>>2128345
I figured it'd just be neat to look at since they seem like really chill creatures

>>2128342
That's a slug.

Also, they're super easy to take care of.

You stole those cats' meal.

You should go put him back.

I'd tell you to put it back if the cats weren't going to eat the shit out if it.

Can you shoot the cats?

>>2127893
Fuck cats

Look at the picture you posted. Look at it. Ask yourself how anyone is going to be able to tell shit from your dark shitty picture.

Looks kinda plasticy. Although if it was plastic it'd be very light.

>>2127296

>lions in action

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>mfw the columbine kid with a natural selection shirt offs himslef

Man, those lions really just pop out of nowhere.

>>2125635
Mammals>Herps>Fish and related>Pet rocks>>>>Plushies>>>>>>>>>>>Shit>>>>>>>>>>>Birds

birds > fish > mammals > reptiles

Birds kinda suck because you can't correct them worth a shit past a certain age.

If your birds a bitch she's a bitch for 20-40 years.

>>2125336
is it a cactus or a succulent?

>>2125336
looks like a brown recluse to me

>>2125336
Looks like something from the family Stapeliae, pretty cool stem succulents.