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>>2121739
Nothing to be concerned about, it's pretty normal. I'm actually glad he took to the toy like that. Keeps him company when one of you can't. Just make sure he can't tear it up and choke on it.

How young was the rabbit when first interacting with the stuffed animal.

>>2121754

Seven or eight months.

>>2121702
looks like a checkered garter snake

>garter
yes

Thx bros

>>2121612
how small are they?

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they are hard to make out I know
only about 3 in long id say
they have fur
they're red squirrels btw if it helps

also is it safe to handle them?

let it go

>>2121602
kill it before it kills you

I have one, wild caught, I've had it for over a year now and they're great and easy to keep,I got a second one like 3 months after my first and it died within about 2 months, but the first one is healthy, calm, it eats tiny crickets, when I go buy some for my tarantulas I get a few small for him/her. Pretty chill scorpion

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All cats are pretty, OP.

>>2121597
>is it normal for a cat to be this pretty?

No.

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better pic here

what if it's not a pokemon but just a dog?

>>2121572
there aren't any normal animals in the games

>>2121516

The common ones kept as pets range from very easy to intermediate difficulty. The primary thing with all snakes is to get their habitat conditions correct; correct temperature gradient and humidity, correct decor and ample hiding spots. The good thing is that you can get yourself a tank and heating equipment, fiddle around to get the settings right, well before you purchase the actual animal.

Rough rule of thumb on sizing is a minimum tank size of tank length + tank width = total length of snake, plus a little bit extra. There is a lot of variation in snake size, you can get something that will be maybe two feet as an adult (rosy boa, kenyan sand boa, garters), medium size snakes like corns, kings, milks, ball pythons, children's/spotted pythons, and lots more anywhere from 3 feet to 6-ish feet, and then there are the big boys which of course get fuckhuge.

>>2121516
Trying not to repeat ^ but yeah snakes are relatively easy (compared to mammals) to care
for. Once you've figured out the correct temp and humidity, basic needs would be:

>Appropriate sized food once a week
>A clean bowl of water always
>At least 2 hides, one in the cold spot the other in the hot one
>Spot clean feces when you see them (1 or 2 poops per week)
>A cleanup of the whole enclosure once a month
>UVA lighting if you can: snakes don't need UVB per se, but the UVA helps them regulate their feeding responses.
>Heat mat or heat lamp or both. Depends on who you're asking.

Also, I wouldn't recommend getting a sub-tropical snake species, since they will usually get bigger apart for some boas and dwarf subspecies and are a lot harder to maintain. While we're at it, try not to pick a snake bigger than 6' as your first one.

You can get everything you need under 200$ easily if you build some hides or branches yourself and if you lurk craigslist or such long enough.

Oh, and if you plan to have an aquarium as the enclosure, just put things around it for privacy. Try to leave just one clear glass.

>>2121590
>>2121649
thanks guys,

How about bullfrogs or toads? i assume the frogs wont need the heat, and finely tuned temperature/humidity?

I use one for my cat specifically for the reason I can't control him

i use one for my dog but i used to not use a leash at all .. he's got pretty good recall

>>2121503
>>2121527

It just seems like every person that uses one of these gives their dog 7 feet of leash, which is more than enough for them to cross the sidewalk and attack or try to play with other dogs.

I've hatched and raised chickens for years, I was always under the impression that the yolk was not inside them but attached to them and that as they feed from it it slowly went away, the same way you are describing the pigeon egg you opened.

>>2121370
This. I'm pretty sure chickens start eating shit the day they're born.

>I know that they have the yolk inside them
Wat

>>2121244
No. They are pretty resistant. Neither cold nor heat do them harm. They are driven by scent. If they are on u they go 4 warm places bcuz blood flow. They get anywhere since they also bite birds and can drop off of them. Mostly they get onto while your standing on grass. This is possible on small green spots remember birds. This is y u should check ur feet after standing a while on

Just buy one of those $1 tick-removal tools at your local feed store and pull them off. Make sure to get their heads out. If a big red ring like a target appears around a bite go to the doctor because that means it gave you Lyme disease

>>2121329
this
lyme disease is a bitch man

Any information on inbreeding as well?

>>2121108
What do you expect to gain from breeding snails?

>>2121520
More snails.

>>2121100
Not surprising honestly.

Thank fuck I don't live in a 3rd world shit stain like that.

Why do commies always act like communism works when every communist country ends up being extremely oppressive and their people poor as shit?

>>2120917
Wikipedia.
it's free and you can read it 24/7

>>2120989
Inna woods pls

>>2120989
>>2121000
*thanks, now can you recommend some good field guides*

>>2120856
disturbingly anthropocentric.

if you want some noisy little shit monster that you can dress up just have a damn kid. But then I'm not sure we want these people reproducing.

>>2120873
This. Clothes have an usefull application, ie not getting cold. Doggies don't have that problem. Clothing them is dangerously close to fetishization of your animal, especially with "cute little dresses"

For fucks sake

>>2120856
Imagine someone forcing you into a stupid dress like on the pic. I say its animal cruelty.

Feed it millets

spend time around it without touching it, give it treats, eat food it can have in front of it and offer it some, get it used to you

but also be prepared for it to not like you anyway it sounds like your roommate hasn't really socialized it well

>>2120845
you probably look like the thug that shanked his mother in a dirty alley that cold November morning so many years ago.

He's not going to forgive.