u/Do-The-Michael-Scarn

This sweet squirrel came to my balcony, when I saw his tail I was concerned. The first inch or two is his regular bushy black fur, then it thins out completely where you see the lighter fur. What could cause this?

Tried to get the best photos I could. I’ve never seen a squirrel with this fur pattern before, it looks like the end portion of his tail was given a complete haircut. Is this normal, is the squirrel likely ok?

Located in southern Alberta, Canada. Thank you to anyone with insight

Hi all!

I got this hoya pubicalyx as it looks right now.
I researched and tried some ideas to help the branches grow leaves, but there’s no new growth and I’m unsure how to proceed. To me, the ends of the stems where there’s no growth don’t look healthy to me because they are dark brown, but I read not to cut them. When I looked online, those who had similar circumstances of long stems/no growth had green stems, now dark brown

I’d thought this type of hoya would grow and “drape” out of it’s pot, but I will do what needs to be done in order for it to grow and survive. Is it an absolute necessity for a lattice? Will it not grow in a hanging basket? Is it ok to attach little plant clips along my wall to give it something to grow along?

Currently, it gets around 6 to 10 hours of indirect bright light. The pot has drainage and the roots look healthy to me. The current leaves appear healthy. No temperature swings. I feel the soil and use a little stick on the edge to see the depth of dryness/wetness. If it’s about 1.5 inches dry I water it with a squeeze bottle

I had it on a shelf that had bars along the top, I read on another post it might want to “latch on” to those in order to grow around (sort of like a lattice). I gently moved the branches against/around the bars. It didn’t grow further or seem to show interest in conforming to them after a few weeks. I’m worried about injuring the long branches, but I’m also worried they’re just dead? If I use plant clips along my wall to guide it, approx how long should I wait to know it’s going to be okay / what signs should I look for (ex. will the brown ends turn green)?

Thank you for reading this. I am new to this, if you have any advice/suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!

Found these I clearly got years ago cannot remember what in the world they are. It seems like maybe a piece of material is supposed to go in between the base of the metal thing and then I’d attach the screw to hold it together?

The only thing I can guess is, maybe it’s uses on a purse or something that you would then attach a clip/handle to the loop part of the metal? Please help

Got these in perfect condition, had them for a few days. Then by accident, I left them on a ledge that gave them about 7 hours of direct sunlight. Temperature in room around 22 Celsius (72 Fahrenheit). They were alone for about 24 hours before I got to them and they were absolutely wilted, some leaves crispy. Their soil was dry, but not super dry.

They have gotten a tiny bit better (especially the cow) once I gave them some water and put them in a spot with indirect light. But I'm a novice and I don't want to have failed them. Please, is there any advice on rehabbing them (if possible)? Thank you