u/OfferFit2485

Exactly what the title says.

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Saw this little dude on CCR's adoption website! Not looking to adopt myself, just thought I'd check him out. I never knew donkeys could get this fluffy!!

I recently lost my lease horse, Thor, to colic yesterday. It was so un expected, and he went from barely any pain to very much pain in at least 30 minutes. He was my entire life, even though I didn't even own him.

How do you guys handle this? How? All I want to do is just scream and ask whatever being is up there to just give him back, that it was too soon.

His owners barely knew anything about his past. We always just assumed he was a buggy horse owned by the Amish. He wasn't even registered, just your standard horse. I always said he was born on April 1st because he was a bit ol joke, so we just said that the first was when he was born.

He wasn't the most graceful. But there was one thing that he was good at, trusting the rider. All of the other horses could be going crazy in the ring and he was as still as a rock.

So, rest in peace, Thor. May you be galloping in the fields and always spooking at the one rock on our favorite trail.

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4/1/2014-7/23/2026. Gone too soon, he will be missed.

Trying to convince my mom that they're not scary so I can have one.

He's done this since we've had him, so that's about 7 years now. He does this chuff thing, but that's all. He's clearly happy, trotting up to people, tail up, ears forward, nuzzling, all that stuff. And when his best friend goes over and cuddles him, he does the same thing. Is it a quirk or something else?

Currently trying to learn as much as I can about tarantulas to satisfy my itch of owning one. (my parents said no 😢 )

and a picture of this goofy jumping spider

I've been researching them a lot, and have grown to love these little guys! I've never been afraid of spiders and love to handle the ones in my backyard a lot, but I understand that tarantulas are more of a look-at pet, and I'm perfectly fine with it! I do have 4 cats, but a shelf that they can't get on. I'm planning to get a curly hair and use coconut fiber substrate (Eco earth) and using a 6 gallon tank (4in of substrate) and 2 live plants. (pothos and snake plants) I'm planning on getting a little hide too. I am going to be getting a 5-year-old female from a reptile show with a very good breeder that is local to me, and getting a bag of crickets and making a small, gut-loaded cricket colony of them so I can feed it for a while. I plan on feeding them oranges and keeping them in a modified Tupperware container. I don't think I need a heater, because my room tends to be pretty hot (enough for me to be comfortable in shorts and t-shirt)

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This is a little sketch of what it will look like. (the little half circle on the hill is where i think it might burrow, I forgot to label it)

Feel free to give me tips, anything helps!

Also, quick question: I play the trombone, and could the vibrations disrupt it when practicing?

I've been researching them for a while, and I have the money for one. I am planning to get a curly hair since I've read they are super tolerant and docile.

But, the thing is, I have four cats. Very, very, curious cats. I've looked at lids that have locks and stuff, but my parents are still worried about it escaping. Is it possible if I have a very good lid and lock and it won't escape and the cats can't get to it?