u/creaturefeature1994

I love chewy, long time customer. I saw they recently came out with a fresh food for dogs. The ingredients lists seem good to Bluey’s, but has anyone tried it? Curious if my baby would like it. Pic of my new (to this point unnamed) baby in their quarantine tank basking 🖤

Bauhaus plays

Hello!
This is Chihiro. I’ve had her since March. Her temperament is excellent, she’s super curious and alert all the time, but I have a dilemma that’s now occurred twice.
On April 23rd she regurgitated, but I chalked it up to moving her from quarantine into her enclosure. The change in environment likely stressed her out. And it didn’t help that I realized her night temps on the warm side were getting down to 76 which was just a little too cool. I followed the protocol, no handling or feeding for two weeks and she picked back up like normal after that time.
Now, she’s regurgitated again last night. 3 days after eating… her temps are right (warm end is 86-89 measured with a temp gun), humidity is on point, she’s responsive and alert… her color is bright and she’s acting totally fine. The only thing I can think of is prey size. This is only her second time eating a fuzzy. I’m seeing that prey size can cause regurg… but are they really this sensitive to it? I’ll size back down to pinkies as a precaution after the 2 week break. Just wondering if any other BRB parents experience this food sensitivity with young babies? (Picture of Chihiro for snake tax)

What are we listening to this week, folks?

Don’t you worry about bugs like ticks, ants, and even mites? I would love to do this for my babies for exercise and enrichment, but I’m scared of the consequences.

Am I over thinking? Or do the cons truly outweigh the pros? It seems like a major risk to me… for context, I have bioactive setups that I’d be devastated to have to completely scrap 😅

Picture of Beasley bathing for attention

I have a few more on the way, but working on completing the vampire chronicles collection 🖤

Sorry in advance for the long winded post, but I’ve been working with this guy for about a month now and want to give some context.

This is Topokki, and Topokki is a defensive boy. I got him in early April, quarantined him as usual, and set him up in a 4x2 for now with lots of plants, wood to climb, etc.. I started handling him after I’d had him for about 10 days and it was only my second time holding him that he started getting really defensive. Now, I think that’s totally my fault because I was walking around with him as I do with all of my snakes to get them used to that movement, etc.. I think it overwhelmed him and he started striking and hissing nonstop. I put him back in his enclosure which I know I shouldn’t have done but that was only for this first encounter. It just took me by surprise, and he was going for my face.

Since this encounter, I’ve done a lot of research on defensive baby boas. I’ve been handling him daily for 5-10 minute sessions always around 5pm, holding him over a surface so he doesn’t feel suspended, and redirecting him when he locks onto my faces warmth. Speaking to him in a calm tone. I’ve been doing these sessions for about a month now, but they’re still sort of a mixed bag. Some sessions he’ll be totally fine, tongue flicking, curious, even climbing my arm and trying to explore. Other times he is hissy, striking, and stays tightly gripped on my hand for the whole session.

Does this typically get better with time? I feel like we make progress and then we have an interaction where he seems so tense like we are back to square one. What is the guideline for when to increase the time of handling? Any advice is much appreciated 🙏

What’s your favorite Lebanon Hanover song? Convinced they don’t have a bad track in their discography 🖤

Guys, I’m losing it with these gnats. My reptile room is just infested with them. I’ve been using mosquito bits as directed for 3-4 weeks now and they seem even MORE prolific. Any advice is much appreciated. I’ve got sticky traps outside of each of my snake enclosures and do the mosquito bits solution weekly as directed but I’m at my wits end. How do you guys control them without wiping out your CUC? I’ve got tropical plants too that are suffering with limited watering 😭 picture of Marshmallow for attention

(Rain. It’s raining.)

In 'Why Do I Have to Feel' Lestat sings to Louis:

"I wanted to write you the prettiest song in the world, but I got distracted so I didn't'

This is a line from the song 'Prettiest Song In the World' by Man Man, Ryan Kattner's (Salamander's) long time band... as someone who has listened to Man Man for 15 years I had tears STREAMING during this moment. I think it is so incredible that the writers (and probably Daniel Hart) decided to include a nod to an ACTUAL song written by one of the band members. Absolutely brilliant.

Anyone else a fan of Man Man before TVL? If not, give them a listen. You might enjoy their chaotic, insane music. I absolutely adore it and always have.

I’ve realized the need to invest in cooler clothing items, but as someone who digs the Victorian goth style, that’s easier said than done.