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Dominic Monaghan has a huge passion for lizards and creepy crawlies that is really evident if you watch his show, Wild Things. His enthusiasm and affection for animals reminds me of watching Steve Irwin when I was younger. His show involves him travelling all over the world, looking for rare and weird critters. It's really neat, and he usually checks out a bit of the local culture while he's there. There was an episode he did where he found a massive python chilling out in a tree, and he actually got up in the tree and was kinda spooning with the python a bit. It was kind of odd to see a wild snake putting up with that kind of close contact, but Dominic seemed very at-ease. 
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This is Helena, my husband got her just before we met. She's awesome as hell, has gotten more than one person over their snake fear, and she's not head-shy in the least. We lost power last November in our first real winter storm, so she slept in bed between me and our girl kitties for warmth. Reptiles are great and cuddly.
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Mar 9, 2016 03:28
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Even grumpy snakes are pretty cute. This lil dude puffed at me a lot, but hognose are well known drama queens. 
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Mar 9, 2016 04:29
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I love skakes, Jock! I love em'!
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Mar 9, 2016 04:54
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nerdz posted:Vaporwave spider? So...cats loaf, and dogs bagel. Good to know.
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Mar 9, 2016 05:07
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Tambaloneus posted:I think there might even be some species that are perpetually small and adorable. I totally want to keep but know nothing about them so I'll wait till I can do all the approps research because d'awwww i love lil lizards and snakes and all things tiny and adorable, scaly or not. When I was a kid I had an Eastern Worm Snake as a pet. I made a terrarium for it and he would either burrow down into the soil or find a nice tight space in the old logs and bark I had in there. His name was Squirmy and I would feed him grubs and worms  If you want to try to find one yourself they come out after rainfall. And yes, they don't get any bigger than this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65t_GwSVlQI Jisae has a new favorite as of 05:26 on Mar 9, 2016 |
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Mar 9, 2016 05:19
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I found a worm snake in my laundry hamper one day, poor guy was pretty freaked out so I relocated him outside. I wish I'd known he wasn't venomous at the time.
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Scathach posted:This is Helena, my husband got her just before we met. She's awesome as hell, has gotten more than one person over their snake fear, and she's not head-shy in the least. We lost power last November in our first real winter storm, so she slept in bed between me and our girl kitties for warmth. Your snake and cats get along? That is the first time I've ever heard of that animal mix. I suppose if the snake is recently fed it's not going to be looking for a midnight snack.
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Scathach posted:This is Helena, my husband got her just before we met. She's awesome as hell, has gotten more than one person over their snake fear, and she's not head-shy in the least. We lost power last November in our first real winter storm, so she slept in bed between me and our girl kitties for warmth.  I love her giant head.This isn't sneakchat but look at MY weird cat  IN A BAG Also, my boyfriend's mom's cat, who we took care of for a bit:  He was bad at photoshoots ps: here is them side by side  (please excuse the dirty kitchen) cash crab has a new favorite as of 06:13 on Mar 9, 2016 |
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Mar 9, 2016 06:09
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cash crab posted:
What a couple of fatties 
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Jisae posted:When I was a kid I had an Eastern Worm Snake as a pet. I made a terrarium for it and he would either burrow down into the soil or find a nice tight space in the old logs and bark I had in there. His name was Squirmy and I would feed him grubs and worms I love it's teeny little tongue! I want 8!
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Mar 9, 2016 07:00
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Guys there's a shoe thief in my house
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Snakes are surprisingly pleasant to touch. Since their scales are always rubbing at the ground, they're smooth and supple. Speaking of touching things...    
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Mizuti posted:Snakes are surprisingly pleasant to touch. Since their scales are always rubbing at the ground, they're smooth and supple. Eww, don't stroke your Dik in public, you pervert. cash crab posted:This isn't sneakchat but look at MY weird cat I dunno, that looks like a sneakcat to me. He also looks awfully upset at being found.
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Mar 9, 2016 10:31
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Yay thread title!
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PK posted:Guys there's a shoe thief in my house
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Mar 9, 2016 13:07
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Kramjacks posted:What a couple of fatties They both lost weight! That's the whole reason giant fatty (or "Gravy Boat", as I called him) was with us. He did a great job. CherryCola posted:Yay thread title!  Good selfie.
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Dienes posted:Fun fact: Most tarantulas kept in captivity are female. Males only live about a year but the girls live 20-40 years. Actually with a bit more care male tarantulas can live almost as long as females. The males usually die at their adult molt because their pedipalps (the leg looking things near the face) swell (they have the male sex organs) which traps them in their molt. Some glycerin on the pedipalps can help them get out. Of course this is all significantly more stressful than a regular molt so their lifespan isn't going to be as long as a female's regardless. E: For the spider fearing arachniphobia can be cured in about 4 hours via exposure therapy. Spiders are actually big goofballs and very few of them are actually dangerous to people in any capacity. Tarantulas are goofy as gently caress and will get spooked by their own food. Improbable Lobster has a new favorite as of 15:34 on Mar 9, 2016 |
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Mar 9, 2016 15:29
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Scorpions are way scarier than spiders anyway
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Mar 9, 2016 15:45
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Improbable Lobster posted:Actually with a bit more care male tarantulas can live almost as long as females. The males usually die at their adult molt because their pedipalps (the leg looking things near the face) swell (they have the male sex organs) which traps them in their molt. Some glycerin on the pedipalps can help them get out. I heard tarantulas from the old world are poisonous and bitey assholes.
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Mar 9, 2016 16:30
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Good big snek.
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Mar 9, 2016 16:34
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cash crab posted:
It's okay Scathach, I think your head is perfectly normal sized  Improbable Lobster posted:Actually with a bit more care male tarantulas can live almost as long as females. The males usually die at their adult molt because their pedipalps (the leg looking things near the face) swell (they have the male sex organs) which traps them in their molt. Some glycerin on the pedipalps can help them get out. Am I reading this correctly that the way to keep male 'rantulas alive you have to give them handjobs?
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Bundle of Keys posted:I heard tarantulas from the old world are poisonous and bitey assholes. All spiders are venomous, but yeah old world tend to be more aggressive. New world are less aggressive since they have urticating hairs that they can flick to ward off attackers before they have to bite. Of course, this varies a ton by individual spiders. I've seen new world tarantulas that are aggressive and old world's that are docile.
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http://i.imgur.com/0tzTgfO.webm Guy makes wheelchair out of a mini skateboard + sock for his paralyzed bunny
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Improbable Lobster posted:Actually with a bit more care male tarantulas can live almost as long as females. The males usually die at their adult molt because their pedipalps (the leg looking things near the face) swell (they have the male sex organs) which traps them in their molt. Some glycerin on the pedipalps can help them get out. I went bouldering once and stuck my fingers in a hold full of (thankfully small, non-bitey) spiders. It was "suck it up or fall 20 feet." And that, friends, is how I was somewhat cured (or at least not nearly as scared as I was) of arachnophobia. Those big Australian ones that they find in toilets, or the ones that fall from the sky and create webs that look like snow because there are so many of them? Those can go gently caress themselves. I have my limits.
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Hakkesshu posted:http://i.imgur.com/0tzTgfO.webm aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Hakkesshu posted:http://i.imgur.com/0tzTgfO.webm
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My buddy Beans the dog donated blood on Monday. It went well. He made friends with everyone and ate like half a pound of liver treats.  After he donated he got a steak dinner, then went and took a nap.  He's going to donate every 3 months because I'm not able to anymore.
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Niggurath posted:Eh, I've heard some mixed things regarding this cute rabbit: https://www.thedodo.com/wheelz-rabbit-wheelchair-1622557720.html This is starting to become the bummer thread
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Rule one of this thread is if you can't post something cute, don't post anything at all.
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Antioch posted:My buddy Beans the dog donated blood on Monday. It went well. He made friends with everyone and ate like half a pound of liver treats. A good dog. The best part about a dog donating blood, is you know that if they could understand what was happening, they'd be 100% for it.
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RandomFerret posted:Rule one of this thread is if you can't post something cute, don't post anything at all. FERRETS     e: Another weird cat, on her birthday    
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That kitten that was found half frozen (and rescued!) in November is now taking good care of his human  Full video https://youtu.be/0ohRcyfZvLg Curiosity has a new favorite as of 05:40 on Mar 10, 2016 |
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Curiosity posted:That kitten that was found half frozen (and rescued!) in November is now taking good care of his human Good catte.
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Human is sick I'll fix him! http://i.imgur.com/OqbC4Rw.webm
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Hahah its terrible that they titled one of the videos about him 'World's Chillest Cat' 
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Maggie Fletcher posted:I went bouldering once and stuck my fingers in a hold full of (thankfully small, non-bitey) spiders. It was "suck it up or fall 20 feet." And that, friends, is how I was somewhat cured (or at least not nearly as scared as I was) of arachnophobia. Australian toilet spiders are what we call daddy long-legs, they're so fragile and pathetic and slow and have a body about the size of a speck of dust, it's impossible to be afraid of them. If you're thinking of huntsmen, the big wall spiders, they stick near the roof, are totally harmless, and eat spiders that might be harmful.
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 Look at this tum! Look at this tum!
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Like a dog, but not.
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Hyperlynx posted:
Every white foofy cat I've known has been a snarling terror, so as much as I want to snorfle that belly I just know it's a trap and I'm about to be hurt real real bad. I'd still do it though. God help me, I'd still snorfle that belly.
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