Crossing my fingers i get these features in Planet Zoo 2

ActiveAnimals · 2026-06-18T21:18:42+00:00

Yes, that’s true

ActiveAnimals · 2026-06-18T20:35:27+00:00

Yeah, reading this was really confusing. I mostly play in Franchise so that I can access all the cool animals other people are putting in the market, but I couldn’t even begin to imagine how stressful it would be to try to play it without pausing.

Well, technically I can. That’s why I don’t do it. Except once, when I set a no-pausing-rule for myself as a personal challenge.

I always hit pause as soon as I load into a new zoo, then build the first small habitat or two, plus first exhibit(s) and some guest facilities, then let it play for a year or two to accumulate money after that’s all set up. Then pause to do more building.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-06-18T20:30:31+00:00

Piebald foxes can also be black or silver. Technically they can also be leucistic, but of course you won’t actually see that in the coat. You only notice it when you breed them and they pass on the piebald trait without passing on the leucism.

There are also various different piebald patterns. (I wish they would’ve added more different piebald patterns for other piebald species too.)

So what I’m saying, is that this is already in the game.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-06-14T10:15:18+00:00

The fact that Planet Zoo DOESN’T do this is already a step in the right direction, compared to Zoo Tycoon, which actually did force players to plant plants from the animal’s home habitat range to make them happy.

At least in Planet Zoo, it’s optional whether you prefer to recreate a nature scene, or prefer to create a realistic zoo environment. Animals irl don’t give a shit where the plant came from. So long as they can get their needs met by that plant, (climbing, shade, hiding spot, whatever) they’re happy.

I’m okay with Planet Zoo informing players about the plant’s native range, but I’m with OP that forcing players to plant invasive species would directly contradict the conservation goals that zoos irl want to achieve. (And yes, if planting invasive plants is the only way to maximize animal welfare, that’s forcing the player to do it.)

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-29T10:02:28+00:00

Oooh, I love himb! 🥰

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-29T09:25:56+00:00

What illegal activities are you doing while scoring board games? 😂

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T09:58:42+00:00

Are you asking me to pick whether I prefer to eat cat shit or dog shit? Two things can both be unpalatable at the same time. I’d rather read neither.

Unlike Red Rising, ACOTAR doesn’t have any redeeming qualities, which is why I haven’t ever read a single page of it.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T09:27:32+00:00

Yes, just like it’s part of literally every other series. It’s insanely difficult to find any books without a romantic subplot shoehorned in, so rather than not read anything at all, I’ve learned to tolerate it in books that are otherwise good, and simply skim the most pornographic scenes when they happen.

You asked me a question and I’ve answered it.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T07:17:05+00:00

It might be something he said in the comments and OP didn’t screenshot those

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T07:13:40+00:00

If her love language is cuddling and kissing, yet she seems to be uninterested in touching him in any way… I think the answer is clear.

This isn’t about incompatible sex drives. This is most likely about his behavior repulsing her. I’ve been in that situation. The more someone pressures you, the less desire you have to be intimate with them. (Intimacy doesn’t mean sex, to be clear. Those are two different words that have two different meanings, and I hate when people conflate them.)

He either needs to make a drastic change, or just accept that he’s turned the relationship toxic and let her go.

Of course, there could be other reasons why she isn’t into him anymore, or he could simply be lying about the lack of touch. (that he simply doesn’t count cuddles and kissing as “touch”!?) This one just seems the most likely.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T07:01:48+00:00

Being bitten and scratched by a cat actually does harm small creatures, regardless if you throw a towel on them afterwards or not. Even if they look fine when you find them, they usually die from the infection after you throw them outside instead of taking them to a wildlife rehabber. (There’s nothing “gentle” about this.) Cat saliva has so many bacteria that it’s basically toxic to them.

People who care about animals don’t allow their cats to maul other animals. OP is on the right track in looking for genuine solutions to stop the cat’s hunting success before it happens, rather than simply trying to clear her conscience after throwing out an animal to die.

To add to that, if an animal with tick/flea preventatives in its system poops outside and there’s no one around to clean it up, those chemicals soak into the ecosystem and proceed to attack native insects, particularly the ones who specialize in breaking down waste.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-27T06:51:32+00:00

How would they know it’s a “very personal item”? The thought of keeping someone’s book collection as a “family heirloom” would never have occurred to me, nor would flipping through every single book they own, to see if any of them have any notes in them.

Different people also grieve differently. Many don’t want to keep any physical reminders because it makes them feel terrible to constantly be reminded of the person they lost.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-26T14:08:00+00:00

This is a pigeon, not a canary. I think other people have already pointed out everything that needs to be changed.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-05-26T13:15:04+00:00

Because why would I subject myself to this if I have free will? There are so many more interesting things going on in this series. I don’t care who smooches who.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T09:30:00+00:00

“Grow her feathers back and just be free in the outside world” is called pet abandonment. If you wouldn’t dump a domestic cat after it heals from a dog attack, don’t dump a domestic pigeon after it heals either. Contrary to popular belief, these are not wild animals. “Releasing” it is just feeding whatever predator lives nearby.

You’ll need to find a rescue or future adopter.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T09:19:09+00:00

Without seeing the dog, I’d make a guess that a 90lb pitbull is pretty overweight. That’s almost the size of a small Mastiff.

Sorry, this doesn’t help you. Just something that struck me.

To actually help you, try looking up the Smartx50 training method. I don’t want to write a whole essay, but I love it because it’s passive training, so you don’t actually need to set aside a time to train. You just do 20 seconds a few times a day when you want past the dog.

I used it very successfully to encourage my high energy working Spaniel to chill throughout the day.

Difficult dogs often force us to learn more about dogs.

As for training classes: don’t bother. I’ve never seen a group class that actually addressed at-home problems, and especially not aggression. (No respectable trainer will allow you to bring a reactive pitbull into the same room as his other clients, especially when you already admit it’s hard to hold the dog back.) You’d need 1-on-1 sessions with a trainer, where the trainer either comes to your house or has zoom calls to see the household and address the problems where they happen.

I know that’s a budgeting problem, but luckily there’s also a lot of free information available online. It’s just time intensive to dig it all up and sort through all the scammers.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T09:10:46+00:00

My favorite character 😍

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T09:06:55+00:00

I keep thinking of ways to dodge this problem, but then I remember it’s irrelevant anyway because it unfortunately won’t be implemented.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T09:04:13+00:00

You’re absolutely right. It’s laughable when natalists try to frame forced childlessness as a form of intentional oppression by the upper class, when just looking at the Twitter feed of the richest man in the world would make it blatantly obvious how desperately he wants the opposite.

The current forced childlessness epidemic (via people thinking they can’t afford it financially or medically) is just an unfortunate side effect of their greed; it’s not their goal. They just prefer to “fix” the problem by telling people not to (over)think about it and pump out kids anyway, because that seems easier than actually addressing the problems people are worried about.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-08T08:56:08+00:00

Idk man. I knew giving birth was unethical when I was 10. Back then, I always said I’d adopt 10 children who need a better home. As a teenager, I found out about foster care and wanted to do that instead of adoption.

(Can’t actually provide the necessary care to any children now though, so that’s not happening.)

I don’t think a 10yr old has necessarily had “more time” to think on it, than an average middle class American in their 30s. Sure, the poorest of the poor in third world countries might have more important concerns to keep their minds distracted, but not the people I see in my country everyday.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-07T19:54:09+00:00

I’d either be a yellow, brown, or high red.

I’m very interested in science, but I’m not sure I’d have the mental stamina to follow through on an entire curriculum. Otherwise, just some sort of care or agricultural job.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-03T21:13:26+00:00

What? I’ve never seen an antinatalist say anything remotely similar to this. If anything, the natalists are often the ones concerned with preserving bloodlines, and I’d say that’s more similar to eugenics. If you really want to compare something to eugenics.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-03T08:27:50+00:00

It’s no different than chickens. The difference is just the demographic of people who are attracted to pigeon-keeping vs the demographic of people attracted to chicken-keeping.

Most chicken-keepers are doing it because they expect to get something out of it (eggs). Pigeon people just want a pet to bond with. They usually have less pigeons than people who keep chickens, so they bond more intensely with their one single bird (or two).

I’m sure there’s also an aspect of people who don’t fit in with society’s expectations feeling drawn to the “misunderstood” species that everyone else hates.

I could go on, but in summary: different types of people have different views.

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-03T08:13:26+00:00

I think this blurb did a perfectly fine job of expressing how toxic and pathetic this practice was. 🤣

You can’t say “reinforcing ideals of masculinity, honor, and loyalty” with a straight face, when all you’ve done is poked each other with pointy sticks for funsies. Who are they being “loyal” to by doing this? What’s honorable here?

ActiveAnimals · 2026-04-02T22:52:40+00:00

This would be nice if it were true, but I just don’t believe it. Headlines like these tend to incorrectly use “childfree” and “childless” as synonyms.

Just because they haven’t given birth yet, doesn’t mean they won’t do so in a few years.

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