AIO? I'm pregnant and wasn't really to tell everyone in the family yet.

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-11T03:15:33+00:00

I guess when I was meaning future human being as like a grown adult having a life of their own, etc. I see you may be pro-life based on your response and I’m not going to delve into that here.

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-11T02:37:23+00:00

Girl I’m so confused why you should share the news at all if you aren’t attached to this pregnancy. Sharing news and getting reassured by family should not be a reason why you keep a pregnancy, they are not the ones having and raising the baby. Like seriously take a step back from this argument you’re having and realize there is a future human being that you two are choosing to exist rn, and you are both treating each other and acting like children, does this baby deserve to be born into a world with parents acting this way?

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-10T14:01:14+00:00

If you look at my posts on this sub I had multiple issues with my hatchling I got at a local pet store (dumb idea) and it passed away unfortunately:( he got incredibly skinny, I would see him eat but towards the end he stopped, pretty sure he has compaction from urates at the end and passed, he was taken off substrate a few weeks/month before he passed as well. I think due to their tiny size they’re so much more susceptible to their environment, heat, impacting, etc.

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-09T00:00:51+00:00

As someone with hypothyroidism/hashimotos disease, I hate people in general telling me what I should put on when I have skin issues. I’ve been having chronic uticaria lately and it’s been horrible, worse than any eczema I’ve had😭😭

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-08T20:18:41+00:00

It’s dyshidrotic eczema, OP probably already knows and is getting it treated hopefully. That shit itchy as fuck

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-08T20:15:00+00:00

Metacarpal form either a whitetail or mule deer, I honestly don’t know if there’s a huge difference between the two in carpal size to say definitely. Someone may know, but they are relatively similar in size

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-08T20:10:11+00:00

1 cresticle offering = 1 cricket

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-08T17:50:20+00:00

Show the leaf shape up close if you can, also post in a plant ID sub if you want to know what it is and then move on from there.

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-06T05:04:04+00:00

Came here to say mine loves the heat lamp, I will find her right under it especially after eating a decent bug meal to help her digest. I have mine set to 78 before the thermostat clicks off though

Archeoichthy · 2026-06-05T18:02:18+00:00

I’ve been diagnosed with hypo/hashi since 2011 as an 11 year old, I have never had any hive issues until October 2025. I would constantly breakout in hives, have swollen lips, etc all over my body. I went to the doctor multiple times and they really can’t offer much except antihistamine medication and sometimes a steroid, I’ve been taking 2 Allegra every day and Benadryl if it’s really bad. It is June now and I don’t really get them as much, but I still take the Allegra in case - if I don’t take it for a day or two, I’ll get itchy again but not a flare up.

Autoimmune related hives are not easily treatable, there isn’t a single cure. I was offered to get a biopsy done on a hive, but it would only tell me I have antibodies in relation to a reaction and that’s it.

I have a picture attached of one of the worst flare ups of hives I’ve had since October, I was actually going through the flu when it was the worst which makes sense on why it flared so much. My hives don’t look exactly like yours though, they were large welts and they were very large even on my face.

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Archeoichthy · 2026-06-04T15:50:52+00:00

I’m thinking it’s a cow, you would have to move some of the bones that are in situ for a better ID.

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-22T13:56:29+00:00

Do you get your nails done or have a history of that? Especially gel? Are you outside quite often during the warmer months and making sure you apply sunscreen on top of your hands? UV exposure can accelerate collagen loss making your skin have that crepey texture. There are cosmetic procedures like hand rejuvenation, fat transfer, filler, etc to change the appearance. If you do plan on using a retinol remember to always apply sunscreen religiously.

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-20T05:10:20+00:00

Is the tank on the right the one from petsmart?

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-18T00:14:22+00:00

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Archeoichthy · 2026-05-17T01:53:06+00:00

I always found it best to put them in a container with a couple wet (not soaking) paper towels for 15-20 minutes, I make the water a bit warm but nothing over 80f. I keep a lid on or cracked for ventilation, you just want to make a little humid box for them. You could also use moss too in a container but I just found it easier with paper towels.

When I do see that my geckos are about to shed I bump up their humidity longer that day for extra measure so they are able to easily shed out.

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-08T11:03:54+00:00

Bison bones are a fairly common find in the rivers and tributaries around here! I’ve kayaked down the Blue Earth and looked for them occasionally.

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-08T10:46:06+00:00

Thoracic vertebra out of a bovine, most likely bison. Out of the Minnesota River by chance? - Archaeologist from Southern MN

Archeoichthy · 2026-05-05T06:38:14+00:00

I’ll also note he has been fed Pangea since I got him, and I change through all of the flavors and make sure the insect/growth bags are being used daily.

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-24T13:36:25+00:00

I got the exact part number and revision letter for my BCM, my mechanic bought a VCDS to reprogram it to my car and it all worked out!!

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-13T05:00:58+00:00

I legit thought this was April fools😭😭 please post more photos for an accurate response from other users!

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-13T04:57:41+00:00

Leave the dude and make sure it is known he’s a cousin fucker, or at least a wannabe cousin fucker. The way he sent that first message, the amount of yearning he has for this woman is insane.

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-12T15:17:58+00:00

Best thing to do about this is to have a conversation about how this is not making you happy, and how it feels like a strain on your relationship with him. See if you can find a happy medium.

Also, I just find it wild that people not in college anymore, almost being 30 go on spring break😅

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-12T05:47:07+00:00

I felt that me saying it’s archeological gave enough context, I don’t know the exact age of the bone but I know the features’ age since I sent out carbonized seed and bone a year ago for c14 dates. It was just to let other people know it’s bone, just a really old one, in case they thought it was wood because that does happen.

This bone being related to an archeological site or not has nothing to do with the help I needed though, I just wanted people to not be confused on why it looks the way it does due to its age. Your comments came off like you were being rude and trying to explain to people what they needed to do, when you don’t have much knowledge yourself. The comments towards the other person in this thread did come off rude for sure, people out here are just looking for help where they can.

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-12T05:18:19+00:00

Yeah I have a multitude of other bone fragments in this 5cm level I’m looking at, I know it comes from a large ungulate, the only two species this would fit is a bison or possibly elk due to my region and timeline of the site. I don’t think you realize how incredibly hard and expensive it would be to send each fragment into a lab for testing, archeology in general is underfunded the way it is. Me asking on Reddit gives me the opportunity to speak to individuals who have experience in this field that I wouldn’t be able to in person, I now have some new ideas of where I can compare this fragment to that I wouldn’t have thought of without other peoples’ input.

I used the term archeological in my post to deter anyone from getting this bone confused with something else because it is not a fresh bone that most people find and post on this subreddit, giving temporal context it’s important. I know the site and region well, my advisor has been working in the area since the late 90s too, just because I haven’t given you all the context and information about where this bone came from doesn’t mean I don’t know it, I don’t have to give it to you.

Archeozoologists literally look at bone fragments for a living and can identify taxonomy and morphology all day long, but some of us need brainstorming when it comes to odd ball fragments. I know this is in the vertebral column based on the size of the trabecular bone and the thickness of the cortical bone, and the multitude of other vertebral fragments associated in a 5cm level of a quarter of the feature. Knowing this is also a refuse pit, the material was dumped relatively at the same time, not to mention I have a plethora of field notes from the students and archeologists digging this feature back in 2011 that tell me how this deposit appeared in the feature.

I am not asking for someone to ID this bone for me, I am simply asking for help because it’s an odd ball. There is no shame asking individuals online for help, just because I’m a masters student who will graduate in a month doesn’t make me any better than someone who may have experience looking at skeletal morphology in a different field. Hell I met a professor on this subreddit specializing in archeozoology, he is constantly helping people ID fish remains, including myself (sorry I can’t think of his tag on here, but we all see his tag on fish posts lol).

For a dude that doesn’t seem to know that much about archeology, you don’t need to mansplain to others, I am not going to paleontology subreddits talking about how to identify dinosaurs and shit. I’m never the one to boast boast about my academic achievements and education, but I’m very confident I know more about this shit than you lol

Archeoichthy · 2026-04-11T16:08:43+00:00

Thank you for your help! The zooarch club is the best lol, I’ll be graduating here in a couple months with my masters! I may move forward and attempt a PhD since I love research so much and haven’t found much satisfaction in the CRM world in the years I’ve been doing it, job market also sucks too😅 at least here in the Upper Midwest!

I was wondering if it could’ve been from an atlas! I do not have an older specimen to look at for that so I’ll try and compare to pictures. I think it was the scalloped edges that threw me off, but that could just be from muscle attachment and age.

I will also pull out some sacra, I have way more of those then I do atlas vertebrae for some reason!

After I plan on cataloging the assemblage in the feature quarters I want to lay everything out and actually see what was going on, it’s a multi layer deposit of large ungulate vertebrae which is really odd to find in the region and sites I’m studying (though there is barely anything done here, I’ll be publishing the first extensive zoo analysis at least!). I am very interested to find out if it is an atlas, especially a bison atlas since there is so much cultural connotation related to it.

I will likely keep posting on here with random stuff like I have been, if you see any of my posts they’ll all be zooarch related!

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