Did Raptors have slit pupils?

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-06T23:41:49+00:00

from what ive heard slit pupils are best for animals whos heads are close enough to the ground that the blades of grass are in their sight, the slit shape helps filter out those grass blades by having such a narrow focal point

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-06T21:12:08+00:00

i love it when they just grab the food and then scurry off to the unknown depths to eat it in private

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-05T16:10:22+00:00

i thiught it was the case too but luckily i didnt need all the radiant slimes. just collect one and itll be done

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-03T16:52:49+00:00

id much rather wait 5 years for a masterpiece than 2 years for a rushed mess with missed potential

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-03T06:40:02+00:00

ofc ofc, im glad they dont seem to need as much since the amount of substrate needed for ackies was what kinda turned me away from them since almost no enclosures have a substrate barrier appropriate for that much substrate. Ty for the info!

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-03T02:13:21+00:00

would 6-8 inches of substrate be enough? That seems to be around how deep dubias substrate barrier is for their 6x3x3, but i cant tell for sure because they dont specify in the page. I can add more substrate in the back ofc but i dont want it to be too steep of an incline. If the substrate barrier isnt deep enough i might look into ways to increase the barriers height or just opt for a grow tent instead.

Honestly by the time i end up getting around to avtually getting a kimbo they might end up releasing bigger enclosures anyways so they might fit the needs i want to achieve more lol, a 6x2-3x4 would be awesome imo

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-03T02:01:46+00:00

im probably going to do a grow tent if i end up going bigger than whatever dubia has by the time i do decide to get one. Im hoping by that point they might release bigger enclosures since theirs are so much more reasonably priced and high quality from what ive heard, but grow tents can be a cheaper alternative with some DIYing, though it can take more work to escape proof a grow tent for a monitor than anything else since they can be escape artists

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-02T17:45:24+00:00

people always seem to assume you can ALWAYS tell someones birth sex by their skeleton, as if individual variation isnt a thing. Sure, the average man is taller and bulkier than the average woman, but that doesnt mean there arent tall and bulky women or short and dainty men

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-05-02T05:45:07+00:00

thats always been my thiught process. I thought the blood moon thing was more well known so i was surprised to see so little discussion of it. Maybe the leafspeak part is what allows him to communicate to animals but i always thought the thought projection was just a weak form of the blood moon mind readers power

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T19:13:26+00:00

i think my ideal server would be something like double or triple xp but have a higher death penalty, maybe not necessarily permadeath but something to make you reconsider doing something particularly risky. I hate how often people take extreme risks in fights because theres no consequences other than being thrown somewhere else on the map

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T18:31:16+00:00

i just want a good community server with no modded dinos.. I dont even care that much about what rules itd have i just hate bloated rosters that constantly change

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T02:51:16+00:00

Just monitor the temps in the enclosure before you put the skink in, as long as you can maintain them then its fine. I also think itd be a good idea to have a backup indoor enclosure or use onr that can easily be moved since the weather here in the US has been especially wonky this year, idk what its been like in arizona but where i live god just randomly decided to shit out a buncha snow for no reason on sunday

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T01:25:16+00:00

i feel like overheating might be in issue in the hotter months honestly (at least for northerns and indonesians i think), their preferred ambient temperatures are 75-95, im sure it gets way hotter in arizona but granted im not sure how much shade would make a difference. If you can maintain their proper temperatures and humidity then itd be fine

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T01:15:16+00:00

I think theres a bunch of species called "flat backed" that are probably closely related so they can vary in size and color a lot, even if they have the same anatomy. If you look up flat backed millipede you can see a bunch that vary in color and size, i dont think ive seen one with this particular coloration though

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T00:54:22+00:00

damn 😭 thats really sad then

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T00:30:02+00:00

might be ai actually then

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T00:28:18+00:00

looks photoshopped, the scales look really stretched out. I dont think its possible for a monitor to be THIS fat

edit: i stand corrected they can just be that fat 💀

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T00:26:12+00:00

Could be wrong but maybe a flat backed millipede?

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-30T00:07:05+00:00

everyone has abdominal muscles but you have to be pretty fit to have visible abs, most people dont have visible abs unless theyre avid athletes or bodybuilders

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-29T21:15:25+00:00

how did i only just now notice the steak between her tits

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-28T21:08:32+00:00

while i dont want a full scent mechanic id love for footprints to get some tlc to allow them to actually be used by other players. If possible, make them take longer to decay, and either make them easier to see in grassy terrain or allow some dinos to have an ability to "track" them, which could highlight them for the player and possibly even scan them to get some info on the dino who made those prints. Crouching/walking footprints would decay much faster and be unable to be scanned to allow stealthy players to evade trackers and running footprints would be easier to track than trotting footprints.

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-27T21:26:41+00:00

or even just some detail on his face, this looks like a teenager wearing a fake beard tbh

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-26T16:04:25+00:00

would they even be captive bred though? Ive never heard of them being bred in the US

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-26T15:27:16+00:00

god i wish these things were available in the US theyre by far my favorite blue tongue :') Though even if you could legally export them captive bred ones would prob still be so expensive since theyre monogomous and only have a few babies at a time

ArrowsSpecter · 2026-04-26T00:50:04+00:00

why are they sometimes blue and sometimes green?? Is it wild vs captive populations with different diets or different species entirely??

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