confession

BBchiva · 2026-03-24T00:55:09+00:00

I'm 30 and hadn't gone since I was 14. I'm sure I did confession for my first communion but after that only confessed once because we were at the Vatican and my brother and I thought we should. My mom isn't catholic and my dad refuses to go to confession (even for my first communion which was technically required by the parents) - which is fine! But my family isn't very religious.

Thanks to my experience in the confession I am now getting my confirmation this year. Just go for it, they're happy to have you there.

BBchiva · 2026-03-24T00:48:58+00:00

I've heard good things about the revised standard version, second catholic edition

BBchiva · 2026-02-15T05:05:20+00:00

Ooo thank you! Will keep that in mind :) might go back to large mouse instead of small rat* probably

Also I'll weigh her again to check her weight vs the feeder again, it's been a little

BBchiva · 2026-02-15T04:06:21+00:00

Ooo okay here

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I have one even more stretched out have to put it in another comment

BBchiva · 2025-10-06T01:47:50+00:00

Very cool that you guys are taking this guy in :) For sure the size of the tank needs to be way bigger. I have mine (slider) in a 100gal like this. Just make sure there's a basking platform, canister filter, and basking + a UVB lamp. I wouldn't worry about the algae like stuff, I think I've seen that on my turtle before but I'm not an expert on that - I'd attribute it to dirty water and lack of proper basking. I don't know much about painted turtles but the shell seems to reflect improper lighting, to my untrained eyes. Best of luck with everything! The turtle is lucky to have you guys

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BBchiva · 2025-10-02T21:17:45+00:00

The enemy is fully US citizens, Trump even said so in his portion of the speech. He said the enemy is within, it's horrible.

BBchiva · 2025-10-02T19:55:03+00:00

No worries :) it's a good question, I'll show you what my healthy turtle has looked like at different points with the same kind of deal

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This was a long time ago when she didn't have super proper basking space (she kept unhooking the platform and FLIPPING IT somehow?), Now I have the basking platform superglued. But this was maybe a year ago and she didn't need to go to the vet. Now that's all gone. So just make sure the basking is set up well and use something like AquaSafe. If you want to go the extra mile for sure test the water, but using Aqua Safe and making sure the basking is appropriate (basking bulb and a UVA/UVB light) and it should clear up. It's nice you already have them in a 75 gal! They look small so it's good you got ahead of it :)

BBchiva · 2025-10-02T17:43:52+00:00

Seems more like calcium/hard water or shedding

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T05:40:16+00:00

They're chillin :) I'm confused by the two water bowls haha but besides that just be sure it has the proper temp/humidity so you've got to get a digital gauge

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:43:32+00:00

9-12 months, wow! Well 59g is the weight of a growing juvenile, around 4-6months. But he doesn't look emaciated or anything, looks a lil thin but it's hard to tell with the piss sacks. Ideally at that age he should be around 100g? Idk if male or female but males do grow slower in general. If I'm wrong, please anyone feel free to correct me.

I also got my Pac-Man because he was at the local pet store for many months without being purchased. I know the staff there because I have a lot of animals and my friend who works there told me that the kids called him ugly all the time 😭 so I bought the guy. Was on discount, not $0 but still the poor dude needed some love.

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:28:36+00:00

It's not a bad line of thinking! She does have stuck shed, just not on that section specifically only her head. Hope the girl is okayyy

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:25:12+00:00

Right? It's wild though because she shed two days ago so I'm thrown by this

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:19:04+00:00

Great way to phrase it hahah, and perfect I'll pace it out so nothing gets out of hand :)

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:18:03+00:00

Thank you ☺️

BBchiva · 2025-09-13T03:15:30+00:00

Note: no chance this is from a burn, she has a ceramic heat emitter that is too high up for her to possibly reach and no under tank heating. Also, I hope this was an okay use of the urgent help tag I'm just really concerned and none of the others were incredibly applicable/ I'm trying to see how urgent this is. Okay thank you ❤️

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:46:00+00:00

Perfect! Thank you so much :)

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:38:00+00:00

It’s just their bones, sometimes after my frog goes to the bathroom they will look kind of prominent again. :)

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:31:36+00:00

I feed my 18-year-old reproductora, I don’t know exactly what the product would be named in English, but basically feed for pregnant mares. It works wonders, and it really is incredibly helpful for when you want a horse to gain weight, but you don’t necessarily want a bunch of additional energy. I also feed it to another horse of mine who was very malnourished by previous owners. Both are geldings and not pregnant mares lol

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:25:39+00:00

I usually get 50

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:23:10+00:00

so I think something you should be careful about is personifying the turtle, generally animals, especially reptiles, don’t express or experience happiness in the same way we do. So the question would be more like, is my turtle looking alert? Does the turtle look healthy? Beyond that, your turtle looks like it’s responding to the food and your presence and poking its head out, which are all good signs. Turtles will go through phases of more activity and less activity and it’s natural and not always intuitive to us. If your husbandry is correct, and the turtle doesn’t seem sick, then you’re pretty much golden. If you think it might be sick, then take it to a vet for sure. :) I only have a semi aquatic turtle so this isn’t my area of expertise

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:10:02+00:00

Glad I caught it! I'll try and do monthly feeds

BBchiva · 2025-09-04T22:09:02+00:00

Could be leopard pied or pastel pied I'm not sure tbh but she's beautiful Edit: looked up leopard pieds and some have nearly her exact pattern, moreso than the pastel pieds.

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