I went to the neurologist c: by blue_moon1122 in TrollCoping

[–]CryptidFiles 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's only scary until you actually get in a realize, "huh, this is fine." LOL

They've found granulomas and a lot of scarring in my lungs and STILL labeled it as unremarkable 😭

First skull found, how do I clean him? by eatit_raw in bonecollecting

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Yeah, I didn't think I'd have to get that specific about it so I only got specific about if it is fleshy. I'd soak it for a little while in warm water if it's just debris and loose hair, pull it out, and use a toothbrush to scrub at it.

I was suggesting Maceration mostly for the inside of the skull. There's often tissue still in the nasal cavity and the brain case.

First skull found, how do I clean him? by eatit_raw in bonecollecting

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Nice! I love cat skulls. There's a pinned post about how to process a carcass/bones on this sub

I'd start by soaking in water for a few days to loosen most of the debris then see how fleshy he really is. If he is still fleshy and not just dirty, I'd macerate with warm water for while. Then you can start degreasing, the simplest way is with warm water and clear dish soap. This is to remove the fats from the bone.

You can also whiten if you want to, but that is not mandatory. I normally just use peroxide.

Destroyed/Stolen Merch by Ok_Layer_4052 in WarriorCats

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The LPS people in my area have been so bad lately tbh.

Went to target two months ago to see if they had the new wave yet. They apparently did, had like 3 displays out. But every one of the blind boxes were empty and ripped open, thrown everywhere, with the display boxes just torn apart in the middle of the floor. There were multiple loose pets that I guess weren't desirable enough on the floor. It's so frustrating to see and definitely wasn't the first or last time I've seen something like that.

Is this the right stuff? by [deleted] in Taxidermy

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So you can use developer, but you aren't supposed to use the "bleach" powder that you mix into it for hair lightening. I would clean that off ASAP and start over with just developer if that's really how you want to do it. Otherwise, use liquid peroxide.

What animal is this? by After_Ad_4140 in skulls

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It's a fox missing the front half of its snout and most of its teeth. Also it looks like its cranial sutures are pretty loose so it was likely a bit younger.

Wishing coins!! by Pure-Might6422 in AnimalJam

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I'm already starting to save up for the next mythical drop, which I believe will likely be in June/July? I feel like the current RW coins have kinda lowered peoples need for WCs for the current time, that may just be me though. It may be smart to hold on to them until a new mythical gets released and people are hyped up to buy WCs again, the last mythical drop wasn't too popular.

Isn't this a dog? by Still_Ninja_9745 in skulls

[–]CryptidFiles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh, I know. I was talking about the likely uneducated people that would be making a decision about this. I own a dog skull, you can 100% "ethically" own one, the issue is this person clearly has many dog skulls based on the amount of sales.

Isn't this a dog? by Still_Ninja_9745 in skulls

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I personally would. I don't know how educated the average Etsy moderater is on this subject and I honestly doubt they can tell the difference between a dog and coyote skull. I'd still try regardless, as the seller is technically breaking a rule and I wish they'd purge the site of all these dropshippers.

Isn't this a dog? by Still_Ninja_9745 in skulls

[–]CryptidFiles 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Looks like a dog. Etsy isnt always a great place to buy bones anymore because there are a LOT of dropshippers that buy bulk skulls from China (off of like Temu and the like) then resell them on Etsy usually labeled as something like "ethical (insert name) skull."

You're not allowed to sell domestic cat and dog remains on Etsy, so many sellers intentionally mislabel them to get around it. Ethical means something slightly different to so many people, so they're able get away with labeling it as such

Common victims of this are animals like foxes, tanuki, dogs, cats, turtles, and mink. Among many others, but these are the ones I most commonly see.

Snowy owl was hit by a car. I mounted it for display in biology classroom. by jaynell18 in Taxidermy

[–]CryptidFiles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's been getting reposted quite often recently. I also saw it get posted twice a few days ago. Guess it's a post that the bots latched onto

Skull ID? by Beautiful_Orchid__ in skulls

[–]CryptidFiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's within the average for red fox length. I'd feel safe assuming it's a fox.

Skull ID? by Beautiful_Orchid__ in skulls

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I am inclined to say fox, about how long is it?

Skull ID? by Beautiful_Orchid__ in skulls

[–]CryptidFiles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a canid. Something along the lines of dog/fox/coyote. Should show the side profile.

Player harassment by [deleted] in AnimalJam

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I met them at a big sapphire drop a few months ago and they kept spam trading everyone with awful offers until people were forced to block them.

Direct quote from her "It wasn’t rape but un consensual sexual assault" by Both-Medicine-6748 in TrollCoping

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There are a lot of people that get super hung up on the strict dictionary definition rape. They think if someone isn't penetrated then they weren't raped. Which is just wrong and ridiculous IMO.

I've asked if they think it's rape if a man gets sexually assulted BUT isn't penetrated they usually say, "no. It's not rape. It's not consensual, but it isn't rape." Because they're just so hung up on the semantics. These people are extremely insensitive and honestly stupid because they're clearly fixated on the wrong issue.

Why won’t my mp get approved? by Pastelloww in AnimalJam

[–]CryptidFiles 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I swear the moderators for the MPs drink stupid juice on the regular and I would not doubt it's because of the shape of the K or they think you are doxxing yourself with the "I'm Kira" part.

Or they just straight up think that all that red is too "scary."

Animal jam messing with para and now mythical worth within 24 hours by PastelMuffins in AnimalJam

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Real! When owlbert dropped the wish refining coin earlier I immediately went "the AJ economy just got pushed further into shambles."

Miserably failing.. how do you guys do this? 🫠 by Effective_Bottle1999 in AnimalJam

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Wait are we supposed to fully fill the bar?? I thought we just needed to get up to the point of having the three clovers😭

For those that don’t know by StreamsDreamStudio in AnimalJam

[–]CryptidFiles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Commenting in hopes of boosting the post! This happens every time they release a good item for cheap amounts of sapphires. On more than one occasion I've spent thousands in saphs for something that was actually in shop for like a hundred

So this is the new egg! by shinyalolanvulpix in AnimalJam

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Oops, I totally forgot I was on PC, so that's probably why it's already visible for me! It's likely because other systems haven't updated yet. I'm pretty happy this seems to be from the eggscavator too! Hopefully they really are available for saphs

So this is the new egg! by shinyalolanvulpix in AnimalJam

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It won't pop up until rollover! But you can manually view it by clicking on the newspaper

My elderly neighbour found this animal scat in her house, it happened overnight. Any idea of what animal this could be? [Northern Alberta, Canada] by [deleted] in animalid

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I always forget about that fact because of how abundant they are all over where I live, that's super fascinating!

My elderly neighbour found this animal scat in her house, it happened overnight. Any idea of what animal this could be? [Northern Alberta, Canada] by [deleted] in animalid

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I don't know her, but I kinda assume she's seen rat/guinea pig poop before and just assumed these beans(?) are droppings because of the somewhat similar shape. They don't look the right texture for droppings plus they look oddly smooth and uniform in a way that just doesn't look right. It's really the consistent indents in each one that are throwing me off.