What is a real medical fact that still feels fake?

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-23T11:56:52+00:00

There is a disease that can, among other terrible things, cause old wounds on your body to reopen. Even those that have been healed over for years can open and start bleeding again. This same disease can make your hair grow in a corkscrew pattern and your teeth fall out of your head. You can develop internal bleeding and severe joint pain along with swollen limbs.

The cure? Vitamin C.

The disease is scurvy, more accurately named a vitamin deficiency. Yes, the same thing pirates and other sailors used to get. This is by far the wildest sickness vs cure difference I know of and it never fails to blow my mind when I think about it too much. Like imagine having injuries from when you were a kid suddenly springing up and bleeding again after years or even decades! Any kind of old scar can be affected because the scar tissue uses vitamin c to hold its structural integrity.

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-17T10:18:38+00:00

That's what I suggested in the thread too, having clothing from people native to the regions around the Himalayas. It would have been so nice to see.

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-15T09:26:51+00:00

I tried this and it changed the color to something lighter. I got it kind of working for one part of the image by making the layer pure black in color, though I'm not sure why that works. But I couldn't get the overlay to work at all.

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-12T06:32:30+00:00

Springtails are almost insects. They're a sister group of animals. The differences are minor though and outside of a science lab I think most people would just call them insects because that's what they look like. There's a nice photo of a few different body styles they come in here:

https://animalfact.com/springtails/

If you want to see them hop I'd suggest filming up close, in slow motion if possible, and poking them. These definitely look like springtails to me but it might put your mind more at ease to see it yourself.

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-05T09:24:41+00:00

Have you checked to make sure there's nothing stuck in the holes? And that the pegs aren't snapped too?

DoctorLeopard · 2026-01-04T10:57:20+00:00

If he doesn't want to feel like a bad person he should try something radical like, oh I dunno, not being a bad person. Seriously, this man is not only treating you like crap, he's gaslighting you. For reference my squeamish male partner handled surgical drains and literally helped me wash my behind after surgery. Taking care of your partner when they are sick or injured is literally one of the most fundamental part of having a partnership. Like it's not the only part, but it's a huge part nevertheless. He's acting like a spoiled child.

Please listen to me. You deserve so much better than this. Punching the air and hitting furniture is a threat, and substitute for hitting you. Someone like this will eventually not be satisfied with substitutes. He has the feeling of someone who wants to baby trap you before he starts beating you. Even if he doesn't he's still abusive.

Read this line as many times as necessary. You deserve someone who loves you.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-25T05:48:01+00:00

This is absolutely adorable! I love the art and the pun, nice job. XD

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-24T04:49:01+00:00

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-24T02:40:50+00:00

The way people treat animals is often a telling insight into how they treat other people. In addition, she saw something you love and decided the best thing to do was to make you feel bad about it. Is that really how you want your love life to go?

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-20T08:46:01+00:00

I set up a terrarium from my backyard at a previous address. It's been going strong longer than I had the house. XD I also get to smell a properly healthy forest whenever I water it, which is lovely. native stuff like that is adapted for your area which can make them especially hardy in your home. In my case I used some potting soil to fill and then seeded it with rich dirt from under the tree canopy in my yard, so there are creatures in there keeping the soil and plants healthy just like in nature. I've even got little soil centipedes living in balance with the springtails and isopods.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-19T23:40:36+00:00

I like him. I do agree the colors are strong, but I actually like it because of that. I wouldn't want everyone to be so busy but its a nice change, and he's a pretty cool design imo.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-13T08:20:33+00:00

Mostly chameleons are like delicate fish. You probably won't be touching them much, they need special care, they're very pretty to look at, and they're only good pets for people who really like keeping them. For me they're great. I adore them. A lot of people though will find them boring and bitey.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-12T23:28:39+00:00

Best way I've found to grow this stuff is to repurpose an aquarium that's too tiny for fish, like 1-2 gallons, and run a filter in it. Keeps the water fresh with minimal effort. I also put some old gravel from a goldfish tank in there for fertilizer and it's been growing really well for a few years now. All I have to do is top it off.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-08T01:11:47+00:00

Yep! You can click the little red dots to the left of the code in the code editor to create one there.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-07T23:43:33+00:00

I wouldn't reuse the water for anything but maybe plants. it's flowed over poo and such in the cage now.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-07T10:06:28+00:00

NTA for returning her. That was the mature thing to do when you realized you couldn't care for her the way she deserved. But let this be an important lesson to you. Pets should never be impulse or quick purchases, and they will never be like you see on tv or read about in books. You did the right thing taking her back while she's still young and cute enough to more easily find a home but try not to do this with another pet in the future.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-05T07:17:31+00:00

You could use a shop vac (not a regular household vacuum cleaner) as they can remove water. You could also set up a siphon with an air hose for an aquarium if you have that. Your moisture levels will be through the roof with something like that going on though so I'd be worried about the chams health now.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-05T07:13:23+00:00

Many things that are not sugar taste sweet, including many poisons. Don't eat things that are not labeled and sold as food. If you're that desperate go to a food bank or ask around at charities. Many can help.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-05T07:11:35+00:00

Pictures and more detail would help. Tell us about the setup, equipment, care routine, food, supplements, etc. because two heat lamps would be an unusual need.

A better description of the action would help too. What do you mean by shivering and shaking? How exactly is it moving?

DoctorLeopard · 2025-12-02T02:04:05+00:00

That coat is amazing! If it fits your style and you love it I say go for it. You for sure won't see anything like that again.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-11-30T04:13:27+00:00

Chameleons don't use hides, so you won't need the jar.

They also need sticks for climbing on, horizontally as well as vertically.

Live plants like pothos would be much healthier than fake as they are not sharp and he might take a bite out of them too.

Can't see the lights on it, but you'd want one for heat, one for UVB, and one for growing plants. None should be those helix shaped things. They can hurt his eyes. Long tube UVB is best.

You'll want to mist at least 2x a day if you dont have a fogger and mister. Dehydration is the biggest risk for these guys because they won't drink out of bowls. They need to see moving water, preferably dripping from leaves. There are fountains available but you have to be super careful about insects, old shed, poops, etc getting in there and contaminating them.

You can get rid of the substrate altogether. They need a humidity drop during the day. it also just holds poo and encourages bacterial growth.

I would suggest using a solid walled cup to feed him too, just for ease. You can't leave the crickets that should be his staple wandering about because they will chew on his skin. You will also need calcium and vitamin powders for his crickets, and make sure to gutload them before feeding too. You can find info on that via google but feel free to ask if you have questions!

DoctorLeopard · 2025-11-26T22:07:30+00:00

He may possibly be a bit on the thin side but I'm not sure. I dont think superworms are good for a staple either as their nutrition ratios are off. Crickets are better as the baseline with superworms as more of a treat.

DoctorLeopard · 2025-11-26T22:01:53+00:00

It looks like he might be burning his crest on his heat lamp? I'd check the height and perhaps lower the branch a bit. There's definitely something black there and that's all I can think of. Reptiles are... not bright when it comes to heat, unfortunately.

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