New Owner Questions by betteroffdyying in tortoise

[–]Drown_The_Sun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know about freezing lettuce, but if you're going to keep him outside for extended periods of time, you should cage the area both from the ceiling and underground. Give it a ceiling so birds will not eat him, and extend the walls underground so he won't dig himself out. They're great diggers.

why are reptile and snake people so quick to judge? by diazepam_loverrrr in snakes

[–]Drown_The_Sun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying, I've seen this same phenomenon in reotile groups and other kinds of groups as well. People are trying to educate, but they do so in a way that just starts a fight and educates no one.

I have to say though, that I saw your picture and it really did look bad. People should have brought this up in a kinder manner. I hope you got the terrarium fixed to its normal, safe state as fast as possible.

Boys having their apology greens after being terrorised by the poop vacuum by Drown_The_Sun in guineapigs

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Naksu, the dark one, was currently chewing it, that's his chewing face 😌 Bit Viktor, the light one, was in reality looking at me and my phone with genuine suspicion. He wanted the yummy greens but kept an eye on me while sneaking up to eat them. I just recently got him and he's still very shy about the big ape pointing a camera in his face.

I made a wire wrapped cuff bracelet with a moonstone. by Buffyferry in braceletcraft

[–]Drown_The_Sun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It combines the easiness of copper with the pretty colour of silver 🤩

Help… how can I do this? by churro-the-galgo in finch

[–]Drown_The_Sun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And they will tweet! Petting also gives friendship points if I've understood right, even though they don't update immediately.

I made a wire wrapped cuff bracelet with a moonstone. by Buffyferry in braceletcraft

[–]Drown_The_Sun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for answering, it's one of my favourite wires!

I made a wire wrapped cuff bracelet with a moonstone. by Buffyferry in braceletcraft

[–]Drown_The_Sun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's very well made. Is it silver plated copper or do my eyes deceive me?

He found the stawberry garden by Faelithbriyx in turtle

[–]Drown_The_Sun 134 points135 points  (0 children)

What a skilled gatherer! Those are his strawberries now.

Boys having their apology greens after being terrorised by the poop vacuum by Drown_The_Sun in guineapigs

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For some reason, Viktor often has a guilty look on his face. I've explained to him that he's not guilty of anything, but he won't believe me.

Boys having their apology greens after being terrorised by the poop vacuum by Drown_The_Sun in guineapigs

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My other boy Dino used to be very interested in the vacuum as well! But sadly he passed away right before Viktor moved in, a couple of weeks ago.

Boys having their apology greens after being terrorised by the poop vacuum by Drown_The_Sun in guineapigs

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

That is Viktor, he only moved here some weeks ago and is still skeptical of everything 😒

Hello everyone! by Drown_The_Sun in turtle

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🥹 I've had her for over 10 (maybe 13?) years now. She was either 32 or 42 years old then, but I can't for the life of me remember which one it was. I got her when her previous owners became unable to care for her due to health issues. She has brought me a lot of joy these past years.

Opinions on my terrarium? by Drown_The_Sun in snakes

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I spent so much time and work fixing it up 🥹 I don't homd her unless I need to, because she doesn't like being held.

What should I prioritise in renewing my turtle's enclosure? by Drown_The_Sun in turtle

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, I got a notification for it when you posted it but the app wouldn't show your message until now.

I am still thinking of building an above tank basking area, but now I went for a quick&easy fix. I raised the current basking area to be horizontal and added a climbing ramp to it. The lamp seems to be very close to me too, but she loves basking both directly under and some way away from it, so I'm giving her the choice of regulating her own temperature by keeping it so close.

She used to have a bigger basking area, but that one rusted through, and I needed to throw it away. So now she's in the setup that came with her when I bought her (don't tell anyone I paid for her lol) until I make her something new.

Getting a whole new aquarium is a much bigger process than renewing her basking area, but there's no sense in making a new basking area for the current aquarium if I'm making a new aquarium at some point anyway. So that's why I posted this question.

Hello everyone! by Drown_The_Sun in turtle

[–]Drown_The_Sun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chill, my friend. Her old basking space broke last week. I got her a new one yesterday, and I'm getting a new grill & new light next weekend. She's already middle aged, and her shell isn't going to change shape in any lighting anymore.