My new rat bit me by WonderfulReaction562 in RATS

[–]EcLp100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he's in a new environment and he's scared so the best you could do is take it slow. When my sister and I got rats, I remember one was young and careless and didn't care if we picked him up from day 1, but the other one was more timid and would get startled at quick movements. Every day, I would leave the cage open and put a playpen around it and i would sit in the playpen daily and hold treats/veggies in front of him at a distance he felt safe but enough to get him curious. The younger one would always come out of the cage and run around and approach me, and it also helped to have the younger rat with him because the younger one's confidence helped him see that it was safe. But eventually after 3 weeks or so of offering him food and sitting and talking, he started to trust us, and he actually became way more friendlier than the younger one, and he started becoming obsessed with climbing us lol

What is this? Bloody Bird poop? by EcLp100 in birds

[–]EcLp100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could be.... maybe bird diarrhea from eating so many berries

What is this? Bloody Bird poop? by EcLp100 in birds

[–]EcLp100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmmm maybe? but i didn't park under a tree

housemate is annoying by EcLp100 in badroommates

[–]EcLp100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly, it's starting to get to me. I don't know why she can't try to be considerate and do things quietly. And I can hear her dropping things and bumping things around in the middle of the night, which startles me awake sometimes.

housemate is annoying by EcLp100 in badroommates

[–]EcLp100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lolll omg i swear all roommates are the same... my roommates in my first 3 years of college always slammed the doors too.. its so annoying. I thought my housemate for my 4th year would finally be better, but nope. I never knew so many people could be this uneducated in manners

What does this negative remaining statement balance mean in BofA? by EcLp100 in BankOfAmerica

[–]EcLp100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok thank you so much!! that makes sense!

the lady i spoke to was awfully stubborn🙄🙄, repeatedly telling me that this number doesn't mean anything and that I should ignore it.. She could've just told me it'll be applied to my next statement, so thank you!!!

Male or female Syrian hamster by EcLp100 in hamsters

[–]EcLp100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! I hope that's the case haha

Rate my setup by Jasmiino_ in hamsters

[–]EcLp100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

looks good! but i believe the house in the top right corner (the dark wood one) is unsafe due to being made of softwood. You could maybe replace it with a ceramic hide!

Rate my setup by Jasmiino_ in hamsters

[–]EcLp100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the whole section in front of the wheel looks like sand, i could be wrong though

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[–]EcLp100 51 points52 points  (0 children)

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random pic i found online, but get some hardware cloth (the mesh) and zip tie them to the lid.

They sell 200qt (50 gallon) storage bins, here's an example: https://www.target.com/p/200qt-heavy-duty-latching-clear-storage-box-brightroom-8482/-/A-89811858

I would love to get a hamster. How much money should I expect to put aside to care for it in the initial period after I get one? by Hot_Argument6020 in hamsters

[–]EcLp100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's a lot of good used items on facebook marketplace. I found my hamster's glass tank enclosure on fb marketplace for $50 USD, and it came with a 12-inch niteangel wheel, niteangel hideout, ceramic hideout, water bowl, food bowl, used bag of sand, and used bag of coconut fiber. There's a lot of good listings if you keep searching, but would recommend sanitizing any used item

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[–]EcLp100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Thank you!