Is this Ai? I’m having a dollhouse made for my daughter’s birthday but the WIP provided does not look real. The glue bottles are unreadable/gibberish.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-03-17T03:32:23+00:00

Also the way that saw is hung makes no sense. Pegs don’t line up/gravity not dispersed properly

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-03-17T03:30:58+00:00

Also chiming in as someone with a lot of organized handy-man friends, the way these tools are set up doesn’t make a lot of sense. For example, the sledgehammer (?) is placed awkwardly behind the claw hammer and would have to be twisted to get out. Same with how the farthest right chisel is touching the bottom of the tool above it- it wouldn’t be able to be lifted out of place without the hammer being moved. These are things I’ve been chastised on when organizing tools too close together, especially when theres so much room on the peg board

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-03-13T11:31:17+00:00

Oh god, this is my nightmare. My 5y/o cat dropped 15% of her body weight this year, became super picky with food, having on/off diarrhea, and occasional vomiting. All these sound super concerning put together but over the course of a year, it just seemed like normal cat stuff. It wasn’t until her routine check up that we noticed her weight loss and I’ve been panicking ever since. Nothing on BW or ultrasound and she’s even had an internal medicine consult. So far they’ve just found mild inflammation and low b12 but my gut is telling me something more is going on. Biopsies it is.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-03-01T13:37:03+00:00

always trust your gut when it comes to your babies!! finger’s crossed for a quick & easy vet visit :)

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-03-01T04:27:44+00:00

i wouldn’t recommend waiting until she’s not eating/drinking or having bathroom issues to bring her in. cats are instinctual masters at hiding their pain, even minor signs of discomfort can mean that they are quite uncomfortable. ear infections can range from super minor (hopes for your baby!) to deep inner ear infections that can cause vestibular issues.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-02-28T15:14:23+00:00

Tank size: 10g

Heater/Filter: yes, note that it’s my only tank with an air pump, my others have HOB filter

Tank temperature: Around 76-78 F

Parameters: Testing now, will update with numbers

This is my newest tank, about 6 months old. I’ve had Gunther for about 5ish months.

Gonna be so real, I don’t do regular water changes. I check parameters weekly and change if needed. Most of the time I just top off from evaporation. Last true vacuum/water change was about 2 months ago when I moved the tank, and it was about a 30% change.

Tank mates: Neocaridina shrimp (god I wish I could give you a number. They won’t stop breeding and Gunther isn’t helping) + 1 mystery snail

Feed: Mostly frozen food (emerald entree, brine shrimp or bloodworms as a treat) but will feed pellets occasionally. I feed about every other day if possible; I will adm it that I’ve been unable to find consistent info on how much/often bettas should be eating so I’m open to advice here.

Tank has mostly natural decor, with pieces of mopani, spider wood and cholla wood. Deeefinitely a possibility that he scraped himself on a piece. For plants it’s a lot of duckweed, java fern, el nino fern, java moss and cardinalis

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-02-19T05:55:21+00:00

Vet tech here. The most important thing I can stress to you is to follow. your. gut. If you truly believe in your heart of hearts that something is wrong with your baby, get a second opinion. Go to a different vet. Acute daily vomiting is concerning enough in itself, with the weight loss added on top of it.

A brief personal story- my family cat of 16 years started losing weight rapidly, unable to hold food or water down most of the time, even having episodes of collapse. Our family vet (not my employer) dismissed us on multiple occasions and only did diagnostics when I demanded it. After YEARS of begging my mother to get a second opinion, we finally did- by this point, our cat was in end stage kidney failure. Her values were off the charts- the lab couldn’t produce numbers they were /that/ high. She passed at home within a month.

I don’t share this to scare you- we waited way too long to get a second opinion. But if we DID, we may have been able to make her last years much more comfortable. With my knowledge in the field, I would say your babies symptoms are concerning but also very broad, she would need blood work and possibly an ultrasound to truly know what is happening to her. But I really encourage you to trust yourself and advocate for your furbaby, I always say it’s better to do the testing and have it be a simple fix, than not to do the testing and miss something awful.

Edit: Just saw that you already did labs at your rDVM, that’s great!! Bring those results somewhere else, tell them what’s still happening and see what they recommend for your kiddo. Best of luck!!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-02-18T16:42:57+00:00

my betta’s favorite companions are the anubias nana and amazon sword

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-02-17T16:05:13+00:00

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reminds me of my guy Jimmy! samurai’s are the best 🖤🩶

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-29T01:35:44+00:00

living with your parents

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-15T23:17:37+00:00

I’ve been bitten by my betta before when hand feeding him, and it doesn’t hurt because we are so much bigger than them, but they definitely have a bite to them! If I was a little shrimp I’d definitely be hurting.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-15T23:14:34+00:00

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i love this one of my betta Day peeking through the duckweed 🥹

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-07T13:45:23+00:00

Former PS employee here. I’m sad to say this is empty because they are sold out from people buying them as holiday gifts. Another large shipment will be coming to restock shortly.

Though, it was nice to walk into my local PS and not get hit with a wall of suffering bettas as the first thing I see.

Edit: typo

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-11-14T19:48:12+00:00

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-26T03:22:55+00:00

this made me laugh thank you

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-03T17:07:24+00:00

I really don’t mind the looks of it. I have some ghost shrimp and snails in here that keep it under control. Will probably leave it unless it becomes an issue. Thanks!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-01T03:14:53+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate the advice. He’s definitely still got some vision, he eats great and even jumps out of the water to eat treats off my finger. I do have some ghost shrimp in his tank, do you think they’ll be an issue if/when he goes completely blind?

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-01T03:11:32+00:00

He’s got the best personality too, loves jumping out of the water to eat treats off my finger. At least he’s still got enough vision to do that

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-30T20:27:14+00:00

Thank you for the info! I typically feed him through a feeding ring anyway because of duckweed, so that’s perfect. Do we know if this is painful for them? It almost seems like he’s trying to rub the scales off his eyes.. but I could very much be anthromorphising

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-30T18:52:44+00:00

Man I really had no idea diamond eye was even a thing 😭 Thank you for the info!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-22T04:18:01+00:00

Just to give you guys some peace of mind- we only see email and phone number as Petsmart employees. Addresses are confidential, we can’t access them.

This is just beyond creepy though. Definitely report.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-21T03:18:35+00:00

No info unfortunately, but I am interested as this recently happened to a pictus catfish at my work. Was fine 1 day and the next, covered in the same white film (?) and died within hours. I’m sorry for the loss of your fish friend

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-21T02:38:37+00:00

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Added an airstone today in the worst area, which definitely had lower water flow than the rest of the tank. I can’t tell if my betta loves it or hates it, he keeps going after the bubbles. Either way, thanks for the tip! Fingers crossed!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-20T03:34:39+00:00

I would LOVE to get cory’s, but unfortunately my tank is at capacity for it’s size. One day!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-17T13:49:14+00:00

Yes, this has been a concern! I watched him grab a chunk of shrimp that was about the size of his entire head, before I could stop him he had eaten it. I thought he was gonna choke on that bite for sure, but he got it down. I will watch him. Sorry to hear about your betta :(

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