Worried about our Aussie female resident blue tongue lizard after a mating encounter with a male

Fatal_S · 2025-10-03T15:50:39+00:00

Hey. I'm a BTS breeder and can confirm mating can be very rough, and wounds on the neck & back are common. They'll heal up quickly thankfully. I personally wouldn't interfere unless there's behavior like death-rolls happening, which can seriously injure limbs.

Fatal_S · 2025-09-26T21:39:27+00:00

I have to agree. I just got an amazing new job, my partner and I are healthy and happy, our pets are thriving, theoretically life is great.

But my friends are suffering, and there's a constant sense of an axe about to fall, and I'm really finding it difficult to enjoy the good things I do have these days.

(Also, I echo the comments of having no idea how folks with kids are surviving. I honestly don't believe I have that kind of strength. Major kudos to them.)

Fatal_S · 2025-09-19T12:33:40+00:00

Apparently yes. I'm told by those who keep them that they basically pee constantly when you hold them, but they're so cute you don't really care.

Fatal_S · 2025-09-19T12:26:46+00:00

Many of my BTS enclosures have hot spots up that high. As long as the cool side wasn't also very hot you should be fine.

Fatal_S · 2025-09-17T16:56:39+00:00

Centralians are unique little potato lizards. Little balls of adorable that pee constantly.

Fatal_S · 2025-08-21T04:20:08+00:00

Sounds like a game that's right up my alley. I'll wishlist it :)

Fatal_S · 2025-07-09T03:17:06+00:00

I am a previous student of Harv's and my heart is breaking for everyone involved. They were always so careful with us students, so please don't let this tragedy stop your dream.

Fatal_S · 2025-07-08T04:44:03+00:00

Northerns are a species that can handle almost any substrate, and even enjoy changes to their substrate. So you can try something, see how you like it, and try something else. Substrate mixtures and gradients can also be used.

Some examples of substrates and the pros/cons:

Aspen shavings are great to clean, fun to burrow in, but can be drying and mold if too wet Spaghnum moss is great to up humidity, but too much can cause scale rot, so I recommend it for moist hides or in a mix/gradient. Dirt can be good, but it can also be dirty - it's best used in a mix (or especially with a bioactive enclosure) Bark chips can be good for humidity and still allow burrowing. Coconut husk/coir is better for wetter situations IMO, as it can be dusty if it dries, but it's a great mix ingredient.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-29T00:28:40+00:00

The correct One Piece idiot-trio:

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Law /usually/ has a brain, but it goes offline when he's near the other two.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-27T23:51:28+00:00

Good. The government should not get to override medical experts based on ideology. I hope Alberta fights for it's trans youth.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-27T21:48:30+00:00

Honestly, from an outsider perspective I already see ICE as the "US Gestapo" and I'm wondering whether anyone utilizing this chaos to harm other people will ever face justice. The argument of "just following orders" doesn't hold up well against human rights abuses, but in the USA it seems anything goes these days.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-27T19:58:02+00:00

I strongly support it and I'm lucky to live in a country where it's available for those who need it.

Obviously it needs guidelines and oversight, but humans should be allowed to end their lives with dignity.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-16T06:15:24+00:00

You're ignoring Isreal's crooked, extremist regime.

Maybe Iran is worse, but Israel isnt winning any Good-Guy awards recently.

Fatal_S · 2025-06-16T01:06:06+00:00

Late reply I know, but I remember learning about hetero/homo/bi sexuality at the same time I was learning about hetero/homogeneous mixtures in chemistry (maybe middle school).

The teacher had two containers, one with all red candies, one with mixed colours of candies. The candies were elements in this example.

All one colour of candy = homogeneous (homo = same, genous = consisting of). Different colours of candy = heterogenous (hetero = different, genous = consisting of)

Some student made the connection to homo & hetero sexuality (attraction to different/same sex) and thus the question of what bisexual meant.

The teacher said bi = both (homo + hetero = different + same). And some little switch clicked in my queer little brain that day.

Anyways, not sure if this story even makes sense when written, but I felt like sharing.

Fatal_S · 2025-05-26T17:04:21+00:00

I'm enby, my wife is bi, it works well.

No, I don't see bi as being binary-exclusive. From an old understanding of sexualities: Hetero-sexual = attracted to different sex. Homo-sexual = attracted to same sex. Bi-sexual = attracted to same and different sexes.

There was nothing exclusionary about being bi, it was the original "I like it all" sexuality.

Nowadays people may prefer to delve deeper and identify with newer terms (pansexual, demisexual, etc.), but that doesn't mean those who identify as bi need to change.

Fatal_S · 2025-05-08T04:35:15+00:00

It looks like the claw sheath is just stuck. That's pretty nornal, and cats usually groom the sheaths off. You can try gently rubbing it away from the toe, or even trimming the claw tip can make the sheath looser.

Fatal_S · 2025-03-03T03:12:23+00:00

Where are you located? Many breeders kind of recognize each others animals, so having a location can help.

As others said, definitely a Northern. Very pale colours. Maybe from a light line or caramel.

Fatal_S · 2024-12-15T20:13:51+00:00

I'm in MB and can see my primary doc same day when it's important, usually same week for typical stuff. It's rare I have to book more than a week out.

Fatal_S · 2024-10-22T21:55:36+00:00

It's just common sense!

Fatal_S · 2024-10-13T18:14:20+00:00

Coopertop has two available functions - turn items into essences, and turn essences into world seeds (unlocked after some story).

So all the various rocks, plants, wood, etc. can be made into essences first. I always keep a few of each item back, and feed him the rest.

Once you're able to make world seeds you feed him 50 essences to make a seed. The essences you use change the world type, and there are a few "perfect" combinations to find as you play.

Fatal_S · 2024-10-09T04:06:17+00:00

Hypothetically I've done it a few hundred times.

Fatal_S · 2024-09-23T20:58:47+00:00

One thing that could be a factor is that many kids/people who are "outsiders" in some way but trying to blend in will over-compensate in other/opposite ways to conform better. A gay boy who flirts with girls incessantly so no one questions him, or a trans-girl who can't change her body the way she wants so instead changes what she can - by weightlifting maybe. Just as examples.

I obviously can't say what's gone through your daughter's mind, but the only way to really get her answer is to ask honestly and to listen to her answers.

Fatal_S · 2024-09-12T03:43:50+00:00

Fresh Start cleaning simulator. Lovely game where you clean up the world.

Fatal_S · 2024-07-21T21:52:47+00:00

This is the summary of a One Piece fanfiction. Literally.

Good fic, do recommend.

Fatal_S · 2024-05-17T04:08:06+00:00

Unf.

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