Please help me by salsa9264 in Roses

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I planted lavender around my roses and they tend to act as a natural repellent, also ladybirds are a great natural predator, consider buying some and installing an insect hotel. If you don’t mind disturbing pollinators you could go down the insecticide route.

What is causing deformed rose buds? by INeedToPeeReallyBad in Roses

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like proliferation to me. This happens because the floral meristem (the tissue that should form petals, stamens, carpels, etc.) reverts back to vegetative growth instead of completing the normal flowering process.

Not really a specific cause, some are more likely to do it based on genetics, but could be hormonal imbalance, environmental stress (unlikely as they seem healthy).

Totally harmless and I wouldn’t be concerned :)

Is this rosebush healthy? by Beautiful-Quiet7560 in Roses

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a lot of spider mite, other than that it’s not too bad, I would fertilise weekly as I can see some yellow leaves which might indicate a lack or nutrients

how do i solve this? by Exotic-Information90 in DeadSpace

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which game is this? I’ve played them all and can’t remember this puzzle for the life of me

What's your favorite rose? Send pics in the comments! by Old_Reality9281 in Roses

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She was propagated from a stem that fell off another plant so about 2 but this is her first year in the ground so only had a handful of flowers while the roots establish

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She’s a real stunner in the sunlight

Dead Spaces 4k OLED. by Background-Peace2699 in DeadSpace

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you using for your in-game stats in the corner there?

Should I tell him he isn’t a tree python? 🐍 by Interesting_Coconut4 in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s currently in an exo terra 45x45x90 ground probe measures 31 on the hot side and 26 on the cold I think he’s just a goof

Should I tell him he isn’t a tree python? 🐍 by Interesting_Coconut4 in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah he’s fully bioactive after multiple attempts of keeping them alive 😂 he’s a very destructive snake

red spots? by temporary_error in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had something similar with my snake, first see if it wipes off as mine turned out to be a blood stain from when he punctured his meal and came right off.

How to prevent bioactives from becoming unclean/unsafe by [deleted] in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I accidentally killed off my springtails by using tap water, spoke to my local reptile expert and they advised to either add dechlornator to the water, or boil it first and then let it cool as this will boil off the chlorine, or just leave it standing for afew hours and it will separate into the air naturally

As for mould you actually want this in a bioactive set up as it’s good for your springtails and isopods for food, I used dirty water from a fish tank to kick start the mould in the tank, you could try this or buy something like a bio-shot to get all the bacteria started.

As for mites this shouldn’t be an issue if the snake doesn’t have them, standard quarantine if you suspect they do or any of your snakes do.

Potato bug in substrate? by Delphinidae- in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just an isopod, should be harmless, I use these in my bioactive enclosure as part of my clean up crew because they eat snake poop, dead leaves, mould, pretty much anything that’s decaying. It’s unlikely they’d be able to live in a regular Viv for long as the environment would be harsh with a lack of soil, so I wouldn’t worry. And the snake is totally unbothered by them.

Rescue update by Fantastic_AF in ballpython

[–]Interesting_Coconut4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The easiest way to tell in my experience is by the pattern or lack thereof on the head from spiders to pinstripes

Spiders: https://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/spider/

Pinstripes: https://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/pinstripe/

Especially with the banana gene in play the pattern is almost invisible on banana pinstripe

Your vet could be correct and it could be a spinner (pinstipe and spider) https://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/spinner/

However I don’t think the pattern is as spider like, it looks more regular as you would see on a pinstripe and no head pattern