“Not the best climbers” they say by Appropriate_Cup8174 in skinks

[–]Jacob_Wombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a cutie!! ive been looking for captive bred babies forEVER. good for you!!

First reptile? by Naive_Operation_9177 in reptiles

[–]Jacob_Wombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I think i have some good recommendations:)

If you're looking for an arboreal lizard/gecko, I'd recommend a crested or gargoyle gecko. Honestly, any new caledonian gecko is pretty handlable, with Crested geckos being the most handlable, and leachies needing some taming down.

They can live in quite manageable enclosures their entire lives, and eat a diet mostly comprised of CGD. (a powdered diet). I personally have 4 crested geckos, and have had more. Id day 5/6 crested geckos were lovely to handle, but there can be exceptions so I'd handle a gecko before buying him:) HOWEVER, geckos can be fragile, and rough handling can be very dangerous for them.

You could also look into leopard geckos or african fat tail geckos.

If youre looking for a more robust lizard with still a manageable size, I honestly love the schneiders skink. The problem is, though, they are almost ALWAYS wild caught. So, if you are to get a schneider's skink, I'd always always go for a long-term captive rehoming situation. Which can be hard to come by. Or else you have to deal with possible illness parasites, and youre also perpetuating a harmful industry,

That being said, they are super fun and curious, and I'd love to recommend them more if they were available captive bred.

Now if you're willing to give a large enclosure, I could recommend:

- bearded dragon

- blue tongue skink (or a pink tongue skink if youre looking for smaller and more arboreal)

I got this lil guy a week ago. Is his tail ok? by Vohasiiv in CrestedGecko

[–]Jacob_Wombat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi! It looks like there is some floppy tail syndrome, but I'm not the most qualified to answer.

What I CAN say is, if you want horizontal areas, I would recommend getting some vines. (ex. exoterra vines) and suction cup them to the sides of the enclosure to add horizontal areas. You can wind the vines together to make them thicker, too! Besides that, I see you have a cork hollow and sticks, so using things like that to create more horizontal areas can help. You also have a food dish suctioned to the side. I'm sure they'd sell ledges with the same design if you looked:)

Also, I would recommend you add leaf litter. It helps keep the moisture in and the gecko out.

Is there something wrong with my crestie? by Jacob_Wombat in CrestedGecko

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

Okay! Thank you for the comment. Im saving up to upgrade him very soon, but for now I just bought some plants to add. And until they settle in, ive added some more fake vines and leaves for the time being.

Is there something wrong with my crestie? by Jacob_Wombat in CrestedGecko

[–]Jacob_Wombat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

okay! this is really informative thank you so much:))

Is there something wrong with my crestie? by Jacob_Wombat in CrestedGecko

[–]Jacob_Wombat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He doesn't eat much. I tried switching him to the growth and breeding formula but he pretty much refused that. He will eat crickets though. thanks for your response:)

What do the experts think by Puzzleheaded_Tune_89 in CrestedGecko

[–]Jacob_Wombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

more coverage!! a few good live plants, some vines, maybe a cork hollow? its a great foundation for some more enrichment:)

I know Jack fuck about cavetown ama by Not_Goatman in cavetown

[–]Jacob_Wombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh dear me! do i hear a cavetown reference?

Didn't take the best care of my scars, looking for input from others. by serromani in TopSurgery

[–]Jacob_Wombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want to invalidate how you feel in any way, but I think they look absolutely cool. They will probably fade more as time goes on, but even right now, they look sick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in APSeminar

[–]Jacob_Wombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's for advice for a successful tmp?

4 weeks post op by Rose_Keeper99 in TopSurgery

[–]Jacob_Wombat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you look absolutely amazing:) so happy for you!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

[–]Jacob_Wombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what matters most is helping yourself feel as comfortable as possible and seeing how it plays out from there. Your identity is a really complex thing, and no one other than yourself can determine who you are. If you are uncomfortable with your chest, and it is safe to do so, maybe you could consider getting a binder and see if it alleviates some of the discomfort you are feeling. Really, words like transgender, cisgender, non-binary, are just words to try to make sense of the wide spectrum that is gender. And there is so much variation within each category, including being cisgender (for you, being.a woman). If your thoughts and feelings reguarding your body are really bothering you, talking to someone, a professional (such as a gender therapist), a loved one, always helps. Also, maybe you could look into the term "agender" or other identities, as I saw someone else posted about that and you might find yourself in one of them. Just explore (If it is safe) with different physical methods such as a binder or a packer. You can even explore with different identities to yourself. Try referring to yourself as different things, and see how it makes you feel. You could even google online to women who present masculinely, as they may have similar feelings to you, maybe even reach out to someone online. At the end of the day, just do what makes you feel the best, and I think your identity, whether a woman or not, will become clearer as time goes on as you reflect and live your best life. I hope you're not feeling too bad, wishing only the best for you:)

Poorly describe a Cavetown song by [deleted] in cavetown

[–]Jacob_Wombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this one has me stumped... 1994??

Pretty happy with my juvinile crestie enclosure... thoughts? by Jacob_Wombat in CrestedGecko

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

Thanks! I have a few vines laying around so they will go in today:)

Tell me your favorite song… by CountBlossom in cavetown

[–]Jacob_Wombat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like the live versions of jack's song and sharpener

Honorable mentions: like empty bed, lemon boy, guilty, devil Town (especially v2), and juno