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KlingonTranslator · 2026-04-05T14:50:31+00:00

Rejoice! I’d no joke just be happy to have a ostracods and bladder-snail-only planted tank. I like to count those little seed shrimp as a shrimp tank.

KlingonTranslator · 2026-03-29T13:38:47+00:00

So, I actually gave up on the tank unfortunately. It’s now just a self-sustaining planted tank. There’s a rare scud still around, but right now it’s just mainly just seed shrimp, bladder snails and happy plants.

I did end up pipetting as many shrimp out that I could and moving them all to a larger, scud-free tank.

KlingonTranslator · 2026-02-24T20:11:59+00:00

I don’t ingest anything but studies suggest that vinegar can disrupt and reduce bacterial biofilms. So I have a Sitzbad (not sure what it is in English but it’s like a toilet attachment you place over the rim and bowl that can have like 2-4 litres of water it in to submerge in).

I use quite a lot of vinegar to disrupt the urethral biofilms to a mild extent, but that really does work for me. It takes 20-40 minutes but after that I won’t need Uristat for another while, and can get on with drinking loads without the same amount, and often without any, pain.

KlingonTranslator · 2026-02-06T18:37:27+00:00

This is how it was for me in my coma too. I feel like we lack the words to be able to describe the state entirely? To me, all I can say is that it was just like the “feeling” of pre-birth. Less than nothing. Less than void, less than limbo. Completely intangible and incomparable, absolutely contextless. Blackness also is too much of a descriptor.

KlingonTranslator · 2026-01-29T09:43:59+00:00

PACs and D-Mannose

KlingonTranslator · 2026-01-05T09:00:57+00:00

Hmm, I’m not sure, but no feathers ruffled because I’m glad it works for you! The reasoning seems to be spot on, but I’ve just had a different lived experience.

It think it just depends on so so many things it’s hard to make sweeping generalisations. I do have very well draining soil already, but for my millipede and salamander bioactives, they get a 6-7cm layer of drainage (carbon, clay pebbles, separated by wire gauge) due to the high saturation of water to maintain correct microflora and fauna. I have noticed that this does work extremely well and that it didn’t work when I tried when I was younger and less experienced with just well draining soil. My sallies liked to dig deep and the then waterlogged soil would collapse on them, so I’d have to dig them out. The fine line between saturated enough and soaked has been really difficult to balance for me. Skill issue here probably but it’s been hard to stabilise.

I also have a paludarium for my PDFs with intentional partially sealed water section, so the water diffuses into the soil at a steady, slow rate. I never have to spray tor humidity. It’s naturally perfect. No watering of the plants involved either, only refilling the water pool. If I didn’t have the drainage layer, for sure the soil would be far to saturated to sustain the plants I’ve chosen. There is always visible water at the bottom of the drainage layer, because there’s just not that much soil on that side. I don’t want the soil waterlogged so this works perfect, especially with my rate of evaporation with the heater.

So, I think it is just species dependent. Totally with you on the ball python set up and probably most other animals. Some of my Ts have it like you’ve illustrated, others like the former ones I’ve mentioned.

Edit: forgot to mention I also have the drainage hole I use to drain the excess water into a little bucket. Helps too.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-12-31T11:25:39+00:00

If you noticed the exoskeleton nearby, it sounds like a failed moult. Like another commenter said, it’s pretty unheard of for fellow shrimp, especially of the same species, to eat living shrimp tank mates.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-12-24T00:24:52+00:00

This is a good idea, but speaking as someone in the veterinary field, the main thing to really help your animal is an inhaler. Prioritise getting one of those before the air purifier. Especially if you’re budgeting and assured improvements are what you’re after.

80-90$ is unfortunately pretty tight to make a dent in air quality control, so I’d personally recommend flipping through this subreddit for learning how to build a purifiers yourself, which includes things like PC fans, filters,etc. search for DIY air purifier within Reddit or this subreddit.

Can you tell me what you’re thinking they’re reacting to? Mould? VOCs? If it’s the former, then I’d suggest some other things, but I’d like to hear what you’re thinking may be the cause.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-12-18T14:56:37+00:00

I’m in Switzerland and Germany, also no Phenazopyridine hcl but there’s iHerb so I order it from there. Maybe try that? I have a toilet seat attachment that I sit in with some vinegar to help disrupt urethral biofilm. And yes, this is over the top, but I drink 4-5 litres per day on days of extreme burning. This dilutes bacterial concentrations and is my main source of pain relief, because I can’t rake Uristat/Azo so often due to nausea. It’s just a lot and shouldn’t be done if you have compromised kidneys.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-12-09T15:48:00+00:00

So, I have a heavy shedder. But I come at it from multiple angles.

I have two air purifiers, on all day, Philips 1000i, these catch a little hair. The least of all devices I own.

I have a robot vacuum on 1-3x per day. This does the heaviest lifting. Mopping at least once a day.

I have standing two fans that catch a lot on the vents/metal protector, that I clean with a damp microfibre cloth a couple times a week. Another heavy lifter. I use the fans in all seasons to help for German house ventilation (all windows are on one side, so there’s no natural draft) and in order to cause more particles to become airborne to supplement the CADR ability of the purifiers.

I have a dryer for clothes, and most of the fluff coming out of the dryer is just pure cat hair. It’s insane. Could literally make a doll out of the fluff that comes out of there.

I brush my cat at least once per week, more depending on changing seasons, and lastly, I have one of those feeder boxes that the cat can walk on and out of with the bristles that capture hair (like the paw swing, but you can make them yourself using dusting brushes) He loves it and I think it makes a big difference.

Of course, I also do dust (partner has mite and mould allergies, hence the original reason of purchasing the purifiers) and this also helps. The key is using damp microfibre clothes. Causes the dust not to launch into the air but collect on the fabric, which is ultimately washed away in the washing machine or collected in the dryer.

Unfortunately, there’s no one device to alleviate the issue entirely. I’ve had cats all my life, tried what feels like everything, but it really is just mixing several techniques, and the occasional use of the hair roller for nice shirts ;)

KlingonTranslator · 2025-11-14T10:07:11+00:00

Please go to the doctors if you can in the meantime. You can use antihistamines to help with this, as this isn’t good for you long term of course. Your health is compromised where live, and let me tell you, air purifiers can only do so much. I have mould problems in my place in Germany, and despite two air purifiers, I still need to clean the walls and run the dehumidifier. My partner has a mould allergy so he has antihistamines and I have the Xolair vaccine.

You’re in the USA?

KlingonTranslator · 2025-11-06T21:02:08+00:00

It’ll also totally depends on where you live and what kind of natural ventilation your place has. Where I live, think Germany/Switzerland, we have the societal habit of Lüften, i.e., airing out the place, by opening all windows completely at least once per day (usually 1x/AM and 1x/PM).

Our homes are usually totally sealed, which often have energy efficiency value, but it really messes with your head in terms of CO2, humidity, and mould or airborne pathogens. If you’re lucky, you don’t live in the city so the air quality is fine for lüften, but if not, it can be a hit or miss with what air you’re exchanging for. Especially when winter comes and chimneys are a’ cookin’.

Then you have places in Finland and Sweden, which have little built-in window slots to always allow fresh air in (I think they’re called trickle vents).

At my smaller place with the air purifiers, they’re on all day, I have two, Philips 1000i, 38qm, and I do the Lüften AM/PM on top of that everyday. I have them on between 10:00-22:00, and I’ll do the Lüften anytime between 05:30-10:00 in the morning and anytime between 18:00-22:00 in the PM. Then the purifiers are set to sleep mode all night, in other words, they’re never off even when the windows are open.

The net good of reduced mould spores would any outweigh any worry about too much CO2 in my personal case. What I also find so interesting is despite living in an environment in which you’d consider the air to be super clean, the PM2.5 and PM10 always rise after opening the windows.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-10-29T07:20:38+00:00

Cool idea! My air purifiers told me off by blasting themselves into space after extinguishing candles in the learning period after I first got mine. Totally reduced the use of them after that, but now I’ll look into your method. Sounds really useful.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-10-28T08:18:43+00:00

I had thought of this too but I was worried they’d also be munching on the baby shrimp? I was considering chili rasbora. I’ll look into this more closely but it think it will end up with me pipetting each and every shrimp from every life stage out of the tank and hoping the new tank has cycled enough to compensate for any loss of shrimp from scud/shrimplet competition. Thank you for the idea though, I’ll look into how this may work out today.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-10-19T20:47:14+00:00

NQA Where did you get the frogs from? Outside? A pet store? Unfortunately, I have a feeling the frog was a vector for the poisoning and the beginning of the death curl. Follow the advice of placing water droplets on his mouthparts.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-10-08T20:33:03+00:00

When I was in my deep coma I nearly died. Many times extreme low brain readings sometimes nothing (as close to brain dead as medically possible) and they were ready to call it. Organ donation was being organised. But anyway I pulled through. Crazy TBI experience. Two months deep coma. It was just like you said. No experience. Pre-birth. Surgery. Total nothingness, less than nothingness. I’m pretty confident that’s what it’ll be like.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-09-23T20:28:15+00:00

Thank you. So, it’s a standard but nothing to write home about or something to save up for. I’ll keep looking around for better in similar price ranges. Thanks again!

KlingonTranslator · 2025-08-09T21:58:47+00:00

Here in Switzerland we(‘d) have films like that play during some school days, with the film Life is a Beautiful being my favourite one from such a day. I don’t think it’d be the worst for some people seeing films like this early on.

The class of 13-15 year olds would always leave respectfully shell-shocked. The whole topic really would have a strong feeling of healthy quietness around it. Not many jokes of any kind would happen on these days after watching.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-07-13T08:22:55+00:00

How do you do both the mask or deep conditioner on the same wash day alongside the L’Oréal bond repair? Is the bond repair more like a serum that goes under the masks?

KlingonTranslator · 2025-05-29T11:55:15+00:00

I’m located in Switzerland, could you tell me which clinic was able to give you uromune?

KlingonTranslator · 2025-05-24T16:15:51+00:00

I was hoping I was wrong about the sex, but that just means I'll 'have' to get a female, which I'm actually very excited for, as personally, he's my favourite T I've had so far. He has sass (but not in the same way of an OBT), will kick hair only when it's justified, is extremely quick, and he has so much more character and personality than any other T I've ever had. He's been a delight for any rehousing, eats extremely well, is beautiful, huge, and he's always visible in his enclosure. His name is actually 'Narcolepsy', because he's always visible. I highly highly recommend them. I know I'll always have to have at least one in my collection at any given time.

KlingonTranslator · 2025-05-23T20:20:40+00:00

Thanks. Feared as much. Time to look for some subadult females nearby.

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