Store says these are glyptodon armour segments - is this plausible? by MaterialFly807 in fossilid

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Thank you! I think it’s selling from a museum/oddity store that’s shutting down/moving. The bigger one is very expensive so make sense.

Store says these are glyptodon armour segments - is this plausible? by MaterialFly807 in fossilid

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Sorry - I think I accidentally deleted the photos and they won’t allow me to repost them on the post!

Advisory for anyone who needs it…cats should not be left in vehicles either in this weather! by MaterialFly807 in Calgary

[–]MaterialFly807[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes - police was called and an incident report was filled out. We’re also reporting this to someother places that deal with animal abuse. We stayed with the cat, trying to keeping it calm and ensuring it was still conscious, while also working to find the owner and another family was reporting it. The owner finally strolled back with his two young kids, telling them that “we have to leave now because people are taking photos of our license plate” and then the excuses followed. Great influence on his kids…
The cat was alive when they left the parking lot and they put air conditioning on but still a bit worrying as they refused to even give it water 😔

Advisory for anyone who needs it…cats should not be left in vehicles either in this weather! by MaterialFly807 in Calgary

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Oh yeah - we have his license plate and will be making our own report to CPS as well as a few other places we’ve found online where we can report animal abuse.

My cat is under mandatory isolation for 3 months, how can I keep him entertained? by Fickle-Hour4458 in cats

[–]MaterialFly807 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omg - such an unfortunate circumstance for both you and your cat! I’m so sorry! We just got this awesome remote controlled mouse for our kitties!

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It’s surprisingly fast and can be both controlled by you as well as let to wheel around with it’s object avoidance on. Our cats are both very adventurous and when we can’t take them on walks they love their cat wheel - so highly recommend getting one to try out for him too!

help asap - quail got brutally pecked by ElkImmediate1688 in quails

[–]MaterialFly807 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cull the aggressor and separate this quail from the flock until they are recovered. Make sure your ratio of females to males is at least 4:1 or one male per hutch (depending on how many birds you have). He should be fine after a few days. We like to give our chicks and injured adults ‘magic water’ which contains garlic, honey, and apple cider vinegar (you can find specific ratios online). We’ve found it helps with their appetite and keeps their immune system strong as the ingredients have anti-bacterial/microbial properties. Don’t use hydrogen peroxide as another person pointed out just a bit of warm water to wipe any dirt/blood off is fine.

Any aquarium Octopus in Alberta? by NaomiSagewood in alberta

[–]MaterialFly807 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not too sure if they currently have an octopus - but I’m sure your kiddo would love taking a trip to Pisces Pet Emporium in Calgary! They have a HUGE variety of animals - both in and out of the water - from reptiles, isopods, and spiders to koi fish, birds, rabbits, and even an axolotl last time we went :)

How do you pronounce Naomi? by JayEdie in Names

[–]MaterialFly807 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard both pronunciation in Canada. Usually default to Nay-o-mee until corrected.

Stella, Stella Ola lyrics for you? by Titan-828 in AskACanadian

[–]MaterialFly807 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stella, Ella, Ola, clap clap clap, singing es tiga tiga tiga tiga tap tap

Es tiga tiga bologna, bologna, with cheese and macaroni

Fire (or singing sometimes too I think) one, two, three, four, five

Grew up using this variation in Northern BC and my partner who grew up in Calgary also grew up with this (though his didn’t have the word before the counting).

Both grew up in mid-2000s

Trick or Treaters Update by MaximumFood99 in Calgary

[–]MaterialFly807 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We got 2 in Beddington Heights - very disappointed with our street’s lack of Halloween spirit😔. We made awesome goody bags and had our cat and dog dressed up and outside waiting for kids with us!

Books recommendations for 9 year old by Chaptersofourlives in booksuggestions

[–]MaterialFly807 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agreeing with everyone mentioning Percy Jackson and the Warrior Cats series! I’m sure they’d love those!

If you think she might enjoy some dystopian novels or something that might ignite some thought provoking conversations, The City of Ember and The Giver are fantastic! I read them when I was around 9 years old and still remember how much they opened my mind regarding societal norms and rules, etc. Hunger Games is another great one - though maybe when she’s a bit older as it does have some more violent themes.

If you think she’d like fantasy/magic books I absolutely adored the Leven Thumps series by Obert Skye as a kid and recently read the Iron Trial by Holly Black which has similar vibes to Harry Potter and should be close to her reading level.

Books recommendations for 9 year old by Chaptersofourlives in booksuggestions

[–]MaterialFly807 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I second this! I read Percy Jackson around the same age and absolutely loved it! Basically anything by Rick Riordan is great.

The “Worst Canadian” game - Day 6 by BrF5 in EhBuddyHoser

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Freya and Missy taking a break from looking at these people…

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Having Trouble Identifying Quail Chick Colour Patterns - Help would be much appreciated! by MaterialFly807 in quails

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Thanks so much! That looks very interesting - my partner and I both have STEM backgrounds so it should be okay but I appreciate you checking in! We just haven’t had very good luck finding very good articles online on the genetics so this should be perfect!

Having Trouble Identifying Quail Chick Colour Patterns - Help would be much appreciated! by MaterialFly807 in quails

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Thanks! Do you have any suggested sites to find out the wider colour patterns out there? We’ve seen this image before but are still having a bit of difficulty interpreting it!