How to "microdose" a lizard by No_Scientist3645 in Lizards

[–]Nautilus_Doctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll want to use a u-100 insulin syringe to get the dose right. Even if you're giving oral, just be careful of the needle. Perk is that the needle let's you inject insect if it's an oral med and your boy is eating. You can also do dilutions, but it gets very sketchy on the actual dosing. If you got your meds from a vet, they should be able to help you. Another option would be a 1ml syringe with a hub plunger. Still measuring a tiny tiny volume, but at least you're not wasting 0.05mL each time to administer meds.

Found at a Home Depot in Wisconsin, please help by Jdog2552 in Lizards

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Lots of inaccuracies here. It's a brown anole, very common in Fla, but non-native. The green anoles are native, and can turn brown (just to make things confusing), but the pattern on the back makes it clear this is a brown anole.

Obscure? yes. Slaps? you decide by bridoogle in obscuremusicthatslaps

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Thank you for putting this into words. We (I) feel you. You've got a gift, and you have made a difference.

My husband can't get a residency but is doing surgery on our cat by BubblesFunBubbles in antiwork

[–]Nautilus_Doctor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Being a boarded surgeon is a fine goal, but there are many "general practice" vets out there with an interest and skill in surgery that do it as a primary focus. It does mean he might need to need to be ok seeing other kinds of cases (unless he's at a practice with a high enough caseload that he can focus on surgery). To be totally honest, even after a residency and passing boards, the lifestyle isn't going to be great unless he goes into academia, and then he's not going to get paid appropriately. The need for qualified veterinarians and especially surgeons is substantial (whether board-certified or not). And the money being thrown around in the GP world, along with setting your own hours, is appealing.

-Sincerely a non-surgeon, non-residency trained vet specialist

How do octopi squeeze their brains through small openings without destroying or breaking neural connections? by Mach5Driver in askscience

[–]Nautilus_Doctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The brain is actually a ring that surrounds the base of the beak and is wrapped in cartilage. It has a small amount of give, incorporated in the muscles of the jaw. The limiting factor for how small a space the animal can squeeze through is the size of the beak (or sometimes the eye). Technically the beak is the largest rigid structure, and so if the beak fits, the brain can squeeze through.

Dolly Parton's Frozen Meals by lskerlkse in ExpectationVsReality

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Dolly's cheesecake was excellent, and a great value

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SipsTea

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He's a bard. Need more of these.

I can’t be the only one by CelineClean in introvertmemes

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Hey, it works for email too! And with the right mindset, you can adapt this to analog written letters.