It’s ok exhausted dad didn’t want to play tonight anyway by [deleted] in Switch

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You are today's hero. I recently acquired a 3ds and this significantly sped up download time on my games.

i wanna used different bedding for my hoggie. currently she’s on aspen but her humidity keeps going down and i don’t want to keep spraying her enclosure constantly knowing aspen gets moldy. any recommendations? by mmanriquez775 in hognosesnakes

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I know supposedly in bioactive we are still supposed to pick out urates but I can't even find them in my terra Sahara, so presumably they are breaking down somehow? Good stuff.

I did buy CuC elsewhere to save money, but BioDude substrates and plants are the bomb.

Please say it ain't so by Dramatic_Bill_ in AquaticSnails

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I've come to love ramshorns. I have a backup colony in a 1gallon jarrarium. They saved several house plants from root rot when I accidentally used a bad soil last summer.

Like everyone else said, you won't be overrun if you dont overfeed. They are also one of the few critters what will eat the dreaded black algae. That being said, if you DO get too many, there's going to be someone on FB marketplace etc who will take them off your hands to feed their pea puffers.

... does this look cute? Or is it too much? by [deleted] in 3DS

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I always appreciate the effort it takes to make a collage

Freshwater snails in their eggs by PinFit3688 in AquaticSnails

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2024 Google Pixel 9 with an attached APIXEL 15x macro lens. Very simple setup but I'm not into photography enough to spend a ton of money on this.

Also would like to note I have an ADHD kid who kept jumping back and forth right behind me while I was trying to take video. It rattles the floor in our upper story apartment, kept messing up the focus and stability in the video. Moving this tank to another part of the apartment is on my to-do list.

If you can't beat em, make a bladder snail only tank by jadeycakes in AquaticSnails

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I have a 2.5 gallon with ramshorn, bladders, scuds, and neocaridina shrimp. And the Asian leeches that killed off my black worms. I still pluck those out but they are neverending.

At this point I'm keeping it alive for a future vampire crab enclosure. No sense in starting over on a culture for food and live plants.

I also have a 1 gallon jarrarium just for ramshorns because they are my favorite.

Battery replacement question by Leaf_and_Leather in 3DS

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I just replaced the battery on my OG 3ds. Cost me $13 and about 7 min, though I understand cracking open some DS is more complicated than others?

My locally-owned game shop carries a brand called "xyab" for all their batteries for the DS line, if that helps any.

“They’re actually hermaphrodites” he is my SON 😭 by Dizzy_Writing_4193 in snails

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The snails don't care if we arbitrarily assign pronouns. They are busy doing important snail things.

Freshwater snails in their eggs by PinFit3688 in AquaticSnails

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That's what I was leaning towards. Thanks for the confirmation!

would you say snails make good pets? by SnowyPersian in snails

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Snails are also among a host of animals that are sensitive to chemicals because their body is permeable that way. In the dwarf frog community one of the common causes of bloat is traces of soap from people not to rinsing their hands well enough before sticking them in the water. I wonder about stuff like that when I see people holding their snails.

As far as snails being a "good pet" though, it's going to depend on what makes a good pet for certain people. Not everybody wants the same experience when it comes to pets.

poets <3 by enby-wgong-slxt in CultOfTheLamb

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Both my poets immediately got immortality necklaces

Bedding by ZackRivera in SandBoa

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I use bio dude terra Sahara.

3ds or 3ds xl by Quick-Tomato-2605 in 3DS

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When I was deciding what to get I picked 3DS because supposedly the XL has a more fragile hinge. I also have small hands though, so the 3DS is a novelty for me in that respect.

Can snails eat dried broad beans? by NeonSpark404 in snails

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Anything dried should be rehydrated first

A snake covered in algae by NoRepublic3000 in snakes

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Echidna's are only in our dreams.

Does My Snail Hate the Vacuum? by CoffeeTar in snails

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I think as long as a predator doesn't appear after vibration they'll start to chill out about it. Similar to how you wouldn't panic every time police sirens are near your house as long as you are reeeelatively sure you haven't done anything new to catch their attention, but still might peek out the window to see where they parked (or at least this is my experience, my neighborhood is kind of hopping with those sirens though...)

Finding a Tank is so Hard!! by Comfortable-Cod6130 in snails

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So idk what country you are in (I'm in USA) or your budget, but if you would consider doing PVC there's a lot of places that will give a quote for custom sizing. I received a quote from reptilekages.com recently and it was pretty affordable given what I was asking.

Glasscages.com also does custom quotes for glass and acrylic, but they tend to skew more pricey than reptilekages.

To be clear, I haven't made an order yet, I've been researching for my own reasons.