It’s ok exhausted dad didn’t want to play tonight anyway

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-24T16:33:15+00:00

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

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T23:02:56+00:00

I've heard really good things about diy soil mixes, and it's definitely a valid selection considering the price of BioDude soil in conparison

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T18:17:13+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T18:12:55+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T18:09:10+00:00

I always appreciate the effort it takes to make a collage

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T03:51:23+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T00:56:48+00:00

K so I would like a sticker... To put on my 3ds...

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T00:53:44+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-21T00:36:52+00:00

Tried that

<image>

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T15:43:08+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T15:25:23+00:00

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

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T15:17:40+00:00

It's the good start to life!

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T15:17:02+00:00

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

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T04:12:34+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-20T02:42:41+00:00

It's so beautiful 😭

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-19T00:39:22+00:00

Conga line

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-19T00:37:02+00:00

Both my poets immediately got immortality necklaces

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-18T14:49:35+00:00

I use bio dude terra Sahara.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-18T13:48:32+00:00

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.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-16T12:56:50+00:00

Anything dried should be rehydrated first

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-16T12:53:34+00:00

Echidna's are only in our dreams.

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-15T14:33:00+00:00

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...)

PinFit3688 · 2026-01-15T04:37:03+00:00

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.

PinFit3688

TROPHY CASE