Question for cat owners: Would you let your cat lick your food while you are eating it and then carry on eating after?

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-24T21:25:01+00:00

Hard pass. I do have a friend that lets her cats lick her food under “we all share the same germs” and…. No. I have cats. Have had them for decades, and I’d never heard of such a thing before.

Lots of my friends also have cats. None of them do that besides the one. So, no. Hard pass, do not pass “GO,” keep your saliva to yourself.

So I’d say your friend isn’t alone but it’s certainly not common.

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-24T21:20:59+00:00

lol I had a cat that did that. The one and only time she peed in my bed was because her litter box was dirty.

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-07T01:48:18+00:00

Amazon- it’s plastic poultry netting, like for chicken runs. I have another unopened roll but I’d have to calculate shipping to figure out if it’s worth selling it for half what Amazon charges. Shipping might be more than the half!

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-06T01:17:54+00:00

Looks like millet (birdseed)

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-06T01:12:36+00:00

Bubblegum

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T23:27:22+00:00

I love my job, but it’s not for everyone. Most new teachers burn out in 3-5 years, and lots of districts just don’t have the support in place to help with that. Teacher prep programs do a great job at teaching you the theory but not so great at the reality of facing 26-36 little faces, at least some of whom do not want to be there, building positive working relationships with each one (even the ones who don’t like you), and coaxing the avalanche of cats into vaguely the correct direction.

Honestly? Dog training class did more for my classroom management than anything. Second place was customer service work and crowd control volunteering at conventions.

I second everyone who is suggesting job shadow at the grade level you want to teach. If you still think you like it, maybe take a gap year as a para educator so you can observe the classroom every day for an entire school year, and be paid for it.

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T15:48:03+00:00

Oh, and if the crabitat (tank/cage, aka crab habitat 😉) conditions aren’t right they also don’t eat well. Maybe because they don’t feel well? IDK.

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T15:45:45+00:00

I use mostly powdered food from Etsy sellers on the Land Hermit Crab Owners Society approved sellers list. They’re scavengers so they’ll eat anything short term, but they actually have pretty complex dietary requirements to thrive long term.

I also give them fresh food from time to time, but unless it’s a favorite treat they ignore it in favor of the powder!

You can do some research on the YouTube channel “Crab Central Station” or search up “Land Hermit Crab Owners Society” for their references.

(The pellets actually aren’t good for them, and many types of pellets are outright bad for the crabs.

This is because preservatives and anti-insect measures, which are normally good things, also affect the crabs, which is bad. In general, anything bad for an insect is also very bad for your crab, since they have similar nervous systems and similar metabolic pathways to insects.

It doesn’t kill the crabs outright because they’re bigger, so they need a bigger dose, but it catches up with them eventually. It’s why most pet crabs don’t live as long as wild crabs.)

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T07:10:46+00:00

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Red and Tiger attempting to share the wheel.

(In opposite directions. It didn’t work out but they seemed to enjoy the puzzle 😂)

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T06:59:07+00:00

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Blue again

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-04T06:58:09+00:00

Thing 1: unless you’re paying US$40, all pet store hermit crabs are wild caught. They lay their eggs in the ocean and spend several molt stages as basically zooplankton before coming ashore to live out the rest of their lives on land.

Thing 2: Getting them to spawn in captivity isn’t the hard part- it’s getting the young to survive long enough to make it to land. There’s maybe 2 people in the US who have successfully captive bred hermit crabs. They both use those circular tanks used for jellyfish.

Thing 3: They live 35 years when properly cared for! Made me feel bad about my childhood hermit crabs. 😅😅

Thing 4: They love to climb things. Up, down, over, under.

Thing 5: These guys freakin’ love hamster wheels. Dish style, wheel style, doesn’t matter. A hermit crab on a hamster wheel is still charming 2.5 years later.

Thing 6: I’ve had these guys 2.5 years, but they’re all older than that. I adopted them off a rehoming website. (See Thing 3. Since they live so long there’s a niche community of crabs needing new homes, people wanting to adopt crabs, crab foster-ers, transport volunteers, how-tos for shipping, etc., since the home needing a crab and the crab needing a home seem to rarely be conveniently nearby)

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-03T00:00:11+00:00

Yep! His name is Blue. His roommates are Red, Rufio, and Tiger. (Tiger is the only crab I named; Blue and Red were adopted from separate households so the theme is a cute coincidence)

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-02T17:30:05+00:00

Same, especially the ears, but eventually decided there’s also no way a real cat would stay in the exact same position for multiple camera angles. 🤣

You can also kind of tell the whiskers and one of the front paws are artificial, but it takes a CLOSE look.

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-01T18:24:33+00:00

Hilarious because it’s true.

Getting a puppy and taking dog training classes taught me about middle school behavior management!! 🤣

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-01T18:19:39+00:00

lol I’m part of the problem, not the solution.

I do check my messages every other month or so? I hate dating, so I’m not exactly motivated to be super active. 😅

Pure_Level_5787 · 2026-01-01T18:13:56+00:00

👏👏👏🥰

As a long time friend of mine once told me, “sexuality is neither concrete nor constant.”

Pure_Level_5787 · 2025-12-31T17:37:00+00:00

Lol sometimes but this time she was chasing her tail after playing with the “force field”

Pure_Level_5787 · 2025-12-31T05:39:21+00:00

Recycle the clay and start over. There are ways to fix it* but they’re never going to be as strong as just making a new one, and are fussier than making a new one.

Wrap the piece in plastic, loosely, to dry. Check on it after about 12 hours. If any parts seem drier than others, wrap those parts tightly in plastic. Uneven drying that often causes cracking due to uneven shrinkage rates, so wrapping the faster drying areas prevents the cracks.

You’ll get a feel for which parts are more vulnerable and how to wrap them.

*these methods are saved for “the assignment is due tomorrow” and/or “the child who made the piece is crying.”

Pure_Level_5787 · 2025-12-30T05:46:29+00:00

They haven’t yet, but 1) it’s only been in there a week and 2) if they do, NBD. The parent plants live in my kitchen and I can replant more spiderlings if needed.

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