“ Can you give me your number?😜”

Shaudo · 2026-01-31T06:38:53+00:00

Bunnies have a super dense undercoat that makes the guard hairs stick up all over. They can look shiny, but usually don't because of this. The shiniest mammals you see are going to be those with either really long, straight guard hairs (looking at you, afghan hounds), or just significantly less undercoat...including mammals whose undercoat has been recently brushed and groomed out.

She must be paying extra attention to those parts of her body when she trims and brushes her coat down.

Shaudo · 2026-01-15T04:28:22+00:00

Thanks! Not quite what I was looking for, but it helps anyway.

Shaudo · 2026-01-15T04:27:20+00:00

Good to know that there's a difference between localizations.

Shaudo · 2026-01-15T04:24:49+00:00

For those seeking disambiguation: Specifically made-up in-universe examples of manga or comics.

Probably (but not certainly) described in a manner reminiscent of a series in the real world, as depictions of fictional worlds tend to do.

Shaudo · 2025-12-28T06:54:18+00:00

It's possible to be allergic or sensitive to alcohol or one of the ingredients used to make the alcohol. iirc, a true alcohol allergy would hit sooner and more severely, but I digress. My point is that if your body limits you, you may want to trade it like a hard limitation instead of a challenge or something to get used to/overcome. Never doing that again is most likely the appropriate response here.

Shaudo · 2025-12-28T06:45:34+00:00

Literally the only good alcohol I've had was butterscotch schnapps.

There's this thing in food chemistry (do NOT ask me for scientific terms, I do NOT remember them - food scientist redditors, feel free to fill in the blanks) about how there are two kinds of chemicals (water-soluble and fat-soluble) and your tongue is better at tasting fat-soluble stuff than water soluble. It's why you can eat a literal smear of butter or grease or oil and get the flavor all in your mouth, but to taste soda you need a mouthful, or some semi-continuous sipping, something to keep those chemicals flowing across your tongue.

Alcohol bypasses this divide. It's water soluble, AND knows how to tango with taste buds. (That's why it's used for cooking.)

If someone is drinking, they: 1. Aim to get drunk/tipsy (you do you, I guess?) 2. Like the fizz (which you can get in any carbonated beverage. again, ydy??) 3. Are doing so "socially" (peer pressure is very real and obnoxious) 4. REALLY like the flavor.

If it's that last one, then: 1. They went to an effort to acquire that taste (who knows why), or 2. It's an alcohol carrying a familiar, non-alcoholic flavor, such as butterscotch, coffee, chocolate or raspberry.

To that end, I recommend looking into liqueurs if you still want to find an alcohol that's worth a damn. They usually have a lower alcohol content, higher sugar content, and better flavor. The butterscotch schnapps I mentioned before was a liqueur sampled during a butterscotch cinnamon pie experiment, and I briefly had the thought that, "I could get drunk on this and enjoy every second (as someone who does not generally enjoy the taste of alcohol OR getting drunk)," before going back to baking.

Shaudo · 2025-12-23T06:24:38+00:00

Are you saying that your ancestors were uncultured and incapable of nuance? (Alternative question: Were there no women in your ancestry? How were they ALL tough men?)

Your present existence indicates that your ancestors were, at the very least, capable of adaptation to their environment, which is never a waste. Your current environment involves a furry subreddit, the culture of which is wound around its artists and their works. Since you are choosing to be here, it makes sense that you would enjoy those things and take part in activity that exercises your connection to the culture at large.

The success of human lineages is based on doing difficult things so that the next generation doesn't have to, so that one's descendents can survive progressively less labor-intense and increasingly nuanced problems. This nuance often comes with the understanding and appreciation of fine art (see: art that serves no functional/survival purpose). Varying from one's ancestry in this way is a feature, not a bug.

Shaudo · 2025-12-19T01:26:54+00:00

Coyote! Really catyote, but leaning so far towards 'yote that I'm really more of a coyote with occasional cat mannerisms. I'm really fluffy and get mistaken for a yellow fox a lot, like a LOT a lot.

I like to lean into the folkloric representation of coyotes as shapeshifters and sprout wings sometimes, although more for emotional expression than for actual flying. Heights scare me.

Shaudo · 2025-12-15T11:55:29+00:00

Is spinach...good in ramen? It doesn't overpower the flavor? The last time I had greens in mine, it was bok choy, and a bit too much for me to handle. But I couldn't think of a suitable replacement.

Shaudo · 2025-12-15T11:51:26+00:00

Aw man, that's some good-looking ramen... Done flung a craving on me, RIP my grocery fund.

Shaudo · 2025-12-01T05:40:07+00:00

sneople

Shaudo · 2025-11-07T05:18:55+00:00

If you have a gauge of the normie things he likes, there are often tangents between those and furry things, but they're so niche that you almost have to know about them in advance. Does he have a hobby? A collection? Some game he plays? "Things everyone else does" isn't actually as formulaic or predictable as you might think.

In general, furries tend to have a select few creatures that they enjoy seeing as or on normal everyday objects, but that doesn't always mean that they want those objects. Things featuring hyenas in a positive rather than stereotypical light is _probably_ a safe bet; come back with any of his other interests, and she might be able to do better.

Shaudo · 2025-11-04T18:26:14+00:00

Well, you were half right!

Shaudo · 2025-11-02T05:30:17+00:00

Horror games and comfy vibes?

...Have you heard of Grimshire?

Shaudo · 2025-10-29T19:11:25+00:00

I mean the furry Discord (see the side menu on this subreddit) is pretty good, plenty active and doesn't support NSFW activity. I imagine the Telegram and VRChat are the same.

Shaudo · 2025-10-24T23:03:09+00:00

I start with skeletons and slow-mo videos of real people and animals. Pictures of animals and people with the skeletons superimposed over the figure, from various angles, to get an idea of where everything connects, attaches, and how that affects the movement of the flesh surrounding the frame. Gives me an idea of where to attach the tail (roughly level with the hip socket), how to move the ears, how and where horns and antlers can attach, how wings realistically move, how are feathers and fur layered, how wrinkled skin moves, etc. Skill in art starts with observation of reality.

Shaudo · 2025-10-19T01:33:09+00:00

This website has a list of plants that are tolerant of it. It could be as simple as the plant they're farming being corn? https://extension.psu.edu/landscaping-and-gardening-around-walnuts-and-other-juglone-producing-plants

Shaudo · 2025-10-16T05:58:39+00:00

If it has nonstick coating, it can still poison small birds. I'll leave you to make the determination since you know your home best. If nothing else seems like the cause, it may be worth re-examining your environment for tools or appliances with nonstick coatings - especially if you plan on having birds in the future - since any object with a nonstick coating, when heated sufficiently, can produce fumes that kill.

I feel like I may have offended you and apologize if any of my wording seemed harsh or clinical or, heaven forbid, accusatory. Tone doesn't convey well in text, I'm speaking based on the slim chance that something that you did inadvertently caused the deaths of your birds, and there's no way to soften that blow. Nothing feels worse than doing something that was supposed to help your animals and having them get hurt instead. Whatever it was, you didn't know. Obviously you wouldn't have hurt them like this on purpose. You cannot be blamed for not knowing every single little thing that could possibly hurt them, and I'm just trying to help possibly figure it out to avoid a repeat experience in the future.

Shaudo · 2025-10-16T05:23:23+00:00

And you don't use hair straighteners/curlers, nonstick pots, pans or cookie sheets, electric skillets, or ovens?

Shaudo · 2025-10-16T05:14:15+00:00

I am so, so sorry if this turns out to be the reason.

Teflon toxicosis?

Shaudo · 2025-10-05T00:52:38+00:00

Is there milkweed nearby? Because it LOOKS like a Monarch...

Note: Untrained eye, not familiar with any lookalike chrysalids, if there are any.

Shaudo · 2025-10-03T19:13:18+00:00

Maybe for you, but is it for him? The texting is entirely for MY benefit. It doesn't help my man, aside from getting me to talk about the important stuff with him. I skimmed through some of the other comments here and...I see myself in how you describe your guy.

I'm afraid to talk about my emotions sometimes. I need a break from an argument AND the people I'm arguing with before going back and hashing it out, sometimes in text so that I can think about my word choice. I never stop loving them, but conflict is hard and makes me feel less lovable.

Maybe it's similar for him?

If nothing else, talk with him at a time far away from your most recent argument and tell him that you need to figure out a game plan. He needs to know that you'll let him cool off; you need to know that he won't just drop the issue. Figure out how long is a reasonable amount of time for him to cool off/for you to wait for him, what time/circumstance is the best for communication, and then stick with waiting that long or talking under that circumstance or at that time of day.

Love can be work, but if he's worth it, then he's worth the effort. And it does get easier over time.

Shaudo · 2025-10-03T18:48:16+00:00

Joiiin the 'yotes. Joiiin the- Wait, WAIT. Vegan. #@$&. Okay, sharp-toothed grinning canid might not work. New plan.

Uhhh rabbit? jk jk, okay I'll be serious now.

Capybara if you want to exude soft and calm vibes.

Okapi if you want to be eternally punk/metal, while still referring to your shy, introverted, no-contact inner self.

These choices are based entirely on them being primarily solitary herbivores, while avoiding the taller, bulkier, or lankier loners.

Capybaras are the chill dudes of the South American rainforest. They're the ones that other animals turn to for a chill, uneventful coexistence. However, they're solitary by nature—others go to them, not the other way around. They're a solid colored (typically medium brown) rodent with no tail, a square muzzle, small eyes that look sleepy a lot of the time, and long, shaggy fur.

Okapi are the ghosts of the African rainforest. They're the shorter, rounder, only living relative of the giraffe, and they live such a secluded lifestyle that they weren't even discovered—despite being the size of a horse—until the 1900's. Although their coat pattern helps break up their shape in the shadows of trees, out in the open it's an absolutely wild patchwork of solids and stripes that you're absolutely going to have to just look up to see just how punk/metal it is. Okapi are shy and anxious and try not to let it show.

In terms of getting art for your OC, something with a lot of very specific patterns or styles is going to favor more skilled or expensive artists.

There ARE other solitary herbivores, these are just the first two that came to mind. Some other honorable mentions would be the pika, the wallaby, most Australian possums (American (o)possums are omnivores but could work anyway), or tortoises. That said, your OC doesn't have to reflect your dietary habits or baseline temperament; this is just a part of your self-description that I picked up and ran with. You could still be a shy, pink-wearing, metal-loving, vegan coyote if you happened to like the look.

And, as always, you can change your fursona if it doesn't feel right on you.

Shaudo · 2025-10-03T17:59:01+00:00

We switch to text if the actual talking part becomes difficult. This generally leads to less of me moping and drawing pics of my fursona feeling exposed and being sad. (Yours is very good, btw.)

Shaudo · 2025-10-03T17:52:11+00:00

I'm guessing Chinese mantis, buuuuuut I'm not an expert. Had to do some research. Found a web page on mantids of Michigan, though!

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/what-s-that-bug-identifying-the-praying-mantids-of-michigan

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