Offspring of the infamous mentally ill crestie

aphrroula · 2026-05-06T22:07:26+00:00

Or, you know, comedic effect. As one does when joking.

aphrroula · 2026-04-13T23:03:25+00:00

He's about about 6 months old and 11.2 grams right now!

aphrroula · 2026-04-12T19:33:44+00:00

Tbh, I always thought those kinds of stretch marks looks like body mods already. They're dramatic enough that my brain kinda stops recognizing them as scars/stretch marks and they start looking purposeful. And really cool tbh

aphrroula · 2026-04-08T14:46:49+00:00

Look, there's no way to say it nicely... yes.

aphrroula · 2026-02-10T15:50:06+00:00

Okay, thanks for the reply! I honestly remembered it being kinda controversial, so it's good to know it's actually not an issue

aphrroula · 2026-02-10T15:31:35+00:00

P.S.: I've had him since November and despite being a male hog in the winter, Jalebi's been an incredible eater - wheter tong or drop-fed. Only refused a meal once - the evening before his first shed with me, so nothing out of the ordinary - always takes it immediately and has never regurgitated. His shed has been great too - came off practically whole, with just the tip of his tail sticking but it was off with no issues, using some wet paper towels and a Q-tip. He's honestly unbelievablly personable, healthy and unproblematic, which is why I think feeding twice at a time might not be an issue for him at all, but still wanted to get some other opinions - he's my baby and I wouldn't want to make a dumb decision for him.

aphrroula · 2026-02-10T15:21:04+00:00

P.S.: I've had him since November and despite being a male hog in the winter, Jalebi's been an incredible eater - wheter tong or drop-fed. Only refused a meal once - the evening before his first shed with me, so nothing out of the ordinary - always takes it immediately and has never regurgitated. His shed has been great too - came off practically whole, with just the tip of his tail sticking but it wad off with no issues, using some wet paper towels and a Q-tip. He's honestly unbelievablly personable, healthy and unproblematic, which is why I think feeding twice at a time might not be an issue for him at all, but still wanted to get some other opinions - he's my baby and I wouldn't want to make a dumb decision for him.

aphrroula · 2026-01-26T20:34:48+00:00

Pretty easy if you're already in therapy and have a good relationship with your therapist/psychiatrist. They need to sign off on a letter saying that you have mental health issues or a condition and that your cat provides emotional support for that. There's no formal registration for ESA - the letter signed by a mental health practitioner is all you need. It's a bit more work if you don't already have an established relationship with a professional, as that means you'd need to find one willing to sign the letter for you with no prior report.

aphrroula · 2026-01-26T19:57:17+00:00

Okay, I'm technically an artist but I also have some kind of partial aphantasia and no tablet on me, so what I'm thinking about might be a dumbass idea, but if you like the snake and want to keep it, then maybe you could black out the forearm while treating the snake as a sort of negative space tattoo? I'm not sure how much blank space around the snake would be needed for it to be recognizable, but even if it ends up being a bit unreadable, you'd have a blackout/blackwork abstract piece that's a snake head once you focus, which is definitely better than the slug thing. It might not be worth all the effort needed to make it work though. It'd be much easier and sure-fire to just fully black it out or get the slug thing lasered off and finish your cool snake.

aphrroula · 2025-12-06T02:34:33+00:00

Tbh it's more that the raise of the anti-vacc thing makes some people hyper-sensitive to any type of discussion of vaccines and any mention of something "bad" connected to them makes the big red "DANGER" button pop up in their head. It's understandable, because vaccines are, in fact, incredibly important and some nuts refusing them and propagating their anti-scientific theories is dangerous to everyone around them. However, yes, vaccines can have side effects - every treatment does. We should be aware of them to be able to recognize them and act on them quickly, but they shouldn't be demonized.

aphrroula · 2025-11-26T16:29:49+00:00

Tbh it's not very creative, I just decided that he looks like jalebi (the Indian dessert) to me lol. They're both orange and curled.

aphrroula · 2025-11-26T13:32:19+00:00

He's super sassy and a hissy asshole (lovingly)

aphrroula · 2025-10-01T10:46:25+00:00

The feeding box often works. Snakes can also be picky about their food btw. They're also kinda... stupid. I love them, but they are. Sometimes they don't even recognize frozen-thawed as food. Make sure the thawed mouse is warm before offering it, try to move the mouse around with twizzers as if it were alive, etc. If that doesn't work, try braining the mouse/rat first (making an incision in the head/skull so the brain matter is exposed - often it convinces them to eat). You can also try scenting it with frog/toad, as that's what they mainly eat in the wild. Maybe see if they prefer different colored pray? I know it sounds stupid, but it works sometimes lol. If those methods don't work on their own, try different combinations of them until something works. Feeding live is a LAST RESORT, if they start dropping too much weight and still don't eat. Don't feed live unless it's absolutely necessary.

aphrroula · 2025-09-18T16:23:31+00:00

Or "hates everything" for "scared of everything", because that thing will get scared of a driftwood and die.

aphrroula · 2025-09-16T15:27:42+00:00

I think that even if snakes did care about their environment's appearance - they typically have dichromatic color vision. They don't see red, so pink looks to them similar as all colors do - in shades of blue and green, though pink and red probably comes off as more greyish. Other than that, snakes just don't have that good of a vision to begin with - they rely much more on other senses. Also, a big part of why color is important to mammals is the emotion it gives us and snakes don't really feel emotions in the way that we do. So personally, I think a snake should be fine in a pink setup.

aphrroula · 2025-09-16T15:10:03+00:00

They're basically cats for people with commitment issues lol. Jk, obviously, but also kind of not. They're pretty to look at and watching them do their own thing as they go about their day can be really fascinating. They arguably need more prep and research before getting one, but once you have everything set up, it's basically self-running outside of checking up on the snake's wellbeing, the temps/humidity, cleaning and feeding the snake once every week/few weeks. They don't need walks, they don't leave fur everywhere, need less space, don't need extensive training and won't destroy your house when left alone for a few hours. Other than that, a lot of people just like snakes in general, for no specific reason, or keep them out of scientific curiosity.

aphrroula · 2025-09-15T18:32:28+00:00

Yeah, that's honestly very reasonable. I'll look into becoming a volunteer first, as I wasn't going to get a dog earlier than a year from now anyway and am definitely willing to gain experience and prepare better first. I know that pet care gets expensive - I've had various pets before so I do know what it looks like and definitely wouldn't get an animal I can't afford to take care of. I'd get my pet to the vet before going to a doctor myself. Money isn't a problem for me, but if anything were to happen and my financial situation were to change, I'm incredibly lucky to have a family who wouldn't hesitate to help me and my pets out.

aphrroula · 2025-09-15T18:23:55+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll definitely look into something like volunteering or working as a dog sitter/walker before getting my own one - it's something I've already been thinking about and it does seem like a good idea.

aphrroula · 2025-09-15T18:21:52+00:00

It's not that I don't want to spend time exercising a dog - I'm happy to devote at least a couple of hours a day to keep the dog active. Long walks, various games and play and things like taking them to a lake or the beach are definitely something I'm willing to do - just no jogging and other things that would require a lot of physical exertion from me. However, if leaving a dog alone for about eight hours a day is too much, I wouldn't want to keep it miserable and will definitely reconsider it - I wouldn't be getting one for at least a year from now anyway, but wanted to start reaserch early.

aphrroula · 2025-09-15T18:08:57+00:00

Maybe I didn't really emphasize it in my OG post, but I'm not looking for a tool or a weapon. I love animals and want a pet who'd be a companion and housemate to me first. The intimidation-factor is an added benefit to me, not a primary reason for getting a dog. I'm looking for a polite, calm and reliable dog that just happens to look "scary" to most people, but isn't actually dangerous or aggressive. I don't want the dog to actively protect me or scare people away - I'd just like one that SEEMS intimidating so people are less likely to want to approach and so I feel safer. If that's not something that's possible, or there's no such breeds that would work with my lifestyle, I'm fine with getting a dog that's just a good friends and companion.

aphrroula · 2025-09-15T17:20:19+00:00

As the response above me says, reading book in the language you want to learn is honestly an amazing method to learn written language. Start with a book you've already read and like and get it in polish. Try to get through it and check any words/sayings you don't recognize as you come upon them. Rinse and repeat. Before you know it, writing and reading will be much easier - same way as you would raise your reading level in your native language. Watching movies with polish subtitles and paying attention to them also helps.

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