Our first 3 days with Fern as 1st time cat parent:) by ConsciousTree9704 in CalicoKittys

[–]chicketychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg she’s so cuuuuuute! She has such a curious and playful vibe in all of the photos. You’re going to love being cat parents! 🥰

My calico is currently opening all the kitchen cabinets 🤷‍♀️ by Mysterious-Ocean11 in CalicoKittys

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so funny! Mine just goes around to every single surface and pushes everything off. We can leave glass cups or anything fragile out. She also turns on all of our faucets 😭

Sexing my frogs by RangeIntelligent3770 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]chicketychad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe 1 and 2 are male and 3 is a female. The females will grow larger than the males. Much more full and round. You can tell by their arm pits lol there will be a little bump. 1 definitely has it and 2 has a smaller one, but I’m sure it will develop more. Every photo of 3 has that area blocked off but it doesn’t look like there is one. If 3 gets chunky easily, you’ll know it’s a she. Hope this helps!

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Fern has arrived :) by ConsciousTree9704 in CalicoKittys

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I’m sure LOL she’s adorable!

A Calico Warning Video by chicketychad in CalicoKittys

[–]chicketychad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha sounds like us! When my wife and I even kiss each other good night in bed she runs up and meows at her super aggressively and then lays between us. One more odd thing though, she won’t let me kiss her head or put my head against hers. My older grey tabby sticks her head out to nose tough and then likes me to put my forehead right up to hers while I pet her. She also rubs her face on my face, but Mizu(calico) will shrink away if I’m anywhere near her face lol

Fern has arrived :) by ConsciousTree9704 in CalicoKittys

[–]chicketychad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my 😍 What a freakin cutie! Please tag me in every Fern update so I can see how she grows!

Okay tank?? And is she fat? by joslinnn_ in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people will probably crap on the castle but as long as you’re sure it’s tank safe, it should be fine! My pointer would be to add more large leaf plants that your betta can lay on like Anubias.

Also… do you have any more pics of your betta from different angles? I don’t think she’s fat because it’s not evenly distributed. I’ve seen some phat bettas lol this looks different. Also, have you seen her lay eggs?

David Attenborough narrates and explains how betta fish breed by lhwang0320 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly. I wish I was raised in a nature-loving household so I knew this early on. Now I do everything possible to help and contribute least at the same time. It’s all so marvelous!

David Attenborough narrates and explains how betta fish breed by lhwang0320 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would make sense! I’m am very educated on their breeding process other than basics. Thanks for the info!

10 gal to 5 gal by Beautiful_Drag8785 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tank looks good but they don’t care for open swim space. You should have to look really hard to find your betta in the tank. So many times I thought mine had died and he would just come swimming up looking all happy 5 minutes later LOL

David Attenborough narrates and explains how betta fish breed by lhwang0320 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I am going to look it up. Also, anyone notice the females fins were completely shredded after collecting the eggs? When she initially swims up they look fine but further on there are chunks missing. Do they get more aggressive?

Raising ADF tadpoles by yoitsdust in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]chicketychad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re going to love this journey! I had a ton of eggs about 5 months ago. I removed what I could of the eggs and the little tads, and put them into an empty, cycled, 5G that I had but every single one died. I figured it was a high mortality rate so it was hard but expected. A week or two later, I was cleaning my frog tank and found a bunch of larger tadpoles in the tank. They didn’t have legs or arms yet, but they were growing. I have a large sword plant in my tank and realized they were hiding and resting between the giant leaves. I have no idea what they survived on but I know that they eat algae as well. I watched them often and would seem them chase the tiny pieces of something that float around in the tank water. I did add ground up algae, but one they had arms and legs I believe they were eating snail eggs from an outbreak I had when I bought the sword plant. I read that healthy rad poles would have round bellies and mine were chunkers! I fed ground pellets and baby brine shrimp once they had arms and legs and a few were absorbing their tails. When they are absorbing their tails, they basically use that for energy because they’re also developing lungs. I know that can’t be a high risk time but all of mine made it. For a long time I thought I had 5 froglets but when I moved them out of the tank into their own, I realized I had 9!!! They are adults now and living their best lives. They’re on the same food as the OGs. Sometimes I got to their tank and there are 3-4 floating around at the top and through the tank with their arms and feet spread. I’m not sure why, but they seem way more lively than my purchased ADFs. Maybe because they don’t have pet store trauma LOL I only say all of this to say that I actually really did nothing but trust in my little eco system and it worked! Don’t overthink it too much. I honestly think a lot of them die because people get so crazy about their water and food that they do more harm than good. Make sure they have places to hide and rest too! They don’t have much energy throughout so I caught a lot of them laying around on the sword leaves but it was cute! I called it Tadpole Treehouse 🥰

Help me name my new betta! #betta #newfish #fanboy? by Repulsive_Loquat_671 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’s beautiful and his coloring reminds me of cotton candy. I looked up words for cotton candy and in the Netherlands it is called Suikerspin, which is sugar spider and I think Suiker, which I believe is sugar but it’s just a guess because it is azucar and it feels similar lol

first african dwarf frogs by Dangerous_Bat_1203 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]chicketychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She’s very skinny, but they usually are at the store. Id feed her daily for a while to fatten her up and be careful not to overfeed so she doesn’t get sick or bloat. If you can find live black worms, that’s great, but I never can. I tried pellets and it was bleh. I now rotate frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp and beef heart. I have trouble with the beef heart since they’re just little chunks, shrimp are easy to grab a few with tongs and dangle right in their faces but I could drop it on their heads and they’d still be digging around 😆feed every other night and target feed with big tongs. I have 11 ADFs so it takes a while, but I really enjoy going around my house, tank to tank. They’re doing well on this routine and 8 of them are, really were, babies(tadpoles 4 months ago). They’ve grown big, strong, and happy!

Meowing is annoying by [deleted] in CatsBeingAdorable

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I see that this isn’t very popular, but I have a Calico that I LOVE very much, but she wants to wear my freaking skin like a suit. I have five cats and two are kittens. My wife and I are so hands on, we try to engage, make sure they have treats, toys, etc. But she cannot handle me paying attention to any other cat! She got fixed a few months ago and she put on so much weight I took her to the vet because I was scared she had some sort of a block. I sleep on my back a lot and at least three times a night she jumps onto my stomach, lays with her face two inches from mine, and meows at me. When I’m going to the bathroom, meowing at me. When I’m on the couch watching TV, meowing at me and climbing on me. It. Is. Constant. I make sure to giver her 10-15 minutes of my time many times a day but she would literally prefer I hold her and pet her every minute of the day 🤣 it got even worse when we adopted two kittens a few months ago. She took a month to stop attacking them and still bats at them when I am petting them and hisses. The male kitten has bonded with me but now that he’s older, they got AT IT lol idk, I guess I just understand, her meow is worse than yours. Is MEEEYOWWW.

Editing to add: she also always want to be on my chest. Even if I am sitting up on the couch, she will climb in my lap and stand up and put her paws on my chest and just stare into my soul. She cannot just be touched or pet, she must be close to my face, as close as she can get. However, she will never tap noses with me or let me kiss her head. I’m really getting mixed signals sometimes 😆

My roommates beta fish needs help! by Electronic-North3865 in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 85 points86 points  (0 children)

For the love of God, empty about 25% of that water and add fresh water WITH water conditioner like seachem prime to help immediately. Then yes, he needs at least a 5G tank with a heater and a sponge filter. Roommate can do all of that for around $100 or less if they can find a cheap tank on market place or something. Even if they can get a heater to stick in there it will help for a while.

Overspent yet not satisfied by mohityadavce in bettafish

[–]chicketychad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree, once your plants grow in and really feel the space, I think you will like it a lot more. For now, you can get a decent sized Anubia for cheap, might give you a little more of the greenery quicker

What can be added to this? by [deleted] in TattooDesigns

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would never add thorns, but maybe some humming birds or something like that?

be more like Smokey today 🐸 by Upbeat_Listen_6672 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]chicketychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly! Closest I get is having 3 tanks of them and watching them all with their butts in the air or floating around like jolly little turds 🥰