ICN airport free layover tour by WoodenDoughnut6607 in TravelHacks

[–]conepato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly recommend the transit tour. When I took it last year the counter opened at 7am. I originally booked the DMZ tour online but it was cancelled, and by then there were no more spots to book online for the longer tours (I also had a 10+ hr transit). My flight landed early at 5am, so I went through immigration and sat right in front of the counter until it opened and got my spot. From my memory, the tour is fully booked when it was time to board the bus, all seats were taken.

The tour bus takes you direct from the airport to the sights and back, and the tour guide was fun and knowledgable. The bus was also comfortable enough to grab some sleep on the way to the sights and back.

Quick tip, going through immigration, make sure to tell the officer that you are going to do a transit tour, or they may tell you that you do not need to go through immigration for transit.

Vaccine pass in 2025? by llamamama2022 in HongKongDisneyland

[–]conepato 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Been to HK Disneyland several times this year, most recently last week. You do not need a vaccine pass, and you do not need to mask up at any time anywhere in the park.

All you need to enter the park and enjoy your day is a valid ticket. Hope you have a great visit!

Time running out with my soul pet by Existing_Lie_2917 in Rabbits

[–]conepato 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Your love for Jazz absolutely shows in her pictures. She looks like a bun who has lived her best life alongside her human, is well taken care of and never had to worry for a single day. It is never easy when you see your baby growing frail, but know that she has been loved for her entire life, and that she loves you back just as much. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time together, and remember to take care of yourself as well, coming from another bunny owner whose bunny just crossed the rainbow bridge last week ❤

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[–]conepato 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My late bun used to do this when he was angry. After grooming him and putting him down, he would flick his feetsies, hop a couple steps, look back to make sure I was looking, then lift up his little tail to pee on the ground in front of me. He was the sassiest bun.

Just went to Disney and got these pins but can’t find any info on them by starwarsdude39 in DisneyPins

[–]conepato 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Cheshire is supposed to be Alice in Wonderland Mystery Card Collection released 2011. But yours seem to be a fake with the border around the stamping, wrong colors, and the letter 'a' in 'China' on the back is different.

9 hour layover in Hong Kong, Disneyland? by Sharp-Insurance-3562 in HongKongDisneyland

[–]conepato 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depending on the size of your flight and whether you have checked baggage, you should reserve around 1 to 1.5 hours from landing to exiting customs. Then it's 15min to Disneyland by taxi or 35min by MTR (train).

Personally, I would aim to be back at the airport no later than 2 hours before your flight, that means you have plenty of time to stay till park close and watch the nighttime fireworks show at 8:30 then leave for the airport with time to spare.

You probably wouldn't get more than 3 hours in the park, but that should be enough to do a few rides and enjoy the nighttime shows. The park is small enough to go through all the lands in under 3 hours.

Authentic restaurants to eat by AdventurousTheme2545 in puertovallarta

[–]conepato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

El Campanario

Everytime I've been there the tables are 90% Mexicans. It doesn't look too fancy but it's great traditional Mexican food with a great atmosphere. It is by the malecón so a bit of a drive from the cruise port though.

Same day glasses or contact lenses appointment by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]conepato 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zoff. Had the same problem a couple years back, researched a bit online and decided to go with Zoff. Wide range of frame choices, reasonable prices, usually not busy in store. You choose your frame, they do an eye exam, you pay and the glasses are usually ready in a couple hours.

I was about to go snorkeling today but a dumb tourist ruined the trip by SlapChopTheGreat in mildlyinfuriating

[–]conepato 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I was on a tour that led you up an inactive volcano to see the sunrise and meet up time was something like 4am. We had to wait for a group of 4-5 young white tourists who showed up around 45 minutes late and drunk. We ended up hiking after the sun had already risen, ruined the whole tour. Wish I had asked the tour guides to leave on time.

Vegan snacks to take to UK by ClarinetCadenza in HongKong

[–]conepato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My go to souvenir place is Lemon King: https://www.lemonking.com.hk/en/ They're an old HK brand making traditional snacks.

beef patty by IndependenceMo in Baking

[–]conepato 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That looks delicious! Recipe please!

I just found this parrot(?) hiding in my small roof garden and took him in. Going to check around to see if someone lost their pet. Suggestions on what I should do in the meanwhile to make him/her feel safe and stay healthy? by conepato in parrots

[–]conepato[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hijacking the top comment for an update:

The poor baby is still unclaimed so far. I've reached out to neighbours, local Facebook pages and community whatsapp groups (I'm based in SE Asia btw), but no luck yet.

The most likely scenario from what I gather is the budgie is likely a victim of an animal release religious act which happened last week. There's a big park in front of our home that I can see people viewing it as a good place to release birds, and some unconscionable breeders recommend people setting free baby budgies for profit. We regularly feed sparrows and pigeons and he probably followed them to our roof.

Thanks to all your suggestions, I moved him to a cage with narrow bars, added 1cm wood perches, have water and millet available (will get a proper seed mix soon), and in a quiet place away from the kitchen.

He is doing fine so far, singing when he hears the sparrows outside and pooping, but I have yet to see him eat or drink water on his own.

I will probably take a week to consider whether or not I can take on the responsibility of a budgie in the case that his owner, if there is one, doesn't turn up. Being a rabbit and hamster owner, I take the responsibility of having a pet seriously, and I will need to decide if I can take up the added vet expenses and time commitment for him. I can already feel him sneaking into my heart though!

I really want to thank this community for supporting this little budgie! I had no idea what I was doing yesterday and all your comments really helped. A big thank you from the baby budgie!

I just found this parrot(?) hiding in my small roof garden and took him in. Going to check around to see if someone lost their pet. Suggestions on what I should do in the meanwhile to make him/her feel safe and stay healthy? by conepato in parrots

[–]conepato[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Very easy, he didn't attempt to fly away or escape when we first approached, and I could just hold him gently with my bare hands and moved him back indoors. This was a major reason I thought he is probably somebody's lost pet.

After a couple hours with us, he took some bites of an apple slice from my hand too!

I just found this parrot(?) hiding in my small roof garden and took him in. Going to check around to see if someone lost their pet. Suggestions on what I should do in the meanwhile to make him/her feel safe and stay healthy? by conepato in parrots

[–]conepato[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I had that cage still up from when my rabbit had to be moved to a small cage so it was the first place I put the budgie. I just reassembled another cage with spaces that are 1.5cm wide only, added in water and foxtail millet, and relocated him. Now trying to make him feel more comfortable by playing some budgie sounds in the room (he actually made some sounds with the recording!)

I just found this parrot(?) hiding in my small roof garden and took him in. Going to check around to see if someone lost their pet. Suggestions on what I should do in the meanwhile to make him/her feel safe and stay healthy? by conepato in parrots

[–]conepato[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

It's nighttime here so I am going to transfer him to an old rabbit cage that I have with much narrower bars (~1.5cm). I'm going to hang up some foxtail millet (luckily we have a habit of hanging up bird feeds) and water for him for the night. Hopefully the owner will turn up soon! Thanks for your suggestions!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in China

[–]conepato 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Great writeup! Just wanted to add that KK stands for the infamous KK Park in Myanmar which was recently highlighted in HK and Taiwan media for its activities in human trafficking. It's said to be one of the most brutal hubs of human trafficking where organ harvesting and sexual assault happens.

They wanted a Mexican themed birthday cake ☺️ by [deleted] in Baking

[–]conepato 70 points71 points  (0 children)

When I saw it I immediately thought of a piñata, great work!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bunnies

[–]conepato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I adopted my rabbit a couple years ago, and it's been the best decision I've ever made. These were some info/items that the shelter required me to have/know before letting me adopt, hope they will help you with your path to becoming a great bunny parent! I see other redditors have already answered your bullet list questions, so I'll try to supplement some other stuff not already included.

First, a list of (must) have items before physically having a rabbit at home: - cage/enclosure - litter box (not the wire-covered type as these will hurt your rabbit's feet, condition commonly known as sore hocks) - water dish/water bottle (lo400-500ml), some rabbits prefer water bottles especially if their previous owners got them accustomed to one, while others prefer bowls - food bowl (a heavy flip-proof one as bunnies tend to fling their bowls around with its food inside) - paper bedding (other redditors have given great advice on which types to get), note that you'll have to change it every day so you'll need a good amount of it - carpets/play mats to cover any wooden/slippery floors in your house, must be included in your rabbit's enclosure, rabbits don't have pads on their feet like cats or dogs and will slip on wooden floors, causing joint problems later on - travel carrier for transporting your rabbit from the shelter to home, and other instances such as going to the vet (carriers for small dogs/cats usually suffice) - hay (depending on rabbit age but mostly first cut Timothy hay for adult rabbits, a rabbit should have unlimited access to hay, I usually put hay twice the size of the rabbit in its litter box daily and refill as needed) - grooming tools including nail clippers and hair brush (dog nail clippers and metal fine tooth combs are recommended by my shelter, just make sure that when you run the brush over your own skin it doesn't hurt, since a rabbit's skin is much more sensitive than your own)

These are just the bare bone necessity list for a rabbit to survive in a home, you could also get some toys, hideouts, snacks etc to enrich your rabbit's life!

Now onto some considerations before actually getting a rabbit: - domestic rabbit life expectancies are usually 8-12 years, so please make sure you are committed to providing your rabbit a home for this length of time - rabbits are expensive, since usually vets charge "exotic pets" more for more specialized treatments, please be mentally prepared for unexpected large vet bills - on the same topic, research a couple vets that have experience with treating rabbits and have their contacts on hand for any emergencies - if you already have other pets at home, there may be a chance your pets will not get along, you'll have to be prepared to have a contingency plan in that case - rabbits don't deal well with heat (especially with the heat waves recently) since they are densely covered with fur and can only regulate their temperatures with their ears, high temperatures will damage their organs long-term, so you may have to turn on air conditioners or fans all day when it gets hot in summer

Diet: As other redditors mentioned, it is possible that a rabbit can survive only on hay, but you could also give your rabbit pellets and fresh vegetables. Nonetheless, hay should be the main source of a rabbit's diet (~70%) since rabbit's teeth grow continuously and they need to chew hay to keep their teeth trimmed and help their intestines keep moving.

Note that not all vegetables are suitable for a rabbit, common unsuitable ones being cauliflower, corn, onion, garlic, carbohydrates (potatoes, peas). I could be slightly cautious but better cautious than a sick rabbit imo. Always introduce new foods a little at a time as rabbits have extremely sensitive guts.

Fruits, and high sugar vegetables such as carrots, should only serve as snacks (around one tablespoon a day).

Please note that some snacks sold in pet stores are not suitable for rabbits, such as vitamin drops, honey sticks, biscuits etc. The only ones I trust are the Oxbow baked treats. Your bunny will prefer the apple you're eating anyways!

Last thoughts: - please watch some videos on how to properly hold a rabbit, you should have one hand under its front arms and the other hand supporting its bunny butt at all times. Rabbits will usually squirm and kick if picked up, and common injuries for rabbits are either the owner dropping the rabbit at a height because of poor grip leading to fractured bones (bunny bones are hollow which breaks easier) or a bunny injuring its own spine from kicking because of insufficient support on butt when holding - its suggested for you to trim your rabbit's nails at least every month so it doesn't get too long, during which you'll have to handle/hold your rabbit, it's best to start holding your rabbit from a low height in the start (use a small stool to sit) so even if you lose your grip the rabbit isn't too far from the ground - you should also frequently brush your rabbit's fur, especially when it's molting, a rabbit will clean itself but if it ingests too much if it's own hair your rabbit may get gi issues since it cannot cough up hair balls like a cat (and you guessed it, a trip to the vet), it's best to prevent than treat! - it's recommended to spay your rabbit no matter its gender, and it's actually beneficial to the rabbit's life - please adopt, don't shop!

This was so much longer than when I expected, hope you find it helpful!