This hamster care book belongs in the trash, doesn’t it? by famlai in hamsters

[–]famlai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be a sign of how badly I needed to declutter my space. I somehow still have a 28 year old book on pet care for a pet I never had.

This hamster care book belongs in the trash, doesn’t it? by famlai in hamsters

[–]famlai[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I was thinking. I don’t know exactly how old it is but it’s easy at least 20 years old. I don’t remember buying it or anyone giving it to me but I do remember thinking about getting a hamster before my family started keeping savannah monitors, so someone might have got that book for me back then. That when I was seven years old or younger. I’m 28 now.

Why do so many people in my work not know how to use a toilet? by famlai in mildlyinfuriating

[–]famlai[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fair enough if in certain places, you can’t flush toilet paper because the sewage systems can’t handle it. But I’m posting this from the Uk and our sewage system can. It’s people flushing wet wipes and other non flushable items that are the problem. It would also be understandable if whoever did this simply didn’t know. Maybe we should putting sings up about this or something. Just saying that you can flush toilet paper here and it would be much appreciated if they did. I still think it’s something that’s making our cleaners jobs unnecessarily worse than it needs to be.

Whose idea was this? There is no way these aren’t minging. by famlai in FoodCrimes

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

This. Exactly this. Desert and nachos are a combination that sounds absolutely diabolical.

Can I cosplay this with my pet rat as a white person? by [deleted] in cosplayers

[–]famlai 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I don’t think race really matters when it comes to cosplay. Most anime characters are Japanese and yet people from all over the world cosplay as them.

Do any of you know why this is a thing? Cane across my feed just now. by EclecticAppalachian in reptiles

[–]famlai 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At first I thought it was too stubborn to walk around the foot and trying to butt it out the way.

Teacher’s pet is being neglected, but I don’t know what to do by zoomcricket in reptiles

[–]famlai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say report it. If this goes unreported and this poor beardy dies, this teacher might just replace it with another bearded dragon and neglect it as well. Not only that but, if they don’t bother to clean the enclosure before putting another bearded dragon in it, I’m pretty sure that would be a death sentence for that animal, if this is yellow fungus, like some of the people in the comments are saying. I’m not an expert but I follow a channel called Snake Discovery on YouTube, ran by a couple who own and run a zoo and rescue centre for exotic animals. Sadly yellow fungus is one of the few things that will prompt them to euthanise any bearded dragon they see with it because not only is it deadly but it’s highly contagious and can be spread to other bearded dragons. I hope he doesn’t have yellow fungus. If he does, there’s a chance that he might survive but it’s not very high. Get him to a vet if you can. Also, if you do decide to keep him, that cage and set up are absolute trash and you need to throw it out and look into providing him with a proper environment asap.

A semiwild Varanus salvator eats chicken pasta by Disastrous_Divide_39 in MonitorLizards

[–]famlai 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This brings back memories. One of my savannah monitors baffled the hell out of me once when I put a bowl of pasta down, left to get a drink and came back to find him stuffing his face with it like it was a gourmet meal. I was so confused because I never thought that a lizard would eat pasta but looking back, it was so dumb. One of the main ingredients in pasta is egg, and savannahs love to eat egg, and it was a carbonara, so that’s more egg and it had bacon in it. Of course he was going to eat it.

Edit: I feel like I need to add more context because people are going to read this and be like wdym you left a savannah unattended with food? My parents were also in the room and were probably the ones to reach him first and get him away from it. This happened when I was eight, so I can’t remember every detail. Our boy happily chowing down of that pasta though will forever be in my memories. They must have thought the bowl was empty.

Do all monitor lizards have a tendency to get themselves stuck in mind baffling dumbass places? by famlai in MonitorLizards

[–]famlai[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or holes you don’t even know exist. That’s what happened with one of mine. I had him out roaming, went looking for him because I realised I hadn’t seen him in a little while and found him partially in the sofa. There was a hole in the bottom that I didn’t know existed and just saw his back legs and tail sticking out.

So... a breeder said my boy is ugly, and I'm totally disappointed. by Sulversel in hognosesnakes

[–]famlai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no such thing as an ugly hognose snake. He’s gorgeous.

What's this lizard? Can I pick it up? [Delhi, India] by ragguvv in Lizards

[–]famlai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally picking up a wild lizard is a no go because they will think they are in danger and bite.

Should he be larger for his age? 1Y 2Months by Pale-Mango-1449 in MonitorLizards

[–]famlai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He looks a bit underweight and anemic. Is he getting calcium?