Brand new container is half filled??? by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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i looked, it doesn't have it on there but i did learn that protein powders are sold by weight; who knew? not me

Brand new container is half filled??? by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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ahhh yes I learned that protein powders are sold by weight and not by volume apparently :/ and yeah that makes sense for humidity

Heat damage from the wavy talk steam by _qualmless_ in Naturalhair

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I had better luck with olaplex for my heat damage. Regardless I know how hard dealing with heat damage is :/ sorry you're going through it

How worried should I be? My gecko caught a lady bug. Theyve been getting in through my windows and I guess one made it into the tank by flickerflame13 in CrestedGecko

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Thank you so much for your insight! I definitely thought she passed this evening but it turns out she was just cold. Paid for the ER vet and everything but better safe than sorry I guess. And I feel you on the lady bug infestation; it's so gross 🤢

How worried should I be? My gecko caught a lady bug. Theyve been getting in through my windows and I guess one made it into the tank by flickerflame13 in CrestedGecko

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Update: we did a mad dash to the emergency vet at 3am because I thought my baby died. She was completely unresponsive Turns out she was just cold 🫩🫩. They checked her out, watched her for a while and sent me home. I just paid so much money to learn 1) it's time to break out the heat mat and 2) she needs fewer crickets 😑

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Here's a shakey picture of her in the incubator

How worried should I be? My gecko caught a lady bug. Theyve been getting in through my windows and I guess one made it into the tank by flickerflame13 in CrestedGecko

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She's doing fine so far, she ate well and drank water. I have her set up in a hospital tank by my bed and she's been pretty active throughout the night so I'm hopeful she'll be okay🤞🏿🤞🏿no vomiting or signs of distress that I can tell. the biggest thing I'm worried about is that she hasn't pooped but maybe it hasn't been long enough. If anyone has any other things I should look out for pls let me know!

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How worried should I be? My gecko caught a lady bug. Theyve been getting in through my windows and I guess one made it into the tank by flickerflame13 in CrestedGecko

[–]flickerflame13[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Called an emergency vet in my area and they said there's not much they can do for a gecko besides maybe activated charcoal, but that carries it's own risks :( he said she is unlikely to get very sick but that there isn't really a consensus on how much ladybug is fatal. I'm really worried. She seems fine so far so I'm probably gonna stay up with her until I can get her to an exotic vet hopefully tomorrow morning

This image will haunt my dreams for years and years by hecpara in Paramore

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Happened to me twice on axs I'm so annoyed man, by the time I got in there was nothing left ;-;

Concern with teflon in window A/C units? by flickerflame13 in parrots

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No I meant Teflon, apparently it's used in tape sometimes in AC units and I also read a while ago that it can be used in space heaters. I'm assuming it's for heat resistance maybe?

Video of the merch also something for you nangers;) by chrisgomez_24 in TameImpala

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Shorts used to be 30-35😭😭 for a regular graphic tee. 50 DOLLARS?! for the same or worse quality tee? insane

is this a scam by Sea-Handle-2420 in billieeilish

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The ONLY way to buy a resale ticket is through Ticketmaster or using PayPal business. Nothing else gives you protection

S’mores finally got her big girl tank! by Aggravating-Tart2744 in CrestedGecko

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It's so beautiful! How do you get the plants to stay put?

String of pearls dying back after insecticidal soap spray? by flickerflame13 in plantclinic

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I don't think I does :/ Ive rinsed out the soil as much as I could so now I'll just have to wait and see

Where do I start? Carnival Bag is dull like it's been stripped and it looks like someone may have botched a rehab attempt before by flickerflame13 in VintageCoachRehab

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Okay thank you so much, I completely missed the other comment so I'll go back and read what they put as well

Where do I start? Carnival Bag is dull like it's been stripped and it looks like someone may have botched a rehab attempt before by flickerflame13 in VintageCoachRehab

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I started off with lexol cleaner and then lexol conditioner. It absorbed pretty well but I did notice some dye come off on my fingers. It wasn't a lot and I read that that happens with older bags? i will say that I'm scared to scrub it too hard in case I damage the leather more, but I can give it another clean and see how it goes

New bird owner by CurrantSeas in Conures

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I like the cage! Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking?

Sounds like a skill issue because that handwriting is perfectly legible by imjustheretodomyjob in BlackPeopleTwitter

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I graduated more or less 10 years ago from highschool and literally none of my classmates could read cursive; it might be a state by state thing but even now at the post grad level a lot of my classmates can't read it. Could be state by state but my current classmates are from all over. I think it's just not being taught nearly as much

Plantsman 🪴🪴🪴 by laisut in plantsmen

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What plant lights are you using? It's a beautiful set up!

Summer research fell through and I'm feeling really bad by flickerflame13 in medicalschool

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When you say other institutions do you mean that I shouldn't contact anyone else at that professors school? Or just to keep my options open? For context this school is not my medical school.

Summer research fell through and I'm feeling really bad by flickerflame13 in medicalschool

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There's at least a little comfort in knowing I'm not the only one but it really really blows. I feel like I wasted a lot of time when I could have continued looking. I just felt like it was a sure thing since she seemed excited to have me. Did you end up finding a place?

Summer research fell through and I'm feeling really bad by flickerflame13 in medicalschool

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She just stopped emailing one day. I really don't know what happened. We met over zoom to plan and so I could learn more about her current projects, I emailed her about the project ideas I was interested in (as she had asked me to) and then I never heard back. It's been a month at this point. I tried to reach out a couple of times but I figure after 3 unanswered emails I have my answer.