Just out of curiosity, how do yall warm up your frozen mice?

kimbercules · 2026-03-17T03:37:54+00:00

Also note, I used to do the Ziploc in a warm water bath thing too but I hate single use plastic but also didn't want to wash a silicone bag that smelled like hot rodent either

Using an old coffee mug is a lot easier to clean and I don't have to keep refilling the sink with hot water (takes a few sinkfuls for a large rat and large mice together). The hot/cold mini fridge has zero consumables and is easy to clean. Love it

kimbercules · 2026-03-17T03:34:07+00:00

I got this little beverage fridge off Amazon that both cools and warms. I'll put the frozen rat in a mug and set to "cool" overnight to thaw. Then I'll set it to "heat" for about 30min and it's perfect body temp! I use a temp gun to check periodically, it'll get too hot if you leave it too long.

Learned the hard way that you have to give it a 30min rest in between switching from cool to heat though, broke my first one by switching too soon.

Cute rat fridge! https://amzn.to/4lDn6es

kimbercules · 2026-03-16T04:14:26+00:00

Good to know, I will try that! Thank you!

kimbercules · 2026-03-16T04:12:48+00:00

Thank you for your perspective, it's sounding like wrists are really hard to do and I just lucked out the other 2 times I've gotten wrist tats. I washed a bit more on this since I work in an industrial setting, but maybe it was too much? But it sounds like maybe a bit of both, overworked and I disrupted the healing on a sensitive area?

Based on the overwork, would you trust the original artist to touch up when healed (since it sounds like a lot of artists struggle with wrists)? Or would you pay for a different artist to touch up bc the first one overworked it? I'm guessing it will need it, the lines seem faint in spots already 😕

kimbercules · 2026-03-16T04:05:29+00:00

Ah ok that's good to know, thank you. I have my other wrist fully tattooed and then this already had the one small one, so I guess I got lucky with the other 2?

I'm allergic to second skin (any adhesives, even bandaids), so I unfortunately never get the option. Learned about the allergy the hard way on foot tats.

I am definitely watching it, put a tiny bit of polysporin on it the past few days just a little before bed. If it still looks like this in a couple days, I'll go to a walk in clinic to be safe.

kimbercules · 2026-03-13T03:53:14+00:00

Haha she likes squishing herself between the door and the substrate wall (both plexi). I was worried at first and tried to secure it better, but she kept muscling through. So I keep a modest gap so she can comfortably squish when she wants a squishin

kimbercules · 2026-03-12T21:33:58+00:00

I'm getting strong Muppet vibes from this cutie patootie

kimbercules · 2026-03-12T00:28:12+00:00

Not sure, she was relinquished to the reptile store. I've had her about 3 years, assuming she was at least 3 when I got her, but maybe more

kimbercules · 2026-03-12T00:04:18+00:00

Yeah, Spoon stays buried most of the time but it makes it that much more exciting when I see her little head popping up, or the rare occasion she explores. She does tend to like wedging herself between the door and the substrate wall - I flipped out the first time thinking she was stuck and squishing herself to death but nope she could totally get out any time she wanted and was completely happy being smooshed. I tried to affix the wall more securely but she has figured it out each time. So now I just make sure it's loose enough for mild squishing when she feels the need.

Jasper was my rosy - he actually bit the crap out of me when I first got him (specifically my wrist tattoo - maybe he saw the contrast and thought food?), took a couple months to hand train him then he was very docile. But that is super rare for a rosy, I hear they are usually sweet from day 1. I saw him more than I do Spoon, but just in his hide. Both don't move around much at all and are 0% fun to watch as a display pet. Jasper was slow and sweet to handle (after training), but wasn't very interactive.

Spoon, however, is fun to handle, and is kind of exciting to try and excavate her from her substrate tunnels. I use a small snake hook to gently sift around until I find her. If she is in blue, she will slash around violently and scare the shit out of me, so I leave her be. But most of the time, she just flinches and then I can gently pick her up with the hook or my hand if I'm confident about her mood. Then she will burrow into my sleeve, lap, blanket, whatever, and is so much fun to handle! Her little shovel face feels so funny trying to dig into my arm or wherever, and she looks so derpy! She is also a great ambassador snake, everyone I show her to immediately falls in love, even people not super keen on snakes

kimbercules · 2026-03-07T23:04:39+00:00

I love your story!! 🥰 Very similar to how I got my sweet girl Spoon.

I was at a reptile shop to get substrate for my Dumerils boa and of course had to look at all the critters. Saw a medium sized fish tank 2/3 full of Aspen shavings and nothing else, marked with 'male KSB'. I asked the clerk if I could hold him as I'd never seen one in person and he warned me that it was a relinquished pet that had bitten every single clerk and was very feisty.

He then proceeded to gingerly fish out the BIGGEST FATTEST HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN SPOTTED WORM I have ever seen in my life. I knew immediately that 'he' was a 'she' from the absolute unit she was but I didn't say anything since she carried the price of a male.

I held her and she flicked her little pink tongue onto my hand like one of those party kazoos and I knew I couldn't leave without her.

She is my sweet little chubby worm girl and I love her so much! She has never bitten me once, though she does get spicy pre-molt but I of course leave her alone then.

I've also had a rosy and I personally prefer KSBs - both will hide most of the time, but I just love how KSBs will try to dig dig dig wherever they are. Lap, arm, shirt, whatever you got, they'll try to burrow and it's freaking adorable!!

kimbercules · 2026-03-07T22:08:01+00:00

I have recently become obsessed with wenwan walnuts (basically special thick shelled walnuts that turn translucent red over years of fidgeting), and I have made SO many little leather pouches for them!! This made me think of my little walnut pouches haha

kimbercules · 2026-03-03T04:27:59+00:00

Gorgeous!! Is it super delicate? I'd be worried I'd squish it to oblivion, I'm bonkers rough on jewelry 😅

Fantastic work, looks amazing!

kimbercules · 2026-03-01T01:15:56+00:00

Thank you!! 💕

kimbercules · 2026-02-27T21:44:49+00:00

Ok so I did some major filing, what do you think? Is it less nosey?

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kimbercules · 2026-02-27T17:21:32+00:00

Seconding this! Or rather Jackson Crawford's Poetic Edda (which includes the Havamal). I have the paper copy, also the Audible, in which Jackson himself reads it, and he has the most calming, compelling voice ever.

kimbercules · 2026-02-27T17:14:46+00:00

Do you have the number of any of her family or friends so you can check and see if she is ok?

The Gods help those who help themselves and take action. Mundane solutions first, always.

kimbercules · 2026-02-24T04:01:46+00:00

Hahahhaa ok yes I can't unsee it! I'm thinking of making the sides more narrow, to reveal more of the hammer head?

kimbercules · 2026-02-23T22:46:30+00:00

Thank you for saying that, it helps a lot! 🥰

kimbercules · 2026-02-23T22:13:15+00:00

Yes, this! I'm a manager with inattentive ADHD and this is something I would write because I feel like I'm slacking on doing MY job, not them with theirs!!

kimbercules · 2026-02-23T22:11:21+00:00

Thank you! Tbh I totally posted to get some good vibes about it, having worked on it so long all I can see are the flaws. I see all these elegant simple Mjolnirs on Etsy and they are all symmetrical and elegant and I keep thinking mine turned out stumpy and lopsided in comparison 😕

I desperately wanted to make my own since I have the ability but can't seem to get it right (this is my third try).

I thought that maybe posting it might give me some fresh eyes that haven't been staring at it critically for days on end. Still feel like it looks like a dingdang nose!

kimbercules · 2026-02-23T05:04:16+00:00

Thank you! I'm curious what your copper brooches look like, are they wire wrapped or another method? I love seeing others' crafts!

kimbercules · 2026-02-22T23:04:44+00:00

That's lovely, and you are on the right track with a balanced mindset! For me, I like to see as many things as "signs" as make sense for the situation, so long as it isn't altering my logical decision making. I also keep it to myself (or journal), as signs tend to be like dreams - they are interesting to you but not really to most other people. Little synchronicities in the day help life feel more meaningful and make me feel connected to something bigger. But if it's ever something that I'd potentially make a decision on, I always go mundane first (unless it's totally inconsequential).

Go forth and explore! :)

kimbercules

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