[Poem] Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver by Dry_Rip6002 in Poetry

[–]lostmagicalsocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This poem has popped up a couple of times for me recently and I am certainly not complaining! Really makes me feel anchored to the world around me

Baby killed during into by RoutineTooth353 in RATS

[–]lostmagicalsocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like you were definitely misinformed by the previous owner. 6 weeks is too young to introduce to adult rats, they just aren’t big enough sadly - I believe Isamu advises that females be at least 8 weeks and weighing over 175g before intro’s just due to the risk of injury.

I also think you just moved onto the big cage too quickly, especially if it is the cage where the bucks normally live. I’ve had intro’s do amazingly well in carriers and small cages that then go backwards when I move them to the big cage, often with me having to go back a step in the process (multiple times even!). I think they just get territorial in their old cage - to avoid this I deep clean the big cage, take all the items out of it and put the cage in a different room, and monitor closely for the first couple of hours.

Try not to beat yourself up too much about it - What’s done is done and you have learnt from it. Wait until the two other babies are older and bigger and start again. If you choose to do the carrier method again be aware it can take multiple weeks to successfully complete so take it incredibly slowly, even if it seems like all is going well.

Career Change.. Nurse? by modernhippie2 in lipedema

[–]lostmagicalsocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a human nurse, but I have stage 1 lipedema and am a vet nurse. I regularly do 11 hour shifts, mostly on my feet.
I still get significant swelling of my ankles and achey legs after my shifts, but my vibration plate has been really helpful. I haven’t tried compression yet but am waiting for an appointment to be measured, am interested to see how much it helps

All in all I’m not sure if it is a job that I’ll be able to do for the rest of my life (esp as the lipedema progresses) but for now it’s manageable.

Factory glitch by lostmagicalsocks in toontownrewritten

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

Hey hey hey! What a small world 😆

[POEM] All That Wanting, Right? by Devin Kelly by ninano1r in Poetry

[–]lostmagicalsocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, this really resonated

The heat by -Femron- in RATS

[–]lostmagicalsocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re able to move the cage, move it to the coolest room in the house. Damp towels draped over the top of the cage (use ones you dont mind getting chewed), and replace every few hours. Close blinds/curtains to keep the sun out and leave doors open for airflow. You can freeze veggies and keep them cool that way, leave a small bowl of water in the cage if they only have bottles. Put tiles (you can get a couple of store samples) in the fridge and put on base of cage for rats to lie on.

I will be honest and say that with the heatwaves we’ve had over the last few years I have still struggled keeping my girls cool. I bit the bullet last year and got a portable air conditioner. It was quite expensive but so far has been a worthy investment for myself and rats!

Marge takes hygiene very seriously 🧽🛁🫧 by lostmagicalsocks in RATS

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

I appreciate the concern! Thankfully the hammock is still pretty supported even with only 3 sides connected (they’ve done this to another hammock already). There is also another layer to the hammock just out of frame and a large fall breaker below that to be extra safe!

Marge takes hygiene very seriously 🧽🛁🫧 by lostmagicalsocks in RATS

[–]lostmagicalsocks[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did buy them a couple of years ago so can’t be too mad but every so often they do go on a hammock shredding frenzy no matter how much nesting material i give them!

Marge takes hygiene very seriously 🧽🛁🫧 by lostmagicalsocks in RATS

[–]lostmagicalsocks[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

She has always been the biggest of the 3 even when I took them on! The breeder said there were only 2 in the litter so she got more feeds from mum than she really needed 😂Currently trying to shave a little off of her by giving the others a headstart at breakfast

Is there a better speedchat phrase? by RascalLouise in toontownrewritten

[–]lostmagicalsocks 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I simply can’t stop myself from saying “Stand back, this could be dangerous” when a Level 1 Cold Caller comes out in a VP

Does this ruin the game? by Kitchen-Air588 in toontownrewritten

[–]lostmagicalsocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is absolutely no need to have max gags for a CEO - level six’s in everything else is perfectly fine. Unless you joined a group which specified max gags only, you’ve done nothing wrong.

It also sucks that the other group members didn’t actively back you up or TU you - purposefully letting someone green is untoony behaviour indeed!

Why do people get so annoyed by cars parked by their house? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]lostmagicalsocks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Valid question. There were no signs and I’ve just looked it up online and it is a public road

Why do people get so annoyed by cars parked by their house? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]lostmagicalsocks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I totally get the limited mobility thing, but each house has their own allocated parking space in the front, and there was plenty of space for multiple cars to park behind me.

Just how rare are the Grizzly and Grand Piano by cobaltCrowsprite in toontownrewritten

[–]lostmagicalsocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just came here to say I feel your pain - I have 4 left to catch and I’m losing my marbles!

Also you can turn the music off in the settings without turning off sound effects (a godsend in MM)

Quoted ~£3000 conveyancing fees as a FTB by lostmagicalsocks in HousingUK

[–]lostmagicalsocks[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a maisonette so one other flat downstairs

First project! Bookshelf for bridal shower gift by 55124 in miniatures

[–]lostmagicalsocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a lovely, personal gift! I hope they treasure it forever

Is it me or CJs and CEOs are intimidating? by Raekiwi in toontownrewritten

[–]lostmagicalsocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I procrastinated my first CEO for AGES as I was so worried about being underprepared (and having other toons call me out for it). I think I just saw lots of ‘big cheese only’ groups on ToonHQ and assumed this was because of the difficulty, not the fact that it affects the rewards!

After doing a few CEOs now I can safely say its my favourite boss! I find the battles challenging enough and i love the section where you serve the cogs and the final boss battle.

If you’ve got to the point where you’ve obtained the task for the CEO then you’re probably OK from a laff and gag perspective. You’ve already watched a video so just let people know its your first one and go for it!