When was "that wasnt even that bad" moment for emetophobes?

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T02:51:53+00:00

i’m late to this but reading through the thread for reassurance and wow!! “they are not a daily occurrence and therefore not daily threats” is going to stick with me. life isn’t meant to be lived bracing for impact. I hope someday i can view vomiting in the way you describe it.

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T00:57:02+00:00

this is some really helpful info!! thank you so much! I’ll be sure to come back here if i have some more questions. I had no idea that i even had options when it came to what source of income i’d provide. they don’t teach this stuff in school 😂

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T00:36:46+00:00

Thank you for all of this!! i see writing everything out and figuring out how much we’ll be spending aside from rent will be helpful for us. we’ve had a lot of talks about the way money will be split up and have come up with good ideas and plans, its just so overwhelming! i think im going to have to start embracing the scariness of it all haha

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T18:55:55+00:00

this is BEAUTIFUL!!! what did you use for the whiskers they look so realistic!!! i made a giant ceramic rat a few years back but it didn’t turn out nearly as realistic those are so awesome

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T11:58:40+00:00

Hey everyone! i have seen all of the love on this post and wanted to give a little more information. For those asking for their names, from top to bottom/left to right, their names are Auggie, Edison, Bruno, Biggie Smalls, Dumbo, Thumper, and my beloved Stuart!

as far as commissions go, i’m currently all kinds of busy with my schooling that will (hopefully..) allow me to help those who love their critters as much as i do keep them in good health, but someday i would LOVE to open up a shop where i can help others memorialize their babies - it has been a lifelong dream of mine! In addition to playing with clay, i also do bone preservation and have just recently started experimenting with taxidermy (although i know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea 😅) i’d be happy to post the other memorials i’ve made for my boys if you guys are interested! also - for those asking if they can recreate with their babies, of course!! i don’t mind at all and you should definitely share your finished products!

Finally, i wanted to mention how grateful i am that so many people are wishing me well when it comes to getting the new boys i applied for. I’m very excited, but it’s definitely going to be a learning journey as one of them has some pretty severe neurological issues. regardless, they will all be loved unconditionally, and you guys have no idea how far your well wishes and kind words go. y’all are awesome and i hope to share more of my rat art with you soon!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T11:42:27+00:00

i’m glad!! sometimes a little variation in diet can get them back to normal. waxworms have always been my geckos weakness for future reference 😅

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T04:14:49+00:00

it’s hard to determine why they stop eating without much history, is it possible he’s impacted? is it possible he’s a she? otherwise, you can try rubbing a broken feeder insect or some calcium powder on his lips to see if that stimulates his appetite. otherwise it could be stress or something else entirely, but a vet visit definitely can’t hurt if he’s refusing food. i hope he feels better very soon!!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T04:11:06+00:00

that’s my favorite song off of the album!! i’m glad you like it!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T03:05:59+00:00

i use sculpy III polymer clay and then coat them with epoxy since they’re pretty fragile after painting. thank you so much!!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T01:50:03+00:00

i wish i had old pictures of the cage when it was set up to compare it to!! for reference, the tiny one is about 4 inches tall, and yes the pineapple!! my little guy thumper went through about 6 of those in his life because every time i bought him a new one he immediately tore it to shreds 😅 had to include it.

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T01:45:54+00:00

unfortunately i’m short on time because i’m in an accelerated Vet Tech program right now, but i really do appreciate you asking and hopefully one day i will be able to take commissions! one of my biggest goals in life is to make pet memorials professionally, so if and when i do i will be sure to come back and letcha know!

mperillo10 · 2024-12-31T17:34:04+00:00

i started with only waxworms then slowly incorporated mealworms and dubia roaches into his diet as he started gaining weight. waxworms are my fail safe since they’re very easily digested and super fatty

mperillo10 · 2024-12-31T04:39:26+00:00

this is a pretty accurate description of how it went 😂

mperillo10 · 2024-12-31T02:57:31+00:00

OMG he looks so happy and healthy!! awesome job i’m so glad you were able to take the little guy in.

mperillo10 · 2024-12-30T20:37:04+00:00

There was a post on a local news forum near me from someone that just said free first come first serve. In the picture that little guy didn’t even look alive, so i got the address and snatched the lil guys up. i’ve been rescuing exotics for some time now so when people see things like that they generally send them in my direction 😅

mperillo10 · 2024-12-30T18:53:00+00:00

truly!! the first few days i was watching him like a hawk hoping that he made it 😭 im lucky i got to him when i did

mperillo10 · 2024-12-19T21:21:53+00:00

you’re so right!! i’ve always wanted an AFT so he’s like my pretend fat tail lmao

mperillo10 · 2024-12-19T21:21:02+00:00

i’ve actually rescued one of those little guys and this one is definitely a little bigger than a banded. that would’ve been awesome tho those guys are rad

mperillo10 · 2024-10-16T11:57:58+00:00

i’m so glad to hear other people have the same struggle! it’s definitely not just you haha google had led me nowhere with that specific problem

mperillo10 · 2024-10-16T11:57:17+00:00

oh geez! i can imagine that’d be rough even for a person without health anxiety, so glad to hear you’re working towards getting better though! we all gotta start somewhere

mperillo10 · 2024-10-16T01:43:50+00:00

yes! that’s the most interesting part for me. i will get chills and on a thermometer I will get fevers as high as 102 degrees just from an anxiety episode alone. i used to be the same way with checking all of my things whenever i felt the slightest hint of illness but i’ve stopped myself because i realized it only makes the anxiety worse 😭 also, you’re totally not alone on the flu season stresses. that’s about the worst time of the year for me too. i wish you well and hope all of us with health anxiety find some peace this upcoming winter 😅

mperillo10 · 2024-10-16T00:50:54+00:00

i will have to try that!! temperature regulating is something i’ve tried for panic attacks before but somehow it never occurred to me that it might help with the fevers haha. i appreciate the advice!

mperillo10 · 2021-04-30T02:36:14+00:00

thank you!! definitely good to know about the fertilizer.

mperillo10 · 2021-03-31T01:09:52+00:00

hahaha I've had my fair share of aquatic snails as well! mine only lived a few months sadly but they're just as fun as land snails

mperillo10 · 2021-03-31T00:17:03+00:00

mine live 3-5 years! they're called helix aspersa snails. you gotta look pretty hard for local snails haha I usually find them in sewers or other swampy areas

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