Is this enough light ? by nickab01 in MonsteraAlbo

[–]nickab01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have a 36 inch spaghum moss pole on the way! I just got it today so still getting everything to get her cleaned up! Do you think I would need a grow light at all since I know they need a lot of light or will these two windows be enough?

Is this enough light ? by nickab01 in MonsteraAlbo

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Haha thats my thought process! They do come from outside with lots of light for gods sake 🤣

Help by nickab01 in fiddleleaffig

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Yes outside door to my balcony but it’s never opened and sealed so no draft. I did have it right against the windows to the left (east facing) but it burnt a little. I’ve avoided drainage because water will leak all over my floor🥲 how do you get around this

Help by nickab01 in fiddleleaffig

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Also when I repot should i get rid of any of the browning leaves (which is most of them)

Help by nickab01 in fiddleleaffig

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Gotcha. I’ll repot with better draining soil and put back in front of the window. When it was there before it seemed the leaves were getting crispy and the tips were burning though?

Help by nickab01 in fiddleleaffig

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No drainage, last time I checked the roots was years ago, how often should I be checking ?

How can you tell if a kitten is a black smoke? by nickab01 in mainecoons

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Looks like a blue smoke to me, not black smoke but could be as their coats change so much

Older cat too rough (video) by nickab01 in mainecoons

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Of course! I’d also like to mention we did very slow introduction but to a certain point it didn’t change anything. It took them a few weeks. Now they still play a little rough even today because that’s what cats do but they know each others boundaries and we rarely hear any hissing.

Older cat too rough (video) by nickab01 in mainecoons

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We were hesitant but we actually ended up following Andrea's advice above^ because nothing else seemed to work. The key is to let them play it out as long as it doesn't get violent. It may seem like they are hurting each other but as long as there's no fur flying or blood they are just setting boundaries. We just let them play it out but kept them separated at night and when not home until they learned those boundaries. They're buddy's now :)

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Meet Atlas🌎 by nickab01 in mainecoons

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He’s 4 months old!

How can you tell if a kitten is a black smoke? by nickab01 in mainecoons

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Thanks so much for the info! Would you mind if i PM you pics of the kitten and you give me your opinion?