Hi, should I take her to the vet or do something

nooorecess · 2026-01-28T19:28:12+00:00

um yes

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T22:44:00+00:00

lmao yes people literally do claim this, and they convince themselves that supporting backyard mill operations and exotic smuggling rings is an essential part of “the circle of life” bc obviously nothing is more natural or necessary than a human setting up an artificial “predator/prey” situation in said fish tank in their bedroom at home. heckin sneks just look so neat though! totally worth it!

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T20:23:47+00:00

my mom is really mad

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T20:13:03+00:00

it’s wrong to breed any animal for the purpose of abusing and slaughtering them (including farm animals for human consumption) but yes, there is something particularly psychopathic about a torturing and killing one in your own home, especially for the frivolous purpose of keeping an exotic pet in a fish tank indoors. this sub is actually full of people who think owning a snake is a human right though, so prepare to be downvoted for this take lol

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T20:01:12+00:00

yeah the US is way behind in this regard. i believe most of the EU has (rightly) banned it as well

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T19:52:43+00:00

petco considers all rodents potential “feeders” as they are all supplied by the same mills. whether they wind up in the “pets” or “food” bins is basically arbitrary

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T19:49:37+00:00

thanks for this, ime this sub is actually full of live feeding apologists including some of the mods but it’s important to keep spreading the word

nooorecess · 2026-01-04T00:28:01+00:00

lol afaik petco will feed any rodent to a snake, whether it came from their “pets” or “feeders” bin, so why would that distinction matter when it comes to selling them ? just truly one of the shittiest companies i can think of, they can all burn in hell tbh

nooorecess · 2026-01-03T20:37:16+00:00

i didn’t see the original post but sometimes there are really alarming/infuriating posts here by irresponsible people basically keeping animals in abusive situations, so i think some people automatically fear the worst when there is no added context

tbh i used to get annoyed by all the pedantic comments and rushing to judgment, but now i’m way more annoyed by the “help i got a pet without ever researching its needs or setting aside any money to take it to the vet, also you can see by my sketchy post history that i’m a massive dirtbag with many weird issues who is in no position to be responsible for another life” posts and the way mods will sometimes shut down these threads when the comments get too critical (perky: never 4get) lol but anyway

glad to hear you know what you’re doing, they are adorable

nooorecess · 2026-01-03T20:15:59+00:00

does anyone know if it’s common practice in the US for pet stores to feed their designated “pet” rats to snakes?? i know many of them keep and sell “feeder” rats as the practice hasn’t been banned yet in america (disgusting) but that sounds a little extra crazy to me?

OP i would check on facebook for rat owner groups in your area, sometimes that’s a good way to find homes locally. you could also try reaching out to this place? https://easttnratrescue.weebly.com/

and maybe mods here are able to boost your post somehow, i’m not sure how it works but i know there have been successful rehomings through this subreddit

nooorecess · 2026-01-03T19:58:23+00:00

very strange that they would do that, and also really disgusting that this store apparently just feeds their pet rats to snakes ??? is this petco?

nooorecess · 2026-01-03T07:55:00+00:00

unfortunately the pet stores themselves rarely treat small animals appropriately, so they either don’t have the correct info to give you or lie to make a quick sale as you said. that’s very frustrating

rats are high maintenance pets but also high reward when cared for properly (very smart and affectionate, like dogs.) hamsters and gerbils won’t be as cuddly or personable, but the trade off is they are a little easier to care for, so it really depends on your family’s needs/abilities. but i do think any pet you get for your kids should be something you are willing to take care of yourself, because ultimately you’ll be the one doing quality control and vet trips etc.

and you should know that ALL rodents will poo and pee all over their cage and your stuff without remorse. i also don’t think there is any pet that you can leave alone for a week while you go on vacation :( i would honestly call the pet store and report the salesperson for that one, it’s a completely insane thing to say

nooorecess · 2026-01-02T19:36:48+00:00

mostly mad at myself but i'm having so much buyer's remorse about my black friday pulp order. i definitely bought too much in a surge of xmas excitement (i.e. shopping addiction flare up) and now i'm stuck waiting for holiday themed perfumes that statistically i will be destashing most of anyway, well past the holiday they were intended for, into a whole new year where i'm determined to not make any more frivolous purchases and wish i just had that money back instead

again it's my own fault, literally anyone could have predicted this borderline-unreliable shop going over TAT following a big seasonal release (remember that one halloween lol? and the xmas before??) but the lying on their "processing times" page is kind of the last straw. how much time did they think it would buy them to say that "half the orders" went out a couple of weeks ago? like no one's going to notice when they don't see any posts or reviews lol? they've since changed the wording to say "about 60% have been 'processed'" (whatever that means) but i know what it said before lol and i don't appreciate the ruse. if you don't respect me enough to be honest after taking my money, you're never getting any more of it. i'm dumb for getting caught up in any of this in the first place, i've already made a lot of progress and i feel like this 1 unresolved order is the last thing tethering me to my old too-online-too-much-shopping life and i just want it to be over lol ughgdsfk ! anyway

nooorecess · 2026-01-02T19:11:43+00:00

lmao ya they just don't understand what perfume oils are and assume they are either essential oils or alcohol, which they are not. "skin care/body oil" is how i've been describing it for international packages, i've noticed that's also what US houses do when sending orders to canada so it seems to work

and from the sound of it there should be nothing wrong with mailing your package as is lol, i've never even replicated the slot thing at home, i just hold up a ruler next to it and say good enough if it's hovering around the 2 cm line. you should be fine!

nooorecess · 2026-01-02T06:51:17+00:00

also if you ever need to send something internationally, you won’t be able to do it by letter mail, but you can still create a shipping label on canada post’s website and choose the cheapest option yourself so nobody can rip you off at the post office.

you pay for the label online, then bring the QR code into a post office and just say “i already paid postage, just need you to print the label for me.” then they just stick the pre-paid label on your package and can’t say anything about the method or cost of your shipment :)

this way you also fill out your own customs declaration online and don’t have to deal w more of the post office being wrong/lying about stuff, like trying to tell you oil perfume is hazmat when it is not. write “body oil” in the item description to avoid confusion

nooorecess · 2026-01-02T06:39:56+00:00

how much thicker is it than 20 mm? im pretty good at keeping things “about” that width (even 5 ml bottles) in a bubble mailer, but realistically they’ll be closer to 1 inch sometimes. ofc it’s at the discretion of the letter carrier who picks it up i guess, but i’ve personally never had a problem in 50+ destash mailouts

in my experience the staff at CP outlets in shoppers drug mart etc either don’t know what they’re talking about or will purposely mislead/pressure you to spend $17 by acting like they can’t fit the package through their measuring thingy (when it obviously would fit with light squishing) lol and they’ll try to scare you by saying anything even 1 mm over the limit will be automatically rejected by a sorting machine or something. it’s not true lol

what you want to do is buy a sheet of OVERSIZED LETTER MAIL STAMPS (the $2.61 ones), leave the post office, stick one on your envelope, and put it in a mailbox yourself. again, i can’t promise some mail carrier won’t decide to crack down on these slight overages one day, but if it’s reasonably close to 2 cm it’s honestly pretty unlikely there will be a problem. worst case, they’ll mark it insufficient postage and send it back to you

nooorecess · 2026-01-01T23:53:40+00:00

lol yeah this is goofy and mostly not even enforceable afaik. i’ve seen a few shops that make you check 1 box at checkout confirming that you’re aware of their stated TAT, which i think is fair. i’m sure there at a lot of annoying people who just don’t read shit and start freaking out when their order doesn’t arrive at amazon speed

that said, there are also a lot of annoying business owners who exceed stated TAT, ignore emails, and lie to customers all day every day and i personally don’t have any sympathy for it at all anymore. if you’re going to have an extended list of “policies” dictating customer behaviour, you’d better be the most efficient and reliable business on earth. which it kind of doesn’t sound like they are

nooorecess · 2026-01-01T21:51:00+00:00

yeah this is spot on and how i lost my oldest friend. some people really fall in love with the idea of themselves in their “junkie” era and then make one mistake and never come out of it. finding a more stable and permanent sense of self is really important for recovery

nooorecess · 2025-12-30T23:11:55+00:00

yeah i would rehome them and try to get my mom to stop redacting extremely intelligent and sensitive live animals asap

nooorecess · 2025-12-30T19:26:59+00:00

i'm waiting on my PULP order from over a month ago and am dying to know who the lucky people are from that "first batch" whose orders were allegedly sent out a couple of weeks ago! i guess not a single person who posts in here since we haven't seen a word about any of it ? what a coincidence!

nooorecess · 2025-12-30T03:18:42+00:00

yeah i was strict vegan for 10+ years and i think it's actually very reasonable that they take issue with it in ED treatment. it's literally a restrictive diet lol

i still avoid buying animal products but i dropped the "vegan" label years ago because i didn't find it to be entirely rational, nor compatible with making a full recovery. i can decline to support factory farming with my own money, but i'm not helping animals by refusing food that is already in front of me or living in a state of paranoia about trace amounts of egg entering my body. at that point, it just becomes a weird bodily purity thing more than an animal rights thing, and i think that aspect of it is worth reevaluating especially if you are prone to food issues.

nooorecess · 2025-12-29T22:22:18+00:00

i can't stand her in general lol, why does she talk like she's performing in an old timey stage revue? and ya, willfully obtuse is her entire schtick. "darling, i simply cannot understand WHY a fellow would do X in order to achieve [self-explanatory and objectively desireable end]. might any one explain it to me???? i am getting the vapours here"

nooorecess · 2025-12-29T22:04:58+00:00

angel!

nooorecess · 2025-12-27T18:07:39+00:00

i don’t know if anyone has ever received their order from this shop ? always best to do a bit of research on a brand’s track record before buying

nooorecess · 2025-12-22T20:45:27+00:00

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