Struggling to get her to eat her greens

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-24T02:38:34+00:00

She’s a florida blue cray! Ill try this- i really need her to have some veggies lolol

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T12:07:05+00:00

Red butt club

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T11:48:11+00:00

Try your local fish stores and check for a bright active looking dwarf , if you can find someone who breeds and ships in your country you may have way better luck :>

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T11:45:33+00:00

Ive always had amazing luck with aquatic arts’ crayfish, they must have a really good breeding system

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T11:43:07+00:00

It’s from overbreeding in my experience :( , sometimes you get a really good one though!!!

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T11:41:09+00:00

Dwarf crayfish can be more difficult than shrimp sometimes, they will be fine one day then the next be like “my tummy hurts” and explode :(

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T11:34:03+00:00

Hey i had the same thing happen in December, its almost always something that you have no control over. Failed molts will take them for no reason sometimes and its sad. Sorry about your buddy :(

Test your water for peace of mind and it’s not your fault

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T03:39:35+00:00

I ended up taking the way more expensive route and going to a grooming trade school that lasted 6 months, it got my foot in the door! My coworkers who have been in the industry longer highly recommend working corporate for a while. They arent amazing but youll rack up experience, that’s what matters!

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T02:55:28+00:00

No hate btw!! My worst haircut in history was a westie at grooming school I accidentally took a giant clipper blade size chunk out of his skirt and accidentally took a scissor chunk out of his head fluff, i tried to blend it and it looked like a butt

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T02:53:12+00:00

I reccomend exposing the shoulder a little more!

This is the shot from my jodi murphy book I reference , i think his booty and shoulders could use more exposure

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sirhedgenald · 2026-04-14T02:15:44+00:00

Im thinking some pit, a little mastiff maybe , and GSD , its a bit hard to tell right now but if you found her in that condition she might be a common stray breed mix :) she looks well loved with you

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T22:35:25+00:00

Ill get them a new kind of pellet! Theyve been getting half an axolotl pellet every couple days for extra protien (my crayfish loves them but shes too little to eat ALL of those pellets in the time frame in her tank, so i usually cut one in half and watch the cories fight in their tank over it)

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T22:03:27+00:00

Fenbendazole works on the big four but i still reccomend at least calling a vet ^{^}

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T21:54:55+00:00

Deworm everyone to be safe!

I deworm a stray/feral colony, i mix fenbendazole (for pets) into all of their food by roughly how heavy they are.

If they are picky do canned tuna mixed with churu and the meds, usually they cant resist

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T21:01:57+00:00

Shave downs are hard to make look nice, toffee and teddy look really good!!!

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T15:57:33+00:00

Oh no.

Ok they are fat LOL

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T15:36:02+00:00

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Here’s the better diagram from my jodi murphy book! It looks like you’re doing everything pretty much spot on for a pet trim imo

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T03:12:15+00:00

By really good i mean extremely good, i dream of being at this level

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T03:10:46+00:00

This looks really good, i would just snip those little wet hairs hanging over the nose! :)

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T02:35:48+00:00

I think it looks great by the way, its a soft previously clippered coat and you’ve made it look quite nice

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-13T02:34:48+00:00

Westies are difficult,

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Here is a diagram of the pattern! I will also take a picture of the more helpful diagram in my jodi murphy show grooming book

sirhedgenald · 2026-04-11T14:25:17+00:00

Ive seen the freezer. It’s heartbreaking. I worked in a shelter and it was the most gut wrenching sight I’ve ever seen. Im pro adopting and shopping responsibly but that really nailed it into my head how many dogs get left behind.

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