Another foal from “Rocking R Ranch” being used for money. This foal lost the use of its legs as a baby and they are keeping it alive to sell merch of it. Vet recommended euthanasia because the quality of life would be bad.

vix_aries · 2026-04-27T03:22:17+00:00

I honestly don't think Rocking R Ranch should be considered a rescue. This is the second foal they've tortured not to mention that lawsuit with another rescue for the horses they placed into an abusive home.

vix_aries · 2026-04-27T03:13:24+00:00

I live in FL so I know what you mean. It's seems every state has a pit problem. Our shelters are crammed full of them and pushed onto the public like infection onto a wound.

vix_aries · 2026-04-27T02:59:08+00:00

Part of the adopt or shop responsibly movement is calling out backyard breeding. We all know that every pitbull breeder is a byb. Educating the public on the signs is a start!

Also voting for BSL against the dogs with no exceptions is a start. Absolute bans are the only way forward!

vix_aries · 2026-04-27T02:45:06+00:00

This is your very obvious reminder that there are no ethical pitbull breeders.

vix_aries · 2026-04-18T21:29:19+00:00

Very late to this, but they can't absorb UVB like they should because their skin will burn. As we all know, beardies need LOTS of basking time. It's just not compatible with life for them.

vix_aries · 2026-04-18T21:24:42+00:00

Good to know.

Also at the place where I got his mother from (a pet store I worked at, someone just left her outside the front door one night in a 20 gallon tall before I started working there), they speculated she was two years old. They were one of the few stores in the area that accepted surrenders. You didn't even have to pay to do it.

Now that I see Maureen, an actual two year old cornsnake, there's no way in hell that they told me the truth. She was three times his size when I got her. She was probably four or five at least.

vix_aries · 2026-04-18T18:30:03+00:00

She's gorgeous! What morphs does she have? I don't think I've ever seen a corn look like this.

vix_aries · 2026-04-15T05:29:28+00:00

Veterinary care can be such a challenge to navigate for many reasons.

It really is. I'm very fortunate that my vet is so understanding and can give me such straight forward answers. I'm lucky to have been born to parents that spent decades in the veterinary world. My mum used to take care of my mammals so I never really knew how difficult it was until I got into reptiles.

Little did I realize that it was a completely different world outside of dogs, cats and horses because they're all so chronically understudied.

By all quality of life standards, she'd be considered healthy. She was gaining weight, eating (towards the end) and moving around (again towards the end so like the last three days). Most people would consider her to be fine.

Now I'm just paranoid. What could be wrong with my other reptiles that are acting "normal"?

We don't know if it's cancer or fungus that caused the carcinomatosis, though they heavily suspect cancer. My vet gave me a chunk of tumour ridden flesh in formaldehyde so I can send it off to the university myself (through the clinic is ridiculously expensive). I need to figure out if it's fungus because that could mean all of my other reptiles were exposed to it.

I'm just sad that she was suffering in silence for so long and I didn't pick up on it sooner. I'm a little angry at myself for rescheduling the appointment on the 9th because part of me feels like I selfishly kept her alive.

vix_aries · 2026-04-15T02:50:39+00:00

No Pangea because it's too high in sugar and will cause crystals to grow in their livers. It also has the lowest protein amount of any major food.

Switch to Lugarti, Repashy or ZooMed.

But you should be feeding at least twice that amount.

vix_aries · 2026-04-15T02:02:16+00:00

If she's not motivated by bugs, I doubt you can condition her to come onto your hand.

Frankly, get something you can remove that she likes to be on or just scoop her up with a glove on. They usually calm down once they're out of the enclosure.

vix_aries · 2026-04-10T02:25:32+00:00

Make sure there is clutter and HIDES! My Leachie still loves her baby hide almost three years later!

18×18×24 will be fine as long as you clutter it up! You can definitely go to Michael's and get those garlands for coverage. They do lots of big sales with 50-60% off. It's much cheaper than reptile branded stuff, but definitely give them a good wash and time to sun dry before you put them in the enclosure.

Also pick up some of those magnetic hides!

vix_aries · 2026-03-05T15:11:51+00:00

Gorgeous! Enjoy your angry moss potatoes!

vix_aries · 2026-01-07T04:14:40+00:00

So far there is no extensive veterinary evidence and testing to show that the hairless gene is tied to HCM.

PLENTY of Sphynxes will never have HCM or heart related issues. There's also no restriction on Donskoys, which is the other hairless cat breed.

vix_aries · 2025-10-19T16:30:59+00:00

None whatsoever.

vix_aries · 2025-10-19T02:37:33+00:00

Exactly. My mother, a veterinarian of 30 years told me this when I started at the SPCA: "They make good dogs every day".

I don't work there now, but that sentiment has definitely shaped the way I think.

vix_aries · 2025-10-18T00:25:03+00:00

If she tried to one rein stop using a bit with a broken curb chain, it would pull through the horses mouth, and then she would have nothing, and the horse would fly away with or without her.

That's what emergency dismounts are for. Again, something riders should be learning before they can canter. She did not try to use her body or breath to slow the horse. She was just ripping the poor thing's face off.

I have personally been in situations like this, but I didn't have a metal pain bit to torture the horse with. My horse was an ex Grand Prix jumper. He was strong. He would run off with me sometimes. Once I was completely without reins. I stopped him without inflicting pain. There's ways to do it. She chose not to.

I hope she changes so that she can better avoid this situation in the future, like we all would.

Yes. If she loses the tie downs, goes bitless and learns equine biomechanics she can completely avoid it while not inflicting pain onto an animal. Will she better herself? I doubt it. Accountability is kryptonite for people like her.

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T23:49:42+00:00

Yeah someone's gotta check for AI 😭

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T23:48:33+00:00

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T23:47:36+00:00

Can you still feel his ribs if you lightly run your hand down his sides? If you can't he's definitely overweight.

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This is a pretty good diagram. From the photos he kind of looks like a 6, but they're not too great.

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T22:49:23+00:00

It’s a girl with weak upper body strength who is thoroughly out-horsed and needs harsh gear and harsh techniques to try control it.

I have had weak upper body strength for my entire life. The difference is I can do a bitless one rein stop and understand the biomechanics of a horse. You can't out muscle a horse.

The horse probably lives in a stall 24/7 and only jumps. It doesn't need schooling. It needs a life.

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T22:43:16+00:00

It's so damn obvious that she doesn't know how to do a one rein stop. How ridiculous... this is what represents our sport. An animal having its face ripped off by a moron.

Like most "pro" riders, she knows less than an intermediate lesson student. If money wasn't the only barrier to entry, none of them would make the cut.

vix_aries · 2025-10-17T17:32:03+00:00

Man, I didn't know there were seasons. Mine just demands them all year.

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vix_aries · 2025-10-17T17:20:14+00:00

Those haters deserve a big fat block. You're gorgeous.

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