➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[ShrekDawg]

Spoiler: Books

Also, kind of ironic considering when it first got here a few hours ago I was procrastinating with it slightly and am right now by typing this but look what came today.

Figure these will help a lot haha flipped through the first one and it’s got a lot of useful activities/worksheets and stuff. Probably should have gotten the anxiety one too or instead since that’s a bit of a bigger problem right now but oh well.

Anyway, this other book about procrastination is literally amazing. I haven’t read it or anything yet but mostly just flipped through and read bits and pieces and honestly it like exactly describes me and I think will really really help. The little blurbs about each characteristic are really helpful and accurate too but I figured nobody wants to read 25 blurbs/pages and pages so I just took pictures of the list. Also it says nobody will possess all those traits buuuuuuuttttt.... honestly I think I might. you guys should honestly get/read this book if you have a chance. It’s super helpful and awesome haha

I also have this one coming but it hasn’t arrived yet. But honestly I think the other one may be better. It’s amazing and I haven’t even started reading it yet!!

The one coming:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1549786156/?tag=backy-20

New books:

OH! And P.S. I know this is a lot of reading but even if you read nothing else, please at least read the list in the last two images. That’s the main thing I want to share haha it’s super accurate/interesting.

This bit is also totally me

I definitely do this hah

Just change “internet personals” to “BYC” and/or “Twitter/social media” aaaaaaandddddd yeaaaaaaahhhhhhh.... also totally me.

And, finally, the real kicker. The traits. All of which is exactly me and some of which you guys have even said about/to me before but I never realized was a real thing!! i.e. the excuses one mainly. And some of the others. I think I do literally all of these.

hopefully this spoiler works now

 

[sdm111]

Your novels are too long.

the first sentence of each paragraph is enough everything after that is like lettuce.

 

[Tesumph]

Your novels are too long.

Sorry.
Apparently I’m living up to my new “enabler” title.
I can talk about pocket pets for days and days.

 

[ShrekDawg]

the first sentence of each paragraph is enough everything after that is like lettuce.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Sorry.
Apparently I’m living up to my new “enabler” title.
I can talk about pocket pets for days and days.

Nahh my own fault too lol I could talk about them forever too!

Maybe we need a pocket pet thread

 

[mixedUPturk]

Say Turk you ever got that swing set?

No sir i found another one and a play house to go with it

They have a whole playground now and the only thing weve pd for in this whole pic is the floaties. (And of course the children, we pay for them with my sanity!) The trampoline was MawMaws bday gift. I feel bad that man held that thing for me but these were jus layn on the rdside and my crazy self loaded em in the truck by myself. So if u hear or see about the crazy lady determindedly loading kids toys in her truck by herself lookin like an ant then look no furthure

 

[Tesumph]

Ah okay! Thank you. I was actually planning on using a glass aquarium? Is that acceptable? I read that for gerbils you can because they are desert animals so their pee is more concentrated or has less of a smell or something? Like that for hamsters, mice, etc. it wouldn’t be enough ventilation and would smell but that for gerbils it was perfect???

Thank you! I really appreciate that. I definitely try to take the time and learn about proper care whenever I can. And I 100000% agree!!! It’s so sad.

Goldfish too. Don’t even get me started at the fish you can win at fairs!

And thank you!! This is very helpful!! How do tell the males from the females? I think our store keeps them together? Also would they breed if kept together? Maybe it would be best to just start with one??

Yes, gerbils do well in aquariums.

Leopard gecko sexing is tricky and you have to wait until they’re adults. Look up pictures to see the difference.
I don’t know about breeding.
I would start with one.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes, gerbils do well in aquariums.

Leopard gecko sexing is tricky and you have to wait until they’re adults. Look up pictures to see the difference.
I don’t know about breeding.
I would start with one.

Thanks! That’s good to know. I think I might honestly sell the gerbil supplies though or donate them and just get some sort of reptile instead haha

Thanks! I’ll look that up.

Ah okay. I wasn’t planning on breeding them but just didn’t know if they would if kept together, you know? Like I wouldn’t want to accidentally end up with a million babies.

I think I’ll just go with one for now because that’s probably easier and cheaper and also that way I wouldn’t have to worry about sexing or have to scramble to find a second tank if they started fighting or anything like that haha

But this is probably still a long way off because I haven’t even moved the goldfish out yet haha and I have a ton of other stuff to do first.

But eventually. Ha

I really wish I could get a corn snake but then again I don’t know if I could handle feeding them rodents haha even frozen ones.

Speaking of which I actually kinda was thinking of a crested gecko too because I read they just eat like a powdered mix? No bugs involved. Which is nice for me haha

Plus they’re cute.

But I think they’re a little bit more complicated and need a humid environment and more of a tall cage instead of long? So the tank I have probably wouldn’t work.

Snakes seem cool to me too though because you only have to feed them like once a week which is probably better for me ha

But I can of course remember/want to feed animals daily.

Speaking of which, do the geckos need vegetables like the beardies do??

 

[Tesumph]

Thanks! That’s good to know. I think I might honestly sell the gerbil supplies though or donate them and just get some sort of reptile instead haha

Thanks! I’ll look that up.

Ah okay. I wasn’t planning on breeding them but just didn’t know if they would if kept together, you know? Like I wouldn’t want to accidentally end up with a million babies.

I think I’ll just go with one for now because that’s probably easier and cheaper and also that way I wouldn’t have to worry about sexing or have to scramble to find a second tank if they started fighting or anything like that haha

But this is probably still a long way off because I haven’t even moved the goldfish out yet haha and I have a ton of other stuff to do first.

But eventually. Ha

I really wish I could get a corn snake but then again I don’t know if I could handle feeding them rodents haha even frozen ones.

Speaking of which I actually kinda was thinking of a crested gecko too because I read they just eat like a powdered mix? No bugs involved. Which is nice for me haha

Plus they’re cute.

But I think they’re a little bit more complicated and need a humid environment and more of a tall cage instead of long? So the tank I have probably wouldn’t work.

Snakes seem cool to me too though because you only have to feed them like once a week which is probably better for me ha

But I can of course remember/want to feed animals daily.

Speaking of which, do the geckos need vegetables like the beardies do??

No, they’re carnivores.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No, they’re carnivores.

Okay that is good to know. Thank you. Their care honestly sounds super duper simple haha