loudfederationscreeching
Deep Space Nine/The Onion
ray-prosopocoilus
I found a bark bastard today :)
CLICK BEETLEEEEEE
vanwizard
rudie-cant-fail-deactivated2019
someone from the uk: im in sixth form
me: how many regenerations do you have left
level9life
LPT: if you ever accidentally use a permanent marker instead of a whiteboard-marker you can erase the permanent by applying the whiteboard-marker on top of the permanent, and then use an eraser.
themedicalchronicles
bmouse
pangurbanthewhite
Hey, I saw a few posts about donating to synagogues or Jewish charities with multiples of $18, because it’s Jewish tradition, which is true. The number 18 in Hebrew is represented by characters that for the word chai (with a hard ch, not like the drink), which means life, so it’s considered meaningful.
But just so you know:
(1) It’s totally okay if you give a different amount. No one is going to say “They gave us $10, they must disrespect us and our traditions.” Unless you give, like, literally the Nazi numbers (*gestures at Milo*), they’re going to say “How kind that this person thought of us at all.”
(2) If you want to donate a multiple of chai but $18 or $36 or whatever is out of your price range, $1.80 (or multiples thereof) also carries with it same meaning. On behalf of every broke Jewish grad student, I can vouch for the fact that this is 1000% acceptable and welcome.
(3) You even thinking about giving to the Jewish community means a lot. It’s a reminder we’re not alone. So, thank you.
sushinfood
herpetology-world
followthebluebell
Anonymous asked:
Hey! I asked this on another blog, and got referred here. Sorry if this has been asked before, but what's a good reptile for someone who's a beginner? I might be adopting a leopard gecko, but I'm not sure if it's a good choice.
followthebluebell answered:
Leopard geckos are a great choice for a first reptile and here’s why!
-Ease of care: they aren’t very demanding in terms of husbandry. You can just set a thermostat and thats pretty much it.
-Forgiving of husbandry errors: some reptiles will die VERY quickly with minor husbandry errors. Not leopard geckos. So long as you check up regularly and correct errors in a timely manner, they’ll keep surviving.
-Ease of acquiring their diet: plenty of pet stores sell crickets/mealworms.
-Ease of handling: look, I know not everyone wants to handle their reptiles. Some folks are completely fine with a hands-off, display-only pet. And that’s cool. But a lot of people want to hold their pets (also fine) and leopard geckos tend to be very docile and don’t stress out over handling. They’re a very curious species and frequently like to watch what I’m doing. I think they’re personable little lizards.
-Size: they’re small, so you don’t need a huge habitat for them.
-Ease of information: there are tons of care sheets out there, unlike some rarer species. Since they’re a commonly kept species, you have literally thousands of other keepers to talk to.
Other great lizard species for beginners: crested gecko, gargoyle gecko, fat-tailed gecko… i like geckos a lot, ok.
Bearded dragons and blue tongue skinks are also frequently listed as Best First Pet Lizards, but I disagree since they aren’t as forgiving of husbandry errors. If you want to get a beardie or a BTS, you gotta make sure your husbandry is on point. If you do your research and triple check everything, they’re fine. With a BTS, you’d also want to make sure you’re getting a Northern Blue Tongue Skink and not an Indonesian sub-species— they’re probably the most expensive animal I’ve mentioned so far. Still, I thought I should mention them because they’re great species.
Snake-wise uhh… corn snakes are probably the Quintessential Snake and they’re perfect. King snakes are another great choice, as are milk snakes. Ball pythons are generally listed as Beginner Snakes, but they’re more sensitive to husbandry errors than corns or kings. Rosy and kenyan sand boas are HUGELY underrated as snakes and I highly recommend them. You’ll also usually find western hognose snakes listed as beginner species, but they’re known for being finicky (especially males) and that can startle a new keeper. They’re also BIG on bluffing (making a lot of hissing and fake striking at ‘threats’), which is again kinda scary for someone unfamiliar with it.
I think the most underrated ‘beginner’ snake is probably the gopher snake. These guys have been bred in a STARTLINGLY BEAUTIFUL array of morphs— I also love their behavior. They’re one of my favorite species to encounter in the wild (and captivity!).
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