Axostotl

24, fem, ace, marine biologist living in miami and working the dream job! jack of all trades and master of fish. collector of a small indoor zoo.

[coconome]

青橙白+αで色を決めて描きました。

[thanatid]

Fish Entertainment System: Engaged

[axostotl]

We did it fellas. One and half months as a snake keeper and the snake is escaped - unless he’s just that freaking good at hiding in his substrate. I got two heat pads down, his water bowl, all of his hides scattered about the room along the walls, plastic bags by every piece of furniture, and towels shoved in the gaps under the doors in the hopes that he’s still in my room and not downstairs. 

I was doing a full clean of his tank and he wasn’t in any of his usual places and while I went through his bedding many many times, I’m still hoping he’s just...there so I haven’t thrown the garbage bag out yet and I’m going to go through it again later. Here’s hoping I can find him soon....

[pet-of-subs]

Fishblr I Have A Question

Are you guys the kind of fishkeeper that, when they spill water doing water changes:

A: Gets a towel and cleans it up

Or

B: Pretends they didn’t notice

[snowflakeeel]

Place a towel over it and leave

[scalestails]

slurp it up babey

[shrimpapalooza]

Listen the best thing you can do for your aquariums and yourself is find the number of aquariums you can comfortably keep running well and stick to it. It’s okay if that number is only one. It’s okay if it’s twenty. Having more aquariums, or less aquariums, doesn’t say anything about your abilities as an aquarist.

[axostotl]

all tanks are hurricane prepped! all three fish tanks were cleaned and topped off yesterday, i have my battery powered air pumps handy and spare batteries for them and towels just in case something goes very wrong. snake tank has been relocated to the bathroom and away from the balcony door/window just in case something gets through both the shudders and the hurricane grade glass. i’m not going to worry too much about him since if the power goes out it’ll be hot anyway. 

all buckets will be filled with water for whatever need arises whether it’s holding fish, refilling water bowls, or human consumption although i have enough juice to last me forever at this point

[axostotl]

omg thrice is adorable

Thank you!!! He’s a fiesty little worm but I love him to death already and I’m really looking forward to see how he grows up!

[axostotl]

I’ve officially had Thrice for a month! We’re on a schedule of feeding once a week and handling twice a week. He’s gotten so much more confident that not only does he stay on top of his substrate more often than burrowed now, he’s been on top of his vine all afternoon. There’s been no bites for the past two weeks but he’ll still strike if I move too fast but he’s calming down really fast. He drinks, he eats, he poops, he sheds! I think he’s going to be a happy and healthy corn snake.

[axostotl]

Big boy blep

[axostotl]

Of course his favorite spot is on top of the cardboard box

[mysillycomics]

[axostotl]

second successful feeding with thrice! last week didn’t go so well but i didn’t know he was in shed (and now i can keep track of that). it’s a chore to find him and he’s more than willing to strike at it but it’s all out of fear and not feeding. i’m not a fan of searching for him and scaring him to get him to take it but i don’t think he would without it. 

but he didn’t throw it up the first time so i’m hopeful for the second round and maybe when he gets older and a little bigger he’ll be a little more confident. he’s definitely comfy in his home though since this when i found him he was curled up on top of his hide and under the vines instead of buried somewhere!

[axostotl]

My baby’s first shed!

[axostotl]

Thrice is not the most photogenic danger noodle, but he’s still pretty!

[axostotl]

I’m still so proud of my wiggly boy eating

[axostotl]

Thrice ate his first meal with me! I do feel a little bad that I had to dig him out of hiding but as soon as I poked him with his pinkie he went into full strike mode and guzzled the thing in a minute, calmed down, and burrowed off somewhere again. hopefully it goes better next time but at least it’s good to know he wont refuse f/t after being fed live 

[aquariadise]

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