A Vet (student's) Pets

I'm a new-ish aquarium keeper with a 10 gallon tank, home to 8-Bit the betta, and a divided tank, home to Malone and Comet, who are also bettas. I also have an eastern painted turtle (Felix), two sulcata tortoises (Miles and Sprout), a budgie (Kiwi), a ringneck dove (Dovelin), a cat (Church), and a dog (Larry). Prepare for lots of cute animal pics.

[paintedreptile]

I was working upstairs when I hear one of our baby leopard geckos start screaming. Normally they only scream when threatened, but this particular guy screams at almost everything. Turns out there was a small fly in his cage that was bothering him.

Yes the fly was removed afterwards.

[conceptblogfromaconcepthuman]

[koibettaboi]

Did you name Church after the cat in Shadowhunters?

Nope, he's named after the kitty in Pet Sematary!

[thegirlwithafairysoul-deactivat]

It’s tadpoles’ season

[justnoodlefishthings]

@ohyangchon

[kaijuno]

A friend traveled here

[retrogamingblog]

the new legendaries look amazing!

[thenatsdorf]

Man helps pigeon waiting for a drink of water. (note: fountain is sanitary/safe for humans) (via zetnev)

[koibettaboi]

name a more iconic duo. I'll wait.

[koibettaboi]

Miles just chillin a couple weeks back in the heated hide I made him. It's two flower pots (the ones with removable trays on the bottom) with spray foam insulation between them. I cut holes in the bottom of the planters so theres a CHE installed in the "top". Temperature is controlled with a thermostat. The bottom is an "Ups-a-Daisy".

Side note: it's set to 85 degrees F and it's been below freezing here, and the lowest I've seen the thermostat read is 70 degrees F. Miles is obviously inside but I'm proud of my little project.

[koibettaboi]

my boyfriend took these and Miles looks so damn majestic

[koibettaboi]

they love when I change the bed sheets.

[koibettaboi]

my little reindeer dog

[koibettaboi]

churchcat

[extremelycursedimages]

[koibettaboi]

"What kind of fish can I put in a fish bowl?"

[druddigon]

this was for an aquarium

[koibettaboi]

I’ve gotten into fish keeping, but I’ve never properly cycled a tank before, and I’d like to learn. Do u have any tips? Thank u! All ur pets are charming 💖

There are a lot of resources out there, but here's what I normally do. I usually do my cycles fishless because I don't trust myself. Lol. Generally my tanks have live plants, so it may be slightly different for you if you don't. I usually start with a cut-off end of a pair of panty hoes, put some fish food in it, and tie it off. As it decays, that serves as your bacteria source. I also really like Tetra SafeStart Plus which I used for my most recent tank. It speeds up the process a lot. Other than that, I invested in an API Freshwater test kit and used that religiously. Happy cycling!

[koibettaboi]

I don't think I've introduced Sprout yet, so here she is! I got her back in August at 42g and now she's 54g! Also here are some pics of her setup. She used to have a wooden hide, but she dug herself a burrow so I took it out.

[cryhounds]

With all the greyhound adoption stuff going around I would like to remind everyone that greyhounds aren’t necessarily “easy” “dogs”

Like they can certainly be a great first time dog if you understand them, but greyhounds aren’t the same as, say, a retriever

They’re sensitive and their body language is weird and their peak performance looks different than a lot of other dogs (they have a tendency to look malnourished to non-greyhound people bc of their deep chest, high tuck, lean muscle and dolichocephaly)

So what I’m saying is if you want to adopt a greyhound that’s amazing!! But please please please take the time to research them and their needs properly before you do, and make sure you aren’t accidentally spreading misinformation

[sneakyfeets]

Enjoying the fact that “dogs” is in quotations as if they are not mere beasts but otherworldly