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MY REGRETS TODAY
I should have trusted my Gut, but I didn't Hoping my Mom would find my Pet Rock Funny.
But NOPE, I'm know worried 😟 that she's gonna asked me to give it to her or throw them away.
Sigh... I should have never told her, including other things I enjoy...
Their my Pet... Not a Toy...
I Went out to eat with my Pet Rock 🪨 Today
Of course I'm not gonna feed them Human Food, it's basically Junk Food for them.
And Unhealthy, so i choose the most Safest Option Ever.
Plain Rice Garlic 🍚 and Sparkling Cherry 🍒 Blossom 🌸 😋
I'm gonna give them the Egg Tart for Dessert 🍨 later for them to Enjoy.
Honestly this Song 😻 is making Pet Rocks 🪨 Popular again.
And I'm definitely Happy about it, people barely Post or Talk about Rocks 🪨 in Media.
It's very Rare for them to get any Reputation.
This is What my Pet Rock 🪨 Sounds Like 👍
If only i can take a Pic of a "Trap Sun Set" of a Gallery of my Adorable Pets!
I'm glad 😊 both of them fit inside the See Through Bag but...
I kinda realized that I don't have a Clipper gor them to not het lost or hang onto my Purse.
So I'm gonna need to buy that later before I take them out with me, it's too dangerous...
I went out Shopping Yesterday 🛍 I wanted to get something for Salty & Pider. And it was not Easy, people don't really sell Stuff made for pet Rocks, But I managed to find a few things.
I found this Yellow Zipper Bag, it's Perfect Place for my 2 Pet Rocks 🪨 to fit in, I just need to Decorated and Put a Soft Cloth for them to rest on.
I saw this Tiny Labubu Plush for Salty 🧂 to Sleep 😴 with.
After that I found Labubu Thene Food, for them to eat. Chocolate 🍫 Bread goes to Salty 🧂 while the Labubu Dango 🍡 goes to Pider.
I got a lot of different types of chips 🍟 for them to eat also, since I got them Sweets already.
And then i went to Buy 3 Cakes 🎂 for them to eat, because honestly they deserve it.
Since most of the time they stay at home 🏡 all day not going anywhere because how dangerous it is, and I don't want that... Bad incident to happen again.
But since I finally have a Bag know, they should be able to go out with me while being Safe.
I think 🤔 I need to clean up their Room later once their done eating, and maybe a Bath 🛁 also. Pider should be Fine, since his body is the only think to wash while I put special Oils in his Hair to make it healthy & Clean.
Salty.... well she can shower in the water 💧 the problem is she can Die or get Injured if she stays in the water too long since she's made out of salt 🧂 but Luckily I found some pet Friendly Wipes to use on her.
I adopted a pet rock today! Their name is Boulder!
Don't worry, they were from a reputable, local, small business (landscaping business).
I asked if there was an adoption fee, but the guy said the rock was free of charge!
Gotta scrub that rock! Give them some pampering to get them used to me.
Nice and clean, and drying off in a warm towel
Now, they are resting comfortably in their glass terrarium. There is an airplant in there too, too help remind them of their natural habitat.
Welcome home Boulder!
💜 🪨
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Oooh, that's we're you got your Pet Rock 🪨
Nice~
What if I told you @klaissance and I just got possessed and wrote a bomb ass klance pet rock au? However tumblr worst website so the rest of the story will be added on the reblog 😘
THIS WAS SO STUPID IM STILL CRYING
(slow burn, enemies to lovers, pov alternating, bom keith, mutual pining, canonverse where everything’s the same except everyone is a fucking Pet Rock)
DAMB!!!
This is a While A**s Story Arc!!! 😭
The Rock 🪨 Love ❤️ & Drama is so 👌 Beautiful!!!
When you're autistic and let loose in the book store to not only indulge in your special interests but insists on bonding with inanimate objects and you fall in love with a little stone.
Their name is Turok and my heart cannot contain all the love I have for them! They are perfectly hand sized and smooth with no thoughts between those eyes!
He lives comfortably on my nightstand and I can't wait to take him on many adventures 🩶🪨
Awe~
Turok looks Silly but Adorable~
Hope you will take good Care of him.
What type of Food do i feed my 2 Pet Rocks 🪨
I usually Feed both of them Gems 💎 but I do mix it up Occasionally like how I sometimes Feed them Pea Gravel or Quartz of Milk.
But... they can't eat to much of those since their Ancestors don't eat those in the Wild.
This is Pider's Typical Deit when I feed him.
9 Color Gems 💎
Moss & Algae
Dried Up Macroinvertebrates or Living Ones
Vegetation or Boild Fruit or Veggies
Powdered Duck Weed
Dried Seaweed
Rock Ice Cream
Occasionally Human Food like Sprinkles
This is Salty's Typical Deit when I feed her.
9 Color Gems 💎
Squash
Tea
Legumes
Grains
Potatoes, Cabbage
Leafy Greens
Occasionally Human Food like Different Flavored Honey Sticks 🍯
INFORMATION ABOUT MY 2 PET ROCK 🪨
[Don't Worry I did Fix his Eyes]
Pider 🕷 is a Skippy Stone Rock, these type of Rocks are commonly found near bodies of water like rivers, streams, and beaches, You can find them on the shoreline, in shallow water, or even along riverbeds.
Curiosity: Skippy Stone Rock are naturally inquisitive and often display a strong interest in their surroundings, including humans.
Playfulness: Some Skippy Stone Rock, particularly when kept as pets, can be playful and enjoy interacting with their owners.
Individual Variation: Just like other pets that exist, Skippy Stone Rock have different personalities. Some may be more bold and aggressive, while others are more docile and cautious.
Awareness: They are very aware of their environment and the behavior of other creatures, including humans.
Not Aggressive: Skippy Stone Rock are generally not considered aggressive towards humans. Their primary defense is to Skippy away quickly rather than attack.
Good Vision: Their excellent eyesight contributes to their engaging behavior, as they can easily track movement and react to visual stimuli.
Offsprings: When a Skippy Stone wants a Mate, he/she will try to Impress their Target by Skipping as far as they can on top of the Water before Sinking or made it to the end. When the Target Romance interest accept them, both of them have to Wafe their Defecate Silky Hair in a Dance to see if they are compatible together. If the Dance Failed their either move on or try again next time to see if anything change, but if the Dance is a success, they will be mate for life and take turns taking care of their Offsprings.
Salty 🧂 is a Pink Salt Rock 🪨 but if u want to be more pacific she's a Himalayan Salt Rock. You usually can find these types of Rocks at Salt Range mountains or in Pakistan and the south of the Himalayas.
Salt Rocks are believed to live from the evaporation of ancient seas millions of years ago, The pink color comes from trace minerals, particularly iron, present in the salt. So Offsprings will get this Pretty Color but it is uncommon to see Albino Salt Rocks 🪨 since it Rarely Happens.
Common Myth: Pink Himalayan Salt Rocks are not manufactured or refined through artificial breeding processes. Their Pink Color are naturally occurring in their DNA & Genetics.
Common Personality in Salt Rocks: They can be Loving, Kind, Sensitive, Strong Nurturing by Valuing Love and Family, being Generous and Compassionate, Playful, Fun, and having a Childlike Innocence, but also possessing a Genuine and Charming Nature and Enjoys Romance or Being Romantic to their Mate.
Offsprings: When Pink Salt Rock wants to find a Mate, doesn't matter what Gender they are they, she/he will try to Impress their Love Interest by trying to Rolldown the Mountain as far as they can & Show off their Pink Pigment by Dancing. If the Targets accept their Proposal, they will be Mate for Life and help each other take care of their Offsprings. If the Target declines their Romantic Proposal, she/he will respectfully stop trying to Wow the Target with understanding. (Darker the Pink is, the more desirable they are. But some Salt Rocks don't care how Light or Dark their Pink Pigment is.)
Habitat: Salt Rocks live at Mountains Valleys that create diverse ecosystems influenced by elevation and terrain. Valleys often feature rivers or streams [Salt Rocks are Friendly with their Skippy Stone Neighbors] , while mountains offer a variety of habitats from foothills to snow-capped peaks. This creates a mosaic of ecological zones with distinct plant and animal life adapted to each area.
Pet Rock Manual i want to Remember 🪨
A (not so concise) History of Pet Rocks
Introduction:
Keeping pet rocks is a hobby and way of life for thousands around the globe, with many of our minerals playing a huge part in our lives, as companions, working animals and as parts of the natural world that we can bring into our own homes. Hopefully, through this document, you will be able to learn about the fascinating history of Pet rocks.
Domestication:
Though records are scarce and inconclusive, it is believed that pet rocks were first domesticated very early on in human history, with some early evidence dating from 34,000 BCE. Rocks have been formative in the development of human history, with pet rocks helping early humans to cook, hunt and providing companionship. We have cave paintings depicting the practice of giving a pet rock to an outcast as the only item they were allowed to bring with them, showing just how essential they really were.
Ancient Egypt:
Pet rocks have been cherished companions for centuries, with record of them being kept in the modern sense stretching back all the way back to the Egyptian period, with tomb-paintings depicting the practice of ‘Petrany’ which directly translates to ‘stone-keeping’ being present from the year 3100 BCE. We have also found mummified bodies that have their pet rocks mummified, and placed next to them, suggesting the Egyptians greatly respected and cared about their pebble pals. The great pyramid of Giza has inside of it a perfectly-polished pebble thought to be the hunting partner of the Pharaoh Kufu. In literature, the Egyptians seemed to believe that pet rocks could take all of a family’s diseases into them, but only of treated well.
Ancient North-America:
Roughly at the same time, in North-America, stories remain of a tribe that bred pet rocks. These pet rocks were used as memory-storers, and would be taken to important meetings and occasions, with the owners believing that they would capture the memory, and not let it fade in the minds of the people who had the rock, and so they were often traded between important individuals as a method of information transferral. They were also treated as sacred, with myths that told of a sacred pebble who only moved when no eyes were set upon it, eventually helping to kill a mischievous spider who had been terrorising the local children.
Ancient Africa
Going back to Africa, some cultures in southern Africa used pet rocks extensively as hunting partners, throwing the minerals at prey that they wanted to catch. This was especially efficient as the rocks were trained by a person who had trained in the training of rocks for years, and would only reveal their ‘trainer secret’ as part of their last words to their one and only apprentice. Obviously, this made them very valuable, and so they would very often be the first to be taken prisoner if fighting broke out between tribes.
Ancient Britain:
In ancient Britain, rocks were highly revered, and the ‘henges’ we see today are a remnant of these. They believed that minerals were able to make prophecies that would tell them about the future, and the henges were created as pens for the rocks, which were taken care of by the community as a whole, and required the intricately designed stone-circles to create their prophecies, which they would say through highly-drugged up druids (or the village drunk, whichever was closer).
Ancient India:
In ancient India, Pet rocks were present in almost every household, and great tales were composed of travellers with their pet rocks by their sides exploring and defeating great evils. An interesting side-note is that all babies born would be given a pet rock at birth, and a common idiom that still survives in the modern indian vernacular is ‘born with the golden pebble’, to signify someone born into wealth.
Ancient China:
In ancient China, Pet rocks were considered incredibly sacred, and entire temples were constructed to honour especially important minerals, usually made of Jade. A fun fact, however, is that these temples were tiny, made to the scale of the pet rocks, and people would bring their own pet rocks to the temple, and have a mechanical conveyor belt take the rocks through the temple, to allow the minerals to worship.
Ancient Greece:
A bit later on, the ancient Greeks also had a close-nit relationship with pet rocks, with the god Apollo often being represented through a ‘lithos’, or a large rock that would sit in the opisthodomos of another god’s temple, and was believed to protect the town from plagues. As well as this, the poet Xenes wrote an epic poem names ‘The Lithikos’, telling the story of the rock that touched Demiphoos while he was being turned into a god by Demeter, named Lithik. It tells the story of the rock slowly gaining power and prestige, being raised as a son by the mother of Demiphoos, Metaneira, driven mad by grief, but driven out of the kingdom by Keleos, father of the boy and king of Eleusis, slowly amassing an army of rocks from the forest, and befriending the very sea through his charm and reasoning skills, and defending the Eleusian mysteries from harm until his presumed death, caused by being carried away by a massive bird. Most of the original text has been lost to time, with only fragments and medieval analysis remaining.
The Romans:
The Romans, ever flamboyant, made owning an extravagant pet rock a status symbol. Minerals were collected from distant, far off lands, and polished to perfection, and sold at exorbitant prices to the rich. This even lead to the extinction of a certain type of pet rock, which was previously found in the mountains of North-Africa. Less desirable rocks were kept by the Plebeians, and utilised for a variety of daily tasks, such as grinding grain. Pet rocks were an essential part of the Roman military, being throw at the enemy by skirmishers, and specially trained minerals would be used in slings in the same situation. Pet rocks were also one of the only possessions that a slave was allowed to own, and, if freed, the slave’s ex-master would sponsor the pet rock’s feed for a year to symbolise the slave’s freedom. Roman emperors also had a penchant for pet rocks. Caligula famously gave his pet rock Faustus 80 acres of land, a farmhouse, and 10 slaves. When Faustus was lost, a empire-wide search was started, and he ordered every house to be searched. Faustus was eventually found in the house of an orphan taken in by a group of dancers. The entire house, including the 4 children were publicly hanged, then their bodies stoned to death. A Roman Poet, Lamargus, who greatly admired Xenes also wrote an epic poem about Pet rocks, it was called ‘The Petrifex’, and told the story of another rock that had been in the fire alongside Lithik, and its travels across Italy, and into space, where it encounters a race of divine rocks, blessed by Minerva, taking over a planet, and gifting it to Venus. This poem was greatly lauded by Augustus’s sons, who made it into a play and had it put on yearly during the Bacchanalia until their deaths.
The Middle Ages:
During the Middle Ages, the common Peasant was inexplicably interlinked with the pet rock. Most commonly granite, these were called ‘stans’, middle english for rocks, and a village would usually have a ‘stanery’, where peasants could leave their rocks to be taken care of if they were going to be away. If a peasant did not pay their taxes, a common yet barbaric punishment would be to take away their stan, and have it encased in the foundations of a building for good luck. During the expansion of Christianity, Pet rocks were used to illustrate the trinity - as they were pets, workers, and weapons all in one. Henry the Eighth famously sentenced one of his friends to death by Rock, specifically his pet rock Brutus. His friend, one Franklin M. Thomas of York, was locked in a cell with Brutus, and starved to death.
The Renaissance:
During the Renaissance, Pet rocks were harnessed in art and the emerging field of science to their full potential. Paintings were made to depict Pet rocks, as they made ideal subjects. A rather famous example of this is Caravaggio’s painting, ‘The Little Rock’, depicting Lithik being carried off by a bird in stunning detail. Many rulers of italian city-states had their pet rocks painted by famous artists. A strange bit of history to come out of this era, is the fact that a mineral was pope for 12 years, while the cardinals decided who would be the new pope. This pet rock is currently on display in the vatican, having been dropped in 1783 by a group of cardinals who were playing hot potato with it, and sadly cracking ‘in twain’.
The Victorian Period:
In the Victorian period, the divine connotations of the pet rock slowly gave way to a much more physically-based reputation. Pet rocks were seen as ideal companions, with a minimal of mess, and they were cheap to keep. Though even the poor could afford a calcite companion, the rich tried to use the humble pet rock as a status symbol once again, calling back to the famous pebbles of Roman times. They searched far around the newly being discovered world, with rock-catchers stealing rare minerals from deep in the Amazon, deep underwater, and deep in the sahara, and selling these to willing buyers for ridiculously high prices. An interesting by-product of this was a man named Robert Weldworth, a famed rock-catcher who would sell exquisite specimens he had collected from around the world to the British nobility. However, Weldworth had not actually collected any of his pet rocks from the places he had said they had been collected in, but taken them from a workhouse garden in Coventry. Having been found out, Weldworth escaped with the money, and hid in a hamlet in Bordeaux, before being killed by a bullet meant for a deer while out foraging in the woods. Many famous Victorian writers prized their pet rocks, and considered them their muses. A notable example of this is Charles Dickens, who had a Basalt called ‘Swear’, and who was the inspiration for the character of Little Dorrit.
The World Wars:
During the World wars, Pet rocks were immensely important to the war effort, keeping families company while the men were away fighting, and greatly increasing morale both out at war, and back in the towns and cities. One particularly famous Pet rock was ‘Jumping Jack’, a mineral used as a mascot for the RAF during the second world war, famed for being able to ‘jump’ after being flicked due to his shape. Crudely-drawn pictures of Jack can be found around the world, often saying something about the Germans encased in swear words, Jack helped the soldiers smile throughout the war. A Pet rock was also given the Victorian Cross after the war. ‘Dolomite Dave’ bravely stopped a German in their tracks, after they had entered the British and French trenches, by hitting the German in the face, protecting the soldiers who had saved him from a shell-hole in a stunning display of bravery.
The Modern Day:
Pet rocks have remained important into the modern day. During the cold war, they were kept around cities to warn of a nuclear attack, and in shelters to keep the residents company if the worst were ever to happen. The pet rock skyrocketed in popularity in 1975, possibly to its highest level in history to date. This was due to Gary Dahl, who was someone who worked in advertising at the time. He decided to capitalise on pet rocks, which had always been kept by a small, and insular community of people, and, by packaging the pet rocks, collected from Rosarito Beach in mexico en masse. This caused an uproar in the Petrany community at the time, who tried to protest the mineral abuse that was going on through polite complaint letters and quiet indignance, but it was all to no avail. Dahl refused to back down, and had sold millions of pet rocks to the public by January 1976. What was worse, was that the pet rocks he shipped were wild-caught, and so made for terrible pets - the instruction manual supplied with the rocks was barely enough for a normal member of the public to take care of the minerals they bought properly, even promoting the use of pet rocks as weapons. Sadly, this led to an extinction of the Rosarito-Beach varieties of Sandstone and basalt. Another effect this commercialisation of Petrany had was that it led to many members of the public releasing their rocks back into the wild, causing the number of feral rocks to increase greatly, and rock rescue centres to become greatly overburdened. At this time, a prominent figure in the petrany community, Howard Dash, editor of ‘The Petrany Periodical’ - a popular magazine - started the RSPCM (The Royal Society For Prevention Of Cruelty To Rocks) to help prevent such events from occurring again.
Since the 70s, the pet rock community has greatly evolved, improving the practice for caring for their pet rocks, using cutting-edge research and experimentation to help pet rocks live happier lives than ever before.
Wow...
This is a Good History Lesson about Pet Rocks 🪨 Glad it was Documented since people Barely talk about these type of Topics.
Once upon a time I bought a rock skin in the first ever fire sale and now people hunt down my discord account to DM me begging to sell it to them
I'm not selling Sisyphus because I think it's objectively funnier to have this rock act as Skyblock's most valuable chair and comedic value is more worth it to me than any 1 billion coin offer random people in my Discord DMs throw at me
Lol 😂 that's Freaking Hilarious, I only got a Pet Ender Axolotl in Minecraft.
I'm so Happy I Adopted one, plus i occasionally take them out to have a Playdate with someone else's Pet Endolotl.
Look at them~
Just Chilling together ❤️ & having Fun 😁
my cute pet rock
DANG!!!
How many Pet Rocks 🪨 do u even Own???
Because that's a lot of Responsibility to be able to take care of them.
I'm taking them to the Airport 🛫 so I made sure to leave some Books 📚 so they won't get Bored.
A Watch ⌚️ so they know wait Time it is and a Box 📦 of Yummy Gems 💎 for them to Snack on so they won't get Hungry 😋
[I Know, I accidentally put my Signature Upside-down Lol 😆]
This is where Usually Salty & Pider Hangout, Sleep and Eat.
I basically put Soft Golden Silk in the Glass Container for them to get Comfortable with 2 Little Rock Beds for them.
Thank Goodness the Instructions told me how to take care of them but...
I have to do my own Research on what type of Rock Species they are and what they eat, since this Pet Rock Manual 🪨 only talks about 6 type of Rock Species.
