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[silkanide]

bruhhh pls do a my scene series that would be so epic

omg ppl are on board with this??

[fbwzoo]

How much do baby northern blue tongues cost? I’m finding a lot of conflicting information. Some say $150 others say $300 and that’s a big range

Sorry, I have no clue! I want a bluey at some point, but I haven’t done much reading into breeders or anything like that yet. 

@the-awkward-turt has one and might be able to say more.

[daedricsnakes]

What morph is Elsweyr? She is stunning!

She’s a mystic orange dream cinnamon :) she is really beautiful! It’s too bad I haven’t actually gotten a good picture of her yet. I’m trying lol she just got done shedding so I’m hoping this weekend I can get some proper photos! 

[fbwzoo]

I don’t know what to do because my mom wants to get an African gray and I’ve heard how difficult they are to care for and how they really shouldn’t be pets at all. But whenever I tell my family about this they say telling mom would be rude and to let her do what makes her happy (I’m known as the know-it-all and Debby downer of my family because of issues like this haha). I keep subtlety suggesting to get an easier, more ethical species but she wont have it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Oooof, that’s always a difficult situation. I would definitely try to talk to your mom alone, without the rest of the family around to make comments & be discouraging or insulting towards you & make it more likely for her to dismiss your concerns.

When you talk to her, maybe come prepared with some websites that have info on care needed, enrichment, intelligence, etc. You know your mom best, so how to present the information will depend on what approach you think will work best for her. Being direct & telling her that you’re concerned it’ll be too much & here’s the evidence for why; saying that you were curious because she was so excited about the idea, so you looked them up & found some good info; explaining that you want to help make sure the bird gets what they need & so you went looking for info to help out; so on. 

That said, if she can handle the demanding care & emotional and cognitive needs of an African grey (well, as much as human caretakers can, anyway), it’s not necessarily bad as long as she looks to adopt one. There’s a lot of them out there in rescues that need homes, due to how long-lived they are & how demanding their care is.  A good rescue will be able to prepare your mom further by explaining what the individual bird needs, as well as giving her more information about that bird’s history, personality, likes/dislikes, and health. And good rescues are also pretty cautious about who they’ll adopt larger parrots out to, due to their intense care needs and how intelligent & social they are. The one near me requires that their basic care class be attended by most interested adopters (except for  finches, canaries, doves, quails, budgies, lovebirds and cockatiels). So they’ll likely put your mom through a long adoption application, questioning about care knowledge & plans for providing parrot with care, and possibly more (like the class or visits/volunteering for parrot handling practice).

So if you can at least convince her to look into a good rescue for this endeavor, that may do a lot to help your situation, either by making sure she’s as ready for the situation as she can be, or by making her realize what she’d be getting into & deciding against it. 

Good luck! ♥ I hope all ends well either way. 

[newts-in-hats]

I'm planning on getting a paddletail newt by the end of this year and I was wondering if there are any aquatic crab species that would be compatible with them? Paddletails are aggressive so if you have suggestions as to any type of animal they could cohabitation with I would be thankful

Hey there! So I generally recommend against cohabing anything with amphibians. They are delicate animals and susceptible to many parasites. Crabs would definitely be a no go as they can seriously injure the newts with any of their little spiky bits. Sorry if I crushed your ambitions with your new newt tank but it’s what I feel would be best advised!

[daedricsnakes]

I've had my new little Florida kingsnake for 3 weeks now and I still cannot pick a name. I've been debating Peryite (Perry), Boethiah (Bo), Niles, or Elio. Suggestions?

the struggle is real

Those are all cute! I am obviously a sucker for elder scrolls names and definitely love Boethiah. Bo would be a very cute nickname. But I also likes the sound of Elio a lot! One of those two would have my vote... but I do like them all, which is not a very helpful answer, is it lol