#grubloved

[skunkes]

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[revretch]

i'd love to know more about ur pet rove beetle :o

I've had them about a month now, just caught them outside where I live actually! Huge, beautiful devil's coach horse beetle--so, I named them Cinderella. I don't have any photos of mine, but they look like this:

They really move and act like little foxes, with the long swishy "tails" and the way they stand upright on their legs instead of having them bow out like a lot of beetles. They're even foxlike in the way they grab prey by the back of the neck, and do their best to sever the nerve cord and stop its movements before eating! (Conversely, the mantises, tarantula, and scorpion all just sort of hold their prey in place and start eating wherever.)

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

frank, whats your favorite animal? could you draw me a meme with them in it? :o

Yeah I can draw a lot of animals at once (although they all look the same to me)

Favorite animal is probably something like panda or gorilla, but it is so difficult to choose favorites. If it's an animal with a single image or something, I tend to go with that one, but if it's a wild animal or some sort of composite animal like a whale then it's too hard to pick just one (and in any case there's probably a better choice). I'm always kind of torn between the "cute and photogenic" animals like pandas and koalas, and the "cool" animals like sharks and snakes and wolves.

So, I'll just do an attempt at a list of my favorite wild animals, in no particular order:

spinosaurus dinosaurus

pug (yes I'm aware it is a dog, and also one of my favorite species)

camelopardalis

hippopotamus

spiny rat snake

the "real" pug

striped hyrax

pygmy shrew

nematode

giant armadillo

leopard seal

steller's sea cow

koala

prairie wolf

bison

giant anteater

flamingo

mole shrew

scorpionfish

leopard (a.k.a. "big cat")

chimpanzee

polar bear

hognose snake

big blue heron

giant king prawn

dolphins

great blue heron

bronze bustard

eastern box turtle

virginia opossum

spiny tailed gecko

solitary crested myna

cave salamander

marsupial tiger salamander

vampire squid

northern sea otter

eastern hognose snake

[iheartvmt]

hi there!!! i've got two cats that will be 3 years old in may. they're both super cute & healthy!!! i haven't really thought about dental stuff with them yet but i have been having them remind me to brush my OWN teeth (scheduled treat time in the bathroom! they come and get me.). i thought itd be a good idea to get into a routine with them!

my question is method. because i have the teeth routine for me already scheduled with a treat, switching that one to a cat dental treat seems really obvious. are cat dental treats good? do they work? or do you recommend i manually brush their teeth? thank you so much!

Hey! Sorry it took so long to answer :[

Getting your cats to help remind you to do self-care is pretty ingenious!

The "gold standard" is daily toothbrushing because the mechanical action of brushing with a kitty toothpaste is by far the best for removing the tartar. Here's a good how-to for brushing cat teeth:

How to Brush Your Cat’s Teeth

We all know that brushing your cat’s teeth is crucial to their overall health. Ready to try? Here’s how to brush your cat’s teeth in just 30

Remember to take each step slowly, and keep training sessions short and positive.

But because cats are cats, some still won't accept brushing (and some owners are unable to do daily brushing, for a variety of reasons because life isn't ideal sometimes), and for those kitties, dental treats, foods, etc. may be beneficial. While they aren't as good as brushing, they're still better than doing nothing. The Veterinary Oral Health Council have a list of endorsed products that they update fairly regularly:

Veterinary Oral Health Council Reviews Products that Stop Plaque and Tartar Buildup in Dogs and Cats

Good luck with whichever methods of oral care work best for you and your kitties!

[epikulupu]

jan toki "epikulupu" la, ni li pona suli tawa mi a!

pona a !! jan pi toki pona li pona suli tawa mi :3

sina sona e toki pona lon tenpo seme? mi sona e toki pona lon sike wan!

TRANSLATION:

grubloved: to me, the name 'epikulupu' is really cool!

me: great! people who speak toki pona are really great. how long have you known toki pona for? i've known it for a year.

[skunkes]

i rhink of talon kind of as yr stand to be honest. jojo style.

this is also an ask that led to smthng i started a sketch for but got too embarrassed to continue due to not being creative enough with design and motifs/symbolism....LOL

but i like dis... its so Real

[skunkes]

do u have the tiktok where the person goes its not my fault that when i like somebody i want to live in they skin and eat them. i cant find it anywhere i stg i saw it on yr blog at one point though help i cant atop thinking about it

YES here it is on my blog, i think it was removed on tiktok otherwise id link back there also 😔

[skunkes]

smunker at the doctors office (irl hedgehog getting an x-ray)

YES EXACTLY