#herplr

[b0chelly]

I accidentally used my flash and poor Poptart looked absolutely offended :c

[fimbry]

Where my night owls at? I’m on Buzzly now, which looks like a promising new art site. Been really nice and customizable so far! I’d describe it as Deviantart, but prettier and actually listens to users. I’m excited about it!

[gotdaherp]

long time no talk! I’m having one of the worst outbreaks since my first... and of course i’m in another country and didn’t bring my acyclovir 🤦‍♀️ i’m in the UK and almost convinced the guy at the pharmacy to let me buy it but he still said he couldn’t. I ordered online from Zava... anyone heard of this? apparently doctors approve it online and they can send it to you... It has some reviews. It was about $30 and i only pay like $7 at home but oh well im desperate. Supposed to come Tuesday - paid for next day shipping but of course it’s sunday so it doesn’t count. Let me know if you have recs in the meantime... may get some coconut oil.

[dapperpets]

Top 5 Parents of the Herpetological World

Social structure is rarely looked at in herps, but they can be some of the most dedicated parents you’ll meet.

1. Caecilian

Caecilians are strange, worm-like amphibians with hooked teeth and a strong bite force.  And that is not for nothing!  Part of the parental care practice by these animals is dermophagy, or skin eating. After her offspring hatch, the mothers skin becomes engorged with lipids.  Her offspring will proceed to consume her skin within 7 minutes.  Her skin will regenerate and be eaten again every 64 hours.  Here is a short video of a skin feeding

2. Poison Dart Frogs

Males of this species will wait for their tadpoles to hatch and carry them on their back to drop into bromeliads.  The females will visit their young as they grow in the bromeliads to drop in infertile eggs for them to feed on.

3. Darwin’s Frog

Imagine a dad swallowing its baby to later vomit up a miniature, fully formed adult…you know you want a video of that

4. Mugger Crocodile

In all species of Crocodilia to date, females will attend nests during egg incubation, assist hatching, and guard their young.  However, in this species, it has been observed that males will exhibit the same behavior.  It is possible that this behavior is due to the fact that this species produces two nests of eggs, so the mother may be too occupied with the first batch of young to care for the second.

5. Rattlesnakes

All species of rattlesnakes, except for the Arubian rattlesnake, will guard their young until their first shed.  While Arubian rattlesnakes will not tend to their young, the male will tend to the female through gestation.

[glitterxmessx]

Sunday, November 25th, 2018

My 27th bday is coming up, and I am excited. Just because this would be the first time in two years I can spend it with my sisters. Lately, I have just been busy with life. I am still working my temp job and getting ready for school. As always, I never think about my herpes unless I am dating and right now, I'm not dating. I am taking a break from it because I honestly don’t have an interest in it right now. Things are going well in my life at the moment and I don’t want to add the mess of dating into it (even if I didn’t have to deal with herpes). Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. It was nice being a blob and just sleep in.

[virgosummers1995]

🆘

The last few months have been pretty stressful and scary. At the end of November, I tested positive for HSV-2 and it was devastating. Some of the feelings of guilt/shame/etc. have gone away after learning more information, yet I can’t figure out what triggers my outbreaks. I’ve been taking Lysine supplements (occasionally) and Valtrex but still seem to have an outbreak here and there. I have anxiety, so the stress could be the main thing, but I’ve noticed that shaving irritates it and maybe triggers an outbreak? Anyone else have that problem? Any advice at all is appreciated. ♥️

[ripleythedragon]

My dragon is broken (Yes, she’s sleeping vertically)

[livinginmylight-blog]

What would you tell your sister, brother or best friend?

Someone told me something very powerful and it really forced me to get out of my head with my diagnosis.

They asked me what my best friend’s name was then told me to say out loud what I would tell them if they told me they were just diagnosed with HSV.

I said that I would tell her that she would be alright, that her world is not over, that she is still the same person she’s always been, that I love her.

Then I thought about what I would tell my little sister if she was ever in this situation. I became so empathetic and protective and thought of all the ways I would assure her that she is loved and supported and that her life would still be amazing.

Then I started to wonder why I couldn’t offer myself that same love and support.

It is powerful. Yes this shit still sucks, but it’s helpful to get outside my own bubble of thoughts and to challenge the narrative I’ve been telling myself.