#snake-farm

[laurelhach]

Just a heads-up: I don't think paranthropus is on there, but there's a free online database called digimorph that has 3d scans/slices/roll videos of thousands of existing and extinct species. It's an amazing resource!

Answering publicly so others can go check this out! They’ve got a lot of cool stuff, so much info !

I also suggest the California Academy of Sciences site, they’ve got some neat 3D skulls 

[lapopearmadillo]

So it’s been a very rough two weeks, but one nice thing that happened was I ended up winning Snake-Farm’s giveaway! :D So little Lexell ended up getting himself a lovely cave and some beautiful rocks natural to Lake Michigan! (And of course with that came another tank remodeling for him so everything can fit nicely. That big baby is so spoiled. @u@ )I’m assuming he likes everything because he actually sat still long enough for me to take a few nice pictures. x3 That all said, please check out Snake-Farm! They post a lovely mix of things including fish, nature and animals, reptiles, fantasy and etc. Definitely one of my favorite blogs since I followed them!

[flock-talk]

I hope I didn't miss something in your resources, but I didn't see anything- Do you have any tips for a non-bird owner on meeting a parrot for the first time? I'm going to meet my friend's African Grey this week, and I really want to make sure I do everything right and don't scare/upset him. I've never interacted with a parrot before, so I'm anxious! How would you want someone new to behave when meeting one of your birds? Thank you for your wonderful blog, I've learned so much from it already!

The number one rule would be to just listen to your friend, they know their bird best and as a result they will be able to tell you to stop doing what you’re doing or help guide you on how to best read the bird.  Don’t be afraid to ask questions, if you want a debriefing prior to interacting with the bird please ask, it’s much better to take the time to explain the basics about the bird as an individual than it is for you to be nervous or uncertain and someone getting hurt, most bird owners will be more than happy to help show you the ropes.

In general here’s a few guidelines:

don’t approach them first, let the bird hang out with their owner or across the room and let the bird get a good look at you, they have to decide whether or not you’re a threat before willingly interacting with you.  You may want to ask for some treats after a little while and gently try offering them to the bird, if the bird is comfortable you could ask them to step up or do a trick, whatever the owner advises, if the bird backs away or bends down, just leave them be, don’t force it.  The owner may decide to do basic tricks or hands-off activities such as target training or simple distant commands so the bird can start to interact with you without you being close enough to get bitten.

don’t hover over them, try to stay around eye level until they’re comfortable, give or take

slow movements, keep things predictable

plenty of rewards to help them associate you with positivity

keep the area relatively quiet and calm

offer your hand to them, don’t force it in to them, let them decide whether or not to step up, think of step up as a question rather than a command “would you like to step up?” if the bird says no then that’s their answer, respect that choice

watch their body language and only proceed when they’re willing to comply, if they’re eye pinning (expanding and contracting pupils), leaning down, swaying, flaring their tail, pacing, those are signs of an unhappy bird telling you they don’t like what you’re doing.  Again listen to the owner, if they tell you the bird doesn’t like that then ease off

Some birds are really well socialized and may be just fine walking up to a new person and having fun, others may not be, it’s important to take each bird as an individual and proceed according to what they’re telling you.  Talk with their owner, get them to explain things to you if you need it and listen to what they have to say. As long as you proceed slowly and back off if the bird starts wanting to leave the situation it’ll likely be just fine.

[rainbow-hammock]

snake-farm reblogged your post:Ever since I got Kirby, I’ve been testing the...

You definitely don’t have enough plants to be consuming all the nitrates (which is possible, but only in very heavily planted tanks), so either your cycle has crashed or you are not performing the nitrate test correctly. So make sure you are following the instructions to the letter, because that test is very finicky (and check the expiration date on your tests to make sure they’re still viable as well). If you’re certain you’re doing it right and the tests are still valid, keep a very close eye out for ammonia in the tank and do a water change whenever you get noticeable ammonia readings until your cycle is restored.

Thanks for the reply!

That’s really disappointing to hear that my cycle has probably crashed. It was doing so well until the algae apocalypse I had! 

But I am definitely doing the test correctly; when I first noticed the nitrates weren’t there, I checked the expiration date and it’s definitely still valid...granted, I do have a brand new bottle of the nitrate test lying around, because mine was getting low. Maybe I’ll open that one up that one and see if the results are the same. 

But in the meantime I will definitely keep an eye on the levels! Thanks again!

[stanleykubricks]

tbh I'm pretty jealous of that anon. I wish I had a life with so few problems that I could actually consider it worth my time to be pissed over a tumblr blog I follow not tagging stanley kubrick movies separately.

dont be too mean to the poor anon they just dont know that i’m not a fancy film blog and am instead a trash memepersonal blog 

i’ll definitely tag something if it triggers someone but idk man people who tag individual movies are Much Stronger Than Me

[stanleykubricks]

who the heck is snake-farm

Emily there are millions of words in hundreds of languages and yet no combination of any of them could possibly be used to describe you, in all your supernal and immortal glory.

We have been friends since 6th grade--did you know that’s literally 10 years?

And yet I still count you as one of my closest friends, the reflection of my soul in another human being, and man oh man do I adore you for it. I miss you a lot, by the way. All the time. I wish we weren’t as reclusive as we were in high school and that we had spent like, every waking moment together. I’m glad that we have facebook and stuff to still keep us connected though, because I’d go crazy if I didn’t know I had you to chat with all the time.

You’re also an amazing, amazing artist. Probably the best artist I know personally, and I have always always thought to myself “god damn, that emily is goin’ places” and I will never stop believing it as long as i live

okay i love you a lot and i hope jordan is taking good care of your fishies

[bettababies]

okay so how many of each species can I put in a heavily planted 14 gallon? I want to have three small schools, one of celestial pearl danios (also known as Galaxy rasboras), neon tetras, and endlers livebearers. from what I found they all get along well and the rasboras and tetras need schools of at least 6 whereas the endlers need 3 or more. according to aquadvisor I would be ok with 6 danios, 6 tetras and 4 endlers, (my filter is rated for 18 gallons and I do 30-90% weekly changes)

[zwingervomrabenauge]

snake-farm answered your question:I had stopped at Petco the other night after work...

Definitely not a plakat, unless he’s some kind of mix… I’d say he’s probably a delta or veiltail, but too young for his fins to have totally grown out! Such a cutie, too.

Aah, okay, thank you both! I wasn't too sure. We don't sell plakats at petsmart, so I only really have a vague idea of their form and the differences.

I sort of hope he's a delta, just because I prefer the curved tails to the veil, but he's so pretty that I don't think I'd care either way. I normally don't like marbles but damn he's gorgeous haha!