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Two days ago a bolt of lighting splits an old oak near my woodshop., I wass sitting on the patio and witnessed the strike.
Post natures fury, damaged homes, cars trees, etc.
A diameter nearly 3 feet, split 8 foot down from the fork and sent splinters and bark flying 50 feet
Land lord will take it down, and mill it out, hope to get a few board feet to make a baseball bat
or walking stick, bench, etc
>>2163025
Is the tree cooked inside? is it going to die?
ITT dogs that cats could beat up.
>>2162822
My 45 lbs staffie mix has gotten his ass kicked by one of my cats a couple of times
>if I play dead it might leave
- Crystal Red Shrimp Edition -
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Discuss anything aquarium related here, including inhabitants, decor and issues.
Google is your friend.
Feel free to ask questions but know that there are a lot of resources out there that could answer your question a lot faster and accurately than /an/.
Make sure to include these things in your post before asking because we can't help you if we don't have the full picture:
-tank size
-parameters
-any and...
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What are your favorite marine aquarium information resources. Ive been doing research for the past few months but I want to be sure I have a good base of knowledge before making a move
Kuhli's are so cute! I want a tank full of them!
>>2162084
Wetwebmedia
who got chickens
i got 7 hens (1 died this spring ;;) and 1 rooster
they lay about 5 eggs a day
nobody got hens? i'll be doggo
Did you eat the one that died
>>2162166
No i built a cairn for her in my yard and buried her in a small underground chamber filled with wildflowers
Do any of your guys have careers in wildlife management/study/zoology? Is it fulfilling or soul-crushing?
>>2158847
The answer is the same as it would be if you were asking about vets:
If you have to ask, you aren't cut out for this fuckery.
>>2158868
Let me put it this way. When you're on your deathbed are you going to spend your last seconds lamenting the fact that you couldn't save our crapsack, dying world or are you going to be like "at least I fucking tried."?
Also how hopeless is it to find gainful employment in these fields? Am I going to need some sort of backup career?
My sister has a degree in zoogolgy and is a zookeeper at a well known zoo and all she ever tells me is that college is a waste of time and money
Anyone have any clever ideas for cheap dog food toppers to trigger appetite? Something not loaded in sodium.
My girl has no appetite. I've tried 4 different foods. She has reflux and vomits 3x a week because she won't keep her stomach full. Had the vet check her out, complete with blood work and x-rays on common problem areas (looking for pain/discomfort) and nothing. She's as healthy as can be.
But I NEED her to EAT. She is a 1 year old Great Pyrenees, slender as a greyhound, and barely 85lbs. I just hardly think it's necessary to spend so...
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Ive never needed to use a topper, but my dogs appetite gets triggered by 2 things, the cat eating food or leftover gravy. Even just a spoonful of gravy and she'll est her whole bowl.
>>2158321
Gravy was the first thing to come to mind. I was really concerned about the nutrition with that, though. I suppose I should look into different kinds
>>2158322
I never really thought about it until now, but you could also add water to thin it out. It might not taste good to us but your dog could love it.
I'm wanting to buy my first puppy, and don't know how to tell what The breeders are like in my area. It's like every website is from 1990 and shirt , or they don't have a website and are only through puppyfind or something. Is there a ways to tell if it's a legit breeder and not some jackass in they're backyard without going there and looking?
Expand your radius
A puppy is literally a decade commitment, if you have to drive four hours it's still worth it. If you can't do the research on your own to determine the difference between a good breeder and a backyard breeder you aren't ready for a dog.
>>2164329
Without going there? Not quite. It's a good idea to check the place out and see the dogs in their early environment, because anyone can lie. Puppy mills are notorious for trying to keep people out of their breeding facility. Don't look for a breeder through puppy search sites, they are puppy mills and mostly scams. Look through the breed club group for breeders. Make sure they do health tests at whatever interval, that they take their dogs back for whatever reason, that they aren't line breeding, etc...
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>>2164329
What breed?
You need to start by looking up breed clubs, then you need to look for health testing - so, for example, lets say you want a Irish wolfhound, you'd want a breeder that tests for:
- Elbow dysplasia (ideally O:O)
- Hip dysplasia (abnormal formation of hip joints leading to osteoarthritis. Breed mean score 6 (parents should be lower)
- Eye Disease: Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) (progressive visual impairment) (annual testing); Multifocal retinal dysplasia (MRD) (annual testing)
-...
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hey guys, i don't really come to this board that much but i've found a bird's nest in my back yard that must have fallen from a tree. there are two babies, and i put the nest back up nearby without touching them. i haven't seen their mother any time today and i'm worried that they're getting hungry, but i don't want to feed them anything that would make them sick. would anyone be able to identify what species these are, and what they eat?
hate to bump but i'm worried about these ugly fucks
Plenty of birds ground nest, you probably killed them
>>2164060
well one of the eggs was fucked up when i got there, but oops
I just had this little bastard run towards me at the theme park I'm at, was wondering if anyone could id him.
For reference I'm in south carolina
>>2163944
Stink bug. Harmless. If you squish it, it stinks. Also sprays like a skunk if threatened. We have them in Texas.
>>2163944
carowinds?
>>2163944
It's a leaf-footed bug, not a stinkbug. Can't be more specific than that, it looks weird. Might be a nymph.
Hey /an/
I don't usually post here but I've got a question about E-collars
When my dog came back from the vet the collar was on its tightest setting but I noticed I wasn't able to remove the e-collar without taking it apart. It there an easier way to get it on and off?
Nope
>>2163991
Awesome
>>2163939
Don't put one on it.
So I just hit a squirrel while going shopping. I assumed it was a fallen branch in my peripheral, but I wasn't sure, so I parked a ways away and walked up to it; I'd fucking caused its eyes to burst out of its sockets. Because of my materialist/hedonistic impulses a precious life is lost. I feel wretched, like I don't deserve to live. That may seem over-dramatic but I'm normally self-serving person, and it's catching up to me.
>>2163935
It's okay anon there are billions of squirrels in the world and your shitty driving will never kill them all.
It's a fucking squirrel.
>>2163935
Eat the squirrel.
That way a part of it will be with you forever.
How do I get rid of these fuckers without using those crazy chemicals that they sell?
My two cats have fleas and the store bought stuff irritates their skin. Any safe ways to kill fleas on cats?
Try pine chip bedding. And also tea tree oil
Completely wax your pet
>>2163910
so poisons, but not ones that are predictable or effective. that's some good goddamn advice
I have an aquarium contacting one betta fish, and there is some negative space on the space it lays on. What are some aesthetically pleasing household items I can fill the space with?
more aquariums
>>2164029
Welp
Alright
a jar filled with brown recluses
So, I got a juvenile male betta fish a few weeks ago, and his behavior seems normal. He rarely hides, he swims around a lot, and when I'm in my room he's on the side of the tank I'm closest to looking at me. However, there is one strange thing. He seems to have stress stripes all the time, despite rarely acting stressed. He just acts like a happy fish. When he's asleep, he has his normal coloration. A few minutes after he wakes up though, he'll have those stripes. Why the heck does this happen? I would post a picture of him, but it makes him freak out....
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>>2163793
Bettas usually like to hide behind plants and things like that so maybe he doesn't hide because he can't
>>2163829
No, I have some fake plants and even a little plastic lot he can swim into. Good try though.
>>2163835
*log, not 'lot'
Hi /an/.
I just rescued this bird from the park after my dog chased after it was attacked by a cat. It still seems lively enough (keeps trying to climb up and keeps exploring her cage), but she is wounded.
She keeps her right foot balled, is it broken?
How do I make sure she survives? I gave her some bird food my mom has, as she owns a lot of birds, but I'm not experienced in animal care outside of my dog.
She's wounded, but it doesn't seem like they're fresh wounds.
>>2163762
Magpie fledgling. If it's wounded, you'll want to take it to a shelter, they'll know what to do. I DON'T recommend trying to rehab a corvid at home without prior experience.
>>2163763
Right. Thought she was a young one, she flew very low before she got grabbed.
My mother gave her some of that egg power feed or whatever it's called in English.
She does has experience with birdcare, and I brought it to her (I've been living there for the past month as I just finished college and searching for a place of my own now). Shelter is three cities over and closed atm (it's 8PM here), so that's not an option until Monday.
>>2163772
>(I've been living there for the past month as I just finished college and searching for a place of my own now)
Oh ok totally needed to know that.
Follow whatever your mom and Google says.
/an/ is not good with these threads.
