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I own a caique and i absolutely love the scent of burning candles
But when i bought her i found out that i could not burn candles with her around.
Unfortunately my family has given me a crapton of yankee candle stuff for xmas.
How fatal are candles for my bird? When i look it up all i get is "very bad"
Can i not light them anywhere in the house? Can i light them in one room and have her in another, ventilated room?
Should i just get rid of the candles?
Pic related. Is her
Ditch the candles. It's not worth killing your bird.
>>2023429
it could burn it's eye
it could eat the wax and choke
don't ditch the candles but be very cautious, don't light one up when she is in the same room .
>>2023450
If i had a scented candle lit all day and had her in another room..would it hurt her if i brought her out into the room w/ the candle even after it was put out and put away?
Do the scents in them irritate birds? I know some very strong scents irritate animals, just dont know what affects them and what doesn't
>>2022928
Amy looks like a fat ugly cunt
>>2022928
It makes me sad that anyone would support breeding animals so fucked up like this. If you bought this cunt from a breeder, you're a dickhead.
>>2022928
Merry Christmas! I hope Santa kicks your ugly dog in the face!
I am out of ideas for this Great Pyrenees. I need a name for a boy with a astrological theme to match his sister's name (Luna).
I've been shot down for:
Astro
Comet
Leo
Cosmo
Pluto
... help me /an/ :(
>Io
>Oberon
>Phobos
>Deimos
>Atlas
>Pan
>Caliban
cumfart
Your pupper's name will be... Sputnik.
Do dogs have feelings?
>>2016412
Yes
/thread
>>2016413
Actually they don't.
>>2016467
Fun fact: they do.
I'm worried about my puppy and thought it'd be worth posting here until I potentially call the vet after work today.
It started on Christmas morning. I've got a 13 week old Boxer and around 6am on Christmas morning he started crying in his crate like crazy. I let him out and he had 2 sizeable poops, both of them were totally normal, though maybe on the slightly softer side, then we went back to bed. We woke up at 10, he had a pee and a little poop, he had a nice big Christmas bone and some other treats, and then had breakfast about an hour or hour and a...
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Today's first poop was perfect, no diarrhea or blood at all!
>Could something be wrong or am I just over analyzing every tiny thing?
probably both. if he's eating again and you don't see any more blood, he's probably okay.
was it bright red blood? he could have torn his butthole slightly pooping so much.
eating wet cat food and cheese could explain it.
>>2023803
It was pretty bright red. There were two separate puddles of diarrhea, the larger one was fine, but the smaller one (about the size of a beer bottle cap) was pretty much pure bright red.
I just got home, I had someone watching him all day, he ate all of his lunch and had a normal poop around 1, then had another one just before I got home. He also doesn't seem as tired as he was yesterday. Hopefully this means he's alright
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>mom gets a betta fish for christmas
>been stressed out for two days because I dont know if this fucking fish is happy or not
Redpill me on tank sizes and toys for a siamese fighting fish please
>go to google
>"fish name" care sheet
>stop being stressed
>>2023872
It'll never be happy, it's too beta.
>>2023872
Get at least a 5 to 10 gallon, 10 gallon preferably, give it some company like ghost shrimp or African dwarf frogs, and feed it pellets or flakes. To see if they're happy they'll be swimming happily and not laying on the bottom.
Nature is beautiful, why doesn't /an/ get more traffic?
because most of nature isnt actually beautiful
because it's 99% cats and dogs.
>>2023753
I disagree.
>>2023756
True, this is pretty annoying.
We need a general for dogs and cats.
I was eating some ginger cookies and a piece fell off, my dog snatched it and ate it, is ginger harmful for her? Pls advice, it's too late at night for a vet
>>2023650
Those cookies would contain such a low amount that I highly doubt it would do anything even if it was toxic.
No, ginger isn't toxic to dogs. A quick google search could have solved this for you.
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
>>2023518
Why are mushrooms growing in a litter box? ?
>>2023522
Through some combination of wee and maybe poo in warm conditions?
>>2023524
That doesn't seem right though. Isn't kitty litter supposed to absorb moisture?
How much would it cost for:
>vital/organ check to ensure dog (85lbs) can handle anesthesia/surgery
>removal of damaged eye
?
>>2023436
It varies.
Ring various vets and get a few quotes. Then look into care credit if needs be/PDSA if you're UK based.
>>2023442
Everything I've heard about care credit is shit.
>>2023457
JESUS CHRIST
Why do people get so obsessed with birds? Like amateur bird watchers I mean. They'll drive 8 hours each way just at the chance to see a new bird, and sit out in the cold for hours until they do. What is the fascination, can someone explain it to me? I think birds are okay but I wouldn't wake up at 4am to go sit in the snow to look at a goose. I ask because a lot of the people where I work go apeshit for the hobby and I ask why they like birds and no one can really explain it. Yet there are some that get up at dawn every day to go do it.
>>2023411
I've gotten up at 4am to look at geese but my intention was to shoot them with my shotgun and not a camera.
>>2023411
Its like pokemon for the real world.
There's something incredible about seeing a bird that only a few people will ever see.
But your question is silly, why would people fly across oceans, travel for hours for a look at an elephant they can see in a zoo?
Bug collectors are even worse.
I'm obsessed with birds but I've only gone out of my way once or twice to view some, such as snowy owls that decided to show up in a large group. It was like an hour drive for that, and another drive was to go watch some seals. My other bird watching adventures just goes along with hiking/taking walks, because I like to be outdoors. I also stop to watch deer, moose and bears(from a distance, of course).
I just like the outdoors and I guess bird watching is just similar to sitting by your fishtank. Its just nice to look at it.
Some I just got this puppy for christmas. As far as breed I'm not too sure. The givers said she had a quarter wolf in her and one of her parents was lab.
You guys have any tips as far training and raising her? I have a sort of companionated-take-her-most-places idea for her.
I guess we can start off with the DON'Ts of dog raising. What are the most common mistakes and misconceptions you see in the most ordinary house hold environment
She's not a quarter wolf. Try clicker training lots of sites
>>2023401
Would you say clicker training yields better results as opposed to treat based rewards. Should I do both or is it one of those trial and error sort of things
>Which would be the best pet in a zombie apocalypse?
Considering said animal is still susceptible to acquiring the zombie plague through biting someone infected.
>>2022746
Probably some bacteria that kills zombie viruses.
Pomeranian.
>>2022746
Chihuahua.
Tie it to a random streetlight, up high.
Let it bark for hours.
The rest of the town is now zombie-free as they all gather below the piñata.
Dogs you'd like to own but you know you probably shouldn't thread.
>>2021693
i would love to have a greyhound or whippet. The thing is a dog, any dog, would be a poor pet choice for me. I just don't have the time and energy to do a good job of it.
2nd floor apartment here.
Great Pyrenees, Malamute, Irish wolfhound, Japanese Akita, Leonberger
Giant breeds are love
>>2021727
nice memes m8
sup /an/,
Anyone got any tips on a first time owner of a herding breed? Border collies, cattle dogs etc. I have an 8 week old kelpie pup, grew up with labradors and it's been very different so far.
My main issue is nipping, especially at heels, hands and at clothing. I've been redirecting her to a toy (ball, tug toy, kong) but it doesn't always work especially when she is hyper. When she bites me I yell out "OW" really loudly and she stops about half of the time.
I have never used physical discipline on any of my dogs, but I need...
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Usually in the rare cases where my dogs have bitten me, all I had to do to make them stop was give them a savage beating.
You're already doing what you should be, but there's a few more things you can do to get her to stop:
When she nips you and you say "OW"/yelp, you should also make it clear that playtime/interaction stops when she does this.
This means that if you're playing and she gets nippy, you yelp and then leave the room and ignore her completely for a moment. It doesn't take long for them to realize that if they want playtime and attention, they can't bite.
Alternatively, she's all hyper and you are walking through the house...
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Scruff them severely, force them onto their back, spray them with the smelly shit, and then put them outside
Stuff like that
You're talking about a breed that's literally been bred for hundreds of years to specifically herd livestock, which involves nipping and biting them to get in line, so good luck lol
I have one and my only problem is that he's inexhaustible, fucking thing can run for 3 hours straight a day and not be tired, so he gets really whiny about going outside even after the point a normal dog would be dead tired
