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So I spotted this guy yesterday. Looks to be a muskrat, and I saw him crawl under my tool shed too so he might be hiding out there.
Anyone have experience with these rodents? I have a house cat, how risky is it to let her outside with this guy around? My cat's not very big, and this sucker looks about 2 feet long. I've read that they can be very territorial.
>>2041749
So after everything you just typed you're considering letting your cat outside. People like you, that completely lack the ability to make rational decisions, should be fucking shot.
>hurr theres a big rat in my yard but ima let cat outside cus it will be funy
also
>letting your cat outside
fuck off retard
>>2041754
She's an outdoor cat. She hunts frequently. We have all kind of animals out here and she's never had any problems, but this guy is new so I wondered if anyone had experiences with muskrats and could give me first hand advice on how to deal with them.
But whatever, since you apparently know jackshit I'll just set a trap for it or something.
Sup guise. I'm about to get a 55 gal tank and I've been agonizing over what to put in it. I've settled on: dwarf lionfish, engineer goby, and maroon clownfish (one of each). Is this a fuckstupid idea? Or would these three work in a tank together?
>>2041222
they should be fine, they're all usually pretty aggressive.
that's not a lot of fish for a 55 though. And once you put those in you'll have a hard time adding more fish unless you're getting something pretty mean that will break up territories.
>>2041225
Everything I've read is super cautious about having anything aggressive so I'm not sure wth to do. Any suggestions on what to put with them?
>>2041226
I've kept a lot of aggressive and predator tanks. You just need to keep fish that are too big to fit in anyone else's mouth, and try to avoid fish that prey on other fish. Other than that the sky's the limit.
I've found coral beauties and puffers to be particularly capable of defending themselves. Clown wrasses and harlequin tuskfish are tough as well. Triggers vary, they're all fairly aggressive and some will kill everything in the tank. Snowflake eels are usually good choices. Damsels...
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Because they don't fit in our backyards silly
>>2040459
Who keeps making these shitty threads?
they breed extremely slow.
In case you wanted to watch some kittens today, my friend has a stream going of her foster kittens. https://youtu.be/9DwZ-CXIqw8
one is Siamese
the other is orange
>>2039925
Siamese is a breed, newfriend. That isn't a siamese, that's a domestic shorthair with color points. Also a qt3.14.
Hello /an/, I'm looking for silent videos and documentaries about animals & nature.
No commentary, just footage, similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sirvGWReno
Do you have any links or recommendations?
>find documentary with narration
>turn down sound
>...
>profit!
Microcosmos
I haven't really explored the site much myself, but Biopixel has nature footage:
http://www.biopixel.tv/
How does this make you feel?
enraged
human beings live in comparatively smaller rooms
why should animals have more rights than people
Don't Betas prefer smaller habitats? As far as I know they're territorial and like the small space, so I guess if you kept his water clean and kept him fed, he'd be fine? The fuck do I know.
I see it as being pointless and a waste of the person's GPA.
>Being a vet has a lower status and income
>The number of years of studying in grad school is the same though
>Job security is somewhat lower than being a doctor
>You memorise the same shit about anatomy so it's not like vet school is easier
>Both are just as stressful as you need to perform operations and that is gruesome
>Vet...
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OP, get this,
People have different interests. Maybe some people have a passion for working with animals and not humans.
>>2028692
It's just the same though. You memorise the same kinds of shit about lungs, intestines, etc.
And geez, working with animals is worse than humans. At least a human being won't try to bite your arm?
>>2028694
So get this - the anatomy of a domestic animal is different from a human. Crazy right?
What kind of butterfly is this? I've done a few searches and haven't been able to come up with anything. I like its wings a lot.
Crimson swallowtail
*may also go by Scarlet Swallowtail
or scarlet mormon :3
So about a month ago
Dec. 19 to be exact
I got my first reptile
Bearded dragon like the title says
Temperature gradient and humidity in tank are correct
Fresh food (reptile munchies omnivore mix and vitabugs crickets) and water every day
But it doesn't eat once a day like a juvenile should
And it refuses to get any protein when it does eat
In the month that ive had it, only ate one cricket, no meal worms or anything else
Used to eat the green beans and carrots but now only eats lettuce and banana
Which only happens like once every three days
Was...
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>>2038564
its limbs look abnormally scrawny, definitely not eating like it should. Might have intestinal blockage, what kind of substrate is in its tank? you didn't give it that bullshit calci-sand garbage the pet stores try to push on you, did you?
>>2038715
Hell no I didnt
I know that stuff is wrong
Ive got some tightly woven carpet in there, and it never bites at it or anything
Actually
I think the limbs of all the beardies at the pet store looked like that if I remember correctly
They werent in a very big tank either
Smaller than a ten gallon, about half
And there was about 10 in there
New general, old one about to hit bump limit.
>>2030512
Does anyone own an Emerald Swift? pic rel
Are they insectivore or omnivore?
What's their lifespan?
Any stories/ tips?
Really thinking about getting one.
>>2036164
those are googleable questions, OP.
Why are lizards so much cuter than mammals?
How does /an/ feel about species conservation? Does anyone have any local species which are at risk, and do you take any action towards their preservation?
The giant freshwater lobsters where I live are under threat partially from poaching but primarily from habitat destruction. I feel like I should maybe do something about it, particularly as right now the local forestry industry is on the brink of clear felling an area upstream of a significant population of the little bastards, and as far as I can tell the measures that are in place to protect them are essentially...
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Several people out there keep and breed various species that have gone extinct in the wild or are threatened with it. Seems to be the next best thing to do if the habitat can't be preserved.
Hey /an/ I found this dog and can't find the owner. I might keep him but I don't know what kind of dog he is can you tell me?
>>2041558
looks pretty mutty.
Some sort of Shepherd or Spitz mix.
Check in to your local shelter to see if its microchipped. I'm noticing a lot more dogs(who are microchipped) without collars these days. Risky business if you ask me.
Got a new turtle, it's a freshwater murray / hunter rive turtle.
What should i name it?
cumfart
shelby
>>2040833
Tirnaco
/an/, I need your help!
I live in Oregon, and right now they are letting the people vote on what will be the official "State Dog" and right now the Newfoundland is in the lead. But it must be the Welsh Corgi! It's in 2nd place, and is only behind by about 700 votes. Help me 4chan, you're my only hope!
http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/01/a_state_dog_for_oregon_newfoun.html
>>2039942
voted for the newfie because fuck you
you should take this to /b/
there's only like five people on /an/
>>2039948
I wanted all 5 of you guys to help a brother out!
>>2039942
My vote goes to pit bull
>A mountain lion with a bizarre deformity has left Idaho wildlife officials baffled.
>The cougar, who was legally shot last week, had a set of fully-formed teeth and what appeared to be whiskers, growing out of the left side of its forehead.
>>2034910
I'm thinking conjoined twin. Most of the other possibilities they list seem extremely unlikely.
Evolution at work and hunters fucked it up.
>>2034915
First thought should always be hoax.
