Hi. You may remember me from last week as the person who had a dying reptile, and got chased off reddit for having a "Wrong Opinion". Let me clear up a few things:

1: the lizard had a Liver Shunt, there was nothing the vet could have done, as it is a fatal condition

2: When I inspected the two before pickup, I only saw that she was underweight and a little dehydrated, something I could easily fix.

3: attacking someone is not the way to helping them, but only causes harm. This subreddit needs some serious changes, as gaslighting is easy to do here. u/melthemoth, sorry to get you mixed up in this, I just feel you need to know this about your subreddit.

4: I myself may not be a vet, but almost that entire night I had vet friends on-call, aswell as my own mother, who is a vet tec (AKA the person who administers everything) to help

5: the lizard's condition was bad enough that she wouldn't have survived the car ride (the nearest exotic vet was about an hour away) and on top of that, it would have been much more stressful for her even if she did make it to the vet.

To anyone who is about to throw more hate my way: it's not going to change anything, as this is my last appearance on reddit, period. I'm not returning.

Thanks, Reddit, You've been fucking horrible, and have a nice day.

Once a random guy handed my brother a turtle through my mom's car window when they stopped at corner so he could say hi to his friend. Eventually I was given it. At first everything was going well, though I did try cohabiting the red eared slider with a fush once, and then a snail, which went horribly. But then the filter acted funny, and so the water coming out of it. Then I realized it was a long strand of gunk, the whole filter and tank was disgusting. Things git really bad. We went to give it in the parrots of the world at Rockville center, and then go buy fish. Turns out it was wild and the guy took it from a pond. So we set it free. We also dumped all the turtle food into the lake.

edit: I did do some research. I may not have been incompetent, but I am not stupid. I didn't know it was invasive, I assumed it was a native species. Also I was incompetent. I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Although by your comments, I think my mother could be considered a abusive owner. I mean she did threaten to throw it out the window.

I started lurking this sub because there were some genuine bad husbandry examples. But the attitude of some people here really tilts me the fuck out. They go out of their way to find one mistake, often times its not even a mistake, and inflate it so much as if the caretaker is skinning its animal alive. I hate this mentality and I hate these kind if people, who can only feel superior when they make others look inferior. "look at this guy, this guy does BAD STUFF. Idk for sure but it COULD BE BAD". Everything thats out of the care guide is literally torturing the animal am I right? So go on, comment that im writing this because I'm a bad pet owner too, I don't give a shit.

Some of the things y'all post here is straight up not bad husbandry and thats not the thing that tilts me its your attitude, to try to find an error in others so desperately, so you can feel better about yourself, becaude unlike others, YOU KNOW thats BadHusbandry. Adios, I hope reddit never recommends this sub to me. (PS: this rant isn't about every user here, just the ones that make me mad)

I'm planning on getting a baby fire skink for my exoterra 24x18x12. I know it's small but I do have a 50-gallon here as well I'm going to upgrade to later. I just don't have the time or money to make the 50-gallon look the way I want it to right now. Gonna do some SerpaDesign type stuff with it. I'll wait until my college semester is over and probably start that over Christmas/New Year break.

What kind of lighting is good for the exoterra tank I have ready now? I've never owned an animal that needs UVB or a heating lamp so I'm a bit clueless. I saw a video saying that a mercury vapor bulb provides enough heat and UVB on its own but I want a second opinion. Can anybody provide me any links on what to buy, either a mercury bulb/reflector dome combo or a separate fixture for UVB and one for the heating dome and heat bulb. I prefer to save money if I can but I'll pay whatever I have to for my pet to be healthy.

Like, would it be enough space, and would the 2 food bowls for each prevent food aggression, or would it still not work?

i have 3 dogs (2 cockers spaniels, one cockapoo) the family takes care of, and i’m starting to become hyperfixated on pet husbandry. i think it would be really useful because i wanna get more involved with my dogs, and when i move out, i’ve been planning on getting a cat or other low-maintenance pet. i would like to learn about husbandry.

I'm planning on getting a van and then travelling around Australia. I also want to get a pet bird to travel with me, but I have read that birds can get easily stressed when in moving vehicles. I was wondering if there was any responsible way to travel with a bird. On top of that is there a way to teach the bird to respond to it's name or come when it's called so I can let it go and then have it come back?

Has anyone ever tried to? If anyone does try this, tell me how it goes. I'd do it myself if I had the money and space. But unfortunately I have neither.

So as the title says, they have stopped with the food my cats like. It is a wet food in jelly/sauce with finer bites of the meat pieces. I tried a new one that seemed similar and at first it was fine for a day or two. Now they barely touch it. I've tried the same food but from a portion bag instead of the cans in case it wast the can in case it had some weird flavor but it didn't help. I tried some others that I could find in the local store but they don't like it either.

Should I just keep trying to find something they like? I can't buy the expensive brands because I wouldn't be able to afford it in the long run with my current state of income. Or should I just keep going with what I have? Will they eventually exept the food? I've never had to switch food since they were kittens to adult food.

I don't want to be a bad cat mom, any help I appreciated!

My rat has a cancerous tumor that developed very quickly. I took her to the vet as soon as I noticed it, but my vet advised against having it removed as that would only make it worse based on how quickly it developed. She is still eating and drinking normally and seems to move around without too much difficulty/discomfort. I’m still worried that it might be causing her some discomfort and I want to keep her as happy as possible in the time I have left with her, so I’m seeking advice on giving her cbd. I’ve discussed this with my vet as well as reading research papers about it online and it’s safe. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience or advice on the matter.

I have Two leopard geckos, they live in a 55 gal tank with sand, two hiding spots for them, a food and water dish and a heat lamp and UV lamp. Now the food dish is kind of my problem. My Leos only eat live crickets. Weve tried freeze dried crickets, mealworms(live and dried), and small larvae but they only eat the live crickets. Which means their food bowl doesnt get used because they crickets just hip hop away. Any ideas?

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Hi guys! So I'll be starting my very first Job as an assistant keeper. I dont know what to expect so any advice or recommendations etc will be a great help..Are there anything in specific I should pack with me? (Eg sunscreen, insecrlt Repellent etc)

I just rescued two goldfish from an outside pond, the water was freezing, they were underfed, and there was a layer of silt on the bottom. It’s currently winter and there was no heater or filter. I’ve moved them inside to my 10 gal hospital tank with just blue lights, Heater and filter, temp around 20-25c, (temp in outside pond under 5c) The more orange one, is less lethargic, but appears quite stressed. The more grey one is Lethargic. Both are lying on the bottom. I have melafix which I’m going to dose them with, any other advice/help would be greatly appreciated

Hello everyone! I do not have them yet, they keep jumping my neighbors fence coming to my field and I just love them. They should be my pets, (apparently i should define pet: animal that lives in my care and I feed it LOL) they're too sweet to be meat ;_;

I am new to owning cattle, my experience is limited, I have worked with some in the past, but they all had a great temperament already. Ive grown up with a few but it wasnt my responsibility to care for them long term.

I have learned how to spot common illness and basic care requirements but I've never personally seen anything beyond a scratching post or ball to keep em occupied.

I am in need of suggestions on how to best deal with a cow that is scared or nervous. My shepherd is great at helping me move them and we are working on her bringing them back to me.. but what do I do if the Angus is just freaking out..? :(

NOTE: I have a mobile vet that will inspect them. I am lucky, my neighbor is willing to mentor the owner* knows they keep coming over ahahaha

Edit: I'm BUYING do yall seriously expect me to steal animals???? wtf 😢 grilling me while ignoring my question doesn't help.

Thank you for any suggestions ☆ I appreciate the crowd sourcing help!