I was considering getting a hamster but I have to leave my house for 6 days each month and won't be able to bring it with me during those days.The plan was to clean the cage just before leaving and just after arriving and ask a a neighbour to change the water and food daily.What worries me and is making me consider not to get the hamster is that it won't leave the cage even for a walk inside a ball since the neighbour hasn't time enough for that.Are 6 days without leaving the cage cruel for a hamster?
I own 3 hamsters, all in large and enriching enclosures, and I have left them alone for that long before. As long as they have enough food and a full water bottle, they'll be chilling. I have two Syrians and a Roborovski, but I have also owned Russian/Campbell's/Winter white dwarves before. I give them 8-12 inches of bedding. I would recommend a Russian dwarf. (or Campbell's or Winter white; They're all the same thing in the US anyway because they are so interbred.) They tend to be significantly friendlier than Robos or Syrians on average. Do not get a female Syrian. It will get out of its enclosure when you are gone and die in your walls. Males are lazy and stupid so it's less of a concern with them. I have 2 males right now (in separate enclosures) and neither tries to get out in any meaningful way.
Get a wifi camera too so you can check on what your dumb ass hamster is doing while you are away.
>>5147500He's going to watch on webcam while it magically manages to kill its self in the dumbest way possible.
>>5146017Your neighbor will hate you
If you get a proper enclosure for the hamster it won't need to leave it at all except for cleaning. The bastards get stressed from being touched or moved since they're solitary in the wildJust get it a big ass enclosure and a feeder with a timer and it will be alright
Animals we eat, get nutrition from in some form or make products from them or what they produce: eggs, meat, dairy, aquaculture, pelts, hides, leather & textiles, wife just made $500 selling 3 lambs. 2 wethers and a ram. we already have two 14cuft freezers full of lamb, hogget & mutton, so we didn't need them for butcher. they were just taking up space and consuming feed. we already have 3 select breeding rams. we only keep the ewe lambs for dairy. ewe lambs sell for a premium price but like many species, males tend to be more numerous than needed, so $500 for a trio of males is spectacular. they went to a "pet" home so definitely worked out in their favor as well. what are you raising and for what purpose(s)? what would you like to raise? what do you just have questions about or a general interest in?
>>5144252It really really sucks, but there is still great money to be made. Hiring out is ideal for such shitty situations as long as you have a reliable worker that can get the job done. 25-35 bucks an hour for 4 8 hour days of driving per month is only like 1k off the top of a potential 16k-18k gross/month. >>5144262The funny part is that there are usda exempt pathways to poultry sales, but it's such an arduous task getting either a zone change or use permit that just dealing with a 6 hour round trip 4x a month makes more sense, and you can only do 1k birds per year through that channel, and sales are limited to direct to consumer.
Saw these guys today, they look kinda greek / turkish
>>5144703Do you know the breed?
I had a really good day at the farmers market. It feels so good to inform people about the difference between legally defined pasture and what we consider real pasture raised chickens. Rotational pasture means chickens always have access to fresh and almost always green pasture, where they can forage for bugs and just eat the grass to supplement the organic feed we give them. Not adding colorants to darken eggs means ours aren't that crazy orange, but we can claim the color of our eggs comes entirely from what they eat and we get dark yellow/ golden yolks pretty consistently. The other great part was informing people about how we raise our pigs. A lot of people love that we raise happy pigs, and we may have gotten another whole pig sold because of it. I was explaining our practices and how we can schedule an om farm kill with a whole hog purchase. Aside from castration day for the males the pigs lived an entirely stress free life until they're just eating food and get shot. Our chops were a little too expensive, but the lady ended up buying a pig foot from us and I explained how I liked to cook them. We got a few customers buying chops from us a second week in a row saying they loved them, and a little boy also got his mom to buy a pork chop from us, which was kind of cool as well.All the large pigs aside from the white/black one, which is a sow with her piglets are going to slaughter on aug. 21st after 30 days of my finishing ration. We are keeping 2 to sell at market and the rest are already sold. 3 years of keeping pigs and I'm finally starting to see the fruits of my labor. It's so awesome. Thos year is growth phase. Next year I may actually see profits, god willing.
BUMP. I may try to keep this thread up until I have the finished pigs processed to share the stats and meat quality changes.24 piglets born this month. Roughly even split between pink pigs, black pigs, and briwn pigs.
Why are cats like this?
>>5145251The belly of a quadruped is one giant radiator, but also exposes their internal organs. They do it to cool off when they feel safe.
>>5145397Does this work with human
It's a mystery
>>5145251Because it’s a cat?
>>5145251None shall pass
Post wolves.>Information. >Images. >Stories. >Art. >News.>Previous thread: >>5093726
>>5147096tell us what you know
>>5147181Ideally I would have a large rural property with no neighbors in sight, a large escape proof outdoor enclosure filled with enrichment, plenty of raw meat for food, and a nearby exotic animal vet. Spending my days with smart and independent wolves/wolfdogs, earning their trust, surrounded by wilderness. It sounds like the life. There are challenges of course, like money, their neophobia, physical husbandry labor, legal issues, behavioral quirks, and never going on vacation.
Any advice on finding a malamute wolf mix with an owner willing to stud him out?
Thoughts on the secretary Bird?
>>4989049Can't even take dictation probably because it could barely speak english0/10 would not recommend this temp agency.
THEY LOOK SO PUREHEARTED
fuark this is technically the last deer thread...
>>5118898They look weird
>>5147680why, they look cute to me
>>5118898What's with the teethnose?
>>5147702just the sacrifices we accept for mega cuteness
Thread for animals called bryozoa. Post pictures and interesting facts about them.In picrel is one of those animals and although it looks disgusting it can apparently make water clearer in ponds and lakes by eating plant plankton.
>>5145783These things always coat every surface around some of my fishing places.
>>5145783They will be the next great reef-builders. I just know it.
>>5145783are these those weird mind hive creatures like there's a trillion of them but they're all specializedi nto different sections and form a whole functioning creature colony thing
>>5146456Salt and brackish water ones, yes. Evidently the freshwater ones in op are a single unified type
>>5145783cool blob
Hello /an/,You are now reminded that Bumblebee season has officially begun in the northern hemisphere. Bumblebees and Solitary Bees are in massive crisis so this thread will be to discuss ways to help them, ask questions about how to plant for them, and general bombus chat.Note that Mellifera (‘honey bees’) are NOT in crisis, are actually a major culprit in the decline of Bumblebees and Solitary Bees, and aren’t even native to most of the northern hemisphere anyway - so they are banned from this thread. Wasps are fine (but still shit).Previous: >>5117649Related: Vipers Bugloss plugs being prepared by based Anonymous from the other thread.
>>5146187Did you post in hgm?Very cool bees
>>5147036Here’s a thirsty lady.
>>5147036This is a new colony and expanded faster than I was prepared due to all the rain we had. Overcrowded + extremely humid = all bees hanging out on the front porchDon’t make fun of my hive stand, beekeepers.
Anyway forgive my invasives. Here’s a nice sweat bee I barely got a picture of.
>>5147038Yes.I have not been posting there often, there was a wildfire here in the property and I had to go after a bunch of paperwork to give to firefighters, law enforcement and environmental agencies to show it was not criminal.
Why are wasps assholes? What do they provide for the environment?
they kill the things you should actually dislike
>>5147303Because you're a neurotic pussy. They only attack people who flail about like retards.
>>5147311yes
Wasps are usually pretty chill, it's just that they're extremely homophobic.
Still better than fucking mosquitoes. We have exterminated so many beautiful and useful creatures and yet the mosquito persists. Why?
Why or why shouldn't I get one? Benefits, downsides? They seem like a fairly low maintenance species of birds with fairly quiet calls that would be a nice background noise to have in my living room.
I volunteered at an elder care residence years ago and they had a single cage with 4 zebra finches. >prosReal cute. Quiet birds even if you have manyLow maintenance birds that don't need human interactionTheir food is fairly cheapSmart, and their antics in the cage with toys will entertain you. Each bird will have a different personality to amuse youEven with feathers moulting all the time, were easy to clean up after>consDon't like being handled. Only 1 of the birds would let me hand feed it. Better in a flock cause they're social, so a bird by itself may be stressed outBe warned that if you get males and females, they will breedTheir pops are small but smelly, I cleaned their cage at least 2 times a weekLifespan is fairly shortComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>5147326Do you have any opionions on more natural breeds versus English show breeds? Personally I've hoped I could find a local breeder with some chestnut flanked white zebras with a more natural breed.All of those pros and cons seem to line up with what research I did do which makes me happy. I didn't know about their sensitivity to smells, however. Any tips for air flow and minimizing scents in and around areas where their flight cage would be?
>>5147360Always better to find a reputable breeder. I like the natural breeds and you can even get interesting color mutants. >Any tips for air flow and minimizing scents in and around areas where their flight cage would be?All birds are sensitive to smells, so I have my birds in a room with an air purifier, open the window when there's a nice breeze and only when air quality is good. You cannot use air fresheners or scent diffusers near birds. I make sure to clean the cage 2 times a week or as needed to control smell with simple dish soap, not bleach or other disinfectants. Their poops are sour smelling, and it's only real bad when you neglect cleaning the cage.I also find, depending on what kind of cage lining you use, you can control how fast the cage starts to smell. I personally don't like using newsprint because it begins to smell fast from absorbing the poops and water when they drink or take baths, also the smell of wet paper mixes with everything else. I like using corn cob or wood-pellet nesting because it really doesn't smell at all. Stores also have fluffy paper "litter" but this flies out the cage when they flap their wings.Here's something I hope can be usefulhttps://www.merckvetmanual.com/bird-owners/routine-care-and-safety-of-birds/household-hazards-for-pet-birdsOne thing this doesn't list that is important is to not use teflon or non-stick cookware near your birds. It can kill them. Just don't put your bird cage in the kitchen lelHope this info is helping, and you enjoy these cuties.
Shoebill thread
cant fathom why some people hate and fear these things, they look so cool and cute and curious and interesting
post about big cats (panthera genus).>images>news>art.
>>5143966>Are they flehmenmaxxing?yes
>>5140277what i remember about it was maybe a private residence, most likely US where yt comments where outraged and called it abuseIf anyone can post it because i am struggling to locate it
Why does it seem like there is such a massive cultural obsession with cats in russian society? Most cat breeders I know are russian, most cats being imported for studs are russian, russian folk art and fables seem to love cats as a motiff, whenever an apartment is evacuated due to a drone strike there are half a dozen russians clutching desperately to cats instead of dogs or other pets... so whats the deal? I have never noticed it up until now but it seems like a nation of cat lovers.
>>5142955>Why does it seem like there is such a massive cultural obsession with cats in russian society?Whenever Russians have something to praise, its because they stole it from someone else. Knowing cat ownership became a huge trend in French aristocracy in the 17th, my guess is that that's where it came from.
>>5142979This is correct answer. It's a convenient pet for small soviet apartments. And in rural areas they mostly live outdoors and and forage for themselves, plus eat whatever leftovers owner gives.
>>5144463>cat schizo is on the perpetually winning team that loses 50000 men to recapture the same shed every weeksupporting russia is like supporting hamas or iranthey’re not a real side, they’re controlled opposition that ignores obvious chances at victory and drags out wars for their masters profit
cats are based, they are a result of intelligent design like humans
>>5143517>They’re only nice to have around in our societies because we personally raise and supervise each dog.The average dog owner is too retarded to handle this.
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OUR dog
>>5145592that's not a dog, it appears to be some sort of bug-eyed mexican barking rat
>>5145592Honestly makes me hate dogs so much more than I already did.
>>5145699>t. pantone 448c orange site user>>5145592Its based. Where’s the ad for YOUR dog?
>>5145592Cute dog
Damn looks like Jackie got into some big trouble>"They are still waiting on results for any sign of lead, zinc or rodenticide levels. Jackie is anemic and has inflammation affecting her kidneys. They are unsure of the underlying issue causing these symptoms. The center is working with several specialist veterinarians to determine the best supportive care for the moment," said Friends of Big Bear Valley.https://www.kpax.com/science-and-tech/animals-and-insects/big-bear-eagle-jackie-may-still-be-in-critical-condition-after-fight-with-other-eaglesBig bear valley eagle cams:https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/livestream/
>>5145871In good news, if Jackie makes it. The land her nest is on reached the purchase donation goal so it can be kept out of developers hands.
Small bad news:There is now a subadult female in their territory who is interested in the area and is trying to woo Shadow. Shadow has remained neutral so far and has not driven the suitor away.
>>5146579she is too young to woo the shadow, he likes milfs
