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dramatic-shitpost-poet · 10 months

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Burmese Python

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Babies can be okay in a 10 gallon (juveniles are good in 50 gallon), but adults will need 8 x 4 ft minimum and bigger is always better

The enclosure should have roughly the floor space equal to four to six times the area of the snake itself when it’s in a flat coil.

You need to look for enclosures specifically designed for larger snakes and you may need to have them custom made since adult females need 72 x 36 inches usually at full size

Aspen shavings, orchid bark, and newspapers are easy substrates to use and clean up. The key is to keep things simple because they can get messy!

They need to have a large cave in their enclosure to feels secure, but having large branches or pieces of wood can also be enriching to them

Ideal temperature is to be between 85-90 F, but at night it can drop to 80 F and a basking area around 90 F should be good too. Heat can be provided by mats/pads, lamps, and lights. UV is not required, but is beneficial as well and having a day and night cycle is also very beneficial.

Make sure it is secure because all snake are escapes artists

They will need a water dish large enough for them to soak in and fresh water should be provided daily. Misting once daily also helps with shedding, but you can do 2-3 times a day if in a shed cycle (50-60% humidity)

Do not house 2 females or 2 males together and they do great on their own. You can house a male and a female together, but they may breed and you will need enough space accordingly

Diet/feeding habits:

Hatchlings to 4 feet long need to eat every 3-4 days

4 feet to maturity (10 ft females, 8 ft males) they need to eat every 5-7 days

From 3 years on they need to be fed once every 10 days, but it may need to be adjusted depending on weight and appearance

They start off eating appropriate sized mouse, then continue to move up to rats and eventually rabbits, but they just need to be a good size for them

They will also eat chicken, but this should not be fed often as it puts weight on them quickly and should only be used for ones that are underweight/picky

You may have to use a buffer like a wooden board and snake hooks/tongs when removing uneaten food or when feeding the snake just to be on the safe side

Feed often enough to maintain optimum body condition; you should not be able to see the snake's ribs. It's essential to be careful not to overfeed them, or you will end up with an obese snake. Signs your snake may be overweight include noticeable scale separation, sunken spine, or "fat wrinkles."

Age identification:

Lifespan is usually a 15-20 years, but some almost live to 30 years

Physical traits:

Hatchlings are typically around 20 inches long and weight 4 ounces, but adults can weigh over 200 pounds

Females usually get bigger than the males and are around 13-18 feet long at adult size, but some can get more than 20 feet long and even to 40 feet

Males usually get to be 8-14 feet long, but have been known to reach 17 feet sometimes

There are many morphs including: Albino, patternless/green, labyrinth, granite

There is a dwarf variety, but they are not as commonly known or sold. The dwarf morph usually gets around 5-7 feet total in adult size

Juvenile Burmese Pythons will shed quite often as they grow quickly. This is completely natural and does not harm the snake in any way. Older snakes will shed less frequently but will continue to do so for the duration of their life.

They lay about 20-80 eggs, but I will not be getting into breeding for them here so your own research is needed if you desire to breed burmese pythons

Personality:

Very food driven as well, but not as much as reticulated pythons

They are big, gentle, and sometimes pretty dumb giants and are very docile most times

Some are a bit more nippy, but they usually calm down. If you need them being docile you need to be looking for that with initial choosing for the python though

They are exceptional swimmers and can stay submerged for up to half an hour without surfacing for air.

They are mainly a ground dwelling snake but juveniles will spend much of their time in the trees.

Females can get protective over eggs and nippy during breeding season

If your snake goes on an eating strike, it is not necessarily an illness; some snakes do not eat during seasonal changes, before shedding, or if their cage is not warm enough.

Health concerns:

Respiratory issues can occur from their enclosure being too humid or cold; wheezing and secreting a foamy substance from the mouth are signs of this. Blisters and scale rot are also caused by too much humidity

Inclusion body disease (IBD) which is not harmful to humans, but it is to snakes and most common carriers are in the boa constrictor family. IBD is marked with symptoms of tremors, seizures, vision loss, loss of tongue control, and the inability to right itself when turned upside down (a condition called “stargazing syndrome”).

Mites and other parasites can also affect pythons and can sometimes carry IBD as well, so always quarantine your snakes before introducing them in the same room or enclosure to ensure they’re healthy

Burmese pythons are the main species affected by Burmese Disease (BD), but it has also been seen in Borneo short-tailed pythons, African rock, and blood pythons. BD is a slow, progressive disease characterized by recurring bouts of respiratory infections like pneumonia and involvement of opportunistic bacteria

After your snake has finished shedding, do a quick examination to ensure there is no stuck shed. Common areas for stuck shed include around the eyes and the tail. Stuck shed can be easily removed by giving your snake a warm bath. During the bath the stuck shed can be easily rubbed away.

Handlings:

Handling the hatchlings from a young age gets them to calm down quickly

Make sure to have another person around while handling because they do not know their own strength sometimes and don’t let them wrap around neck and chest areas.

If you do not at least regularly handle them they will only associate you with food and may strike whenever you open their cage, so do handlings to prevent this

Don’t handle it a few hours before and 2 days after feeding

Avoid touching the top of its head. Unless it knows and trusts you, touching the top of the head will cause it to jerk away from the touch. The fast movement of the snake tends to scare a lot of new snake owners. This is called being "head shy." A lot of pythons will get over it with gentle handling.

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hazeltailofficial · 5 months

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HOLIDAY FLASHBACK

Pretty Animalz By MasqueBar Otter Nourishing Sheet Mask

hazeltail on youtube / hazeltailofficial on tiktok / hazeltailofficial on ig / @hazeltailofficial

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noirstarre · 9 days

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Self-portrait (is it hyphenated ?)

So this started out as an exercise where I was drawing what I felt I looked like and how I perceive myself and then I realized I was being way too harsh on myself because what I was actually drawing was my insecurities

I was seeing my insecurities physically manifested on a realistic drawing of myself and seeing them I realized I didn’t actually look like that and that I needed to be more honest with myself

And the more I corrected the image the more the drawing looked like my real self until the drawing looked more like me and in turn I started feeling better about myself because I realized I didn’t actually look the way I see myself in the mirror , I didn’t actually reflect the insecurities I was projecting onto my image and I was actually not being kind to myself.

But now seeing the drawing as he is now he looks exactly like me. (and yes I put a mask on him but there’s a version w/o it haha )

I just have to be more kind to myself and realize I’m not the insecurities I feel but I am the version of myself that deserves the kindness I give to others.

It was just so interesting and profound that I draw attractive characters and when it came time to drawing myself I was so harsh only to realize it still looked nothing like me and only how I felt I looked, all my “flaws” and then I started to love my image and started to put the happy eyes full of light and laughs and my hair which is longer darker and less fluffy , my skin which while has moles or different pigmented areas are ts as visible as I thought or my smile lines or “wrinkles” or my dark circles or hooded eyes , I’m not the version I saw myself as , I was actually closer to the “idealized” version of myself the ones I draw in my comics and Fanart.

I had to learn the hard way and maybe that’s a good thing but I learned that I am not my flaws and now I know that maybe everyone feels that to an extent and that maybe everyone should try it and see that they too are not their flaws or their insecurities.

Learning to be kinder to myself and learning to love my reflection have been hard but in doing this I think I gained a little more confidence and content ness with myself and I just wanted to share that in hopes someone else could maybe feel better about themselves. ✨🤍✨

Love yourself and be kind to you and your reflection. ✨🤍✨🪞✨🪞✨🪞✨🤍✨

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creamecream · 2 months

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“No chance, no way,

I won’t say it, no, no!

(Give up! Give in!

Check the grin, you’re in love!)

This scene won’t play!

I won’t say I’m in love!

(You’re doing flips, read our lips,

You’re in love!)

You’re way off base! I won’t say it!

Get off my case, I won’t say it!

(Girl don’t be proud, it’s okay, you’re in love)

At least out loud, I won’t say I’m in love,”

#I *know* unless you’re dying to cry your heart out should be in quotes #for some reason my brain thought it looked better like that yesterday #no I don’t care to fix it #have I introduced moira? probably not because no computer just paper ref sheet #she’s a sphinx and her design is based off animals I could find with sphinx in the name #sphinx cat and sphinx moth specifically #she’s not a sinner she’s a beast she followed lucifer to hell from earth #lucifer lost lilith went to earth and came back with moira #they’re fwb/moira is lucifer’s teddy bear #that’s it she’s talking about accidentally falling for lucifer that’s the post #hazbin hotel #fan character #moira #wip

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ask-artsy-oncie · 2 months

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If yalls can't understand how model sheets work then you are disqualified from using them as proof!!!

#Pokemon #I really don't care one way or another and seeing people freak out about it is funny #But yalls I'm sorry but it's frustrating to see the supposed proof as a smoking gun lol #And granted the notes in Japanese are tiny and hard for me to make out much less translate so maybe there's something there #But on visuals alone it proves nothing #Because it absolutely COULD be a breakdown of layers on the design (pants)#But also a lot of times model sheets will show through-lines for irregularly shaped objects to help artists and animators pose characters #So it doesn't prove pants or no pants #We are STILL at square one

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puppyeared · 2 years

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My little guy!!

#I updated his ref!!! I like coming up with ideas for him #when he sleeps his fire settles down to billowing smoke. and if u give him sticks he will love u ❤️#he’s a silly lil guy who lets campers use his fire to cook stuff and roast marshmallows #park rangers are specially equipped with fireproof gloves to pick him up if he’s near smth flammable or smth #and he constantly smells like marshmallows and burned leaves #also if u trust him enough to touch him he likes pats!! he feels like regular ol animal fur #I love him. I care him so much mwah mwah mwah #my art #myart #my oc #rover #reference sheet #oc ref sheet #monster #multiple eyes

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cowardlycowboys · 6 months

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changing my sheets is so embarrassing like why do I have all this on my bed

#omg kiera no one cares #hair clips and ties and earrings and 4 open pacifiers and my teething ring like...... you have a side table???#anyway sheets on👍 now it's blankets and stuffed animals and then I'm done 👍

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hombrediablo · 2 years

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⚡️ Commissions OPEN ⚡️

🐠 Just dm me if interested or have questions!

🐠 Full info/ToS: https://teldrynsero.carrd.co/#comms

🐠 Reblogs super appreciated tysm :,)

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z-skull · 2 years

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I offer a Tenma as my last post for a while

and without text

It's nothing special compared to the video I was gonna make but eh.

anyway I'm taking a break from social media. Because of my job I don't have a ton of time to do things so ya.

@shittyastroboydrawings is exempt from this bc its fun and I don't have to use my brain for those drawings

okay bye

#dr tenma #z art #ANYWAY #in my hush hush whisper area #i know i couldve just...stopped posting and im pretty sure no one would notice but idk its like...#not building up hype...exactly #but something to look forward too i suppose?#idk!#theres stuff i wanna do and projects i wanna start but social media is a pain #the whole 'constantly post so u stay relevant' stuff is annoying and i never really cared but aaaa nevermind #my tooth hurts and its been giving me a headache #what i wanna say is that while immnkt posting i will still be drawing (obviously) but much slower #i have comic ideas and character sheet stuff and even building concepts i wanna do bit i need time to learn #i also wanna branch out to orher things like animation and music so ill be all over the place #im giving myself a year to do what i can and by the next time i post ill show off what ive done and things im actually proud of #like ive been posting kinda dog shit stuff and i wanna not do that lol #ya #uh #my fucking tooth hurts #okay

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dramatic-shitpost-poet · 10 months

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Kenyan Sand Boa

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A 20 gallon can house an adult, but bigger is better and must have a secure lid

Substrates can be sand, aspen shavings, coconut mulch, or puppy pads.

They do better being housed alone, but if you want breeding then one male and one female can be housed or 2 females can be housed together. Never 2 males though.

Substrate needs to be deep enough so they can burrow (2-3 inches)

They need enrichment and hides such as caves, hollow logs, branches, etc. (nothing heavy!) but make sure there’s enough burrowing room too

There should be a heating pad underneath them and the temperature should be 80-85 degrees F on the hotter side. It can drop to the 70s in the night

Humidity should be 20% or less and should only be increased when shedding. They love low humidity

UVB is not needed (but beneficial), but a day and night cycle is to avoid stress

A shallow water dish is needed for them with clean water

Water dish needs to be cleaned whenever dirty or every other day

Spot clean daily and clean entirely every 2 weeks

Diet/Feeding habits:

They are carnivores and constrictors so they may try to constrict their prey

Juveniles need to be fed pinky mice every 5 days

Male adults eat one fuzzy mouse every 2 weeks.

Female adults eat a jumbo mouse once a week

Dust all their food with calcium powder

Most times they will constrict their food, then abandon it during shed so just don’t feed during shed

Age identification:

Their average lifespan is about 20 years, but some live past 30 years

Physical traits:

They typically have dark orange scales with black splotches, but morphs do vary

Their eyes are between the top and sides of their head because they are a burrowing species

Females are larger and grow to about 2-3 feet while males are about 20 inches max

Not a climbing species, but stronger than you think

Humidity is only needed for shedding and juveniles shed more

Constricters

Personality:

Escape artists and clever!

Terrestrial and burrowing species

They are docile

Can get stressed easily

Nocturnal

Females are opportunistic eaters while males are not. Ambush predators.

They would rather squirm than bite if frightened

Health concerns:

They may accidentally ingest substrate as they constrict their prey, so if this happens feed them in a different area

Scale rot is caused by too high of a substrate and environment for them, keep it dry

Mouth rot is caused by a dirty environment and is marked by white around the mouth, redness, and wheezing

Handling:

Because of their stress levels, they may bite but never enough to truly hurt

When handling at small periods of time when younger, then they will be better used to it when adults

Be sure to hold over a soft surface because they may squirm at first

#kenyan sand boa #boa #sand boa #snake #snakes #dsp care sheet #dsp care sheets #my care sheets #animal #animals #animal care sheet #herpetology #her[etologist

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bestshipsmackdown · 1 year

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I just got home from my second day at this job. I am less exhausted and less sore, so I’m gonna go ahead and catch up on submissions and asks in the next few hours. Feel free to send in extra propaganda.

#my feet hurt hella tho #time to massage minty salve into my feet ✨#bright side is I finally met the main guy who does the job I’m doing #and he likes anime #unfortunately he likes mostly anime I don’t watch #bright side he watched BNHA #he quizzed me a little (which I was super into actually) on the class academic ratings lmao #but I was also trying to shove food into my face during part of that #so no bueno there #I did get to share my horrible ability at remembering anime names and talking about how I used to make little name sheets for BNHA #where I would give them a name. a hero name #and name their quirk #Aoyama’s quirk was Care Bear Stare #and honestly I’ve never been more right on anything

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swuid · 1 year

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My brother gets upset with me when I put down fake names for sign in sheets

#went to animal control to look at the cats and I wrote down Clara Dawson in the sign in sheet and he just keeps asking me why I do that #I mean does it really hurt anyone why do you care

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blankeclipse · 2 years

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made a style sheet to try n help a friend, thought i’d share! it has some eyes, noses, and mouths! It consists of some of the ways i currently draw, some old styles, and some random ones i made up!

#care to guess which ones i've drawn before and which ones i made up on the spot?#maybe this'll help someone #feel free to use whatever #art #art style #anime art #art ref #drawing reference #drawing ref #style sheet

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waitinginthecorner · 2 years

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Yknow I wrote sm long corny sad posts but I thought about it and I cried about it and I got it out and I decided instead of being sad to be inspired by all the ppl I follow who are going through so much of their own things but still manage to be charming and lively and steadfast in their goals. Honestly its wicked nice to be at a point in my life where nearly everytime I start falling apart my gut instinct is to figure out how I could make it better, even if only a little bit. What a fine way to christen the month of November lol

#rambling #i love my friends i love my family i love my pets and my stuffed animals #i love my sweaters and my blankets and my sheets and my jewelry and my socks #i love my favorite brand of coffee and precious moments and candles and vodka #i love the glow in the dark stars on my ceiling and the real stars in the sky and the clouds and the rain and the changing leaves #i could go on but the point is made #no wait one more. i love how stubborn i am. i refuse to make my life worse for the sake of feeling worse and im so proud of myself #this is deep enough in to say ive been wanting to hurt myself soooooooo bad lately like for months.i never thought id feel like this again #but im so glad to know i have reasonable ways of managing it and taking care of myself at the same time #like i love being sore after exercising and the pain of stretching and i will never hurt myself intentionally again amen #like literally there is no reason for me to treat myself poorly when i wouldnt treat another person like that #i have to do the best i can for me because no one else will and i need to be the best i can so i can be for the ppl i care about

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mayspicer · 12 days

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Ok, the boss is no more! There were some super stressful moments but surprisingly we all survived o:

My animal companion got hit with disintegrate, but we had hero points to make him avoid it. I would cry actually, because disintegrate means no resurrection x_x

The war is prevented! At least this one, because Cayden's party is right at the center of a much bigger one just starting. Today we saved the country. Cayden is trying to not even save the whole world, just maybe slow the whole thing down and save as much people as possible...

#majek says shit #I have the diamond for a raise animal companion spell but it can only be used if you have a body and even then there are restrictions #and Kela wouldn't even know about it until after the fight because she got trapped between a wall of force and a stone golem?#or a stone Big Humanoid Fucker idk what that technically was but it would've killed me pretty fast #and it all was in an area of supernatural darkness emanating from the powergamer's character...#which interfered with so much of everyone else's actions and we even addressed it before the session that it's a bad idea to cast this #but its ok because HE will be able to see through it and HE won't be targeted easily:))))#he also almost ended the encounter in the first round of proper combat...#by using mechanics so outrageous but technically ambiguous enough that our GM can't deny them by using only RAW...#and he prefers to settle arguments by going as RAW as possible...#and it wasn't a problem until now when we have a player who exploits to an actually unbelievable extent #we shared our character sheets online yesterday and I finally saw his... still have no idea how the character works #because like half the stuff is custom and missing from the app #he has 9 AC in the app and allegedly 32 AC before buffs...#and the GM says the math checks out but 1. nobody saw that math besides him and 2. so far he trusted that player without too much questions #and only recently he actually realised he's been manipulated multiple times when me and some others started dismantling that players actions #I so hope this was the last session with that person #the worst thing is I think he's an ok guy when I'm not playing any kind of game with him #and I understand different people find enjoyment in different aspects of games - his being figuring out how far he can go with the rules #and there are whole groups of people who like to play like that and enjoy the challenge of making the most broken “build” possible #but the rest of the group are not that kind of people. maybe some like to have fun with researching what's possible #but it's never the purpose of the game and these things dont find their way into the actual game #I'm actually considering the possibility of just leaving the campaign if he stays there... I know I whine a lot in the tags #about different players that get on my nerves for various reasons. it sounds like I'm never happy about anything #but our group is big and we play together as a friend group in 4 different campaigns now (I'm in 3 of them)#and every one of these smaller groups has it's issues. sometimes it's the characters not matching and sometimes different expectations #or interpersonal stuff that can be worked out. this here is not a group composition issue because the powergaming attitude is everywhere #it's impossible to talk casually between sessions and confronting the guy leads to like actual temper tantrums #literally said “the fuck do I care if the party dies I'm not gonna be useful anymore” after the GM gave him feedback to maybe ease it up #he never says things like that when the gm or me are present but we still get info. he just can't be confronted by the gm like that

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soulofamy · 2 months

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#misc #venting in the tags #my own impatience frustrates me so much honestly #like i want to do cool things like animate or write whole novels based on my original ideas or even get fanfics out for people to read #but the pace it takes in order for me to get there makes me so tempted to just give up #like i know that realistically if i wanted to animate i would need to have character charts and i would need to #have some test animation exercises in order to get the hang of the animation software and all that like theres a very logical process #but my brain doesnt want to do all that build up or go through the correct sequence of events it just wants to jump to the 'cool stuff'#and like it makes my motivation to do the things that i love so low because my brain isnt feeling the immediate gratification of #having the thing that i am making finished and ready for people to see #like i am sitting here literally just trying to finish up the amy character sheet and my brain is like 'maybe you should just give up' and #'no one cares about the character sheets or the test animation exercises'#i truly dont know how to cling onto motivation while being this impatient #i wish i wasnt impatient like this i wish i knew how to work up to big achievements instead of go for whatever is instantly gratifying #to be clear i am not giving up (yet) i am going to keep pushing through until i get to the part i really want to do #because if i dont make a soulcalibur animation then no one else will #but like jesus does doing the nongratifying parts make me feel like garbage and like im wasting my time

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