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omg-snakes · 2 years

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I have finally accomplished a lifelong goal of mine. My parents have decided to let me get a red tail boa. Chances are she’ll get around 9-10 feet according to the breeder. Her mom is 10 feet her dad is 8.5. Is it normal for people to keep big snakes? Idk but if I take even my ball python to Petsmart I get weird looks. So ima bring my boa when she’s an adult

OMG, congratulations!

That's awesome. I'm very happy that your parents are being super supportive about you having a bigger snake. I hope that this includes enabling you to provide the best possible husbandry, including allowing space and funds for an appropriate enclosure size and being available to help with care when your snake reaches the two-handler safety threshold.

When I worked in the pet industry, it seemed like giant keepers were semi-common in my area. Now that I'm out of that industry, though, I don't see or hear about many folks who keep larger snakes. I'd say it's probably not super common, and I'm also fairly confident that the vast majority of the snakes I heard about while working in the pet industry were not receiving proper husbandry so those snakes may not even still be alive. The average lifespan of the Burmese pythons that I knew of was around 5-7 years, which is heartbreakingly short for a massive, gorgeous snake. I met someone who had over 20 adult and subadult red tail boas in drawers in their second bedroom. These are semi-arboreal snakes. The only chance they got to stretch all the way out was when they were brought out to show off. They had zero muscle tone and couldn't even get up on the furniture by themselves. It was a freaking bummer.

I'm sorry to say that I don't support keeping giants for most people, and I don't think they make good pets in general. These animals require specialized enclosures that are WAY bigger than the average pet home can provide, they are strong and powerful, they are intelligent and lack empathy, and keeping a snake over 8 feet will require that you have a second handler to spot you any time you have their enclosure open. This is for safety, because if that snakes grabs you in a feeding bite you may not be able to dislodge them yourself and it could result in severe injury for both of you, and of course it looks bad for the entire hobby and could result in a push for increased legislation. A lot of folks let their ego get the better of them and ignore this guideline... and it hurts all of us.

I also strongly advise against taking your snake out in public unless it's a strictly controlled situation. Doubly so if they're over 6 feet as you'll absolutely need to have a spotter with you. I ESPECIALLY think this is a terrible idea in a place with other animals, like Petsmart/Petco/etc. That's a super big no-no. All it takes is one split second of you not paying attention for your snake to decide that somebody else's sweet little yip-yap dog looks like a snack and you have an official tragedy on your hands. Similarly, if one of the snakes in the store has a transmittable disease, like IBD, and you bring your snake close enough to that sick snake to pick up air particles, your snake is now possibly infected. Dogs and cats can be vaccinated against common diseases, so accompanying their human to the store isn't a huge deal, but reptiles can't currently be vaccinated and preventable diseases have destroyed entire collections. That person with the drawers I mentioned? Yeah, all gone. IBD ripped through that room like a grease fire.

I'm sorry to be a wet blanket and I really am happy for you! It's great to be excited and to have a dream that comes true! I just want to make sure that you're being mindful of your obligations to the reptile hobby as a large species keeper. It's a huge commitment, quite literally, and you need to be hyper-vigilant that you're not letting your personal desires and ego create a risk to your pet, to your family, to the general public, and to the hobby as a whole.

With great snake comes great responsibility.

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hussyknee · 2 years

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I called the Infectious Diseases Hospital to ask about the first dose of the vaccine and the dude there went off at me, that we were on the third booster shot and what the hell I was doing all last year. Tried to tell him I had an autoimmune condition that had me ill for months last year and had a letter from my doctor about it, but he wouldn't listen, demanding how I could have been ill that long and calling me irresponsible. Fucker wasn't even a doctor, but government servants act like they wield the power of God and it gives them the right to treat people however the fuck they want. I'm supposed give and defend my entire medical history to every rando.

This is the general attitude towards the unvaccinated now. We're responsible for the downfall of civilization along with the anti-vaxxers, even though there's zero support for people with limited mobility and the disabled in general. The CMC vaccination program has a protocol for autoimmune conditions, but there's absolutely zero understanding of the lived experiences of chronic illness even among specialists. They expect deterioration and persistent symptoms only of the elderly, and even that due to not resting enough, eating well or being upbeat. If you're younger, they expect you to "fall sick frequently" but be fully functional when you're "well".

Doctors are now becoming aware of long covid but Idk how well this will translate into under-researched chronic conditions in general. Western hospitals are now becoming more familiar with MCAS, POTS and CFS/ME but our backwater assheads won't catch up for a lot longer.

I staggered myself to my doctor yesterday and asked him whether anything can be done to mitigate a flare from the vaccine or booster (almost guaranteed) and he said, I quote "then you have to take a paracetamol". Also said that "fatigue isn't such a big symptom of IBD outside of a real flare. It's probably the depression".

I've been dealing with bipolar depression for fourteen years now (ten of which were undiagnosed). I know what that feels like. Exercise, fresh air and getting out of the house helps. This fatigue gets worse. It wipes me out completely whenever I so much as play with my dogs or climb too many stairs or run errands. My joints ache, my back hurts all the time and I'm never well rested no matter how much I sleep.

It wasn't till I pointed out pointed out that my inflammation markers have never been normal even while in remission and maybe prolonged inflammation for fucking years might be causing escalating complications that the asshole went "oh". I have arthritis. Normal C-Reative Protein is supposed to be less than 3, mine has never been less than 6, normal Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate is 0 - 29; mine has always hovered around 40. My platelet count has always been flagged as slightly high. These are the markers of someone recovering from a flu, except they never go all the way down. Imagine feeling like you're recovering from a flu every single day of your life for years. Somehow my doctor, a specialist, did not connect this to chronic fatigue. A rheumatologist might have one, but it's apparently out of a hepatologist's wheelhouse, and he didn't think to refer me to the former.

This is the real issue with living in a poorer developing country. Our medical complex is garbage. We're consistently behind the current research, cross-disciplinary knowledge is nil, and the system is glutted with sexist, ableist old coots who graduated medical school in '85. And they all have the same god complexes.

Even if I wasn't physically disabled, I'm still dealing with goddamn bipolar depression which is a debilitating condition by itself. I've been belly crawling over rubble just to shower and eat at least twice a day for the last 8 months. Literally zero level of care living with my Mum. I get house room and regular meals prepared by her helper that I don't have to pay for, but that's it. No one checks up on me or makes the slightest acknowledgement that I'm ill. Last time I asked my Mum to take me to the hospital for an emergency IV she refused and wanted to pray for me instead. If I asked my Mum for help getting vaccinated now she wouldn't be any better than the IDH guy. "So I told you twice to come with me and get it!" Gee, why didn't I think of that! All I had to do was hitch a ride instead of calling an uber. Flare, pain, dizziness, fatigue, months-long disassociation and depression be damned. Even though she's responsible for most of it.

When the world has been trying to kill you for long enough, at some point you feel like giving it what it wants.

#ableism #medical abuse #parental abuse #medical gaslighting #tw suicide ideation #covid 19 vaccanation #cfs/me #inflammatory bowel disease #ulcerative colitis #actually bipolar #knee of Huss #south asia

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mollydollyjournals · 3 years

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Sunday 31st - 157.8lbs. My waist is around 30in - it was under 29 before all this, but it went up to 32. And given my weight went from 155 to 161, this is still progress. So it's working.

The microenemas aren't pleasant. At least they're predictable I guess. Oral lax takes time, like overnight, and you never quite know - these things work in minutes, or even seconds. Everything online says stuff like 'try to hold it for 5 minutes' 'it should work within 5-20 minutes' jfc I struggled to wait 5 mins today. Yesterday it was more like 1 minute. And then you just have to go deal with it and just...yeah. It's not nice. But I think it is sorting it. So it looks like I did have an impaction. Definitely gonna remember these for if I have this problem again. I think I'd rather this than oral lax. Problem with oral lax is it sometimes just makes anything new really soft, but the hard bit is still there. I guess it depends. But I think this is actually sorting the hard bit.

I still don't really know how long is safe to use this. I looked up the ingredients and it says they're optics and softeners, but also that one works partly by irritating the intestine walls. So that sounds more like it'd count as a stimulant? I don't know. If it's a stimulant I have to be careful. I need this sorted out, but I can't let my body get used to needing lax again. Also I have generally bad health, and there is some IBD in my family so the more I fuck around with this the more likely I am to do damage. But I also need to not be literally full of shit so what can I do.

I saw a review somewhere for the microenemas that said on day 3 they felt the blockage was 'moving and starting to break up.' idk what that means exactly. Like did they do one a day? Did it not do anything for the first 2 days? So I'm not sure. I was thinking I should do one a day for 3 days. I actually did 2 yesterday but I don't wanna do that today, I should be patient. I already did one today and I think it did more. I guess I won't quite know when it's completely gone. Maybe if I get back to 155lbs/28.9" waist but even then that could be because I've cleared out more than usual. Also my eating and exercise habits have been all out of wack because of this so I won't expect to get exactly back there just yet.

I'm not trying anymore saline lax. "Saltwater flush" just doesn't seem to work for me. On Friday I did it the full amount recommended everywhere online and all it did was make my skin dry and wrinkly and give me heart palpitations; yesterday I tried with half the amount to be safe in case it didn't work again, which I'm glad I did because it also didn't work. I drank a lot of water both times afterwards to try to deal with the salt overload. But I think that would be a bad idea for me to try again. My heart still feels weak today, and I'm still really pudgy in my face and such. I'm trying to just drink a lot of fluids and make sure I'm hydrated enough to flush out the excess salt.

I realised this has been an issue for 2 weeks now. It was the 17th I think, when I first noticed a change, and then in the next few days it became a big issue, about a week ago was when I was starting to worry, idk. My sense of time is terrible and I'm not looking directly at what I've written right now, so I may be a little off. But I definitely remember noticing something on the 17th because I mentioned it to the nurse I saw on the 18th. So it's been a while. Food is taking about 10 days to go through my system (I did a corn experiment... yeah) which is way longer than it should. Idk. Meant to be 2-5 days or something.

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End toilet tmi because I really hate that stuff anyway, it's just been the major issue for me recently.

I really want some wine. I can't. Last time I had some was Wednesday - only a glass. I probably could do the same today, or even two glasses, but it'd be counterproductive re hydration and such. The urge is there but it's not unbearable. There's new attack on titan today, which I'll end up watching then reading up on, then I have to do some housework if I can, then the day is pretty much over, then if I get through 2 more days I've done a week of zero alcohol. Then I guess I'll decide what to do.

My food cravings are all over the place. My whole digestive system is confused recently. It's taking more willpower not to binge, which is the opposite of what makes sense seeing as I feel extra disgusting. Idk. I have to try to force myself to fill up on berries and vegetables. At least that should take the edge off junk cravings.

Ugh idk I kind of feel like by rambling I'm making progress. I'm happy something is solving the impaction problem, and I hope it transitions smoothly back to normal. Then I hope I can actually get back to losing weight. I'm so far behind. I turn 30 this year and I wanted to go into my 30s with something to feel like I've improved on my 20s, I'm healthier and happier with my body, etc. Instead I feel worse. It's confirming all the stereotypes of being old and disgusting. I can't deal with it.

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traveller19 · 7 years

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I got tagged by@jenniferstolzer

Thanks Jen! :) (Also IDK if you noticed but “condo” rhymes with “Londo”. If all of the stuff in your questionnaire came true you could hang out with Londo in your condo...in the future. (Which makes sense I guess since he’s supposed to be from a time in the future.)

Last movie I watched:

Honestly, I think it was Pacific Rim, which I watched with Jen like a month and a half ago...yikes. I’ve been making decent progress on my DS9 rewatch, but as far as actual movies go, it’s been awhile.

Last song I listened to:

So I haven’t listened to my old country stuff in forever, but for some reason this weekend I decided to break out the Rascal Flatts whenever I’ve been driving. The last one I listened to in full was “Break Away”, followed by the beginning of “Oklahoma-Texas Line” as I pulled into my parking lot. Lol.

Last book I read:

The amazing Threadcaster. ;) (It’s also been awhile since I’ve read a book, clearly. I’m too busy writing my own fanfiction.)

If you could be anywhere right now where would it be:

I really want to do one of those beach resort spa vacations where everything is taken care of for you and you just relax. Except I’d probably be bored after about 3 hours. But I’m willing to give it a shot. Just keep the cocktails coming. ;)

Where would you time travel to:

Do not ask a sci-fi fan that question. We know how dangerous time travel can be. You change ONE TINY LITTLE ITTY BITTY THING in the timeline and then before you know it, you’re poofed out of existence because you were never born. I’m not falling into THAT trap. Nuh-uh.

First thing you would do with lottery money:

At this point, I’d probably get Siegfried an endoscopy and intestinal biopsy to confirm his IBD diagnosis. :( Then pay off my student loans. Then travel. :)

Character I would like to hang out with for the rest of the day:

James Herriot (technically he is a fictional character based on Alf Wight’s perception of himself). I’d love to hear all the 1930s vet tricks of the trade, and I imagine he’d be super interested to know what our field has come up with in the past 80-ish years.

Or, you know, pretty much anyone from B5 or DS9. ;)

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