#odd pets

[crazygrievousgirl]

Who wants to shake my hand? 🙃

[somebody-is-an-insect-lover]

Them

[bonnie-is-bumbling]

Yanno, I recently had an incident with wasps hanging out in my shower window. (I live in a very old house, pre-bathroom-fans aged. This is why there is a window in the shower, for those who are confused. )

While my roommate managed to keep us both from having to play a game of 'Don't Get Stung in the Nipples' I really did get curious about if a wasp can be befriended.

And... Sort of.

They can learn to recognize people who won't harm them. It isn't love, no. Do I have the balls to try that? Absolutely the fuck not.

But the gent I watched tame a wasp, and over time, tame the whole nest had his own unique experience. The wasps may not have loved him. But you know what they did do?

They hung out in his presence without attacking. They knew when he approached that they were under no threat. As a reward, he got astounding pest control and didn't have to fear being stung.

Most animals, even your scary, oddball, weird, or 'mean' creatures appreciate a little kindness. So when you see someone with a pet that's not as affectionate or 'normal' as a dog or cat, just know they've handled that animal in a way that the animal is happy and comfortable in their presence. And that in itself can be it's own reward.

In the end, kindness doesn't NEED a reason or a motive. Kindness is simply this:

Kindness.

Now for the real question: Is Bonnie still afraid of wasps?

Absolutely the fuck yes.

[shriveledradish]

People may not enjoy my wolf spider, especially my mother and grandma and some of my peers, but they tolerate her.

My southern house spider on the other hand has had so many mean things said about her even though she's a lot "sweeter" than my other spider. I have to assume the general dislike of this spider is because she looks more scary, her legs are a bit longer and her abdomen is smaller which can make her look a bit more creepy looking.

This spider, however, is the only spider I would feel comfortable handling without her bolting because she is just very calm, in fact my friend who found her nudged her into a container and held her later that day and this spider never showed the slightest sign of aggression. I don't plan on really going out of my way to hold this spider but I think the unnecessary dislike of a spider is a bit horrible.

Anyway she's started webbing up her new enclosure a bit which isn't my favorite thing in the world because I want to get her a different enclosure since that one scares her when it opens but I am glad she's doing well.

This is my wold spider and I suppose in comparison she may look a lot less intimidating than my other spider, I love them both though and think they are both pretty cute

[chownkiies]

All of my hum designs so far so I won't scavenge through my gdrives

(Excluding Nickel because I draw her 24/7)

Djd

Scavengers

Gals

Erm Overlord

[treehuggingwitchyhippy]

Wonder if the wife is allergic to these...

Opossum is also very much acceptable.

[ratajota]

latest kitty commission :-)

⭐️ comm info here!

[wri0thesley]

i know i know it's based on a misogynist concept etc etc but i just love a/b/o where omegas are rare and precious; where they have to be coddled and cossetted away, where they're seen as slaves to their base instincts and simply not as clever as their counterparts (no matter how untrue that is), where they are property more than they are people and alphas are willing to tear others apart for them. i fear it is because some of my early awakening Problematic content was pet/slave auction vampire quizilla fic and something about this flavour of a/b/o simply scratches my itch! oh to be lusted after and cause a terrible bidding war between powerful alphas because they desire to have this omega so very deeply and nothing else will do . . .

[polymerclay]

Here's the final product! Watch it on yt if u want

I tried my best to capture the essence of those early 2010's lps music videos, from the visible hands puppeteering the dolls' movements to the video editing. Hope i did okay ^_^

[littlelambii]

this is her btw

stupid dumb little tortiose

had me sobbing and digging like a crazy person for days

I love her so much, I'm so glad to have her home

my stupid dumb tortiose decided to sneak into the neighbour's yard and explore for 5 DAYS while I fucking dug up my whole garden looking for her, feeling like I'd accidentally ruined her life with some horrible fate

[toxicroyjamie]

I know that villainizing Zava is such a boring trope but the way Zava is constantly touching Jamie in ways he knows he won't like to put him in his place and assert dominance.....uncomfortable and frankly creepy behavior

[pavpavlova]

Some manner of shower gargoyle 🚿

[puppyeared]

ougghh the Beaft…. The Creature

[shriveledradish]

My new colony of critters

Madagascar hissing cockroaches (I know they are roaches but be nice)

I got a colony of 20+ nymphs and the lady I bought them from was so happy someone was interested in her roaches.

The biggest one has a lot of orange in it and I love the colors, I've watched a lot of stuff about these beforehand so I know they get huge and these are tiny but it's the biggest of my tiny guys

I'm excited to raise and breed these, these are pets but when they breed I will feed some of the offspring to my other animals

Once they get bigger and start reaching sub adult to adult size I plan to put them in just one 6.5 gallon tank but if they are to crowded I can split them into two 6.5 gallons or buy a 10 gallon.

Very excited to raise these guys!

[lucradiss]

Existing in more than one fandom space is like having more than one group of friends but both of them being so wildly different that any overlap at all would be like getting shot in the head