#small animals

[corwynnasmith]

Writing prompt I want to read:

Fantasy adventure following a small animal who is gifted sentience and their quest to get rid of it.

Bonus points if they gather friends along the way and are hounded by an omniscient narrator trying to get them to follow a hero's quest line instead.

#yay writing #writing prompts #writing prompt #writers on tumblr #writers #small animals #cute #funny #silly #sentience #anxiety is for winners #ever been gifted sentience before #thanks i hate it #the quest for blissful ignorance

[yolas0]

#cat #cats #cute cats #animals #beautiful animals #funny #funny animals #pets #small animals

[amnhnyc]

Meet one of the planet’s smallest turtles: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)! This petite reptile grows up to 4.5 in (11.4 cm) long. It’s easily identifiable by the orange patches on either side of its head.

The bog turtle has an impressive lifespan, with the oldest documented individual reaching an age of 61! Unfortunately, this species is critically endangered due in part to poaching and habitat loss as a result of human expansion.

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, CC BY 2.0, flickr (juvenile pictured)

#science #nature #natural history #animals #turtle #cool animals #did you know #animal kingdom #animal facts #reptile #herpetology #small animals

[dxmxuse]

Set up a pet cam today to see what Pool Noodle does when I’m gone. She sat at the corner of my bed watching the door for 5 hours while I was at work

#I was not prepared for my heart to break like this #university #college #adhd #mental health #esa animal #bunblr #bunnyblr #rabbitblr #rabbits #pets #small animals #petblr #animals #cute animals #cute

[matan4il]

Adorable. They’re both teeny tiny kittens, really.

#cats #cat #kitten #kittens #cute animals #baby animals #cute baby animals #cats and dogs #dog #dogs #dogs and cats #animal life #tiny animals #cute memes #loving #small animals #lovely animals #cute #cute dogs #loving dogs

[sleepy-bebby]

Red pumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus Pitanga)

Brachycephalus pitanga, the red pumpkin toadlet, is a small and brightly coloured species of anuran in the family Brachycephalidae. It is endemic to Atlantic rainforests in São Paulo state of southeastern Brazil

This red pumpkin toadlet was filmed at Serra do Mar State Park - Santa Virgínia Nucleus. In the images we can see two of his defense behaviors, which is rubbing his paw over his eye and opening his mouth.

#frogs #frog #toads #toad #toadlet #cute #tiny frog #red pumpkin toadlet #cute animals #Brachycephalus Pitanga #too cute #small animals #pumpkin toadlet #anuran #micro #saddleback toad

[sweethoneyhi]

Aabria?! 😱

#character art #artwork #digital art #fan art #dimension 20 #animal characters #aabria iyengar #burrows end #d20 #dimensio 20 burrows end #stoatal recall #stoat #small animals #color block #bear

[panicbox]

Tomorrow morning my rat is getting bottom surgery.

Earlier this year we got three pet rats for my little cousin. Her mother and father aren’t in her life anymore and so she lives with me. I thought that getting a pet together would be a good thing for her to focus on, so we did our research, saved up and earlier in the year we brought home 3 baby boy rats.

Now she is the best rat parent ever. She spends hours sitting with them every day. She prepares their foods and spot cleans daily. She loves her rats more than anything, but she does have a favourite. She loves Bruno and Potato dearly, but by far Patches is her best friend. He bonded with her almost immediately and she talks about him almost constantly.

Well, Patches got a little cough. We took him to the vet and the got a glowing review. Apart from a respiratory infection (that was handled with antibiotics) the vet said he was a beautiful and well natured little boy.

We gave him the medicine and Patches got better. Better than better, Patches was thriving! He grew bigger faster than both his brothers to the point of maybe being a little too big. And then definitely more than a little too big.

Patches gave birth to 11 healthy babies. Which, being a boy rat was a king behaviour. We separated the babies and Mr. Patches immediately (luckily our cage is big enough that it can be separated easily in the middle) and called the breeder who was, understandably, in shock.

They had been sure that Patches was a male. He had looked male. I’d checked myself and yes he did appear to have testicles. Even the vet with her years of training had thought that he was a male. It said so on his vet profile and everything. The best guess is hormonal swelling, or even that patches may be intersex.

The breeder apologised, agreed to find homes for the babies, and even swap Patches for another more suitable rat, but this couldn’t do. This didn’t matter to my cousin. Mr. Patches is her best friend in the world. She loves him. She said he’s the friendliest rat in the world and is the best dad too. The choice was easy.

So tomorrow our pet rat is getting bottom surgery.

Desexing also has benefits such as reducing the risk of certain cancers, but most importantly it will allow Patches to safely rejoin Bruno and Potato.

The moral of the story is that even seemingly cheap and easy to acquire pets can have very unexpected and expensive challenges, and even if you think you’ve done all your research even experts (like the breeder and vet) can be thrown curve balls sometimes. While it’s impossible to know what problems could arise you should really think about whether or not you might have the time and budget to be able to deal with them if they should come to pass.

Oh and trans rat rights 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐀 ⬇️

#rats #fancy rats #ratblr #small animals #rat

[platina-inc]

He’s a literal loaf 🍞

#Guinea pig #Guinea pigs #small animals #small critters

[happycrabitat]

#hermit crabs #animals #crustacean nation #hermit crab #exotic pets #hermit crab facts #hermit crab supplies #hermit crab tip #hermit crabs rule #land hermit crabs #hermitcrabs #marine hermit crabs #hermit crab tank #hermit crab shell #i love crabs #crabs are cool #crabs crabs crabs #crabs #tumblr crabs #crab #animal lover #small animals #exotic animals #reptiles #reptile #reptiletank #pet care #cute animal videos #cutepets #cuteanimals

[salami-dono]

I made some slight adjustments to my sprites so I'm posting this art again.

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic adventure 2 #pixel art #chao garden #small animals #my artwork

[liska-gremlin]

#hamster #art #pencil art #small animals #cozyvibes #cozy autumn #sketchbook #pencil sketch #hamsterlove #cookies #coffee #tea #small artists #traditional art #i wish someone would #see me

[yolas0]

#cat #cats #funny cat #cute cat #animals #beautiful animals #funny #funny animals #pets #cute animals #small animals #yolas0

[talia-suskauer]

Herbert loved his first real outside day of the season. He loves being in the grass. He napped on a blanket, ate some grass, napped in the grass. He's such a good boy. 🥺❤️

#guinea pig #guineapigs #fur baby #herbert #animal #small animals #pets

[pantmonger]

A collection of small animals (and one weirdly oversized frog) Familiars and Summons for use in Dungeons And Dragons

40 to go...

#Dungeons and Dragons #Pathfinder #Fantasy RPG minis #Familiars #Small animals

[matan4il]

If tigers are big cats, look at these big kittens! <333

#tiger #baby tiger #nature #white tigers #baby animals #cute animals #cute baby animals #cute #cuteness #adorable #adorable animals #adorable kitty #cute stuff #cute things #small animals #tiny animals #tiny tiger #nature photography #snow tiger #tigers