#AND ARE UP FOR DEALING WITH BABY'S FIRST REPTILE

[dandylovesturtles]

@theplacewhereidumpmyinterests I can't talk about most of them because they're part of an AU verse I want to keep secret until I have the first fic that's part of it written, and idk when that will be (by summer?? HOPEFULLY??), but I guess I can talk about the other one because idk if/when I will write a fic for him (I'd like to but like I am only human)

"more AUs Dandy?" LISTEN all I do is sit around and think about "what if"s, okay?

ok so this started as me being like, hm, we see Lou Jitsu with a rotating door of women, so many he doesn't seem to remember all their names, so it's not totally out there to think he might have gotten one of them pregnant, right?

and thus Marcus (middle name Kyle) was born! literally!

so the story for this is, Lou Jitsu had a fling with a woman in the early 90s, pre-Big Mama. they were both in agreement that the whole thing was casual and it didn't last very long, but oopsie-daisy about six weeks after their last night together she finds out she's pregnant.

she debates what to do for a bit, because, as established, Lou Jitsu is kinda a fuckboi and she doesn't really want a relationship with him. But once she decides she's definitely keeping the baby she feels like she can't just not tell him, right? so she tries!

...unfortunately he's dating Big Mama by that point and she interferes to make sure that Lou Jitsu never meets with the woman and never finds out, because she knows this would get in the way of her plans.

she takes never hearing back from LJ as a sign he just isn't interested in the kid and resolves to single-motherhood. which she is the best at, btw.

she's still considering trying to introduce Marcus to his dad at some point, but unfortunately her kid isn't even 5 before Lou Jitsu suddenly goes missing, with his teary fiancée telling a sob story to the cops. assuming, same as everyone else, that he's dead, she lets the whole thing go, though she does tell Marcus who his dad is once he's old enough to understand everything.

Marcus goes through periods of being obsessed with Lou Jitsu, watching all his movies and consuming every piece of media about him that he can find, and periods where he can't stand to even hear the name. it's up and down. from his perspective, LJ abandoned him and his mom, but he's also dead, so it's not like he can have closure on this ever, right? so it's just a thing he has to deal with on his own.

but he's fine! he's alright. he gets through high school, then college, then accepted into vet school just fine.

then... his mom gets sick and dies.

yeah, that's a hard blow.

but he's alright! he has a few buddies from college he still sees now and then, and he's started his zoo vet residency at the Bronx Zoo (with a particularly special interest in reptiles), so lots of new people to meet that way! he's doing great! he's not lonely at all!

(a few months ago, he was suddenly woken up by a surge of something, like dozens of voices were crying out to him for help, tugging him toward something, saying his family needs him...

yeah, no idea what that was about. he doesn't have any family anymore.)

then the sky opens up and aliens come out.

Marcus is at work, because of course aliens would attack at the beginning of his shift. he spends the day ushering survivors into safe zones within the zoo, using his medical knowledge to handle first aid, and just trying to stay sane as the whole world turns upside down.

and then just as suddenly as it all started... it stops.

in the aftermath, everyone around him is just trying to get home, desperately calling their loved ones and praying for the best. Marcus starts trying to figure out how he's going to get home, because the trains definitely aren't running, and as he looks as his phone for a spark of inspiration, he realizes... no one has tried to call him. his coworkers' phones have been going off all day, whenever they can get signal, as loved ones try to reach them, but... he doesn't have anyone trying to reach him. and as he sits there he realizes he doesn't know who he should be calling, either.

so. that's pretty depressing.

and as he's sitting there, thinking about his life and what led him here, in a now empty vet clinic outside the bronx zoo... he hears a noise. and then, voices.

ah great. looters.

at first, Marcus tries to call 911 - but obviously the call center is swamped. so he decides to take care of the problem himself, going to see who's there and get rid of them...

wait, who is he kidding? he's definitely not paid enough to confront potentially armed looters! he's going to get out of here.

but just as he starts to leave, he hears the voices again - coming from one of the surgery rooms this time. and they're talking about IVs... scalpels... anesthesia...

suddenly he realizes that these aren't looters - they're here to try and treat somebody.

and like hell is he going to let some idiot kill someone trying to do DIY surgery.

so he turns back around and bursts into the room... on two humans, a rat that counts as giant even for New York, and four very big, very injured turtles.

one of whom immediately points a gun in his face. to be fair, that's what he thought would happen.

"Donnie!" yells the biggest one, and, oh, they can talk. huh.

"Relax, it's just a tranquilizer!"

"Donatello!" that's the rat. there's a sound like a whip cracking and the one with the gun makes a startled noise and drops it.

now the rat is in front of him. he's looking up at Marcus imploringly. "Do you work here?" he asks.

"Y-yeah. I'm a vet."

the rat bows very politely. "my sons are seriously hurt, and I don't have the supplies to help them at home. I understand it is a lot to ask, but... we must use your supplies. please, if you could just look the other way."

Marcus looks around at the turtles, especially the one on the table, the one worst off. he looks mangled. he won't live long if he isn't properly treated.

a rat, two humans who look like teenagers, and the turtles. who the rat called "sons". now that he's noticing, they're all pretty short, other than the big one. are they also teenagers?

"...Are any of you doctors?" he asks. the littlest one starts to raise a hand, but the girl grabs it and forces it back down.

everyone else has left by now. he's the only doctor here.

alright. guess he's doing this.

"...okay, everyone make some room. let me get sterilized, and I'll see what we're working with here."

and that's how the son Lou Jitsu didn't know he had becomes primary care doctor to his teenage mutant ninja half-brothers. ^^

(and then a bunch of other stuff happens)

#rottmnt #rottmnt oc #I hc that all the boys have their dad's eyes btw #so I had this joke planned where leo is like #hey this guy has our eyes too haha #donnie is like shut up leo you're delirious #he gets close to leo first just because he has to spend a lot of time with him #but he gets close to all of them over time #mikey talking about lou jitsu one day and marcus is like oh wow didn't know kids your age knew LJ #mikey like OF COURSE HE'S THE BEST #Marcus is like well you know I don't tell just everyone this but he's actually my bio dad #Mikey like haha that's so funny because #......................................................................wait #OHMIGOSH!!!!!!!!! #leo: we have to be better prepared for the next one of dad's love children #splinter: there are no more love children?? #leo: how do you know you didn't even know about THIS one

[fuckyeahpunkflower]

Guys guys guys its AU time! With older Miles(18) and older Hobie (20). (Also no spider man powers, normal times)

Miles is attending a prestigious University in Northern New York after years of studying and applying for scholarships at Visions. Rio and Jefferson are super proud of him although a bit sadden that their baby boy is now a young man leaving the house.

On the plus side, Miles is SUPER stoke to finally FINALLY have his very own dorm ALL TO HIMSELF! no more cramped spaces, uncomfortable bunk beds or missing shoes (that somehow always made an appearance again when Ganke returned to the room) Miles admits he will miss Ganke but they'll definitely catch up over some games on the PS4 and summer breaks.

But the best part about this university in Mile's opinion is the fact they allow pets on campus and in dorms. Which means he can live his dream of owning a dog. He's always wanted a dog since he was a kid but his parents never thought he was responsible enough to take care of it ( but mainly because Rio and Jefferson didn't want to deal with a toddler and training a puppy at the same time) Now that Miles is grown he's decided its time to make his own decisions. And that decision was to get a dog the moment he moves into his dorm. It took him 2 weeks to get settled in with his belongings and getting familiar with his classes around campus but after that he was heading towards the nearest pet shelter he could find.

And here we enter Hobie Brown! He works at the local pet shelter which houses all sorts of abandoned and neglected pets. From your typical cats and dogs to reptiles, birds, and even fishes, Hobie is there to take care of them all! And on the weekends he playing with his band mates.

Anyway Cue Miles entering the pet shelter and he's immediately greeted with the site of Hobie. They make brief eye contact and Miles freezes in place lost in thought *Damn, I was not expecting to see someone so fucking cool and hot today oh my gosh get it together you're here for a dog you're here for a dog you're here for a-*

"You know usually people tend to rush straight to the pups and ignore me but with the way your staring at me right now I can't say I'm complaining. your face is the same shade as the pups little red rockets back there" Hobie snickers

"Bro WHAT!?" Miles yelled in utter shock. He was NOT prepared for any amount of what was said to him in that moment. "What- I mean- like man- that was the wildest response I've ever-" He stops rambling to gain his composure back. "Look man, I came in here hoping to adopt a dog, can you help me or what?"

Hobie looks at Miles with amusement in his eyes "Sure thing love, straight to the back we go!"

And that was Hobies and Miles first interaction at the pet shelter.

Back to the p o i n t!!!

This is basically a college Miles and pet shop worker Hobie (except its a shelter) AU merged into one. Basically Miles visits the shelter every week looking for a dog to adopt and Hobie shows him around. With each visit Miles begins to learn more about Hobie and his relationship with the animals at the shelter. Like how Hobie absolutely adores this grey African parrot that was left in the cage on the street. Its feathers are sparse and sheds but it loves to mimic Hobies Cockney accent.

Eventually Miles adopts a cute senior black Labrador named Orca due to the white and gray furs around her eyes. Even after getting his dog he still visits the shelter between classes to talk to Hobie.

So like yeah in order to keep this short before I literally write the first fucking chapter of this AU on here.

Miles is in college and develops feelings for Hobie while he helps him adopt a dog. They hang out sometime later and Eventually BOOM they're boyfriends :D

#punkflower #miles x hobie #i NEED to see more domestic stuff with these two #WHERE ARE THE COFFE SHOP AUs?! #THE TATTO AND PIERCINGS PALOR MEETS FLOURIST AU'S?! #come on yall i belivs in us

[vanwritesfan-fiction]

“Daddy, can we keep the turtle?”

One lazy Sunday afternoon, the family decided to spend the day outside. You were tending to your garden with while Brooklyn and Aaliyah played on their swing set and Jack was lounging on the patio in the shade. You giggled to yourself as you heard quiet snores coming from Jack, already asleep after laying down for not even five minutes.

"Brookie, look what I found!" Aaliyah ran over to her older sister, her hands clasped together. She opened them to reveal a small turtle, no bigger than her palm. "Do you think mama and daddy will let me keep him?"

Brooklyn shook her head, petting the turtle's shell. "You know daddy hates animals. He'll never say yes."

"If he says no, I'll start crying." Aaliyah giggled, looking over at Jack. She knew it would work, he could never say no to tears, it was his biggest weakness.

The girls walked over to Jack, standing over his sleeping body, the turtle hidden behind Aaliyah's back. Jack startled awake when he felt the girl's presence. He raked a hand down his face, squinting to look up at them.

"What are you two doing?" He mumbled, closing his eyes again.

"We have something we want to show you, Daddy." Brooklyn covered her mouth as she giggled, nervous for his reaction.

"What is it, baby?"

Aaliyah pulled her hand from behind her back. "Surprise!" Jack let out a guttural yell when he saw the turtle, jumping up from the couch. "What is that?!?" Jack stepped back in fear when Aaliyah got closer to him, holding out her hand.

"Don't take another step." He warned, shivering. He didn't like most animals, but he hated a reptiles the most. Everything from snakes to lizards terrified him.

"Its just a baby turtle, daddy. Its not gonna hurt you."

"First of all, you don't know that." He held out a finger. "Second, put it back where you got it from immediately."

"But Daddy!"

"Aaliyah Kennedy Harlow, put it back, now."

Knowing she was going to have to pull out all the stops, Aaliyah started crying on the spot. Brooklyn looked at her little sister in awe, wondering why she didn't get that gift.

"Please, please, Daddy, can we keep the turtle?" She pushed her bottom lip out in a pout to seal the deal. Brooklyn clapped her hands together, begging her father.

"No, we have enough pets in that house. You barely take care of the rabbit you were begging for last year. I won't tell you again, put it back where it belongs." Aaliyah was crying real tears at this point, upset at Jack's reaction.

"Come on Li Li, lets put him back." Brooklyn walked her little sister back to the edge of the backyard. "Turtles don't like living inside anyway, they prefer to live outside where they have lots of room." Brooklyn had just done a lesson on reptiles and school, and she hoped hearing that would make her sister feel better.

"They do?" Aaliyah asked, wiping her snotty nose with the back of her hand.

"Yep!" Brooklyn nodded, patting Aaliyah's back. "And I bet it has a family out here that it would miss if we kept it in the house."

"I don't wanna take it from its family." Aaliyah was starting to calm down. She let the turtle go, watching it crawl away.

"I know, you did a good thing by letting it go. Wanna go swing on the swings? I'll push you." Brooklyn helped her sister up, giving her a hug before they ran off to play.

#jack harlow #jackman thomas harlow #jackharlow #jack harlow x reader #jack harlow concepts #jackman harlow #jack harlow imagine #jack harlow fluff #jack harlow fanfic

[phoebepheebsphibs]

Let me tell you one crazy dream I had last night. Ok so I read new chapter from your fic "hide and seek." But not only that one, but also read in AO3 "the corner store" from Kicstarash.. then it got all mixed up in my head and made me think, how would Splinter and the turtles would deal with one the kids accidentally went into hibernation? Like would they think they.... :( imagine how desperate would Splinter be to try and wake them up so badly. Imagine how much angst for a first time parent 🥺 heart breaking 💔

-💙🌸

Let's tell a story...

Splinter was never really that into biology, but he knew enough about animals to know that most went into hibernation during winter. Mammals did, at least. Well, bears and squirrels did.

But he didn't know that reptiles did. After the mutation, when he'd gotten the chance he'd gone to the library to get a book on taking care of pet turtles. That was when he discovered that turtles were reptiles and not amphibians. That they were omnivores, though you should typically feed them veggies and fruits. That each of his new sons were different species, which really surprised him because in all honesty he thought that there were at max three different kinds of turtle. He was in way over his head, he realized. And then he got to the part about how they were cold-blooded. He got to the part on brumation, a reptilian hibernation, how when it got too cold their bodies slo-o-o-owed do-o-o-own... Splinter didn't fully get why this happened, but all he needed to know was that it did happen and what he could do to prevent it.

Splinter had to get heat lamps and place them all around the lair. He had bundles upon bundles of blankets. He worked overtime to make sure that each area of their sewer home was the right temperature for them all. Splinter's room was nice and cold, down in the low sixties, perfect for a hair-covered warm-blooded creature like himself. And his little babies seemed very content with the warmth he provided for them in every room. He also made sure that they had tiny pools of water waiting in every room too, just in case they got too hot and needed to cool down. Reptiles didn't have sweat glands, after all, so they couldn't cool down the same way a mammal could. But for the most part, and as a first-time parent and first-time reptile caretaker, Splinter was doing a fantastic job.

And then came their second December.

Splinter had woken up in the middle of the night from extreme chills and shivers. All of the heaters and lamps were off; a snowstorm had caused a city-wide power-outage. Splinter immediately rushed to his boys, they were just old enough to have a separate bedroom from Splinter, but they still shared a small bed. Splinter dropped to his knees and inspected the boys. Their heat lamp was off, the back-up heater too! The small bowl of water in the corner was slowly going from liquid to solid. He placed his fingers against Red's neck. There was almost no pulse... He pressed his ear against Purple's back, the tiny softshell tended to sleep on his stomach... he couldn't hear a heartbeat! Splinter panicked, grabbing each turtle and cradling them close to his chest.

"My precious boys," he whimpered, crying softly as he rocked them back and forth. "Please... please do not leave me alone..."

Splinter suddenly recalled something from the book... their bodies slowed down... they were just sleeping! Not dead! But he needed to warm them up as soon as possible...

He grabbed the blankie they slept with and bundled them together, trying to conserve their body heat. He rushed to his room and grabbed two more blankets -- one to sling around his chest like a baby bjorn, the other to wrap himself in. He made a mad dash to the generator, and after a few tries he finally managed to get it started. It took an hour for the heat to come back, and in the meantime Splinter kept himself moving about, hoping that his body would generate enough warmth for the boys...

He felt something. Something move against his shirt, slowly shuffling around in the sling... He pulled back his blanket and looked inside. Dear little baby Blue lolled his head back and forth as his eyes lazily opened. His brothers were still deep asleep, but Blue slowly tried to climb up and out to see his father's face better. Splinter held back tears of relieved joy as he lifted the little six year old up.

"...Daddy...?"

"Yes, my son, I'm here. Are you okay?"

"...Cold... tireedddd..."

"That's alright. It's still late in the night, you can go back to sleep."

Blue nodded groggily, though Splinter could tell the child was ever so desperately trying to fight the sleep. He saw his tiny eyes sliding closed, only to open suddenly as he jerked his head back, looked around, and then snuggled back into Splinter's fur. Then the cycle would continue a few more times before Blue finally succumbed.

By morning, the boys were fine again, and Splinter made doubly sure that the generator was always working after that.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tutant meenage neetle teetles #turtle tots #rottmnt turtle tots #brumation #rottmnt fanfic #rottmnt ficlet #ficlet #mini fic #cold-blooded #reptiles in the cold #tumblr asks #rottmnt splinter

[theacedragon0w0]

Shedding Season

Sage has to deal with shedding their skin and they try to hide it from the polycule

Minor angst as Sage gets a mild panic attack and self deprecates themselves

Fluff because they get loved

Sage was radio silent for the whole afternoon, Velvette freaked out as she knew Sage was quick to respond her texts like lightning. "Where is she?"

It was not like Sage to disappear during their escort but Hazel reassured her about the situation, "It's ok boss, Sage said they were heading back home to make a special treat for us."

That helped eased Velvette's worry, knowing them they like the extra time to prepare whatever dish they wanted to make for their partner's. Velvette texted Rosalina about Sage's whereabouts, apologizing about blowing up the dragon's phone of texts asking if Sage was teleported to her.

_____

"Fucking Dammit!" Sage shouted, another piece of their skin that they carefully tried to peel broke off, adding to the pile of small skin pieces that began to collect. Sage was sitting in the tub, trying to getting their molting done as quick as possible, but the scars that broke between their scales made the task near impossible. Sage knew that Velvette wouldn't let Sage leave early without a good reason,

Fuck, dinner, Sage realize why they got out early in the first place. But they didn't care, they refused to let anyone, not even the others know about this. I'll make it up to them later, Sage concluded, still fighting a particular piece of skin that felt glued to her stomach.

Sage then heard the front door unlock, Shit, they weren't supposed to be here this soon! With haste, Sage locked the bathroom door, they felt the room spin, their breath becoming more restrictive and their ears ringing. It didn't take long for Hazel and Velvette to reach the bathroom, Rosalina tailing behind. Sage expected to hear yelling, as to why the kitchen was vacant or what reason they could have to get away from everyone. But instead they heard soft voices,

"Sage, doll? You in there?"

"You ok in there Bluebell?"

Sage, their voice dry and raspy, responded, "yeah, all good here."

Rosalinas voice went through as well, "would it be ok for us to come in sweetie?"

Sage thought about it for a minute, finally accepted that they couldn't hide this from them, if they could help it. "Yeah, sure, give me a second." Sage answered, slowly unlocking the door, knowing that Hazel could have torn the door off if it came to be.

The three looked at Sage, seeing how their tail was wrapping around their body and their hands covering their chest and private areas. Hazel broke the silence, "Shoot is this what ya meant on preparing dinner?" Whistling at Sage's direction, causing them to bust out laughing, as they weren't expecting that response to come from Hazel, granted, they weren't surprised at half the things that Hazel said.

The group filled inside the bathroom, Rosalina inspecting Sage's loose skin that still stuck to their body "I guess it's shedding season for you baby?"

Sage confessed, "yeah, i figured that I could deal with it on my own but these scars are making it a pain in the a-"

Rosalina heard what she needed to hear, scooping up the confused reptile and gently placing them in the tub, turning on the facet, awhile scooping the skin pile that sat in the tub. "You know you are supposed to be in a humid environment for the process to be easier right?"

Sage avoided looking at the dragon's gaze, "N-no," using their flushed ears to hide their face. Rosalina rubbed their head, "Hey, we can order take out tonight, this might take a while."

Hazel scratch behind her ears, "I don't know why you didn't want us to help ya with this, you help me when my fur gets tangled."

Sage, who was usually quiet, snapped at hellhound, "It's not the same! Your fur is soft and fun to play with, and Velvette here will make a makeshift beard out of the loose hair and post it on her page. This," Sage shook a larger piece of their skin that managed to be cooperative, "This is not cute! It's gross and tedious and ugly, and-"

Velvette snatched the skin from Sage's grasp, "Now I know damn well you didn't use the words gross and ugly to refer to one of my babes."

Velvette then inspected the piece, noticing the shape of the scales that interlocked together,

"You know this pattern would be interesting to work with," Sage seeing Velvette eyes scan the skin, already imagining the new clothing line that was manifesting in her head.

Hazel joined Rosalina in rubbing Sage's body to help the old skin come loose, being transfixed on the reptile's new skin being revealed, "you should also know your skin looks mighty pretty, and your scars are pretty sexy too" Hazel added, tracing her paws along Sage's back, making them shudder. "Hey, you guys always see me without clothes on."

Hazel huffed, "Yeah well I've seen the sunset a thousand times, it don't make it any less beautiful." Planting a kiss at the back of Sage's neck, causing them to wiggle at the touch.

After a couple of hours Sage's skin was finally done shedding. Velvette, eyeing her partner's new look, wanted them to showcase their new shade of blue, "spin for us love," to which Sage obeyed, receiving whistles and applause from the other two ladies.

Velvette, feeling satisfied, grabbed Sage's arm as everyone left the bathroom "Rosalina I agree, tonight we are going out to show off our sexy Sage here and paint the town red!" Already scanning the different outfits for Sage to wear, Hazel and Rosalina joining in on finding matching asthetics.

Sage stood there, watching the three clamoring around the large closet. Already forgetting what they were worried about.

Hazel and Rosalina belong to the pookies ever @puffymucher and @mirconreadzztuff22 respectively

#hazbin hotel oc #oc x canon #hazbin hotel velvette #oc x oc #oh boy sage lore will be upon us

[speaking-impartially]

okay, so scientifically speaking, snakes have very primitive little brains geared entirely toward survival and reproduction. there’s a reason we have memes about reptile brain vs. mammal brain. I affectionately call them idiots but more charitably maintain that they’re exactly as smart as they need to be in order to be snakes.

against all odds, my dwarf boa has learned to wipe his nose.

he’s been dealing with a respiratory infection for the last few weeks, and one of the symptoms is discharge around the nostrils. I had him out one day to check on him, and he was extra dribbly so I got a napkin and kind of dabbed at his snoot holes. He pulled back at first (most snakes are head-shy, and he’s still a little baby so everything is scary) but then it was like something clicked in his tiny little brain and he started actively rubbing his snoot against the napkin.

Now I just have to hold the napkin near his head and he goes right for it. He’ll very deliberately wipe one side and then the other, and then he wants nothing more to do with it. It’s wild.

he’s on antibiotics now and the RI seems to be clearing up, but what a funny thing. I’m sure there’s a more scientific explanation for the behavior, but I’m going to indulge in a tiny bit of anthropomorphism here. As a treat.

#snakeposting #maybe I’ll actually try target training with him 🤔

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

So for the sake of writing/possible education, are there any well known common shorthands for, 'this is a awful snake enclosure why, why would you why?" I hear heat rocks are really bad, though it used to be pretty common.

(As an example, in real life a lot of small animal cages say they're fine for small animals. Most are in fact terrible for the small animals they're advertising. For example, things like advertising Gerbils for plastic cages, when Gerbils will chew though plastic quite easily, and escape. Theres not enough actual floorspace, ect. So I was just sorta curious if the snake world had similar, where certain products are sold/advertised for snakes/reptiles, but You Absolutely Do Not Want To Get Them. )

Great question!!

A few "this enclosure is bad" shorthands (you can still find most of these in practically any pet store):

Heat rocks, like you mention. They're incredibly dangerous - basically just unregulated heat sources that your snake has direct access to.

Red lights. These come from old misinformation that snakes can't see the color red and therefore won't be bothered by a bright red light beaming directly down into their enclosure. The snakes can see the light, they're usually too bright, and your snake absolutely does not need a nightlight.

Aspen used as a catch-all substrate. Nothing wrong with aspen for the right snakes, but it is not right for all snakes. Aspen in a ball python enclosure is a recipe for disaster.

Enclosures from chain pet stores (for adult snakes over like 3 feet long). The most common pet snakes thrive in enclosures that are at least 4x2x2, a 120 gallon equivalent. Chain pet store reptile enclosures max out at around 50 gallons. All snakes need an enclosure that is long enough for them to stretch fully out along one wall, at minimum.

Half-logs as the only hides. Snakes need hides that are enclosed on three sides to feel safe and secure, and half-logs are just way too open and exposed.

Unregulated heat sources. Whether you're using heat mats, radiant heat panels, ceramic heat emitters, light-producing bulbs, it doesn't matter - everything needs to be regulated with a thermostat!

Bonus round: some "there are serious husbandry errors occurring here" shorthands:

Feeding live. I know some snakes are picky (believe me, I know), but I promise, I've been doing this for decades and I've worked with hundreds of snakes and I've never met one I couldn't get on frozen/thawed. That includes everything from picky ball pythons to wild snakes that couldn't be released for whatever reason, every snake will take f/t eventually. It's infinitely safer and more humane.

Moving the snake to feed. This comes from a mistaken belief that a snake that's fed in its enclosure will bite. Total malarkey! In fact, in my experience with rescue snakes who were fed separately before I got them, it's the complete opposite! Moving the snake makes them associate being picked up with food, and it also increases the chances the snake will become stressed and regurgitate their meal. To avoid mistaken feeding bites, just tap-train your snake - lightly stroke their side with a hook or a finger before picking them up so they'll learn the signal and know it's handling time.

Asking basic husbandry questions AFTER purchasing the snake. I'm not talking about more complex topics, like "how long do I handle my snake for the first time" or "how do I deal with a suddenly picky eater?" I'm talking about the absolute basics, like "what temperature gradient does my snake need" or even "do I need to give a snake a water bowl." This is stuff you need to know before you bring your snake home! Research is super important before buying a reptile.

The trend of keepers calling snakes "assholes" for failing to read basic snake body language and getting bitten as a result. Most snakes are 100% clear with their intentions before they bite you. I can't count the times I've met people who called their baby tree boas "assholes" for acting like baby tree boas.

#not a rating #snake husbandry

[mrultra100]

SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME-

I know it’s been a very long while since our last episode, but after dealing with other projects, along with real life getting in the way from time to time, we’re finally continuing our next part of the second road trip across the Maasrichtian. While it only has 5 segments like the last episode, and does borrow some of last season’s “Freshwater” thunder quite a bit, I still had a good time with Swamps. And the segments presented here do bring a few things to the table for PHP in general. You’ll see what I mean when we get into them.

Snacks on the wing

The episode starts with the wetlands of Asia, where baby azhdarchid pterosaurs are attempting to fly for the first time. Keeping up with this show’s record of baby animals meeting their end, the pterosaurs have to deal with the threat of getting eaten by a horde of Shamosuchus. Unlike the Simosuchus from earlier in the season, these relatives to today’s crocodiles and alligators comfort more to the shape that we’re used to seeing these reptiles in. While I don’t have much to say about this segment, I find it cool how it draws comparisons with how Freshwater crocodiles hunt flying foxes in Australia. Even when millions of years apart, some hunting strategies are just that good.

Gone fishin’

The episode then cuts to the forests of South America, where the focus is on a truly unique animal; Austroraptor. For those not aware, this was a species of raptor dinosaur that was not only huge for its family (Think 20 feet long), it also lived a life of hunting fish. These of these guys like what would happen if a grizzly bear and a heron had a baby together. The plot of this segment shows a young male trying to score some lunch of his own. Many of the larger adults can only only catch garfish like it’s not their problem (which is something that our male is new to), but they can be aggressive, often attacking each other if one of them disrupts the other’s hunt. Until he learns how to catch prey successfully, the best option that the main male has to take is to snatch someone else’s prey, and try not to lose at least a few feathers in the process.

“Hippity hoppity, get off my property”

We then cut back to Madagascar to see the return of another Season 1 veteran. Y’all must’ve loved Beelzebufo so much, you all wanted to see more of the bay dinosaur-eating frog (And I really wouldn’t blame any of y’all). And fortunately, Apple heard everyone’s pleas for the devil toad to return, so here we are! The segment has a male Beelzebufo trying to find a good place to attract a mate. Unfortunately for the frog, a herd of Rapetosaurus just happened to come back and waddle in the mud, making things even harder for the Beelzebufo. That must be frustrating.

The Beelzebufo then has to find a new place to set up his courtship display, away from the titanosaurs. After a bit of hopping around, and even doing this…

Keep on rollin’

Our champ eventually finds a good enough spot to try again, with the Rapetosaurus herd moving on. They even leave footprints in the mud that get filled with water. The only complaint that I have for this scene is the lack of the Beelzebufo raising his eventual tadpoles. The concept art for the devil toad that was made by Gaëlle Seguillon refers to it as “Beelzebufo adult”, so it could be possible that devil tadpoles were considered to be in the show. Either that, or we could see another Beelzebufo-themed segment in a possible Season 3, taking alot of inspiration from how African bullfrog males raise their young. I may or may not be planning to add that to my hypothetical Season 3 idea, so keep your eyes peeled.

Head Games

Despite the episode literally being called “Swamps”, we cut to a dusty plain in North America, where the area in question used to be a swamp that eventually dried up. It’s here where we see the second pachycephalosaur of the series in the form of Pachycephalosaurus itself. It’s no secret that the domed heads of these creatures were used for some sort of territorial display, so we see an older male fighting a younger and rowdy male, who has been causing trouble for the herd. After a long and hard duel, the old male is knocked down, and his younger rival bellows out in victory. This turns out to be a bad idea, as it gives the old male time to get back up and strike down his rival. With the battle lost, the young male is then exiled from the herd, where he has to fend for himself. I’m not gonna lie, he’s gonna need everything in his kit to survive. Y’know why?

In the night, no one can hear you roar

The last segment of the episode shows us how basically terrifying T. Rex can be when hunting. After the last season shows how these giant predators can be doting parents or a loving couple, this segment serves as a reminder that this is still Tyrannosaurus Rex that we’re talking about. When night falls on the floodplains of Hell Creek, a couple of T. Rex brothers stalk around the forest, spying on a group of Edmontosaurus. The two split up, with one of them stepping on a fallen branch, intentionally causing the herd to get nervous. Thanks to their padded feet muffling any heavy footsteps that could be heard, along with their extremely good night vision, the predators spring into action. While one of them lunges for an Edmontosaurus, the latter is sent towards the other T. Rex. With both of them clamping their bone-crushing jaws into their hapless prey, the hunt is soon over, and the two get to enjoy their hard-earned meal. A funny thing to mention is how neither of the T. Rex crashed into the opening, roaring as they charged towards their prey. Large predators cannot afford to waste precious energy by running out and screaming like a mad man, so they need to be careful, often turning to ambush tactics to catch prey. If anything, this instance of averting usual pop-culture depictions of dinosaurs serves to make these beasts scarier than they already were. Unlike the mindless, perpetually roaring and shrinking movie monster that shakes the ground itself with every step, you’d never see or hear the real thing coming, until it’s too late…

This takes the phrase “Bonehead” to a new level

The Uncovered segment of the episode takes a closer look at how pachycephalosaurs like Pachycephalosaurus used their domed heads in fighting. I don’t have alot to say about this part, but I can say that headaches must be a major pain when it comes to these guys.

And with that, we only have 2 episodes left. I apologize for pumping this review out late into the month. Being busy with other projects, along with dealing with real life stuff and being a lazy ass from time to time can do that to you. Nonetheless, the next review on our list covers one of my favorite episodes in the entire series so far, so that’ll be fun when we get to it. Get ready to “dive” in again next time, because we’re gonna be soaking up the thirst of the land.

…I hope you laughed at that joke.

#ultra ramblings #prehistoric planet #ultra's php2 reviews

[itoshi-s]

girlie you are the most correct rin runs oh so warm. count your prayers this winter that you can cut back on heating costs bc your boyfie is a walking furnace no joke. poor baby has to wear loose muscle tanks and shorts at home so he can be comfy and not sweat up a storm tragic :((( but you are most definitely not complaining at the free eye candy, especially not when he pries his shirt off (all sexy and smooth in one motion tugging it down from his back) and you’re rewarded with the sight of his well defined pecs and washboard abs glistening with a thin sheen of sweat i am going insane…. 😋 he most definitely only sleeps in boxers and you take the opportunity to latch onto him every night like a koala to soak in his warmth<333 (he pretends to grumble about it but secretly loves it)

on the other hand sae is a REPTILE his body is just naturally cold. keeps him cool in the summer but when the temperature starts to drop he’s immediately back to wearing his trusty thermal compression fits (half his wardrobe is just those lmfao) the team in madrid definitely made fun of him for wearing gloves when it’s barely even autumn until he kicks their ass what a show off. but that means he def gravitates towards your natural body heat!! always has his hands on you in some way, tucked in your pocket, caressing your waist or hips under your shirt (or cupping your ass and resting it on your titties 👀🤭) one night where he was especially exhausted from practice and just fricking cold he silently crawled under your oversized sweater until his head was resting on your chest and he was fully body straddling you, the hair at the top of his head tickling your chin stop im making myself cry :(((( you immediately stock up on more oversized hoodies afterwards sigh I WANT THEEMMMMMM

OOOHH my god riv !!! :,( YOUR BRAIN IS SO BIG I CANNOT DEAL W TJIS !!!!! it’s 100000% canon kaneshiro told me himself !

yep rinnie poor baby !!:( he’s always so warm, going absolutely crazy when the heatwaves strike !!!! takes his showers icy cold bc 1) they’re good for ur health and help him wake up in the morning 2) it cools him down at least a bit ! he DEFINITELY parades around the house nearly naked alsnskks gives u a whole show with the way his muscles flex with the tiniest movements !</3 his hugs feel SOOOOO good though because he’s just so incredibly warm …..large hands rubbing up n down your back and it feels so heavenly @_@

SAEEEEEEE OH GAWD he’s so cute !!!!!! whenever the temp drops he immediately gets the cutest reddened cheeks !! </3 AND HIS LIL NOSE PLS ! you tease him a lot abt it but you ain’t laughing no more when he slides his ICY cold hands under your shirt !!!!! also yep he def gets veryyy handsy! he just needs to warm them up a bit :( but his touch feels so nice, you don’t mind at all ! he’s def a bit self conscious about it at first, though - cuz his hands are always freezing and feel WAAYYYY too cold, he doesn’t want it to feel uncomfortable :( but he notices you don’t pay it any attention, only shiver a bit then give him the sweetest smile - cause you love feeling his hands on you <3 HES SUCH A BIG BABY…….. curls up on top of u like a lil cat ! hums into your chest abt how you’re so warm and feel so good !!!!!

#✧.* lovelies (ﾉ´ з `) / (river) #sae <3 #rin my love #AAAAA THEYRE SO CUTE #POLAR OPPOSITES !!!!!! #river you are so smart #this makes sm sense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #sae in his thermo wear tho .. OHHHHHH #he’s so sexy it fits him so well </3 #gawwwdddddddsd my mind is going places #>____<

[guardkeywolf]

See now the more i think about the kids part 2 more I realize many things…

1. The C.L.A.W.S can’t go to a normal hospital:

If doctors saw just Blitz, Wolf, or Leo in the room they would freak out all call the police or worse…

I mean… they are walking talking animals with powers…that decide to reproduce with a human… and are also big as fuck

Not only that but i sent out their heights

Being 8’8 or 9’3 in a hospital is pretty cramped for any of them

They want as much space to freak out as possible lol

2. Normal Hospitals don’t know shit about Ultrian anatomy

Doctors literally have no knowledge on them whatsoever

They would pretty much be walking in blind

This is because the C.L.A.W.S are hardly know to the outside world

They have mostly only been active within the military or with the government

Blitz didn’t need the public freaking out about them so choose to keep their existence private

So if the COD Boys were to give birth, it would be back at the C.L.A.W.S’ base

Blitz made most of the doctors there study human anatomy just incase they ever needed to do procedures if they had to bring one in

So she is very much prepared for when something like this could happen

3. The Birth

Now this can go so many ways to be honest

Depending on what Ultrian race, the birth can probably take longer than normal especially since it will be a human giving birth

Remember how I mentioned size?

That really comes into play here… and lordy will it be painful

Now, since they will be mixed with a human, they will definitely be slightly (yes, slightly) smaller than a normal Ultrian

Not only are the COD Boys carrying their child but also having to deal with their child either growing in Ultrians features from one parent or the amount of weight they will really add on

Rip their backs lol

Thankfully, mostly everyone (idk what i should pick for Soap, I might let yall decide…) has soft fur, but they all HUGE AF

So god, knows how big their kid will be when growing… either pass up their Ultrian parents height or not…

4. Making their lover’s Immortal

As I have mentioned before, time on Ultria is much more slower than Earth

So most Ultrians are already full grown adults in 100 years+ (5 human years)

But since this is between a human, they are definitely bound to grow like a human child but age slower once they are adults

Another thing is with either Wolf or Blitz, that child will out live the human parent, like Emma even though Katrina was 50 murdered years ago

She, like her mother, looks like her mid 20s and pretty much stopped aging after…

Both Ultrians are immortal

Blitz got her’s from her curse after Wolf revived her after making a deal with the Devil King and it passed on to any other children she had

Wolf got his from being a Shadow-Claw

With them, they would want the COD Boys alive to watch their kid grow since both lost that chance the first time

The others would be informed of the option and would still be allowed to make their choice on it

But yeah…

That’s mostly the gist of it that i have to really think of…

WELP

In the meantime…

#cod x oc #cod modren warfare 2 #call of duty modern warfare 2 #cod #cod mw2 #my ocs in cod #my ocs in the codverse #guards thoughts #im thinking… #hard #very hard #guard key's c.l.a.w.s #the c.l.a.w.s in cod

[idyllic-affections]

Yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo

Tis' I, 🐉Anon!

I enjoyed those brainrots between you and Kaixserzz about Kaveh and Younger sibling![Name]'s relationship with each other and their... "differing" views of their mother, to say the least- and how it affects their relationship as the siblings grow up. I always enjoy those sort of part-character analysis part-drabble fics(?) That really dive into the perspectives and nuances of the characters, as well as address the issues that come up with issues like your mom deciding to bounce and re-marry… while both her children are still clearly wrestling with the grief of their fathers’ death (and one of them maybe or maybe not blaming himself for their death). Quite the intriguing read all around! The dichotomy was just lovely.

And oh yes. Yes yes YES! Dragon parents for the absolute W I N!!! Dude, dragons are the absolute coolest fantasy creatures, it ain't even up for debate. And dragon babies going through their growing pains ;-;Since dragons are reptilian, do you think they shed their skin like irl reptiles do? I imagine it'd be as painless as the horn shedding (I can't get the image of somebody witnessing that for the first time- maybe while giving the lil' guys™️ headsets and unintentionally brushing up against a horn- and just fucking FAINTING on the spot from sheer shock).

Oh oh, imagine dragon parents waking up (or getting woken up) to their dragon kiddies teething on their horns of tail, they're a tiny bit annoyed by it, but also find it really cute, so they decide to be wilfully ignorant for that moment.

Oh oh oh, you know how often in fantasy settings, how dragons tend to have "hords" of valuable items (most often loads and loads of prescious metals and gems… which would be oddly fitting for Zhongli, in spite of his horrible financial skills lol). Imagine the Dragon kiddos having their own little hords, but rather than gold and jewels and gems, they collect pretty looking rocks, feathers, sea shells (from visits to the beach with papa dragoon)... and maaaaybe some gold/mora/credits that they just so happened to find strewn around the streets.

hi lovely hello!!!! i'm sorry that this response is a little late but i am here to reply now ajskahahf <3

that's why i love having those kinds of discussions! it really creates a good opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas about how such a specific scenario might affect each child differently. there is a ton of nuance in issues like that. i personally cannot sympathize with faranak. i don't like her. i don't care if she turns out to be genuinely sweet like kaveh. i do not like her whatsoever and i don't think her actions are justifiable. but from a writer's pov, it is... a lot more nuanced than that. and that's why i find such discussions to be really fun and enjoyable!

YESSSS DRAGON PARENTS...... pleasejshssng...... that is such a good question though! i feel like they would shed. or maybe some specific types of dragons would shed. but if they did shed...... imagine them taking little baths with warm water to help make it easier... i feel like that could be very soothing and comforting, especially if the dragon has a friend helping (because sheds have been known to become stuck sometimes, so i imagine it would be helpful to have someone gently hold on to the skin. i am planning on getting a snake soon so i have a handful of random bits of information related to this kind of thing stored in my brain!). i definitely agree that it's painless, though. AND THE HORN SHEDDING THING LMAO I LOVE THAT fucking PASSING OUT because the poor victim--who is presumably not a dragon of any kind--is just in pure shock

PLEASE teething on their horns and tail... i imagine it would be a little uncomfortable, but it's just very cute because this baby has the most innocent look in their lil eyes. and dragon parent also happens to know that it's probably helping relieve some of the pressure caused by their teeth coming in, so... they just deal with the slight discomfort it causes. maybe they also gently chide their kid later, but it's not severe punishment or anything.

YOU KNOW. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A LITTLE HOARD OF GEMS AND MINERALS... i like this idea. i grew up collecting seashells and pretty rocks and honestly it's such a cute idea that the dragon children would do something similar. also you're so right about zhongli AJSHAKFHSNZG

#aphelion replies: 🐉 anon 🌸

[yogrl335]

Been busy with politics the last few months. Dear lord, the hate from MAGA is awful; they hate Democrats, LGBTQ people, Blacks, Jews-the list goes in. So now I’ve come from sewers of right wing politics to the smaller sewer of CCers. Same hate, just directed differently. Flowers recently posted yet again about the “handshake” at Trevor live. Per the vipers, Darren met Mia there for the first time. Strange that there are photos of them together when his hair was longer, and they’ve claimed that she was Chuck’s girlfriend before being taped to be a “beard”. How is it then that he had to be introduced? And on a red carpet, not before? What’s the deal with using his left hand to shake? Who does that? And no actual handshake is seen. I would think it more likely that she was nervous about being in public. That would also explain her staying back while he schmoozed with other celebrities after. This weekend their panties are in knots because of an article in which he mentions his wife and child. Like married folks often do. They are like Pavlov’s dogs: say Mia and they foam at the mouth. Add in Bluesy and they have seizures. Today mmack (another reptile) posted a broadside about the coffee drink that Darren likes. It said that there was only a small amount of caffeine in a Ristretto as opposed to an espresso. So I looked it up. A cup of regular coffee averages 95mg caffeine but this can vary a lot depending on size of the cup and type of coffee used. Espresso averages 68mg while ristretto averages 63mg as per yourdreamcoffee.com. Per mmack this indicates a lie, I guess, because how could he be using it when “sleep deprived by a baby”. And how is a 5mg difference translated to one being a minimal amount of caffeine? Thus the great plot is unmasked! In reality it is just another excuse to spout hate toward Mia-a woman they have never met. Review their past postings. First they hated Ryan Murphy for forcing Darren into the closet, ostensibly to sell more records. Then they added Mia because they were dating and added Ricky (because he was a friend to Darren and Mia), blaming him for a lack of roles, which, as a manager, Ricky has nothing to do with. After Glee they briefly didn’t hate Ryan because he was going to help Darren come out. When he didn’t they restarted the hate to RM. They usually hate Starkids because they’re friends. It seems that loyalty and friendship should not occur if you are going to be a big star. They hate several actually gay men like Will, Ricky Martin, Rufus Wainright because they interfere with the snakes’ fantasy world. Now I don’t believe that they will change; there is too much hatred invested in their fandom. Like trump’s MAGA mob, they refuse to see reality. I comment here to try to get through to any fan who might think there is any truth to the fecal matter the CCers post. In case you’re wondering why I don’t go directly to their tumbler sites, I was a follower only to Darren Criss posts as I am to museums and libraries. After the wedding I saw a lot of cruel posts by the reptiles. I commented that they were being nasty about someone they didn’t know. The response from them was to first note that it was my first post/comment and that I sounded like a 34 year old, intimating that I was Mia. Then they blocked me. I am not Mia. I have never met her. I am old enough to be her mother. The fact that they can’t tell a fan from Darren’s spouse indicates little intelligence. They are foul, nasty, bloviating, belligerent bags of hate. Toxic.

#darren criss #miarren #tin haters #tinhaters #ccers are crazy #crisscolfer

[delightfuldevin]

Taglist!! (More tags to be added as needed)

Basics:

#devin speaks - talk tag

#king sad sack - vent tag (I’ll try not to vent here too often; I don’t consider this the place for that)

#devin’s gaming logs - talking about games I’m playing (will be warned for spoilers)

#answered the thing - ask tag

#here and queer - LGBTQ+ tag (positivity; I don’t do discourse)

#happy tag - things that make me happy/feel good/cheer me up

#funney tag - things that make me laugh

#important tag - things that I think are important/want to remember

#wishlist - things I want to buy

#hornytimes - nsfw tag (minors/ageless blogs better not interact with those posts or you WILL be blocked)

Creative:

#art tag - my art

#anitag - my animations (this tag might be empty for a while cause motivation is a bitch ;-;)

#fic tag - my writing (again, might be empty for a while lol)

#prompts - writing/drawing prompts I’d like to do (may include ask games, if ever I do those?)

#random art - art by other people that doesn’t include my kins, synpaths, or F/Os

Interests:

Note: non-self ship fandom related interests are on my multifandom blog @theamazingworldoffandoms (just reblogs over there; my creative stuff stays here)

#aes - aesthetic tag **

#cool beans - science stuff

#animalia - animals **

#mushies - mushrooms

#super mario headcanons

#cookie run headcanons

#animalia and #mushies are only for real images; drawn images go in #random art

Self Ship/Kin Stuff:

#from the white void <3 - gush tag

#kin tag - me (my kins) **

#syntag - me (my synpaths) **

#sonas tag - me (my self inserts) **

#hearttag - my otherhearts **

#faves tag - my F/Os **

#kiddos tag - my kid F/Os (they’re still tagged under #faves tag, they just get a tag all to themselves as well cause there’s so many of them lol)

#self ship tag - me (my kins, synpaths, or sonas) and my F/Os interacting with each other, as well as anything related to self shipping in general

#other’s self ship - other people’s self ship content

#other - posts that aren’t categorized in any of the other tags (posts in this tag may be given a new tag in the future if enough of the same type of post shows up)

Tags marked with ** are general tags that are further categorized. I added the specific tags under the cut if you’re interested, just cause I love showing off my tags haha (Tag organization is genuinely very fun to me which is why I have all of them listed. The most important ones are all above, so don’t worry about reading these specific ones if you don’t care lol)

#aes

#beside the seaside - beach/ocean/tropical

#forest fairy melody - forests

#waterfall - rainy

#falling for fall - autumn

(More to be added)

#animalia

#reptilia - reptiles (includes snakes so be warned of that, actually it’s probably mainly snakes)

#aves - birds

#mammalia - mammals

#aquatica - any water dwelling creature (mainly cause I didn’t want to accidentally tag a freshwater animal as “sea dwellers” haha; accuracy is important in organization :3)

#phibs - amphibious fellows

#kin tag

#big red - Mario

#bonedaddy - Jack

#vibrant summer - Mango

#the eel deal - Frye

#syntag

#comic - Sans

#first class fire demon - Calcifer

#sunnydrop - Sun

#sonas tag

#eggs and rice - main sona

#chocolate eclair - Super Mario

#trail mix - Pokemon

#poprocks - Sonic

#apple cider - Kirby

#fruit salad - MLP

#saltwater taffy - Splatoon

#candy corn - Deltarune

#pumpkin puree - Cookie Run

#black licorice - Hollow Knight

#hearttag

#spooky scary skeletons - skeletons

#made of stardust - stars

#faves tag

#cuddle monster - Bowser

#wingman ghost - King Boo

#peachy - Peach

#flower power - Daisy

#my rose - Rosalina

#baby boy - Bowser Jr

#sporty boi son - Larry

#star child - Morton

#venny’s little princess - Wendy

#tol insane son - Iggy

#bad boy son - Roy

#smol clown son - Lemmy

#classy and sassy son - Ludwig

#lil rabbid son - Spawny

#starry rabbid daughter - Rosebud

#right hand bro - Luigi

#my lovely minions - Bowser’s minions

#fruity pie - Pitaya

#phantom bleu - Roguefort

#pretty petal - Cherry Blossom

#little red - Cherry

#sourpuss - Lemon

#poppy - Popcorn

#little miss rebel - Currant Cream

#party pal - Birthday Cake

#voila! - Cinnamon

#cookie of class - Eclair

#miss moonlight - Moonlight

#brightest star in the sky - Shining Glitter

#razzle dazzle - Raspberry Mousse

#my sweet archer - Wind Archer

#lil sailor child - Peppermint

#smol ink child - Squid Ink

#lil magician daughter - Cream Puff

#chess twins - Chess Choco

#rice cake daughter - Moon Rabbit

#spooky and sparkly daughter - Pumpkin Pie

#robotics child - Strawberry Crepe

#toy time daughter - Lollipop

#dreamy conductor daughter - Milky Way

#pasta daughter - Fettuccine

#uncle caviar - Captain Caviar

#scholar sis - Blueberry Pie

#lizard bro - Dinosour

#fashion sis - Sour Belt

#surfer bro - Soda

#peppy sis - Cheerleader

#spicy bro - Peperoncino

#spicy nephew - Habanero

#goldie - Ananas

#water type - Lotus

#tanny - Rambutan

#vel - Red Velvet

#The One - Churro

#freezing hot princess - Blaze

#chaos control - Shadow

#shiny sis - Rouge

#mc princess - Pearl

#dj hyperfresh - Marina

#cold blooded bandit - Shiver

#hype manta storm - Big Man

#sea star - Callie

#boss lady - Marie

#nenie - Annie

#best clown buddy - Marx

#uncle meta - Meta Knight

#poyo - Kirby

#princess of the night - Luna

#dragon child - Smolder

#griffin son - Gallus

#sunsis - Sunset Shimmer

#honey - Red

#chalk daughter - Susie

#spade nephew - Lancer

#grillbae - Grillby

#showtime - Rory

#stardust - Whitney

#moonflower - Ione

#blush - Pinky

#uncle apollo - Apollo

#hoppity - Sasha

#rrr-owch - Lucky

#ragdoll queen - Sally

#finest trick or treaters - Lock, Shock, and Barrel

#voidheart - the Hollow Knight

#blessed daughter - Joni

#uncle six eyes - the Hunter

#pk bat son - Ness

#pk snake son - Lucas

#flower crown child - Crona

#plasma twins - Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder

#auntie bayo - Bayonetta

#four elements disaster - Rubilax

#auntie eclipsa - Eclipsa Butterfly

#uncle glob - Globgor

#uncle clay - Clay

#vegetable fam - Goku, Vegeta, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, and Broly

#misc cc - anyone without a tag

It’s very obvious which one of these tag groups made me have to put it under a cut fbchcfghcghvjvhnv

#devin speaks #devin’s gaming logs #answered the thing #here and queer #happy tag #funney tag #important tag #wishlist #art tag #anitag #fic tag #prompts #random art #aes #cool beans #animalia #mushies #super mario headcanons #cookie run headcanons #from the white void <3 #kin tag #syntag #sonas tag #hearttag #faves tag #kiddos tag #self ship tag #other’s self ship #other #i did not know tumblr had a tag limit good thing i managed to fit them all gchcgchcgchg

[kylosbreedingkink]

Zoo au characters, and if you're feeling adventurous and achieving, drama between them, please? Normally I'd want to hear about Kylo (always), but I'm struck by Hux being pedantic about beetles. Also what's Poe doing? My cousins both work at a zoo so I'd love to see what they think about all this. They're nerds too.

So animal management at the zoo is split into 2 main sections with smaller within that. Thoe are LVI & Birds, and then mammals. LVI is reptiles, amphibs, inverts, etc and stands for lower vertebrate and invertebrates. This is the first time I'm writing some of this down so there may be some changes to what i've said before. Notably I put the KoR as maintenance but not anymore. It's long so rest under the cut

Kylo: Nepotism baby got an easy zoo internship because at the time his uncle was the assistant curator of mammals and his mother headed the education department. Some people hate him because of this. Zookeeping is not an easy industry to get into and he just walked in like he was owed the world. His internship was on the mammal section, focusing directly under Luke on the large carnivores. An incredibly boring section as everyone knows the small carnivores are where the interesting things happen. All big cats have going for them is that they're big. When he finished his placement, a role was created for him as the new primary keeper of the big cats. He turned it down. He instead walked straight into a job on the LVI & Birds section under curator Snoke. Turns out he had been spending his days off and his break times with Snoke, learning aviculture, and had become enamored with birds. Luke was not happy. Hux was not happy either as Snoke is currently without an assistant curator and it seems like he's grooming Kylo for the position even though Hux has been working for him for years. With him on the bird section (There's a lot of birds. Snoke likes his birds) he has some of the knights of ren. There's more of them in spring and summer to help man the bird walkthroughs and deal with the increased workload bird sections have then. Basically there's a strange overlap between the bird keeper section and animal training, even though the birds under snoke receive little to no training (Snoke doesn't deem it necessary for husbandry). Kylo himself goes over to animal training a few times a week, but not to train any animals, and always during his lunch breaks. Ren: Head of animal training/the show. He's kinda off on his own not under the jurisdiction of either curatorship, but works with them. Mostly enjoys the birds of prey and flying those. He is never seen without his falconer glove even when he's training ducks. Flirts with everyone and anyone. Once tried to bag both Luke and Leia at the same time. Luke seemed keen but Leia slapped him. It's ok though, he had Han and Luke when Leia and he were 'on a break'. He also had that big eyed son of hers. Multiple times. The kid's clingy but he's good for getting Rens dick wet. Luke: When Kylo started his internship he was the assistant curator/senior keeper of large carnivores. Not long after the internship was finished, Luke was promoted to curator of mammals as his predecessor (Yoda) retired. He holds resentment for Kylo ruining his big plans for him, where he would be curator and in a few years his nephew the assistant curator under him. Kylo had a knack for the job and Luke thought he was genuinely interested, just for Kylo to walk right over to the other curators section without any prior warning (As far as he knew.. Selective vision, everyone else saw him helping out on the birds whenever he wasn't with the cats) Luke I have working with big cats because I really think big cat keepers are boring. Not as bad as elephant keepers, but still up there with the boring and the big ego. Luke is just incredibly boring to me. It literally won't let me post more than this which is ??? as i see other people with stupid long posts and not even a cut like all the time zzz. I'll do more in a subsequent post.

#asks and replies #zookeeper au #kylo ren #ben solo #original ren #luke skywalker #first order trio

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You know… even when you’re at your lowest, your dog is still going to be there to love you. (And so will your cat, or your horse… or your bird/reptile/rodent, whatever companion animal you may have)

They just know how to be there when you’re falling apart.

I’ve been having a really hard time lately, because this time of year is kind of consumed by grief for me. I’ve lost more people and animals between the months of January-April than I think should be possible, and Gavin, my best friend of 15 years, will have been gone for a year this month. It’s honestly at a point where I’ve been borderline suicidal, (to be clear I do not plan to leave this world nor have I attempted it in or plan to attempt it) but the thoughts just refuse to go away, and it’s been this way since I was 14… and I just get so tired of my own head making so much trouble, when it seems like other people don’t have this as a problem. . .

I ended up sobbing on the couch in my living room earlier today, because everything in my life feels like it’s falling apart. I graduated college and learned that I don’t even know myself, I’m 8 hours away from one of my best friends after 4 years of living together and 4 hours away from my other best friend that I lived with for 2 years…

I’m 22 and I feel like I have no time to get my shit together. It feels like I have a ticking timer for a bomb just rapidly tapping out the time I have left, as if once it goes off I’ll end up dead from the gallows.

I didn’t get into vet school and it’s been my dream since I was six years old, and to be honest, some days (okay; most days ) as of lately, I’ve just felt like giving up on that dream. It feels like nothing will ever get better and the ‘end goal’ for staying alive just always seems to merely get bumped up another few years. First it was 17, then it was 22, and now it’s 26.

It’s like walking around with this soul sucking pit right behind you, day after day, even though you do your best to ignore it.

(And god, I know that there are people far worse off than me, and I know that if I were in a position to, I would try and do my damndest to help them out. Because I’ve been there too… but I suppose this is my way of helping, just writing down what I’m dealing with because it might help someone else that needs to hear this.)

But I just wanted you all to know that in the middle of sobbing for thirty minutes, my dogs climbed up on the couch and started licking me, trying to get me to play with them. And when Bandit realized that I didn’t want to move, he shoved my phone out of my hand with his nose, and he laid down on my lap and chest to get me to try and ground myself… and he took a nap while I cried petting him.

And I just thought to myself, you know, I would really miss this… and I started bawling again, because that might have been one of the first genuinely positive thoughts I’ve had in over six months.

I really don’t know what humans did to deserve dogs and cats, but I’m really glad that companion animals exist because things may not be perfect, but at least my dogs and cats and horses (and chickens) still love me enough to have me around.

Honestly, I seriously, normally will not post this sort of thing, but just in case anyone else is struggling, you’re not alone 💛 (and I know if you’re struggling and reading this, you might be sick of hearing that… but coming from someone else who is absolutely going through it… We’re gonna be okay. Even if it sucks right now, even if you don’t want to be here, eventually we’ll be better… baby steps 💕)

And sometimes one positive thing can make it suck less… it won’t fix it, and everything may still be shitty, but it might suck less and your pet still loves you no matter what.

#I don’t know what to tag this #mental health #mental health is a bitch #tw sui ideation #tw depression #tw depression vent #@ my moots I promise I’m okay or at least getting there #personal #Kayla.texts #as much as I may want to delete this later I know someone else will need to see it so this is staying put #I guess this is kind of a journal entry? idek #if you’ve read to the end of the tags #thank you #and I hope this can help someone else