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In the garden #dog #bella #beauty

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There she is #dogsofinstagram #cute #waterdoggo

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Bella's first time in the sea! 🌊 #sea #water #dog #doggo #dogsofinstagram #photography #animalphotography #bedlingtoncross #running (at Porthcawl, south Wales)

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Orion has alot more room to swim now 🐠 #bettasplendes #bettasofinstagram #betta #bettafish #harlequinrasbora #tank

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Orion has alot more room to swim now 🐠 #bettasplendes #bettasofinstagram #betta #bettafish #harlequinrasbora #tank

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Babushka #cats #cat #blackcatlove #blackcats #blackcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram

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She wants to play too 😂 #hamster #hamstersofinstagram #syrianhamster #playstation #playstation4 #ps4 #cute #videogames

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Here is one of my new boys and I adore him 💛 I think this fella is Alonzo #degu #degusofinstagram #petsofinstagram #pets #small #smol #cute

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Bow head Bow head Bow head #cat #blackcats #blackcatlove #blackcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram

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Introducing New Degus

Degus are very social animals, and should ideally always be in a pair, minimum. However, sometimes things could go wrong. One could pass away, they could not get along, or one is being bullied. You can't keep them alone, so what could you do?

Reintroducing Degus is difficult but well worth it. One of the most common scenarios is when one passes of disease or old age as adults, leaving one alone. Degus around the same age would be ideal as it you wouldn't end up in the same scenario with the newer one, but pups are easier to introduce. However, if introducing pups, it would be best to add them as a pair so they would still have each other once the older Degu passes.

The ideal way to introduce them would be to keep two cages next to each other so they can see and smell each other. Chattering and mostly ignoring each other is a very good sign, as this would mean they do not intend to fight. Over the course of 5-10 days, swap the degus cages or bedding, so they can smell where the other has been. This will help familiarise them with each other, without contact. This is important not to rush this as this could require you to start the process from the start. Once the degus seem calm around each other, you could try introducing them in a neutral area.

Before introducing, it is important to offer them a sand bath with Degu safe scents in them (Lavander, Peppermint, Vanilla) to help mask their own scent. This will confuse them when they meet, as they will not recognise the other as being the invader. A dry bathtub would be ideal but if that is not available, try cleaning out the main cage you intent to house them in, scrub it clean to remove the previous degus scent and rearrange it. This will help them see it as new territory, and not their own. I find it helpful to add two bowls of food at this time, as it could help to distract them.

Introduce the Degus. If one is noticeably smaller, it may be best to add them first. Keep the area accessible while you observe them for atleast 20 minutes to break up any fights if need be. In this time, chasing, mounting and boxing is absolutely normal, and is just them sorting out the hierarchy. However, Degu balls lasting more than a moment are absolutely not. If they get into a Degu ball, that means a serious fight and they could potentially fight to the death. If they do this remove them immediately, and start the cage method again from the start.

Pups under 8 weeks old are simple to introduce, as they would be seen as the original Degus pups rather than enemies or intruders. However, it would still be best to follow with the other steps above.

It is important to realise though that there is no guarantee that the two Degus selected would ever get along. These chances are slim, but it is something you must consider. But if you keep the introductions at a good pace, there's a better chance with having them get along.

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Cooking show I desperately want: Professional chefs compete to wow and astound totally amateur food critics who don’t know dick about shit. Get eliminated on totally arbitrary grounds such as “I don’t like sour cream.”

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my cat when i refill her food bowl: ……..

my cat when i drop a candy wrapper on the floor:

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I need more friends :'v

I talk to like 3 people and none of them are too interested in animals. Animal peeps, where are you? Dudes interested or pet owners come for some banter I need to meet more people

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why you should stop watching Taylor Nicole Dean on YouTube.

Taylor is a nature style vlogger on youtube who showcases her pets in various videos, does care guides, animal convention vlogs, and awareness PSA’s. Her motto is “Adopt don’t shop”, meaning that for the most part animals under your care should primarily come from an adoption/shelter home. Thats cool right? sounds like a good channel?

Wrong.

Taylor is an animal hoarder, there is no way around this. As of typing this, December 17th, 2017, she has a whopping:

9 snakes

3 skinks (one blue tongue and two crocodiles)

3 geckos (two crested and one leopard)

3 hedgehogs

2 insect pets (1 praying mantis, 1 leaf insect)

1 tarantula,

1 axolotl

1 cat (male kitten, must be bottle fed)

1 pacman frog

1 mouse

1 crab

that’s TWENTY SIX  pets, not including her fish..

and boy, she has numerous amounts of fish, some of which we never see anymore and have no idea what happened to them. here are some of her delicious money makers: a longhorn cowfish, naso tang, dwarf fuzzy lionfish, caramel gladiator clownfish, a pair of $600 black and white clownfish i don’t know the name of, lightning maroon clownfish, flame wrasse, goldflake angelfish… the list goes on

***she also owned a dog that she abandoned when she moved out, gave it to her brother

Where did she get all of these animals? She buys the majority of them from reptile shows, which is where she’s gotten like 90% of her snakes. What happened to “adopt don’t shop”? 

her kenyan sand boa came from a reptile store, as declared in this video and on twitter.

her super mohave ball python was purchased at a recent December reptile show, apparently she also bought more here as well.

she bought two six hundred dollar clownfish(as stated on twitter video) because “they look like cows” and stuffed them in her 150 gallon aquarium.

purchased her western hognose at a pet expo.

video where she purchased a sick green tree python at another reptile expo, as well as a firefly ball python, mexican black king snake, another crocodile skink, another hedgehog, and a replacement green tree python(the first one died, SHOCKER).

the video where she went to an exotic pet store and purchased a leopard gecko. the list goes on, guys.

her reasoning for this is that there are a lot of animals she just cant get where she is; if that were really the case she wouldn’t spew that bullshit line video after video, then go to every reptile expo in the area, buy out all the animals, AND THEN have the audacity to go on Twitter and claim to adopt everything.

all of these pets were purchased in the last year, which is terrifying considering the amount of animals she already owned in 2016.

                        adopt don’t shop RIGHT TAYLOR? don’t believe her.

         secondly -and this one bothers me the most- she almost always pins the blame(or atleast SOME of) on someone else when her animals get sick or die. Sick axolotl? someone else changed the water wrong. two dead hedgehogs? awful breeder (why the HELL would you buy 3 fucking hedgehogs from the same guy knowing the first one was sick…..), dead pacman frog? he was sick when i got him! i did everything right! dead seahorses? the guy in the store told everyone BUT me they were wild caught! geez…

at the end of the day, those are YOUR pets. it doesn’t matter who did what, because ultimately you are the owner and they’re under your care. step up and don’t blame others.

                                        anyway, here’s the third, relatively petty reason as to why her channel is extremely concerning:

 Taylor directly contributes to Walmart’s notorious fish abuse, as well as Petco’s and illegal turtle sellers in Texas. at least two times this girl has paid for sick fish/turtles to take home and nurse (don’t buy that bullshit about her getting free fish), thereby satisfying a sale and continuing the cycle of abuse. 

She paid a guy off about $400 USD so she could rescue approximately 80 baby turtles. Newsflash- this doesn’t help. at all. that man has now been given the incentive to continue illegally selling turtles and treating them like shit. she literally paid a guy for treating his animals like shit. she did all that mumbo talking to him and telling him it was wrong and he was reported etc. but man……..why taylor…….why………

                  some random personal reasons why i dislike her

*supports and has featured Brian Barczyk who generally does not treat his snakes well

*got her jawfish killed by moving him into a predator tank(so stupid, people even commented how dumb this was)

*right now her fucking pet mouse is sitting in a closet

*is dating jonny craig, a known drug addict who’s exes(all of them) have accused him of sexual abuse/assault/continued drug habits. pretty strong receipts on twitter

*let her axotlotl get critically ill for FIVE WHOLE WEEKS

*ranted about how people should never buy blue tangs, yet goes out and buys a naso tang for a tank that’s too small for it, shared with other fish and stuffed with rocks.

*let her cowfish get ich, didn’t do anything about it, WENT ON A TRIP, and let the whole tank get sick

anyway please reconsider supporting her channel. the main point of this is that she owns too many pets, doesn’t take proper care of most of them, and treats them like props for her channel. she is a major hypocrite. this is not honestly not ok.

there is nothing wrong with getting animals from breeders but its clear she does little research before making grabs at new pets. how are you the only one to not know your seahorses were wild? or that brian barczyk has a bad reputation with snakes? or what a sick axolotl looks like? it feels like she goes out, buys an animal, and THEN does 15 minutes worth of Googling before deciding to make care videos. 

Taylor’s intentions might be good but she is sending a very, very bad message on YouTube.

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The thing with accidents, is that you don’t expect them. You are so sure nothing it’s going to happen, and when it does it’s heartbreaking.

Cat’s saliva has gram negative bacteria that is extremely dangerous for birds, this bacteria can be found both in their mouth and their claws, all it takes is a playful Pat or a bad day when your cat is upset, all it takes is a scratch and you lose your bird forever.

Why would you risk your pet’s life?

Be responsible, chose prevention.