#fancy ball python

[benny-hollendaise]

Father is begging me to make smart decisions. I got stuck on his desk not once, but TWICE in the last hour, but LOOK AT THIS FACE! You can't stay mad at this face. 😳🐍😶‍🌫️

[barksbog]

protyping the beast

[turochamp]

ball python people tell me how bad is spider gene. how hard should i be frowning when people mention intentionally breeding snakes with that gene. with or without "head wobble"

[saltycharacters]

Klavier Gavin owning a ball python named Spätzle he adopted after an animal themed photoshoot for a magazine send tweet

[thefearwithin]

Day 13: Mahogany Python!

Now, I'm not supposed to play favorites, but... Yeah, no, this morph is my favorite. Named after the finer things in life as, well, this is definitely not a beginner morph. It is thankfully not picky in the type of food it takes, but rather the quality of that food. Store-bought frozen mice simply will not do the trick.

Still, the uppity appetite aside, the handling of this morph is quite smooth. So long as it is being cared for and handled well, it can be handled with little worry of retaliation. Just, for the love of all that is unholy, don't try and just keep this thing in a little bin...

[sylvienerevarine]

Real-World Sports Tamriel Also Has

The Altmer invented tennis. They are exactly as fancy and proper about this as you'd imagine

Skyrim has a version of hockey that's twice as violent and uses a puck made of horker tusk

High Rock is the home of golf, but not the boring modern kind that wastes a billion gallons of water every day. This is the old Scottish kind that you play on rainy coastlines and if your ball goes in the sea, tough toenails

Hammerfell and Elsweyr both have their own variants of beach volleyball (called "tossball") and have a friendly rivalry about which province has better players

You know that old Mesoamerican ball game that was a bit like basketball but cooler? Black Marsh obviously has that too. The rules vary by region but it's very culturally important, and practically everyone learns to play

Morrowind has their own take on soccer played with guar-hide balls and a whole bunch of complicated rules that tend to deeply confuse foreigners. There are three goals to represent the Tribunal/Reclamations

While hide and seek might be considered a children's game in the rest of the Empire, it's practically an Olympic sport in Valenwood (did you guys ever see the Monty Python sketch with that premise?) Competitions can go on for literal months, because there are SO MANY good hiding spots in Valenwood

Cyrodiil has water polo. I can't explain why I think this, it's just true.

[nattikay]

a few people have mistaken Neynari for albino (she's actually leucistic) so here's a quick doodle of her with an actually albino Na'vi!

autistic infodumping about albinism vs. leucism under the cut (lots of cool animal pictures)

Albinism is a genetic condition that prevents the production of pigment, specifically melanin...which for mammals would be all pigment since mammals only produce melanins, but some types of reptiles, birds, etc. also have other types of pigments that are unaffected by albinism, which is why you can get, for example, an albino ball python that still has bright yellow markings. That's a tangent though, and yes I know that being aliens and all Na'vi skin is colored by "cyanin" not melanin but for simplicity's sake let's assume that the Pandoran equivalent to albinism affects cyanin the same as melanin in Earthen species, and since the Na'vi are clearly a mammalian equivalent let's assume that they don't have fancy extra types of pigment.

This lack of pigment production means that albino individuals end up with white hair/fur/feathers/scales and pinkish skin (it's unpigmented but will still appear pinkish instead of pure white because there's still red blood/muscle/etc. underneath. So, no, an albino Na'vi probably would not actually look like all those AI-generated "snow Na'vi" images floating around 😅)

It can also makes the eyes appear red or pink because without pigment in the way you can see the red of the blood vessels behind them. That said, depending on the opacity of the structures inside the eyes, this won't always be the case; if they are opaque enough you won't be able to see those blood vessels and the eyes will appear a pale gray or bluish.

Speaking of eyes, it turns out that the presence of melanin is actually pretty important in ocular development, so albino individuals often have impaired vision.

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Leucism, on the other hand, is an umbrella term that covers a range of conditions that cause partial lack of pigment in some way, shape, or form (as opposed to the total lack seen in albinism). Leucistic phenotypes can be quite varied depending on what's causing the pigment malfunction.

Some leucistic conditions cause a lack of pigment in hair/fur/feathers but not skin or eyes. This results in a white coat that is often mistaken for albino. The main way to distinguish this type of leucism from true albinism is to look at the eyes (and sometimes skin, like on the nose or pads). Leucistic conditions do not affect the eyes, so if the animal has a standard eye color for its species, it's leucistic, not albino. If it has red/pink or unusually pale grayish eyes along with pinkish skin, it's albino.

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Another leucism condition causes uneven distribution of pigment-producing cells, giving the individual normal coloration interspersed with unpigmented splotches. This condition is also known as piebald and can produce some really stunning patterns!

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Yet other leucism conditions reduce pigment production, but do not completely halt it. In other words, these individuals do produce pigments in all their integuments, just not as much as their standard-colored counterparts...so they retain most of their natural markings/patterning, but with a pale "washed-out" appearance (this is the type Neynari has!)

...so yeah, now you know :)

[hopeful0romantic]

Actually, I’m gonna spell it as Wyrm

I wanna get a patternless, brown ball Python so I can name it Worm

[minotaurfaggot]

𓆸𓃕𓃜𓇚𓄀𓃒

Hello!!! I’m an animal shelter worker that works with small/exotic animals, I worked in vet med prior to my current job.

My partner and I have 4 rabbits, but we also have a large crew of various species. I’ve kept exotics for most of my life and animals are my main interest and hobby!

You will likely see me mostly posting my rabbits Elwood and Sylvie, my velveteen lop and Belgian hare, but I also post about the Minotaur, Ancient Greece, and rabbits or other critters at our shelter.

Miscellaneous fun facts below the cut!

I’m working on a novel and love writing, other hobbies and interests include cyanotype, wet specimens, jewelry making and goldsmithing, ball jointed dolls, baking, historical fashion, the Minotaur, Ancient Greece, insects and herpetology. I play the Ancient Greek lyre and write a lot of poetry.

I’m vegan- I respect people’s choices to do what makes the most sense for them with their diet, but I will not interact with anything pro-animal consumption for my own sake.

I am pro-breed preservation and ethical breeding just as much as I am pro-rescue.

Animals:

Sylvie - Belgian hare

Elwood- Velveteen lop

Baby- Green cheek conure

Falcor and Sweet Potato- Axolotls, 12 and 6 respectively

Mildred, Clarence, Clementine and Lilly- kitties

Pearl, Hester, Margot and Alice- Partner’s fancy mice

Gideon and Penelope- Partner’s rabbits, New Zealand mix and Californian, respectively

Enoki- Pastel butter ball python

Musa- Crested gecko

Mooncake- Leachianus gecko

Vietnamese mossy frogs

Madagascar hissing cockroach colony

Land snails

Australian prickly stick insect

X. Immanis tarantula

D. Diamantinensis tarantula

C. Elegans tarantula

Vietnamese silver tarantula

OBT tarantula

[iambic-stan]

Benevolent Heretics

I started writing this the other day and didn't stop until it was done. Can it please happen IRL? I plucked an older character, Vera, from this dream-turned-story and here she is, a bit older and bolder but still somewhat self-conscious.

If it was a waiting room, it certainly didn't feel like any I'd ever occupied.  First of all, there was complimentary coffee.  Don't misunderstand me, though--it wasn't a slender Keurig sitting next to some Styrofoam cups.  There was an actual barista with beautiful taupe skin, box braids, wide-leg jeans and a crop top that said "Hillman College."  There was a fancy La Marzocco espresso machine and freshly baked pastries.  The lemon basil mini bundt cake looked delicious but I couldn't bring myself to eat.  That, and the pastries weren't free and I'd almost gambled all of my paycheck on this visit, hoping for, but not counting on, reimbursement from my insurance.  I eyed the dry erase board of specialty drinks, trying to read through ingredients quickly so the barista wouldn't become impatient.  

"Baby, you can take your time," she said.  "I love your hair, by the way.  What do you call that color?  It's like there are little specks of gold in the blue when you turn a certain way."

I beamed.  "Thank you so much.  Lapis lazuli."

"Oh, perfect!"

"Do you have a favorite scene in A Different World?

"When Diahann Carroll is telling Dwayne Wayne to just die," she said without missing a beat.

I laughed.  "Oh, I suppose I wanna try a hot Purple Haze?"

"Medium or dark roast?"

"I guess medium?"

I stared at the art behind her.  It depicted a dark-haired white man sitting in a booth, a sort of frustrated expression on his face.  Seated next to him was a great blue heron that almost seemed to be wearing a smile.  So strange.

"And what's your favorite scene?" she asked, setting the drink in front of me, little purple crystals sitting on top of the cloud-shaped foam art.  "Lids are on the counter to your right."

At that moment, an older middle-aged woman opened the door across the room, said, "Vera?" and looked in my direction.  I took her in for a second.  Her long, curly brown hair cascaded over a kaftan with, was it narwhal print?  The straps on her sandals were ocean waves.

We made eye contact.  "Ready for you," she said, smiling airily.

"Oh!" I said.  'Ok."  I grabbed my drink and started walking toward her, then recalled the question.  Before I disappeared down the hallway behind the woman, I turned and called out, "When Lena is explaining the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet!"  I thought the barista was smiling but it was hard to say.

The hallway was a bit of a labyrinth, but every twist and turn had a surprise.  The first treat was a banana ball python in a terrarium.  "That's Bert," the woman said, turning back to glimpse my face.  "Ernie's at the vet overnight, but he's fine."  

"Oh that's adorable!" I exclaimed, sipping my lavender and chamomile latte.

"By the way, I'm Celeste," she said warmly.  "It's great to meet you in person."  She reached for my hand, her bangle bracelets clanging against each other.

"You're the lady I talked to all last month!"  I blurted out.  I took the hand she offered, and she gently placed her other hand on top of mine, soft and smelling like jasmine.

I looked up at her, then down at my feet.  This woman knew just about everything...about one thing.  But it was one of the most important things in my life.  It felt frighteningly vulnerable.  I racked my brain to recall what I knew about her so I'd feel less disadvantaged.  It felt like I was running a search in Windows for "celeste" and opening every relevant file of hundreds, not quite knowing what I expected to find.  I knew she was married and had two black labs.  She started out as a physical therapist and then decided to specialize in....whatever this was.  My own physical therapist had recommended her.  She loved David Lynch films, Isabelle Allende novels, and lots of Brazilian bossa nova singers I'd never heard of.  She loved Italian restaurants but never ordered spaghetti because "you can make that much better at home."  She sang in the choir at the Unitarian church down the road.  She researched everything she bought to ensure it was vegan.  She had family in Washington, the state.  She really liked Animal Farm when she read it in school, too.  Everything I knew about her felt so surface level compared to everything she knew about me.  And some of what I knew was from doing my own internet research, if I was honest.  She let go of my hand and I shuddered for a second when she turned and said, "Just a bit further; we're almost there," and kept walking.  

Up ahead, I saw that the walls turned into aquariums full of colorful fish: gouramis, oscars, cichlids, danios, and barbs.  I stood mesmerized as she opened a door and motioned for me to step in front of her.  "The fish are always a big hit," she said.  I followed her into an office-like room with a very 70s vibe.  The groovy aesthetic went so far that it had one of those conversation pits with an orange plaid couch and bookshelves.  I started reading titles and spotted  I Can't Date Jesus and A Queer and Pleasant Danger.  She stepped down onto the couch, sat down, and started writing notes in a little pad.  

"You can sit," she said, noticing how I was just standing there, my eyes flitting from macrame hanging pots to lava lamps to fabric posters, overwhelmed by all the mustard yellow, avocado, and earthy brown tones everywhere.

I rubbed my sweaty hands together and sat several feet away from her on the same side of the square-shaped couch.  I looked her way and my eyes fixated on her turquoise necklace and the movement of her chest as she breathed.  My eyes travelled up and I searched for a neck pulse, then quickly looked away as soon as I realized what I was doing.  She stopped writing and looked straight at me.  "Whatever you're thinking is ok here," she assured me.  "Nothing to feel self-conscious about."

"Do you see a lot of people like me?" 

"In what way?  Do you mean cardiophiles?  If so, not a lot, but you're not the first."

I let out a long sigh.  "There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about this," I confessed.

"And there's nothing wrong with that.  It's more common than you think, even more so for neurodivergent people like yourself."

"I prefer 'neuro spicy,'" I chuckled.  She smiled, nodded.

"Is your heart beating fast, Vera?" she asked plainly.  It was a simple question, but as soon as she uttered it, the words stretched out in my brain like cold cane syrup.  I stared into her eyes and heard the words "heart" "beating" and "fast" over and over again for several seconds.  I was so entranced that I didn't hear myself say, "Yeah.  It is," until it had already escaped my mouth.

She laughed casually.  "And that's perfectly normal.   The last time we had a cardiophile here, he was an older man, many years ago.  He was recovering from cancer treatment--that was what led him to physical therapy, and then to me.  I started out as a more traditional physical therapist, and in my practice I learned about the more unusual ways that physical intimacy healed--for those who have interests that aren't mainstream, and nonsexual kinks, if you will.  It works in tandem with conventional physical therapy.  I set my own boundaries because I have to, and they are firm, but you might be surprised how much one can do with clothes on, and how gratifying that can be for the client.  I don't have a personal investment in most of the services I provide here, but in my line of work I've become deeply interested in sensuality and the multitude of ways that humans experience it.  The pre-visit chats are designed to help us feel comfortable with each other, and if you're wondering--yes, they are covered under your insurance, as are our in-person appointments.  As long as your therapist and I can justify to the insurance company that you're making progress, they will provide at least partial coverage."

"What if...I no longer need physical therapy but I still want to come here and do this?"

"Many people do, and you can discuss payment plans with Yasmin up front.  She's the barista who served you."

"Oh wow.  Ok, great."

"Do you want to play music?  Since your interest is largely about listening and being listened to, I know that might be a distraction, but I could play it at a low volume.  Also, this is something we ask every client."

I nodded, and she continued, "We have a record player and mostly 70s music to fit with the room's motif, but if you want something else, I should be able to pull it up for you."

I only thought about it for a moment.  "Do you have Fleetwood Mac's Tusk album?"

She nodded, ascended the two steps that led out of the conversation pit, and crossed the room to an refurbished old phonograph with an oak horn.  She flipped through a crate of records and within a minute had retrieved Tusk.  "For the longest time, it was all about Stevie for me," she said.  "And then, I don't know, I was at a party and they were playing Mirage.  Somehow I'd never heard 'Hold Me' and I just thought Christine and Lindsey's voices blended so well.  I love all of Christine's tracks on Mirage now, even the cheesiest."  I smiled at this anecdote, closed my eyes and listened to the soft whine of Lindsey's slide guitar.  Christine's vocals came in as smooth as honey, and I thought about how a song with such insecure lyrics could be so soothing sonically.  The sound mattered much more to me.

She reached into an armoire and pulled out a cardboard box.  She placed it beside me as she stepped back down into the pit.  "You can pick out a stethoscope from there.  Or like I said the other day, you can bring your own.  I just need an extra minute to sanitize it.  Just standard procedure," she shrugged.  I rifled through several stethoscopes and pulled out a Littmann with a rose gold teardrop-shaped chest piece and a pink satin finish. 

"It's like if Glinda had one," I heard myself saying.

"You liked Wicked?" she asked.  "I need to find time to go see it."

"Oh it's sooooo good," I told her.

"Alright, so we have thirty minutes left.  I'll lead the session, but your job is also to let me know if there's anything else you need or if you're uncomfortable.  In the case of the former, I'll see if I can accommodate, and in the case of the latter, we will stop and discuss what needs to change.  Does that make sense?"  I nodded.  "Ok, if you don't mind, I need you to unbutton the second button on the top of your shirt."  I did as she asked, all the while wondering if she could see my heart pounding.  My chest was small, so I wasn't revealing any cleavage, but my thin build almost made it easy to see through.  She slowly placed the palm of her hand over my heart and kept it there for a few seconds.  "I can feel it; it's so fast," she remarked.  The practiced smile on her face really only indicated a passing, and I suppose professional, interest in my heartbeat, but that was enough for me.

By the time she was wearing the binaurals and positioning its chest piece on my bare chest, the frantic, rushed "The Ledge" was playing and my heart pounded along with Lindsey Buckingham's bass.  Unlike any doctor I'd ever seen, Celeste moved the chest piece all around the terrain of my chest, stopping for a bit at each location to hear what my valves would do.  I took deep breaths without realizing it, and I looked down to see the stethoscope rise and fall with my body.  "I haven't listened to a great deal of hearts in my line of work, but this one sounds pretty great to me."  I looked over at her face, the metal tubes peeking out from behind her hair.  There was something so reassuring about looking at someone wearing binaurals like that, knowing they were listening to me.  I saw her eyes on her phone and wondered what she was looking at until she said, "109, how about that?  That's pretty fast for resting.  I'm glad I've gotten your heart to engage with me so fully."  I thought I would melt.  When she was finished listening, "Think About Me" had played and the mercifully short "Save Me a Place" had just ended.  

"Would you like to listen to my heart?" she asked.  "It's a little fast because I think it has reacted to yours.  Just a heads up.  You're welcome to listen if you'd like.  But also know that it's ok with me if you don't want to.  Either way."  

"Can I lay down on the sofa while I'm listening?"

"Absolutely, let me grab one of the throw pillows for your head."

The entirety of "Sara" played while Celeste held the chest piece under her narwhal kaftan and I closed my eyes while facing the ceiling.  I mean I knew that "Sara" was the next cut on the record, but the noise-cancelling feature of the stethoscope worked so well that I couldn't even tell music was playing.  I just heard her fast heartbeat layered with her steady breathing.  For a moment, I wondered how old she was.  At least mid-50s, probably?  Maybe older.  Definitely at least ten years my senior.  And all the while, I thought to myself, she'd had this organ working inside of her all the time.  Unless she'd had a transplant, I reasoned.  But my mind didn't dawdle on those thoughts.  With my eyes closed, I could imagine I was swimming, or hiking, or biking.  I settled on imagining I was floating in a blue lagoon, seeing a waterfall up ahead.  I swam a leisurely breaststroke to the waterfall and let it pour all over my body.  And then my mind just went blank.  There was just nothing--except for the sound.  And the sound was crystal clear and exquisite.  I didn't realize how much time had passed and was surprised to hear "but never have I been a blue calm sea," when I took the stethoscope off.  We were already at the end of "Storms"?

I sat up, turned around, and saw that Celeste was smiling so warmly I could've mistaken this scene for a Hallmark movie.  My brain wanted to stop and take a screenshot of the moment she handed me the other end of the instrument and our hands were both touching it--hers a deep olive, mine rosier.  My hands were unadorned but she wore delicate little rings with tiny rhodolite and hematite stones.  "You can put it on the end table to your left," she indicated.  

"If it was mine it would have a gender and a name and everything," I told her excitedly.

She laughed heartily and I had a revelation that being proud of making your therapist laugh applies to just about all types of therapists.  "How was that?" she asked.

"It was wonderful.  You sound great. It--it was great," I said with the imagination of a Tumblr bot.

"Did you tell me a few weeks ago you have an electronic stethoscope?"

"Yes--an Eko Core 500 named Christine, actually."

"Feel free to bring her next time."  She pulled out her phone.  "I have you down for...this time in two weeks.  Does that still work for you?"

"Yes, that sounds great," I said like a broken record.  I would have more and better words for the experience later.

She asked if I had any questions, and if this was what I'd had in mind.  No and a million times yes.  We exchanged more small talk about weekend plans--work and a hike for me, house cleaning and possibly seeing Wicked with her partner for her.  She walked me back through the labyrinth and I waved goodbye to an indifferent Bert. I made sure to give Yasmin a thumbs up on my drink as I sipped the rest on my way out, and when I stepped out into the chilly December morning, I felt brand new.

[benny-hollendaise]

Father is jealous of how photogenic I am 😌🐍catch me on the front of NatGeo, how bout that? 👀🐍🐍

[stahl-tier]

I don’t really ever post pics of her here so have my noodle-shaped goofy roommate, Bongo...

bonus: a year ago, when she was still so little she fit into the palm of my hand

animal pics wanted

so i am pretty sad tonight for some reason, does anyone have some cute pet pics? thanks in advance!

[ceratosaurtalks]

Cheap custom backgrounds?

Hi! Want to give your enclosure something like this?

Well let me help you do this in a affordable way to give your animal some new enrichment and climbing opportunities!! Theres a misconception fancy backgrounds are hard to do or are expensive to do. This is... Very much not true! So lets do the one above together! Heres an overview of the supplies you'll need: -Your Enclosure of choice -Cocofiber and Sphagnum moss(OPTIONAL, can opt to paint) -Aquarium grade Silicone -Great stuff pond and Stone -Cork bark, roots, sticks, small rocks(OPTIONAL) First things first, you're going to want an enclosure.

This is a DUBIA 4ftX2ftx2ft[LengthsXwidthXHeight), Also known as a 48"L x 24"W x 24"H(Inches) or a 120 Gallon Enclosure. This is considered the researched minimum size for common exotics like Ball pythons, Corn snakes, Bearded Dragons and the like to thrive. *Disclaimer: Im aware there is several groups and movements who are pushing for a 5x3x2(ft) minimum for Bearded dragons, I ultimately agree with them and the advancement of exotic keeping, but a Bearded won't suffer in a 4x2x2. Dubia Enclosures are some of the cheapest in the market, however they're decent for the price. They are stackable which makes it great for saving space, but please note they can NOT hold a lot of weight, so be mindful of that.

I own 3 of these. Two Version 1s and on Version 2, which is the one above. The V2s are generally nicer in design in my opinion, theyre functional more importantly. Once you have your enclosure of choice, lay it on its back as shown in in the first image. Next, you're going to want to prep your dry background. I use Organic Cocofiber and Sphagnum moss. I buy these extremely cheaply from Home depot or in bulk off Amazon. Make sure your material is COMPLETELY DRY! It will NOT stick if it has any moisture. Break apart your Cocofiber block and mix it with your dried Sphagnum moss in a container and have it ready on the side. I use the bulk Coco fiber, which costs about $23 for 5 bricks on Amazon. You can get them cheaper if you dont buy bulk, I do a lot of gardening and have a lot enclosures so its easier for me! https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Coco-Coir-Bricks-Compressed/dp/B01N1YP8O6?th=1 for a 4x2x2, I only use 2 bricks. Likewise, I buy Bulk moss for the same reason: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK7XMNWL?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder_k0_1_10&amp=&crid=1RDHFNSAUX0DF&sprefix=spaghnum%2Bm&th=1 You will only need. ONE BRICK. For the Sphagnum moss. Maybe even less than a brick. You're going to want to wet this then dry it before use. Dont be me. Dont be fooled over how small and thin those moss bricks are. I made the mistake of trying to wet an entire brick and I had to use a deep soup pot to contain it. It *explodes*. You will be buried in moss. You will scream and cry and beg for mercy as you are overwhelmed by the amount of moss Expanding from a singular brick. I am not exaggerating, I learned my lesson, please god, do not make the same mistakes I made. I still have. So, so much moss. Sometimes I still find Moss from my Mossaggeden. NOTE: Please make sure to use organic, and do not used DYED moss! Double check your ingredients, Dyed moss can be toxic to your animals! Next,

Silicone time, baby! You're going to want to use Aquarium grade Silicone from Home depot, please double check to make sure you're getting Aquarium grade! This will cost you a whopping $3 At Homedepot. The Caulking gun was an additional $12 if you dont have one already, however, it is re-usable so its a great one time purchase because I use that bad boy for a lot of my projects lmao. Once you struggle to open your stupid bottle of Silicone without exploding it like I have on several occasions; time to be silly!

We're going to Silicone this bad boy up reaaaaal good. Dont be me, USE GLOVES! It makes your life so much better I promise. So why are we doing this exactly? Its simple, this will help your background last! It gives it texture and helps the spray foam stay in place. It also keeps your background from peeling so easily, texture matters! Your hands going to be very tired after this. Youre going to want to leave this alone for the next 24-48 hours. Minimum. You want your silicone to dry and want to make sure the smell is gone before continuing to the next step!

This is the funnest part. Spray foam time! For the 4x2x2, I use about 3 Bottles of this stuff. Make sure you're using NON-TOXIC Spray foam! Pond and Stone is my favorite to work with. When I add things into the background, I make sure to have a 4th can of this stuff on me. This will be the most pricey part about it. Lowes has it for $12-14 a can, but its $15 a can on Amazon. This is really the only big 'expense' when it comes to backgrounding. Smaller enclosures use less, but bigger enclosures will need more. !!!!!!!THE NEXT STEPS NEED TO BE DONE TOGETHER!!!!!!!! Youre going to want to be fast about it if youre using my method. Start spraying random patterns into the background. Youre going to want to make sure youre covering every inch of the enclosure, you can do zigzags, cut it into triangles, squares, it doesnt matter. Different shapes give you different background textures, so go nuts!!! Dont leave space between the foam, and go ham. Theres no wrong way to do this. Once thats done though, you're going to want to do the next step IMMEDIATELY:

Adding your background texture and features!! This step MUST be done while the spray foam is still wet. First, take any rocks, cork, sticks, ext if youre adding them and shove them into the background. Dont have money to pay for expensive Reptile decor? You can sanitize your own rocks and sticks from outside yourself for free. I will make a guide about how I do that soon ahah. Press any features you want into the spray foam background nice and firm, then use the extra to spray around the items to secure them in place. Once you got your features in, its time to take your pre-prepped background and begin pouring it in! Spread it evenly across the enclosure. Do NOT worry if you have excess, poor it in anyway. Once you've poured the background in. GENTLY pat it over the sprayfoam. Next, you'll want to leave this to dry for the next 24 hours minimum. Leave it laying on its back so nothing drips or sags where you dont want it to!!! After 24hours, lift the enclosure and gently tap the back of it to knock off your excess background to reveal your background!

Annnnnnd you're done!!! Now you're free to add your lighting, real or fake plants, heating, substrate and other decor as you please! This can add so much more enrichment to your animal and give them so much more room to utalize their space. My individual personally loves his background and utilizes it all of the time! Contrary to belief, a lot of snakes aren't 'pet rocks' if you give them stuff to explore and climb. My guys out pretty often! Of course it comes down to personality too ahah.

Heres some pics of him using his climbing features! He prefers the middle climbing feature here and the one off to the right, where he uses to bask when he doesnt want to be seen and hangs out the top of it, or his bird perch when he doesn't mind being right there out in the open. c:

[delightfuldevin]

Lockscreen update with all my kids <3

Here are the names in case you can’t read my attempt at fancy handwriting djnkjdcsdvs

toy poodle - Suga

chihuahua/mutt - Rotisserie

ball python - Opal

big goldfish - Pound Cake

medium goldfish - Cheese Cake

smallest (of the big 3) goldfish - Shortcake

litol gold comet goldfish - Colby Jack

litol multicolored comet goldfish - Pepper Jack

pacman frog - Matcha (though, I think we changed his name to Arizona)

[monstersandmaw]

today i read about spider ball pythons where they have an attractive-looking spiderweb pattern on their skin but unfortunately it's tied with a genetic disorder that gives them vertigo and seizures. and it got me thinking about naga royalty who similarly have royal bloodlines with beautiful colors and patterns on their scales but have inherited illnesses that run in the family like both irl human royal families and fancy ball pythons

Oooh, I like this as a piece of interesting and grounded worldbuilding!

[manic-maniac-man]

HUgE July 2011

with SUNTAN

Carefully selected summer items that are the perfect match for tanned skin.

STRAW HAT

A striking summer hat that creates a resort vibe.

01 YOHJI YAMAMOTO

The rough texture creates a cool impression. Also pay attention to the unique ribbon pattern. ¥33,600 (Yohji Yamamoto Information Desk)

02 JAMES LOCK & CO,. LTD

The height of the crown and the length of the prims are perfectly balanced. ¥31,500 (Beauty & Youth United Arrows Harajuku Men's Store)

03 foot the coacher

A mountain hat made from high-quality genuine Panama. A unique item with an elegant finish using materials. ¥37,800 (GALLERY OF AUTHENTIC)

04 TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist.

This straw hat is made of paper braid and has silk tape wrapped around it randomly, giving it a fancy feel. ¥31,395 (Pred PR)

05 WACKO MARIA

The Panama hat is the epitome of WACKOMARIA. The wide brim and crimson silk ribbon give off a masculine sexiness. ¥30,975 (B-Jirushi YOSHIDA)

06 LANVIN

The banana khaki color body and the chic three-color ribbon are a perfect match. The elegant finish is as expected. ¥42,000 (Lanvin Japan)

BRACELET

16 items

A classic men's accessory that will add a unique touch to your outfit.

01 JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN

A classic studded bracelet. The leather is crafted using the same techniques used for dress belts, giving it an elegant finish. ¥15,750 (John Lawrence Sullivan)

02 Gary Reeves

The high quality turquoise and outstanding stamp work are the hallmarks of Navajo artisans. ¥145,740 (Nano Universe Library Tokyo)

03 foot the coacher

The design is based on the motif of a horse harness. The intricate buckle decoration gives a glimpse of the maker's aesthetics. ¥25,200 (GALLERY OF AUTHENTIC)

04 UNDERCOVERISM

The ball-shaped studs and leather surface have been treated to give the shoes a worn look. Also available in black. ¥18,900 (UNDERCOVERISM)

05 Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci

The cowhide is embossed with a leopard print. Studs are added to make it even more attractive and eye-catching. ¥18,900 (Third Culture)

06 PHENOMENON

The large amount of fly studs on this shoe is striking. The stimulating, playful and unconventional design is fun. ¥39,900 (The Contemporary Fix)

07 Weirdo

All parts, including the Franken, tires and I-beam fasteners, are handmade with great care. ¥73,500 (GLADHAND CORE)

08 CHROME HEARTS

From the popular punk series. Pyramid studs of different sizes are used to create a striking effect. ¥105,000 (Chrome Hearts Tokyo)

09 Dior Homme

The sharp design highlights the texture of the python. The delicate and dainty details give it elegance. ¥58,800 (Christian Dior)

10 1-100GRAHAM TABOR/MIGUEL VILLALOBOS

A masterpiece made of hammered silver with a rich finish. ¥66,150 (Edition Omotesando Hills store)

11 PHIGVEL

Made of 3mm thick rugged bends. Hand-dyed to create a realistic vintage look. Made by (VINTAGE WORKS). ¥15,750 (PROD)

12 Yves Saint Laurent

The design is based on the brand's initial "Y". ¥19,950 (Gucci Group Japan Yves Saint Laurent Division)

13 DISCOVERED

The shiny red glass leather bracelet is an effective accent piece for any outfit. ¥7,140 (DISCOVERED CO.,Ltd.)

14 LAD MUSICIAN

The design features a triple wrap with a stud in the center. Available in a wide range of colors, it's fun to wear several pieces together. ¥10,500 (LAD MUSICIAN SHINJUKU)

15 PHENOMENON

A combination of hemp, wooden studs and other natural materials gives this punk design an ethnic feel. ¥23,100 (The Contemporary Fix)

16 DELUXE

A combination of silver chain and brass plate. The simple design makes the most of the material and is clean and masculine. ¥43,050 (BRIDGE)

SUNGLASSES

Eyewear with a strong presence that will add color to your outfit.

01 DITA

The titanium rims are specially coated to look like leather. A classic design given a modern makeover. ¥44,100 (DITA LEGENDS Daikanyama Main Store)

02 TOM FORD

A new version of the popular model "Peter". The crossed metal bridge and top bar give it a strong personality. ¥44,100 (Tom Ford Eyewear)

03 RAF SIMONS by Linda Farrrow

The distinctive temples are inspired by the legs of the table Raf himself uses. The uniform khaki color scheme is fresh. ¥39,900 (Reference price/Diptrics)

04 CHROME HEARTS

The matte black color creates a solid Maculism look. The silver end pieces add an accent. ¥131,250 (Chrome Hearts Tokyo)

05 The Spectacle

The motif is an antique frame from the 1940s. The elegant curves and lens gradation are impressive. ¥79,800 (Minority Rep Tokyo)

06 TRUSSARDI 1911

The marble-colored fabric rim gives this teardrop a striking presence. The slightly small size is also a plus. ¥44,100 (STEP inc.)