I wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:05amOur aquarium (which has been housing our betta, Finny and nerite snail, Gordon) now has pest snails. I got a live aquatic plant that was supposed to be snail free, but I have since learned that one can never be guaranteed snail free (damn you, capitalism!). Right now, they are tiny, but I fear the tank will soon be overrun with them.
Anyone like escargot?
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Welllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15amI wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:05amOur aquarium (which has been housing our betta, Finny and nerite snail, Gordon) now has pest snails. I got a live aquatic plant that was supposed to be snail free, but I have since learned that one can never be guaranteed snail free (damn you, capitalism!). Right now, they are tiny, but I fear the tank will soon be overrun with them.
Anyone like escargot?
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I feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57amWelllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15amI wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:05amOur aquarium (which has been housing our betta, Finny and nerite snail, Gordon) now has pest snails. I got a live aquatic plant that was supposed to be snail free, but I have since learned that one can never be guaranteed snail free (damn you, capitalism!). Right now, they are tiny, but I fear the tank will soon be overrun with them.
Anyone like escargot?
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Re: Pets.
Mosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10amI feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57amWelllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15amI wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:05amOur aquarium (which has been housing our betta, Finny and nerite snail, Gordon) now has pest snails. I got a live aquatic plant that was supposed to be snail free, but I have since learned that one can never be guaranteed snail free (damn you, capitalism!). Right now, they are tiny, but I fear the tank will soon be overrun with them.
Anyone like escargot?
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: Pets.
I will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31amMosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10amI feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57amWelllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15amI wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:05amOur aquarium (which has been housing our betta, Finny and nerite snail, Gordon) now has pest snails. I got a live aquatic plant that was supposed to be snail free, but I have since learned that one can never be guaranteed snail free (damn you, capitalism!). Right now, they are tiny, but I fear the tank will soon be overrun with them.
Anyone like escargot?
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We've looked into buying or building a place for bats to roost in our backyard, but haven't had too much luck.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:13pmI will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31amMosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10amI feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57amWelllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15am
I wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: Pets.
Same! Sometimes I think we share a brain, Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:20pmWe've looked into buying or building a place for bats to roost in our backyard, but haven't had too much luck.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:13pmI will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31amMosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10amI feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57am
Welllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)
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I'm tellin' ya, we would have hung out in high school.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:28pmSame! Sometimes I think we share a brain, Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:20pmWe've looked into buying or building a place for bats to roost in our backyard, but haven't had too much luck.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:13pmI will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31amMosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10am
I feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: Pets.
We would have sat on the smoker's hill and made fun of all the jocks.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:37pmI'm tellin' ya, we would have hung out in high school.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:28pmSame! Sometimes I think we share a brain, Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:20pmWe've looked into buying or building a place for bats to roost in our backyard, but haven't had too much luck.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:13pmI will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31am
Mosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.
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I'd bet decent money that a third of the people I hung out with in high school are either dead or have criminal records.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:43pmWe would have sat on the smoker's hill and made fun of all the jocks.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:37pmI'm tellin' ya, we would have hung out in high school.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:28pmSame! Sometimes I think we share a brain, Doc.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:20pmWe've looked into buying or building a place for bats to roost in our backyard, but haven't had too much luck.
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Someone has to call their band The Sky Puppies.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 12:13pmI will slap a mosquito if it's on my person, but then and only then. I like to encourage the dragonfly population. They are pretty and they eat those shitheads. Bats, too. I love those damn sky puppies.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:31amMosquitoes are the only bug that I kill without hesitation (no, wait, also wood lice). Ants and spiders and wasps all get secured and delivered outside.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:10amI feel ya'. I would also have a hard time killing them myself. I also rescue bugs and the like. It makes me feel sad. I'm always mindful of the fact that we're sharing this world with the rest of creation. I won't kill a spider simply because it's in my house - I'll just take it outside.JennyB wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:57amWelllllll...here's the thing. You have to kill them. You can't just flush them or set them free, because they are considered invasive. And guess who can't bring herself to kill them. I'm not trying to be a sanctimonious PETA type - I'm a carnivore - I just have a hard time killing things myself. I don't crush bugs, I put them on a piece of paper and let them outside. So I think this will have to be a job for VH. And he will have to do it without me knowing. :)Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 10:15am
I wasn't aware that could be a problem. So is the solution just to keep scooping 'em out once they get big enough to be noticed?
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My wife had a pet story in the Globe today.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2 ... story.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2 ... story.html
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Lately, I've been wiping a damp paper towel over my cat's fur, and they love it. Not sure if it's because it's hotter than a mofo or if it mimics mom's tongue or what. Licorice loves it which is unusual as she hates to get that intense level of grooming.