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Have you heard about our lord and savior Godzilla?

My beautiful girl. We're starting daily antibiotics in the next two days. She's grown so much since I first got her.

After dinner massage. The works.

Bleep

Please note this is after three months of us having him.

People love talking about mild depressed feelings and romanticizing the concept that someone can fix you or make it go away. If it stems from a situation then go for it and use that nifty little trick to get out of your funk. Here’s the ugly reality of the situation though. Depression comes in more forms than you can possibly imagine. Some of us are functional and some of us aren’t. There are those of us that can snap out of it and perk up. For those that have MDD, Major Depressive Disorder, it is not that easy. We can’t use little DIY tricks to get out of it. Here are a few things I use to help myself and they’re not fun, but they make the difference. 1. Get help. Professional help will always beat friend therapy. Yes. It is hard to talk about it because we feel like a burden, but we need it. We need to take that step to help ourselves form healthy methods of coping and recognize our own dangerous behaviors. We need to recognize that we are not a burden and we can be happier more often. 2. If you need medication don’t feel ashamed. This is you taking that step in a healthier direction. Pills suck, but they are a needed step to the process for some of us. 3. Realize you are not a burden. People that tell you that your depression is causing them problems is likely not a healthy influence on your life. Supportive friends understand sometimes we don’t have the energy and if we aren’t up to it today maybe another time. We missed an event? Ask for videos or pictures. We have things like Skype! We can be there with them. 4. Self care… this is one that is regularly abused by media. Self care is cleaning, going to work, talking to your doctor, or making yourself go outside for a few minutes for a little change of environment . Self care is removing toxic people and removing yourself from the drama of other people. Self care is recognizing hurtful behavior and forming new ones. Self care is letting yourself cry it out knowing you are merely changing your hormonal balance and releasing bad feelings that have been boiling up. 5. Find supportive people. Not people that make a game of mental illness. It’s not a flip a switch situation. Having friends and family that know this and still treat you well is important to your own mental health. 6. Remember that depression is a chemical imbalance and not caused by any one particular happenstance. It’s a legitimate medical problem and needs to be diagnosed by a professional. It is not a label that should control your life. There are ways to live with it. 7. This is not a be all end all help guide. Remember that I’m just someone with MDD/Clinical Depression. And this is from my life experience.

Pretty sure this is just a pancake with legs.

All praise sun god. Eos has a thing about staring straight into her light and trying to boop it. Thankfully she's started basking again and as you can see she's still wiping snot on the glass. Thankfully her test results should be in today or tomorrow and we can kick this systemic infection in the butt. Infection is a result of poor breeder care for those who are new to my page.

Warning: Do not use this as a guide for hot snakes or Burmese pythons as their fangs are a lot more dangerous. They require entirely differently handling in most cases and I recommend utilizing an expert with these types of snakes. This is meant for domesticated pet snakes such as corn snakes, ball pythons, milk snakes, ect.

Let's start with the basics here. Snakes do not frequently sneeze, cough, or drool. In fact, if you see something like this keep an eye out for other signs of illness aside from drooling. Snakes that eat fish or frozen/thaw can look a bit drool covered after. It's normal. However, if you do see continued signs of excessive mucus and yawning a vet visit may be a good idea. Before anyone panics about this and assumes they have a sick animal let's go over a few other things. Snakes sneeze. Hell. They even cough. On a rare occasion it's nothing to snuff at. Perhaps an offensive smell or they got dust in their nose. But if you notice it frequently look for other signs. If you see their tongue sticking together it can easily be a sign of RI and should be looked into. Common signs are sticky tongue, propping their head up on things for excessive periods of time, mucus streaks on the glass, sneezing, coughing, and excessive yawning with what looks to be a very saliva filled mouth. If you notice these signs make sure to monitor or simply get them to a vet right away. I will not give you treatment tips as I am not a registered veterinarian. All I will say is listen to your vet, especially if you have one that specializes in exotic animals. If your snake seems sick then up your cage cleaning game and sanitize everything more often. Monitor them and make sure they are at least drinking water as sometimes they will go off feed. Mine will not always eat while she is not feeling well and a few days or weeks won't hurt them so long as they are not dropping dangerously low on weight. Sick snakes can become scared easily as the inflammation from infection hurts and can cause them to strike. Move slow and watch their behavior. You as their human know what to look for. Some of the biggest causes for this are husbandry related so always make sure to monitor your temperature and humidity. Be careful introducing new items and animals. Always above all sure to sanitize your hands before handling your animals. Snakes can get germs too.

I'm not sure if he's ever had an elevated basking spot. He was extremely apprehensive of the propped up wood and artificial basking space for several days and finally figured it out. He didn't leave it until he got hungry then seems to have gone right back. Can't wait for his new cage set up. He'll have some official basking rocks. He is essentially a rescue and we are still dealing with his old tank until we can replace it with a more adequate set up.

Beardies eat so strange.

Mr. Cunningham is a staple for most new witches. And I happily agree with this. While I am not Wiccan I do find the information simple enough to be applied to many paths of The Craft. His passion for the craft makes reading so enjoyable I find it hard to put his books down and own a decent portion of the books he had written during his life. I definitely recommend him for those curious about Wicca or The Craft.