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Beginner’s Guide for Caring for Curly Hair Tarantulas

Maintain a safe distance between pet tarantulas and other pets in the home, as well as young children who might mishandle them. The curly hair tarantula has a spherical body coated in long bristles with a little curl. That is why this species is named curly hair tarantula. While most of the bristles are deep brown to black, some are golden. This brings a bronze shine to the spider. Curly hair tarantulas are burrowing, ground-dwelling spiders native to Central America. These spiders are generally peaceful, resilient, and simple to care for, making them ideal for those new to tarantula pet ownership.

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A Genetically Rare Chimera Kitten Was Rescued in Tennessee

I had a cat who seemed like he had two different personalities when I was growing up.

Sometimes he was sweet and cuddly, and other times he had the devil in him.

But last March a kitten was found in Nashville, Tennessee that really was essentially two different cats fused into one.

 

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Her name is Apricot, and though she hasn’t had a DNA test to prove it, her rescuers believe her to be what’s called a “chimera.”

Although “chimera” sounds more like a mythological monster than a sweet, cuddly, kitten, according to My Modern Met, Apricot is half tortoiseshell and half ginger tabby, while her brother is just an ordinary tortoiseshell.

She looks like two cats merged into one, and in fact, that’s exactly what she is. Apricot is a rare chimera cat, which means she was born with two sets of DNA. She’s the result of two embryos fusing together inside her mother’s womb. In other words, Apricot is technically two fraternal twins combined into one individual cat.

How amazing is that?

 

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Apricot was rescued along with her brother, Pretzel, from inside the wall of a newly constructed home.

When the mama cat didn’t return for them, the family contacted the Nashville Cat Rescue, who quickly placed them with Kiki, a cat foster mom who also happened to have two nursing females perfect for Apricot and Pretzel.

 

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Kiki fosters lots of cats, but she had never seen one quite like Apricot.

Even so, the kittens were made to feel right at home.

 

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The goal of Kiki and her partners at Nashville Cat Rescue is to stop the cycle of feral cats having litter after litter that need more and more homes to take care of them.

She cares for the cats (and some dogs, too!) until homes can be found, ensuring that the adult cats are spayed before they leave foster care.

 

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The end goal for Kiki is to find good homes to adopt the kitties, and that’s exactly what she did for Apricot and Pretzel.

They stayed with Kiki and their furry foster family for a little over two months before being adopted out to their forever home at the end of May.

 

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And if you’re heart broken that you didn’t get to be the one to adopt them–you can still buy a mug of the unique kitty, with proceeds going to support the continued care of all her feline friends.

 

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Have you ever seen anything cuter? Tell us in the comments!

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This Person Wonders if They’re a Jerk for Asking Their Friend to Pay for Their Dog’s Surgery

If you happen to have pets, then you already know that vet bills can be astronomical.

And this situation involving a dog from a person on Reddit seems like it might just end a friendship.

Let’s see what went down…

WIBTA for asking my friend to pay for my dogs surgery after she almost k**led him?

“One of my good friends came to my apartment to go out together one night, let’s call her Lauren. I also have a 20 week old puppy.

Lauren is notoriously messy when visiting. She will go through her clothes, my clothes and just about everything to find an outfit to go out. However, now that I have my puppy I reminded Lauren when she first came in the apartment to please keep everything off of the ground and out of reach of my puppy.

I told her that he will chew/eat anything left on the ground, so for anything she cared about & for my puppies safety, to keep it up high.

Lauren continued to have her clothes and miscellaneous items from her bag sprawled out everywhere. So instead of reminding her after the 2nd or 3rd time, I just started putting her items in another room and closing the door for her to pick up later.

While getting ready Lauren decided to take a shower and she brought her own shaving razor. When she mentioned shaving, I told her to be careful because my puppy had tried to get ahold of my razor before, so be careful.

Long story short, I crate my dog and we go out. I come back and he is having bloody diarrhea and squealing. At 4 AM, I rush to the emergency vet. They tell me he’s probably constipated and to monitor him. I questioned this but didn’t know what he could’ve ate yet, so I take him home and watch him closely.

After coming home and making sure he is okay. I do a quick sweep of my house and try (emphasis on try, there were crop tops, socks, etc. flung all around my room) to find all the items she had left around my apartment. Lauren picks up her stuff and leaves.

The next day when I am taking a shower I notice she left her razor on the ground by my shower. It looked a bit off so I sent her a picture and asked if a part was missing. She says the bikini shaver of it is missing and seems unconcerned. I tell Lauren I think my puppy may have ate it.

So I go to my local vet to have another checkup and they take X-rays. The vet tells me he indeed ate the razor and that he needs to go to another vet over an hour away for emergency surgery, or he would not make it through the night. Of course, I rush there and they do the surgery.

Later I text Lauren that he is having surgery because he swallowed her bikini razor. Lauren tells me she is sorry for leaving it out and didn’t ever mean for this to happen.

We are good friends, I would like to still be. My question is would I be the a**hole it I asked her to cover part of the costs from his surgery?

My puppy is obviously a bit at fault here for eating it, I’m at fault for not searching my apartment well enough after she made a mess, but I believe she is at fault for leaving a razor out where he could get to it after being reminded SEVERAL times.

I’m not intending on asking her to cover full cost, but would I be the a**hole for asking for anything?”

And here’s how people on Reddit reacted.

This person doesn’t think the writer of the post is in the wrong at all for asking her friend to help pay the bills for the dog.

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Another reader couldn’t believe that the friend didn’t offer to pay the whole amount!

I think I agree!

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This Reddit user said the person’s friend is obviously not a responsible individual.

At all.

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And this reader went so far as to say that they might’ve dodged a bullet with this “friend.”

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Lastly, this individual made it quite clear and simple: this is not how real friends treat each other.

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What do you think about this story?

Let us know in the comments!

We’d love to hear from you!

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Dog Memes to Make a Real Difference in Your Day

Dogs are pretty amazing, I’m sure you know that.

If you’re a human with some red blood in ya, you know that dogs can improve any day. Even if it’s just some memes of dogs, the effects can be quite remarkable.

So with that in mind, let’s consider our health, and look at some memes of dogs.

15. The rabbit hole

It’s cool, those are just birds chirping outside my window.

Via: The Chive

14. They think the world of you

So go ahead and be as big as that.

Via: The Chive

13. Change my mind

The practical hurdles involved are taking a backseat to my heart, which says yes.

Via: The Chive

12. Shower power

ARE YOU BEING ATTACKED BY THAT WATERFALL?

Via: The Chive

11. Drink it in

Never have I seen a pupper appear so contemplative.

Via: The Chive

10. Bone alone

Man, dating apps are getting weirder and weirder.

Via: The Chive

9. Don’t look desperate

Lol I have no sense of time.

Via: The Chive

8. That look

He about to lick or about to pounce. Either way I’m in.

Via: The Chive

7. Spot the spot

I’ve seen some things. Well, half of them anyway.

Via: The Chive

6. The betrayal

You fry to me or you lie to me.

Via: The Chive

5. Pay attention

Gotta let it all soak in.

Via: The Chive

4. The bork

He’s going for a world record and I’m cheering him on.

Via: The Chive

3. The cutting edge

Pretty sure this is the Pup Pope but OK.

Via: The Chive

2. I thee wed.

Get used to it, that’s gonna be the dynamic.

Via: The Chive

1. Your cheatin’ heart

“You said it was the last time.”

Via: The Chive

Man, I really need to find a dog to pet now.

Do you have a doggo? What are they like?

Tell us all about them in the comments, please.

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Was a Woman Wrong for Letting Her Dog Push Over a Young Child? People Shared Their Thoughts.

You never really know what’s gonna happen when dogs are around children.

That’s why both parties need to be responsible to make sure no one gets hurt. The most loving dog in the world might snap for some reason and bite a kid.

Or a child might do something to harm the animal. You just never know…

And a young woman took to Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” page to ask readers if they thought she was in the wrong regarding an incident with her dog and a child.

Let’s take a look.

AITA for letting my dog push over a toddler?

“I (20f) have an 8 month old puppy.

He’s generally very well behaved, we’ve been going to a trainer with him since he was 4 months but he’s still an excitable puppy. I have him around young kids pretty often but I have them greet him properly first so they can play safely.

I take him for two walks a day which double as training sessions since he gets really hyped up outside and pulls/jumps which we’d like to stop even though he’s not particularly big and that means we’re frequently stopping and starting.

Today he started pulling near a local daycare, I stopped and he corrected himself so I gave him a treat and we went to head on when two young girls (2f, 4f) rushed over.

I knew them, they’re my neighbours and I generally get along with them so I paused to say hi, letting them know that my dog was okay to pat if they’d let me settle him down first since he gets a little excited and I didn’t want him jumping on them in case they got hurt. The girls seemed to understand but their dad came over and told them to “hurry up and pet the dog so we can go home”.

I tried to explain to him that I needed them to wait a second since he loves kids and if they wanted to pet him I just need to grab his collar and have him sit since he was still in training but he wouldn’t listen and told the girls again to “just pet him”.

So they did and my dog who was getting increasingly more excited about all these people immediately did what I warned and jumped up. The older one didn’t mind to much and let him lick her but the other fell over and immediately started screaming.

She didn’t seem hurt, just startled, but the dad immediately went off at me for having a “feral, untrained mutt” and told me I should never have my dog near kids before stormed off with his kids.

I did try and warn them but I love little kids and I feel awful about her being knocked over, especially since I probably could have grabbed him if I was paying more attention to my dog and less to the dad.

AITA for what happened?”

Here’s how people reacted on Reddit.

This reader said that the other dad in this situation is definitely to blame and that the guy is, quite simply, a d**k.

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Another person said this boils down to one thing: entitlement from the dad in this story.

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And this individual pointed out that the person who wrote the post tried but the father put his kids in danger by acting like this.

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Finally, this Reddit user said that the person who wrote the story was trying to do the right thing and he did everything he could in this situation.

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Do you think this woman acted irresponsibly?

Or did she teach this parent a lesson?

Tell us what you think in the comments!

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Family takes “If I Fits, I Sits” to a Whole New Level With Their Cat

When I was a kid I really liked the idea of tiny rooms. Sure, I had a normal sized bedroom. But inside my closet, there was a tiny door.

Where did it lead? (I don’t know. I think it was locked and led to the pipes.)

And even though I had a room of my own, I longed to have a tiny secret room that no one could go in but me.

Turns out, maybe cats feel the same way. It’s a proven fact that cats like containers.

There’s a reason why “If I fits, I sits,” has become a slogan for cat lovers everywhere.

Even big cats aren’t immune.

And we all know how they feel about boxes.

But could it be that all this sitting in tight places is because secretly, cats want tiny bedrooms of their own?

One family recently found out.

After adopting a tuxedo kitty called Wyatt from a shelter, Bryan Davies really wanted to make the cat feel at home.

His bedroom had a sort of secret, unused cupboard and so Bryan renovated it for his feline friend, complete with cat-sized furniture and pictures on the wall.

It’s the perfect, cozy little container for a cat.

And because Wyatt was an avid birdwatcher, they completed the setup with a wall-mounted tablet for watching YouTube videos of birds and other wildlife.

What a cushy pad!

As Bryan told The Dodo:

“He spends a lot of time in there, asking to watch his show before taking a nap.

He zones out to the screen like a normal teen. And he naps — hard.

He really does enjoy it as much as a kid who finally got his own room.”

It kind of reminds me of a favorite childhood story, the Little Golden Book Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown.

Not only does Wyatt have a nice little room, but he loves boxes like any cat, and his room has a good deal of symmetry going on.

That’s interesting because, according to a recent study, it’s not just containers that cats love.

Ever wonder why they also want to lie down on your laptop, keyboard, notepad, or book?

Apparently it’s not just to irritate you.

According to this new study, squares and rectangles, the actual shapes are what often attract cats.

The researchers found that cats will actually sit inside an optical illusion of a square, because they like squares so much.

It’s fascinating! No wonder Wyatt loves his little room with its little bed and TV.

What do you think about all this? Does your pet need their own bedroom too? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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These Cuddly Pups Remind Us Why Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend

When I was young, I was terrified of dogs.

No one really knows why. Maybe because the whole neighborhood had Labradors who would chase me and knock me down.

They thought we were playing. I thought I was dinner.

Eventually, because my sister wanted one, I agreed that we could get a dog if it was a little one, and we soon welcomed a terrier pup into the family.

Now, as an adult, I love doggos. (I still don’t love Labs though. Sorry most popular breed on the planet.)

There’s just nothing quite like a dog to bring a smile to your face.

Here are 16 of the best doggos that ever graced the internet.

1. Live from Puppy Camp

I’ve frankly never seen a happier camper.

A very happy Branch Manager ? from aww

2. The name’s Melon. Super Melon.

Here to rescue all your summer cookouts, picnics, and play dates.

No one cared who I was until I put on the mask from aww

3. Now that’s a giant dog I could learn to love

Because what kid wouldn’t want a life-sized (and living!) teddy bear?

Some images require no title, just a smile. from aww

4. File under “Things you didn’t know were possible”

That is one gorgeous pup.

Beautiful pup with vitiligo. Saw on Woof Woof. from aww

5. That little puppy wanted to be his Number One

And Sir Pat Stew said, “Make it so!”

Sir Patrick Stewart and a one week old puppy ❤ from aww

6. Sounds like the perfect compromise!

I want to give him all the skritches.

After 30 Years of Begging My Parents For A Dog, We Compromised and I Moved Out, Got A Gf and Got A Dog. Reddit, Meet Zeus! (Border Collie/Australian Shepard) from aww

7. Wild Bill is a very good pet parent

And that heeler is a very good girl.

My 11yr old dog is blind but still loves hiking so I got her doggles to protect her eyes from sticks from aww

8. Besties

It’s good to have a big best friend.

This cat from my neighborhood always protects his little dog friend and I thought this picture can brighten up someone’s day:) from aww

9. OG in the house

She has aged well. She doesn’t look a day over 12.

This is Kabosu, she’s 15 years old and was the original face of the doge meme in 2013 from aww

10. So many friendly interpretations to unpack

a) Did you bring my friend a friend?
b) Do you need a friend to keep you company?
c) Can you take this friend to my other friend across town?
d) Whatcha doing, friend?

I’m an Amazon delivery driver and was greeted by this today. from aww

11. Use the force, Pup

What an absolute glamor shot!

May The Fourth Be With You! from aww

12. Twinsies and BFFs 4EVR

It’s good to feel loved by a bestie.

Oreo with some Carmel on top ❤ from aww

13. Even if you have to go to school to find them

(They think they’re twins too. Look at those faces!)

Meet Wallace and Charlie. They met in February in puppy class. Both were nervous about making friends but not anymore. from aww

14. Home is where the kisses are

And he knows that he’s finally home.

Meet Harvey, his last night sleeping at the shelter was yesterday. Tonight and for the rest of his life he will sleep like a KING. from aww

15. World traveler

Very good at photos.

"Well, why not" from aww

16. One of these things is not like the others

But he promises to be SUCH a good boy!

This tiny Fox has been visiting our garden every day and wants to be friends.. from aww

Now don’t you feel warm and fuzzy just like all those sweet puppies (plus one friendly fox)? Which one is your favorite? Tell us in the comments!

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Cat Parents Show the Many Personalities of the Feline

My family had two cats when I was growing up, and while I don’t love cleaning the litter box, I love the way they purr. Life isn’t really suitable for a cat at the moment, but lately, I find myself wishing I had one. They’re so soft, standoffish, and adorable.

Our neighbor’s cat comes to visit us sometimes. He used to do his business in a planter in our garden. When we had to get rid of the planter (aka his toilet), he waited on the front porch for us to come home from work, just so he could give us the evil eye. I want to adopt him.

Cats are incredible.

And here are 12 posts to remind you exactly why people become cat people.

1. Perfect impression of a Halloween cat

My cat did that once, but he was standing on my mother’s head at the time.

It is Earthquake’s birthday today! from aww

2. Halloween cat lying down

The many poses of Halloween cat.

That’s s how he welcomes me every day when I get back from work from aww

3. Here for the snuggles

Reservations required.

I grew up with pets, my boyfriend did not. I wanted a kitten, my boyfriend did not. We compromised and got a kitten. This is them her first night home. from aww

4. Good kitty knows she did good

All the skritches. STAT.

My Cat is a very proud mom. from aww

5. Are Tim and Molly making the same face rn?

Also, poor Tim. Next year put his face on the cat’s cake.

My husband and cat share a birthday week from aww

6. Always look out for your small friends

One day they might be bigger than you.

This cat from my neighborhood always protects his little dog friend and I thought this picture can brighten up someone’s day:) from aww

7. Who doesn’t love a dose of kitty toes?

Literally who? I’ll fight them.

Beans beans they’re good for your ❤ from catpictures

8. Perfect kitty is perfect

I want to take it home with me.

When a cat is more photogenic than all of us… from aww

9. I didn’t even know cats could get that old

Look at his perfect little glass of rosé!

Our boy is getting older, today he’s 23 from aww

10. Now that is a perch fit for the king of the jungle

Look how regally he sits atop his throne!

King of the garden from catpictures

11. When it’s time for cuddles

Cause sometimes you just need a hug.
(LOOK at his little outfit!)

Cat hugs her human in middle of her work. from aww

12. Cat celebrities!

That’s what I’m talking about.
They know who’s in charge.

Hiski and Sämpy. They are cat celebrities of sorts in Finland from aww

I love them all so much. Cats have such personality and attitude. Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

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Enjoy Some Possible Better Names for Animals for You to Think About

Your entire perspective is going to change today, people.

Because you’re about to learn something that I’m willing to bet a lot of you never thought you would…how do you feel about BETTER NAMES FOR ANIMALS?

Yes, you read that right! And all of us are in for a real treat today, because I personally believe that some animal names are just plain outdated and need to be freshened up.

For example: I’m sure you’re familiar with the manatee, right? That adorable creature sometimes called “the sea cow”? Well, from now on, all manatees will be called FLOATY POTATOES.

Are you ready to see some more? Let’s check them out!

1. The nope rope!

Don’t get near that thing!

2. Also, don’t get near this thing.

Can’t you see those antlers?!?!

3. Now this is a cool name.

It just flows right off the tongue.

4. A very dangerous chicken.

Stay far, far away…Actually, I don’t even know what this is.

5. A creature from the deep.

He’s headed straight for Red Lobster.

6. Awwww, who doesn’t love a manatee?

Or a Floaty Potato, I meant…

7. This one is spot-on!

You know it’s true!

8. There goes the ol’ wobble stick.

They’re kind of cute!

9. That’s when it’s time to RUN.

You better get going!

10. This is kind of horrific, not gonna lie.

And the name ain’t helping, either…

11. They sure are magical!

And colorful, too!

Okay, now it’s your turn.

In the comments, get creative and share some better names for animals that you’ve come up with.

We’d love to hear from you!

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