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Resolved Question: Treatment for heartworms?

I recently just rescued a dog from a backyard breeder, she tested positve for heartworms as she most likely spent her two years in a crate outside, I fully intend to get her treatment, but for now the vet said she was in early stages and heartgaurd would protect her from the worms advancing to adults. My question is if the worms don't advance to adults and the worms do not reproduce with heartgaurd how effective will adultricidal treatment be? Her x rays show no damage to the heart or lungs I go back in 3 months for more x rays to see if the disease progress more, but if the heartgaurd stops the growing would the treatment put my dog at a risk with a not so good chance to cure the disease? Ps I know how serious this is so you don't need to state that, and as stated I fully plan to treat her, I just need to know all the details. more

Open Question: Will the worms in peaches grow in you?

Open Question: what is on my maple tree leaves? whit worm like growing straight up of the leaf, and dont move.?

Its like there is 20 or so on each leaf all the way up the tree. what could it be? more

Open Question: How do I get Vinegar Worms to grow faster?

I'm doing something wrong because I've had them for months and they don't die but they don't really reproduce much either. more

Resolved Question: Haryy Potter theme park!!??Excited???!!?

Are you excited about it????????? more questions below I'm a big big Harry Potter fan but im not loud about like twilight. Harry Potter is like this special book and I kinda grew up with it. Its the only reason im a book worm now. Jk Rowling is brilliant and amazing writer. I perosnally think there are no plot holes in ti, perfect. But today ill be loud about. Being a big fan I never knew they were building a harry potter theme park. I just found out they are bbuilding a Harry Potter universal something theme park. Soooo, excitesd i heard itll open in late 2009. I found through a random interview about Jk on youtube and i was like OMG. Im soo going. 1.) Can someone tell me anything about it im clueless and im too lazyy and hyper to google it like when will it open the cost of the ticket when did they start building i heard its still not finished and where is it located 2.) If your a Big Harry Potter fan are you excited asbout it and would You go and if you think the ida of a theme park is stupi why. Im really excited. Thanks in advance to people who answered!!!!!! 10 pts to the best more

Resolved Question: Harry Potter fans!!!!!! Harry Potter theme Park??? 10 pts?

Open Question: Answer My Cockroach Question Please? My First One Never Got Any Answers?

Well, here's the story. I have a small Madagascan Hissing Cockroach colony, consisting of 64 adults. (All of them were birthed from a dominant female, since I started out with two females and one was impregnated, she had two broods since I got here, and I'm expecting more roaches in the near future, as oothecas (egg cases) started popping out of quite a few of my females' posteriors. Now the "Cockroach Conundrum" is about a third brood one of my larger females birthed. They all looked healthy and happy (35 of the little babies), crawling around the terrarium. I knew though that there may be a bit more problems since my roaches moved to a bigger terrarium after the second brood was near adulthood. Now since the holes in the cage top were bigger, when a new brood of babies came, they could squeeze out of them. So this third brood came and now I have a problem. After moving them to a smaller plastic container (it was one of the containers I saved from where I put my wax worms, as treats for my reptiles) with a whole lot of small air- holes, and all the sudden, over the passed two days, eight of my youngsters starting dying unexplained deaths. My two other broods were happy and healthy, and I only lost about 3 in total over their time in growing up, two of them being from having a deformed body after coming out the wrong way from the mother's anus. I saw this with one of them of the third brood and I thought: "Oh well, it's just one major deformity, nothing's going to go wrong." But then, after I moved my roaches to a plastic container, (no chemicals in it, since I first of all, washed it out with warm water, and second of all, was used to store wax worm treats for my reptiles) I started to see some crippling roaches. I gave them the same food the adults eat (collard greens, strawberries, and dog food) and they still had fatalities. I'm worried about this. Usually one death doesn't really give me the mind to worry about anything, but eight deaths in the passed two days? I haven't had that many fatalities with my first two broods combined. Is it something genetic? A parasite (I don't think it's really possible for it to be a parasite, since I have no fatality records of adult roach deaths)? My first two broods thrived. WTF is up with this one? I spray them daily as well. I'm not an idiot at this. I've had these guys for almsot a year. I don't know how this downfall came upon them. The other broods thrived so well. HELP ME OUT ENTOMOLOGISTS!!!! Well, it's kind of hopeless now, but people saying they're gorss have no idea what they're talking abotu, and how much more destruction humans brought on this planet. Whoever said "Ewwwwwwwww" or somethign liek that is gettign marked as spam. I'm sorry. Hissers make wodnerful pets, and aren't an invasive species. When I said it's kidn of hopeless now, I was refering to that the majority of this brood are dead. But, oh well, there's more upcoming ones. Porbabl ya genetic problem, as the adults have no signs of sickness. The males are still beign stuborn and aggressive, and the females are just being docile as ever. xaarg: I change their food and water EVERY day. Along with every single pet I own. If I see one spec of reptile poop, I'll go clean it right back up. I have OCD, and I will make the tanks and cages as clean and presentable as possible before a spawn of a new day. I have owned these guys for almost a year as I said before. Have you read my whole description? Two HEALTHY broods came out and this one suddenly has unexplaiend deaths. ALSO STATED was that none of the other colony members suffered fatalities, besides the youngsters. The daytime temperature is a natural 80- 85 degrees farenheit. And I have coconut fiber to mantain moisture content. I could go by your theory of inbreeding, but guppies can also inbreed for quite sometime before anything goes wrong, and roaches aren't as complex as a fish vertebrate. Although, they have a larger brain density than many mammals, and if they had a larger brain, in comparison to their body size, they could be failry intelligent. Imagine if their brain grew larger, and the roach itself, grew bigger as well. They could easily have intellect comparable to primates. They do have close to 1,000,000 neurons , so imagine how intelligent they would be if their brain was comparable to their body size as that of a human's. Insects do have more complex minds than meets the eye, their brains are just to small in comparison to their body to do logical thinking. All I know, is that this desease seems to be neurlogical and I don't think their's anyway of curing them. Sorry, I meant *there's*. more

Open Question: Question about finding a stray dog....?

I found a stray dog almost 2 months ago. I went around the neighborhood asking people if it was theirs, or knew who it belonged to. I have a big dog and this stray was the size of a mini dog. later that evening i gave her to my mother to take in while we waited to see if anyone claimed her. I didn't want to let her just go without knowing who she went to as it was cold rainy and she was starving. After a month of not finding the owner, she grew on my mother as she is an elderly person who lives alone. We went and got her special things, dog license and stuff. She's been wormed, she get's vitimans and lots of tlc. My mom is worried that one day someone will come knocking on the door and say hey that's my dog.. Would after 2 months or more could she say it's her dog???? I don't know how long the dog was a stray but she was starving and thristy. When she went to the bathroom for the first time since she came to me it was like sticks and leaves and stuff. I felt so bad for her. I can understand my mom's concern because she is becoming so attached to her. I told her if she felt that the person was the rightfull owner i would ask before letting them take the dog for the money spent out. Would this be bad? I think if you wanted a dog you should have a licence, a collar and a name and address plate at least on your dog..This one had nothing. more

Open Question: A Cockroach Conundrum? What's Up with My Hisser Brood?

Open Question: How to tell if my stray cat is pregnant?

Her stomach is pretty swollen. When she stands up it really looks like she's pregnant. She lives with this similar-looking male, unfixed cat. They look like they're siblings or something so I wouldn't think that he could of mated with her. I don't know if it's worms or being pregnant. Her stomach has seemed to grow bigger ever since we first saw her at our back door. We tried to catch the male with a have-a-heart live trap but he kept escaping from it. Animal control will catch and kill him because he's not suitable for adoption. We do enjoy them here so we don't really want to give them away. The male is very friendly, yet the female is a lot smaller and kind of scared of us still. She's getting a lot better though with us. more

Open Question: 10 Points Best Answer!!!!!!!!! Lyrics Similar to "to his coy mistress"?

So I've been searching for a song that has lyrics which basically have the same idea as the poem "To His Coy Mistress" and i've had no luck. Maybe you know of a song. If you dont know what the poem is about it is basically a guy writing a poem to a girl trying to convince her to hurry up because they are both going to get old and they need to hurry up and get the loving going on before it's wasted. It's like "lets enjoy life now cause time is short". He's all like "I know you love me" etc Here is the poem Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which way To walk, and pass our long love's day; Thou by the Indian Ganges' side Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide Of Humber would complain. I would Love you ten years before the Flood; And you should, if you please, refuse Till the conversion of the Jews. My vegetable love should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow. An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze; Two hundred to adore each breast, But thirty thousand to the rest; An age at least to every part, And the last age should show your heart. For, lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate. But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found, Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing song; then worms shall try That long preserv'd virginity, And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place, But none I think do there embrace. Now therefore, while the youthful hue Sits on thy skin like morning dew, And while thy willing soul transpires At every pore with instant fires, Now let us sport us while we may; And now, like am'rous birds of prey, Rather at once our time devour, Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power. Let us roll all our strength, and all Our sweetness, up into one ball; And tear our pleasures with rough strife Thorough the iron gates of life. Thus, though we cannot make our sun Stand still, yet we will make him run. more

Resolved Question: How to care for baby birds?

yesterday my home was almost hit with a tornado. we live in a hill and it skipped over my home. we wer sifting through damage and found a baby bird. heres what it looks like: -blue feathers -brown breast -peach fuzz -still very bald in places -small peeps -opens mouth and eyes dont freak or be mean im taking it to a rescue place but i have yet to find one. i just need it to stay alive till then. heres my questions. 1) what kind of bird is this? 2) how old do you think? 3) what to feed it? -and how often? 4) how long till it grows up? ive been feeding it water through a dropper, watered down cat food, small worm chunks at every 15 to 20 minutes(: thanks for information(: and dont worry im taking it somewhere safe but i want to better understand the baby. btw how can you determine the sex? if you can... lol more

Voting Question: Can you tell how old or how long a tapeworm has been growing in a dog?

My year old puppy has had tapeworms in the past and has always been dewormed (she likes finding poop). Just today I saw a quite large moving segment in her stool. It looks like it's part of a bigger worm-but this is the first encounter with a tapeworm segment for many months (and she's been dewormed not too long ago). It looked a little under a half an inch long. Is it possible to tell how long a tapeworm has been in a dog's system by the size of a segment? more

Resolved Question: Are my feather duster worms of the "pest" variety?

I found a ton of feather duster worms growing on my live rock, they're tiny. Like, super tiny. And there's tons of them. They have short, white, solid bodies and long white, sparse hairs. Are they going to reproduce and take over my tank and deplete my calcium? Or should I just leave them? more

Resolved Question: Destroying the balance of nature destroys us? what do u think?

Pollution, global worming, changes in weather........ we r searching for other planets and we can not take care of our own, and all what we need is here between our hands, why? we are destroying the balance of our whole creation! and it started with the global temperature rise we r facing with beginning of this century.... "the earth's influence rises, and the skies influence comes down..... because of thunder and lightening and the irritation of wind and rain,and under the action of the4 seasons, and the heat of the sun and earth, Creatures reproduce, flourish and r reborn.THIS is the harmony between the earth and the heavens, and it is the whole music(of creation)" by Yo hi {if we compared the experiments done by the russians & americans on growing and forming some albumin cell necessary for the growth of life, they used electric sparkles like lightening or high ultraviolet x-rays, one gets surprised in the likeness between the above wisdom by Yo hi and the experiments}\hope the translation is clear\ [from the book Adab Alhayat by Kamal Jumblat] more

Resolved Question: what kind of bird do i have?

It was found in illinois mondaline. its a baby it is orphaned we waited the whole day and the mom or dad did not come to feed it. it is white black brown. it looks like it grows up on the floor. looks like it will be able to fly. likes worms. its fluffy cant hold on to finger well so its not a fledgling. any healp will be greatly appreiciated. and what else does it eat. more

Resolved Question: Did you grow up with guys that said "Don't read the instructions that's just a commercial" Or is it just me?

De worm paste for livestock .... repeat every 6 weeks To which some old guy in the background would say something along the lines of "Yeah they just want me buying their crap every 6 weeks that's all screw them" Are you dumb enough to ask the barber if you need a hair cut to ? Wear safety mask with this spray ....... "Yes because the mask people are in on it" Just like dentists and candy makers ...... Did you grow up with guys that said "Don't read the instructions that's just a commercial" Or is it just me Some qualifications I grew up in a really small town and we all worked in or around the agricultural industry. A lot of the older people were Town council and had been for years --- and they always seemed to be in their late 80's early 90's . My father at the age of 59 was referred to as young fella by one of the members Most of them were born just before to just after the turn of the century --- 1890 ----1920 more

Resolved Question: Can you get worms from eating mangoes?

I live in S. Florida U.S. and have a mango tree. During it's season I share the mangoes with friends at work, many from the islands or other tropical countires: Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras. Now we are ending the season and two of my friends: one a nurse and the other a nurse practioneer said in their countries it is custom to take some sort of laxative from eating mangoes at the each of each seson. Worms?!!? I asked. Oh, you can't see them said these educated women. I have grown up eating mangoes and have never, ever heard of this! Otherwise I'd be full of worms! And wouldn't such a "worm" passs through the system, and wouldn't one see them? In the U.S. we might call this custom an "old wives tale". more

Resolved Question: What's Wrong With My Eye?!?

This has only happened to me twice, but what I can only describe as a half circle of flashing tv static that grows into a huge worm of flashing static that covers a good bit of my eye in about the span of an hour. Does anybody have any idea what this might be? I know it's not a floater. Please help me. more

Voting Question: How do you get the answer to this word problem?

During the past week, Savannah's grub worm had grown from .23 inches long to a whopping .63 inches long. What was the percent increase? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. We are VERY desperate on finding the way to get the answer!!! If you answer, please explain HOW you got it!!! Thank you! more

Resolved Question: Dog poop question?! Sorta disturbing XD?

I used to have this boxer named Mandy, she is female, and when she would poop, it would look all wet and squishy, and for some reason it had whitish-brownish worm looking things in it and sorta looked like spaghetti. I feed her Eukanuba dog food, and only once in a while food scraps but that was it. What were those worm like things? (I had to give her away since she grew to big for my townhouse, but I know she's alive cause I gave her to a close friend) Dang, you Yahoo! people get pissed off for anything XD. I forgot to mention in the question, that I did take in the vet and she said it was just really bad indigestion and that she had roundworms, she was treated for it YEARS ago. I just wanted see what you guys would say. Calm down :) more

Voting Question: My sweet little cat is looking thinner than usual - acts & eats normal?

He is already a little cat. If he were a person, he would probably be a little person! When we found him at the gas station we thought he had lots more growing to do, but he never did grow. He is behaving normally and eating OK, but seems thinner than he used to be. Gums are pink etc I am going to worm all the cats tomorrow and hopefully this will help. Anyone have any other suggestions? I am thinking of giving him his own high calorie cat food that the other fat cats don't need. more

Voting Question: Americans, with their views and opinions towards China.?

One of the first things that I hear when I ask an American about China is, well... "Communist". Some Americans even tend to go off on nationalistic spiels regarding Chinese Communism. My first question is: "Really?" Do you really despise Communism that much? I honestly don't think so. Rather, I believe that you've grown up with anti-communist ideals ingrained into you. If you view China's current political situation from a neutral standpoint, it isn't as horrific as you make it out to be. I feel that those who take a radical stance against Communism are either 1. Cold War kids, or 2. Bandwagoners. It makes me sick, how anti-Chinese sentiments even manage to worm their way into politics, and mass media. Although the Media cannot be regulated in such a manner, even some political figures have expressed slightly nationalistic views. Al Gore once twittered about the Chinese's plan to build an electric car within a couple of years. He then made a comment, stating "If the Chinese can do it, why can't we? We can't let them win! Let's go, America!" That statement could be taken both ways. Moving right along, The baby boomer and post-baby boomer generation should know how Japanese brands like Toyota formerly built knockoffs of American cars. Have we not learned from that? Instead, we now have Yankees trolling over the internet, lashing out at any news of a Chinese car. My question here is: What's your viewpoint on China? more

Resolved Question: How often should I de-worm my horse?

My horse is about 2 and a half years old. pasture boarded. She's very healthy, but is growing. not sure about wieght, pretty small. 14.2 h.h. how often should i de-worm her? she was last wormed in Febuary. what kind of brands should i use? i know your supposed to alternate so the parasites wont get immmuned to it. more

Resolved Question: Should I be worried about my cat throwing up weired stuff?

My mom just got through taking kittens to the vet and they got medicine and now one of my grown cats are sick. She threw up this weird stuff behind. One of the throw ups was shaped like turd. but she has had recent weight gain, she's not pregnent she never goes out side. Could she need a worm pill She had some as a kitten. I got some wormer from the vet just the other day for the kittens. Maybe I could use that on Sunny or some Hartz I bought yeah she is pooping I don't think its a hairball either, its brownish, yellow could it be the cat food. Since I got 7 cats I"m on a tight budget and the grown cats are eating meow mix now instead of 9 lives and friskies more

Resolved Question: God and St. Francis Discussing Lawns...(joke)?

GOD: St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there in the USA? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honeybees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But all I see are these green rectangles. ST. FRANCIS: It's the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers weeds and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass. GOD: Grass? But it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees, only grubs and sod worms. It's temperamental with temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there? ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn. GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy. ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it, sometimes twice a week. GOD: They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay? ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags. GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it? ST. FRANCIS: No, sir -- just the opposite. They pay to throw it away. GOD: Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away? ST. FRANCIS: Yes, sir. GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work. ST. FRANCIS: You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it. GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stoke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form compost to enhance the soil. It's a natural circle of life. ST. FRANCIS: You'd better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away. GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter and to keep the soil moist and loose? ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves. GOD: And where do they get this mulch? ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch. GOD: Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight? ST. CATHERINE: Dumb and Dumber, Lord. It's a real stupid movie about ... GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis more

Voting Question: Why are my plants turning brown?

I am in the start of the plant life. It is moister potting soil a big bag. Miracle grown moister control. I have Tomatoes,Squash,Peppers of all kinds,Collards. I have the green worm things and i put Seven & Seven on the plants and they started to turn brown. I water them in Morning and Afternoon. Am i watering them to much?.But my Corn, Watermelon,Cantalops,and Peppers are not turning brown and Okra are doing great. This is my 1st time doing a Garden and any help will be Appreciated. I planted this in my yard regular dirt and i live in NC. more

Resolved Question: I started this, I lost my way.. I am thinking it is in need of help, What, short of trashing would you suggest?

A clumsy little girl I am trapped in this feeble mind my vision sadly lacking but, quite a trip you’ll find when I should be packing I sit and play with words sometimes my mind I’m racking as tiny yellow twitter birds my cherry tree attacking.. eating worms and leaving turds I wandered off the subject a simple thought occurred conscious mind could not reject and everything got blurred as I alone could not protect… so when you asked me out I started to object but then I thought I saw you pout and nothing was as I’d expect you smiled at me .. what’s that about? So awkwardly I said I’m not I stuttered something about a lout my face turned red I felt hot my squeak became a shout but in my throat it then got caught so give me time I must enlist my words back into thought and give them just a little twist toss them awkward in a slot don’t remind me what I missed your silence makes me more obtuse and when you kissed me, I got flustered for the score and my eyes began to mist and in my way tried to ignore Cant you see how nervous I how awkward my repoire you are just another guy so why do I grow faint? perhaps he needs a better deoderant...... ? just a thought.. this was sposed to post in poetry.. I said poetry, NOT singles and dating.. Yahooo??? are you listening??? more

Resolved Question: What are some good live prey options for lizards, besides crickets?

I have a Texas spinney lizard; it's pretty small still, about 4inches long including the tail (though its tail is a bit shorter than normal) and it's supposed to get to be about 7-11 inches long. I've had it for about 7 months now, it was about 2-3 inches when I caught it. It was growing pretty fast at first but it seems to have stopped growing recently, despite not being full size. I was thinking that its slow growth may be related to the fact that it only eats crickets. I've tried giving it other food like meal worms but it won't eat anything that isn't alive. The only live prey that the pet store I go to sells are crickets and maybe pinkies (even then, the pinkies might only come frozen; not sure). Would pinkies be okay to give it? What are other live prey options, and where can I find them? If it's not a nutritional issue that's slowing it's growth, what might it be? more

Resolved Question: beardie growth issue!!!!! answer please!!?

ive had my beardie nearly 2 months when i got him he was about 7 inches and know he is 9 1/2 inches. he eats most days, usually about 15 crickets and a few meal worms and some days vegges, he also hasn't fattened out much, i was wondering if it was normal for a juvenile beardie to grow this slow, and eat some days and not eat other days. more

Voting Question: Plants and germination?

Ok so i have seeds that germinate in 2-7 days and i had enough seeds and would be very happy if even 10percent of them turn into something and since it can grow practically anywhere under many environments I figured that since I'm not looking to growing that many plants that I wouldnt spend the extra time with germination so I just got soil from the corn field but it was in huge clumps so I needed to add water to help break up the clumps and then I noticed afterwards that there may be too much excess water cause I seen some worms on the top after sleeping and I already planted the seeds yesturday so I cant do much anymore but put the seeds in before germinating cause I figured there was enough water so that the can just use that water and then they will be able to immediatly start growing and by the time they germinate the water will be back to suitable levels but I have no draining cause I just used a clear drawer as a pot so to grow seedlings and then based on which grow I can move them to pots but for now I have no drainage so I was wondering if water will still leave in time and if my overall method will work?(im not growing for amazing quality plants but just as a place to start with learning gardening. Any suggestions for what to do at any stage is appreciated but keep in mind im not buying nutrients and air filters or a hydroponics system but just gunna keep it by my window for few weeks and then if plants grow good I'll transplant them to their own pots to grow in. more

Voting Question: I'm worried about my son's diet...?

My almost 3 year old is very fussy. He pretty much wont eat anythng colourful, only beige or chocolate. Pretty much the only meat he will eat is the pattie in a McDonalds cheeseburger and even then it's rare, he'll just eat the bun and the cheese. He'll eat cookies, choc chip musli bars, weet-bix, bread, cheese, crackers, rice (plain), noodles (plain), pasta (plain). I try to get a bit of meat sauce on his pasta, he's usually ok with that as long as its not too much. I can't hide a teeny tiny bit of veg with stuff, he's like a cat with a worming tablet... eats everything and at the end spits it out. He freaks out at anything else you try to give him. And he only drinks water. Nothing else. He used to eat anything and everything as a baby. Is it just a phase? Will he grow out of it? He seems pretty healthy, he's not fat, not skinny and he barely ever gets sick. I try and sneak a crushed up multi vitamin in his cereal. Has anyone else had the same thing? I'm really worried more

Resolved Question: Help with fruit flies! Natural remedy?

I started a worm bin not long ago and my mistake in collecting scraps (only fruits and veggies, no meats or cheeses) I did not cover it and so came these itty bitty f***ers. Well, I got rid of all that, kept my kitchen clean after that, but these buggers are still here! They are living in my window plants. I have basil, chives, and mint growing as well as some cactus that I must keep inside, but I need to get rid of the flies. Can someone help me? I need a NATURAL remedy. more

Resolved Question: what happen if i ate a pear with worms in it?

this is getting me worried, i was eating a pear until i saw one little skinny worm coming out and then i went outside and tried to throwup, which i failed to, and would it grow in my stomach? more

Voting Question: Does anyone know this book about a warlock who holds a contest for his wife?

its a children's/young adult's book about this girl who is a good witch that all the animals loved, was beautiful etc etc etc, but she wants to be a dark witch. she wakes up every morning and says something like "every day in every way i am growing darker and darker" (or maybe is was blacker and blacker?) then there's this contest held by a warlock who wants a wife, and he will marry the blackest witch. there is also an orphan boy who's familiar is a worm called Rover (i think). unfortunately, that's the only name i can remember. this has been driving me insane, would someone please help me? more

Resolved Question: What is wrong with my bunny?

I have a 5 month old female holland lop that i rescued. She is very small(about 2lbs witch is way small for her age and breed. She doesn't seem to be growing at all either. Also she is pretty skinny compared to her cage mate who is not even 3 months old and is way bigger too.(she is also a holland lop) Do you think my bunny has worms? What do you think is wrong? Also what can i do to get her growing and nice and chubby? She is on 18% rabbit pellets and also gets hay and veggies. Yes she is a purebred holland lop. Oh and by the way, mini lops are biger than holland lops. Thanks everyone! more

Voting Question: Is there enough organic nutrients in this soil for Marijuana?

Is there enough organic nutrients in this soil? Im growing a small little garden this year. its up in the forest, so i dug up all the soil and got rid of it, because there were huge boulders everywhere and the soil was just generally not fertile and to acidy. So what i did was dig up a lot of the dark top soil i could find around the forest, and crushed it up and it looks to have a lot of decaying material in it. I also added 3 bags of scott's premium organic compost with manure added, and i plan to add a couple more bags. there is also a big bag of peat moss in there too to hold moisture, and some ashes because peatmoss is kinda acidy. I also added grass clippings and worked it into the soil, and a couple handfuls of bone meal.. i plan on getting some worm castings as well, since they are like gold to plants... im planting my plants into the soil this weekend and they need to be high in nitrogen until auguest when they start flowering, then i will start with a organic liquid fertilizer rich in phosphorus... but until then, is my soil rich enough so i dont have to add any fertilizers? and i will ONLY use organic solutions because these are plants i will be "ingesting".. more

Voting Question: Is there enough organic nutrients in this soil?

Im growing a small little garden this year. its up in the forest, so i dug up all the soil and got rid of it, because there were huge boulders everywhere and the soil was just generally not fertile and to acidy. So what i did was dig up a lot of the dark top soil i could find around the forest, and crushed it up and it looks to have a lot of decaying material in it. I also added 3 bags of scott's premium organic compost with manure added, and i plan to add a couple more bags. there is also a big bag of peat moss in there too to hold moisture, and some ashes because peatmoss is kinda acidy. I also added grass clippings and worked it into the soil, and a couple handfuls of bone meal.. i plan on getting some worm castings as well, since they are like gold to plants... im planting my plants into the soil this weekend and they need to be high in nitrogen until auguest when they start flowering, then i will start with a organic liquid fertilizer rich in phosphorus... but until then, is my soil rich enough so i dont have to add any fertilizers? and i will ONLY use organic solutions because these are plants i will be "ingesting".. well this IS my property, i live in canada, the land of the free and there are litterly hundreds of untouched acres behind my house, so digging up a small section of ground isn't a big deal at all, there are no plants i killed and i know a wildflower or rare plant when i see one and of course, i leave them be... im not "hurting" the earth in any way and i haven't changed the PH other than adding wood ashes... yes there is a natural spring water well in walking distance from my plants... im sorry, it just really pisses ME off when people think they can tell me not to plant a couple plants ORGANICALLY in a huge forest as if im STOMPING ON A FRIGGING FIELD OF ORCHIDS.. no harm done for jesus sakes. more

Voting Question: something is eating my okra seedlings,i'm working on planting my 3 crop,this year.What's going on? what can i?

this is the 3 set of okra i've put out this year.something is eating them as fast as i can put them out.some are even cut and some are jagged cut[ate]. i was out weeding earlier and saw a green worm in the dirt.is that bad? what can i do to stop this so i can get my okra growing. i'm soaking another batch of seeds Help more

Resolved Question: baby mantis questions..?

Hey, so I'm going to get some mantis to raise, and I was wondering how long I'd have to feed them fruit flys? How long does it take them to grow so they can eat crickets, or meal worms? Also any other tips you may have will be appreciated : ] more

Voting Question: Bumps turned to bruises on my skin, what could it be?

About a month ago I started getting little bumps on my hands, I payed them no attention because they didn't itch or anything so I just thought they were heat bumps....two weeks later my mother noticed a few bumps scabbing on my back she thought it I was getting a ring worm again but that wasn't it.... I began to get many many bumps on my body that doesn't grow thick hair{stomach,back,underneath for arm, hands/palms, feet, thighs,chest, neck, and the back of my legs. the bumps went from very small, to big, to dark spots, to ugly scabs...I've been dreading going to the doctor but the problem is getting out of control I have over one hundred bumps on my body anybody think they know what it is? Help please more

Resolved Question: What other type of worms do frogs eat?

Hi, I've bought about 8 tadpoles from a pet store. 2 of them died ;[. Now they are fully half grown up (still have their tails) and im feeding them bloodworms but what other worms do they eat? They are about the size of a thumbnail or a bit bigger. What worms are cheapest to buy? Thankyou more

Resolved Question: a little help please.......?

Alvin, a submersible vehicle used by oceanographers to study the ocean floor, has also proved invaluable in studying populations of deep-sea mollusks and segmented tube worms. The invertebrates in question live where hot seawater circulates through cracks in the ocean floor called deep-sea vents. Suppose that you are an invertebrate biologist studying these animals. Your studies show that clams that live near the vents may grow as much as 3.8 cm per year—far more rapidly than other deep-water clams. Q. Suppose your data show that the temperature is the same in samples taken close to the vents and some distance away from the vents. However, the size of the clams is smaller the farther they are from the vents. What would this indicate? (3 points) more

Voting Question: Bokashi bin or Worm Farm?

Hi all. I was just wondering the opinion of somebody who has used both composting systems. I'm currently using a bokashi bin, and composting all my food scraps through that. Then using the juice over my garden, and digging the scraps into an area that I plan to plant into later. My garden is growing very well, but could it be better? But I was wondering which would be better to use, a worm farm, or a bokashi bin? I was wondering if there was anybody out there who had used both. Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: what is the easy way to start a worm bin?

my 9yr old like to fish and she wants to grow her own what will be the easy way for her to do it and how many worms dose she need to start it ? more

Resolved Question: Poem analysis E.E. Cummings?

as freedom is a breakfastfood as freedom is a breakfastfood or truth can live with right and wrong or molehills are from mountains made --long enough and just so long will being pay the rent of seem and genius please the talentgang and water most encourage flame as hatracks into peachtrees grow or hopes dance best on bald men's hair and every finger is a toe and any courage is a fear --long enough and just so long will the impure think all things pure and hornets wail by children stung or as the seeing are the blind and robins never welcome spring nor flatfolk prove their world is round nor dingsters die at break of dong and common's rare and millstones float --long enough and just so long tomorrow will not be too late worms are the words but joy's the voice down shall go which and up come who breasts will be breasts thighs will be thighs deeds cannot dream what dreams can do --time is a tree (this life one leaf) but love is the sky and i am for you just so long and long enough An analyzation or interpretation would be helpful. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Is it true that if you eat sushi you can grow worms in your head?

I heard a long time ago that sushi is bad for you because its basically raw meat. I saw a story about a guy who ate lots of sushi and he had worms in his brain.(like real worms) is it true or was it a lie... maybe i was dreaming or something i love sushi more

Voting Question: Horse hoof trim questions?

How much do you pay per horse to get their hooves trimmed (no shoes). Do you get them done every 6-8 weeks or less/more often? My boyfriend has a horse who is not really wild, but isn't willing to lend her legs. Will i have to call a vet to sedate her? I really have no clue how long it's been since she's had them done, but she is just a field horse, she's not used for anything, she just grazes and eats sweet feed. We can de-worm her (she has a halter, we can get close to her and everything), but she just will not let us see her hooves. They look pretty long, especially in the front. It's like they grew really fast all of a sudden...is there something that causes this? I don't think we have the time or money to have horses so im trying to convince him to get rid of them so they can go to someone who has the money to invest in the hoof care, but they belong to his parents so i don't really see how either of us can convince them to get rid of them. Please don't fuss or be negative, im trying to help as best as i can. A ferrier was supposed to have came yesterday and he never showed so another one is supposed to come out tomorrow. There are 6 horses total, one is only about a year old and he actually does belong to my boyfriend and i've about got him convinced to sell him/give him away to someone who has the time and money. My boyfriend just bought a new home and he really isn't around enough to pay attention to the horse. If he doesn't get rid of him soon he will be so wild that no one will be able to get near him... Sorry i went on and on, but basically i just want someone to tell me how much they usually pay per horse to get their hooves trimmed. Thanks for polite answers, and im doing my best to get them to a better place. That's a little relief. Some guy my mom work's with says it's $60 a horse w/o shoes and i was freaking out. I have one horse that belongs to me and he is one of two that will let you have his feet so my boyfriend has a rasp and nippers and the knife and he worked on him, but he is not trained to do it, so i wasn't sure if it was done correctly or not. I looked at some youtube vids. of professionals doing it and it seems as though my horse looks okay, but that one that i was referring to in my question--hers are horribly long. I just want to make sure hers get taken care of for sure. more

Resolved Question: Dog training social problems?

I know the title dosen't make much sense... I have a dog, Scooby, he's a Blue Heeler and German Shepard mix, and I want him to go through training at the local PetsMart. They have a really good trainer that works there, she's really nice. But she can also be very dominant when training dogs. But more of my dog's past... my Dad and I found them when coming home on the highway, in the middle of NOWHERE, in a Louisiana swamp. There were six puppies, two pairs of each were different. Two looked like blue heeler, two looked like german shepards, and the other two looked like rat terrier mixes. (Female dogs can get pregnant at the same time with different dogs.) And we saved them, nursed them back to health, they had worms, got rid of them, took them all to the vet, got shots, de-wormed, neutered and spayed, and we managed to give two away to good homes. I kept one of them myself, and he was the blue heeler/german shepard. Anyways, we live wayyy out in the country so they've got a lot of room to play in, even though it's fenced. A couple of acres of fenced land. And the only socializing any of them get it with each other or when going to the vet. They're ten months old now, so they're pretty much full grown. And they don't socialize well at all. Especially Scooby. When people come over he will NOT go near them, won't sniff them, etc. And if I kinda nudge him over to them he'll force himself back as much as I allow and start growling. He's NEVER bitten anyone, never tried to. I think the growling is just a warning. But I take him for walks down the road and he loves it, until the vet that lives down the road jogs past him. Or the kids playing ball talk sweet to him. He also has a bad habit of peeing on himself when he gets scared, so I haven't tried to get him to be more social, therefore I won't have to get peed on when he gets nervous. I'm sorry for telling you his whole life story -_- I must be bored, lol. But I was just wondering if I all of a sudden enroll him in training at PetsMart, will it make his behavior worse? Should I slowly introduce him to people? How? Will he stay this way the rest of his life because it's all he knows now? Any answers would be appreciated. Thanks : ) more

Voting Question: My Kitten is always hungry?

He is roughly 3 months old. He is regurlary feed like we were advised by the vet and is wormed regulary to but he is always hungry. Is this just part of growing? Is there anything i can do to help him? more

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