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[–] Turd_Ferg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Sea urchins being named after hedgehogs, now this. My knowledge about hedgehog related things has greatly improved this week.... as for when I can use such knowledge, idk.

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 13 points 22 hours ago

Is this how pokeballs are made?

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I all of the sudden have a great idea for a vaporizer...

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Vet med is like this because they don't really make specialized equipment for every animal. Was on a tour behind the scenes at a zoo and they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal.

They don't make masks for anything besides dogs and cats and making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago

We used a rigged cookie jar in my lab before small animal surgery Haha

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

they creamed thems.. Sad

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also incredibly adorable.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal

But enough about my bachelor party!

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also extremely cute. #WorthIt

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Vet med is like this because they don’t really make specialized equipment for every animal.

... So, if this thing isn't a dedicated small animal anesthetiser, what am I looking at?

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A small animal anethetiser which can fit a variety of small animals, not just one :)

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They are vet masks. They are generic and come on different sizes. The largest one can fit several small animals. The smallest ones are for cats and tiny dogs. I think the largest one they make are for horses and cattle. But they have special fittings for straps. This ones are rubber ring ended so they are easier to use to makeshift a tiny gas chamber.

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[–] muhyb@programming.dev 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh no, Dr Robotnik captured him.

From the moment Dr Robotnik recognized the weaknesses of his (the hedgehogs) flesh...

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 26 points 1 day ago

He's hogboxing

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

All good until You accidentally push the "smoothie" button.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hedgehog dust. Don't breathe this.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

now I've got the will it blend theme in my head

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Mommy, why is my smoothie all red and pointy?"

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call cactus fruit particularly exotic.

I typed this and then remembered that there are people who don't live in a desert.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

As someone who doesn't live in a desert. How do you process these, without having to deal with needles in your hands for the next few days?

Pair of leather gloves and some time, there aren't too many needles on the fruits themselves so you can just kinda pull them out, alternatively you use a knives.

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We smokin hedgehog out of a glass pipe, blowing the lord's bubbles

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We're smoking that Casino Night Zone chaos emerald, you piece of shit! The za got me jumping on missiles.

[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

We straight gassin, cuttin straight to the hedgehog. Ha ha, this shit ain’t nothin to me man.

[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

We just put them in The Box™

[–] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 day ago

"You know this plastic prison of theirs won't hold me forever. The war is still coming, Charles."

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Free your mans? Do people actually talk like this?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago

Yes. See post for example

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

They do this for a lot of small animals. My vet has a little cage with an adjustable top you can push down to reduce the volume, that they use for small animals

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's pretty terrifying. You can see the somewhat muted apprehension on his face mixed with a hope that he will be out of it soon.

Of course, I'm putting human emotions onto an animal, but that's just because I can easily see myself in such a situation where I'm politely asked to step into a room and face a wall for a brief moment...

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Just in case, anesthesia != euthanasia

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh god! I genuinely did make that mistake. I was wondering why this morbid piece was being treated so lightly haha

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago

I experienced your descent into madness. I think I might need some coffee

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

Yea my brain definitely forgot what anesthetize meant for like 3-4 seconds when I first opened the picture and it made me sad.. Then I was like wait no that's different. Then I was like but yea you could probably use this for the other thing too. Then I remembered the video youtube recommended to me about some guy that built his own gas chamber for cats out of a cooler and got sad again.

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[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Animals experience the same emotions as we do.

It's just their understanding of the situation that might be lacking.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

My second paragraph was mostly just to excuse myself from mapping human emotions onto animal facial expressions.

He genuinely might be having the time of his life but we can't read him properly.

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