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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lady Lilith" data-source="post: 35740" data-attributes="member: 3365"><p>lol I know what you mean about stress level increasing. I was just responding to a post by a member here who has a VERY interesting communal set up that I keep data on my observations and learning experiences regarding my T's and Scorps. I occasionally, especially if I'm befuddled for an answer, go back to the beginning when I began my entrance into this hobby some 25 years ago now and it's fun to see my changing knowledge base, courage and confidence to take on ever increasing "difficult" critters to care for, and love to see how they flourish. I've never had a loss yet, and I've had, before these, 2 G. rosea, two Asian Forest scorpions, a Mantid (THAT was great! They are very attached to their human companions, kind of like a dog might be <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  but their life span is very short) a Monarch butterfly, if you can believe that! I found it on the sidewalk slowly crawling along in the summertime when I was living in San Antonio, TX. When I bent to inspect it I found a small circular sticker that read US Navy. Not a clue as to why it had this sticker on it unless the Navy is doing some experimental breeding program who knows. Maybe they're mating a Godzilla with a Monarch?? Ha! Here comes Mothra! lol) Anyway, I gently took her into my house and placed her on a ficus tree in my bedroom and laid out a petri dish of the water I make for my hummingbird feeders and added an extra drop of honey to the mix. Wasn't sure what the result would be and was nervous it would be too much for her/him but I called it a her <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> She landed on that dish and stayed there with her little proboscis drinking up that energy drink for about 8 minutes. She flew back to the tree and rested, drank again for about 2 minutes and began flying around the room. I released her about a day after that and she flew off into the sunset never to be seen again. True story and a great experience! I've rehabbed an armadillo, two squirrel babies, and a raccoon. I know my limits, though, when it comes to time I have to spend caring for my collections so I never go outside of that box only because I would not want to bring a soul into my world I couldn't care for properly, although I have spent oodles and oodles of money purchasing accessories that make their environments as close to home as possible. A Monsoon, a mistaking, aquariums, feeder colony starter kits, etc. etc. etc. I am a social worker who helps homeless teens in the inner city so maybe it's just in my blood <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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