@@danasbox If it's done correctly you shouldn't get any mold, not having any of the pine cones stick above the liquid level should help. If it smells weird, looks weird, or you suspect there's mold throw it out though. Not worth the risk!
Sure they aren’t making much off of that ten dollar tail but I just can’t imagine supporting people who treat animals that way at all. Not to mention the massive uptick in demand for tails, they are definitely going to be laughing with the bank because gen alpha is too blind to see that real fur is a product of animal cruelty. Period. I don’t see how people can say they love foxes and animals while also justifying supporting their exploitation and abuse because it’s only 10 dollars.
@@caseyvenable7701 Like I say in the video, you don't have to support fur farming if you don't like the concept of it or disagree with fur farming for any reason. Just like any animal industry there are good farms and there are bad farms, and most will fall somewhere in the middle. All fur and leather (and meat, for that matter) products require the animal to be killed in order to obtain the product, and it's incredibly rare to find items on the market that come from animals who died of old age or other health complications. People love a wide variety of animals while still utilizing their remains. For example, I really love dogs, but I have dog items in my collection: I have my last dog's skeleton, my childhood dogs' ashes, various dog skulls, dog claws, inked paw prints from dogs that I have sadly been with when they were euthanized, even a tail tip from a dog I know and love when someone accidentally closed a door on it. Whether or not you wish to do this is your own personal decision based on your ethics and morals, which are subject to change over time as well as you grow, learn, and the world around you changes. Before deciding to buy or otherwise obtain anything I strongly suggest looking into the ethical implications of your purchase (what things are affecting that species, how that specimen was obtained, the conservation status of that species where they were obtained, etc.) and how that information aligns with your personal moral and ethical stances.
@@wolfforce58205 yeah I will not be planing to ever support any industry that kills animals prematurely for products, that is why I’m vegan. To me that’s just flat out animal cruelty and wrong. In my opinion any farm that exploits and kills animals prematurely against their will is a bad farm and I disagree with the notion that someone can love an animal while simultaneously putting in demand cruel treatment towards that animal. Those are two absolutely contradictory stances. I don’t have issue with the utilization of animal remains if the animal was not exploited and died a natural death. For example I found a cat skull today at work and I believe there is no ethical implication of taking that skull home. Where there is ethical implication is if someone paid for a skull that came from a cat who was farmed and murdered.
@@caseyvenable7701 Oh man, that's really hard to do with animal testing being a factor, since that means avoiding most modern medications and medical procedures (I used to work animal care with lab animals so it's always near the front of my mind 😅 ). Anyone who gets pregnant/gets someone pregnant alone owes so many mama and baby monkeys their respect for their sacrifices 😞 Honestly I'm kinda surprised you're on RU-vid though if you disagree with any industry that prematurely kills animals for products since a lot of electronics will utilize animal parts in various ways through rendering processes or in the final product. It's near-impossible to avoid animal products in modern society, it's sneaky. I'm glad you know where your ethical boundaries are, but the judgment on others is pretty unnecessary and rude, especially when you're doing the exact same thing you claim to disagree with just by being online and using electronics 🤷 Glass houses and stones, and all that jazz.
@@wolfforce58205 avoidance of necessary medications and technology that is really a necessity for jobs, safety, and any social life is quite different than paying for a dead animals skin merely for aesthetics and as a hobby but okay. Not to mention most modern screens are vegan.
@@caseyvenable7701 But you're still directly supporting industries that harm animals for the final product. You're directly contradicting the ethical boundary you're holding everyone else to. So maybe don't be so judgemental of everyone else and focus on yourself more, yeah? It's fine if you hate fur farms. It's not fine to be an asshole.
@@BigMythicLizard Honestly it will kind of depend on what you want to do =) I would recommend getting into the community a bit more, you can find groups on Facebook, Discord, Or you can find communities on websites like Instagram, TikTok, or Tumblr. Those are great places to find resources for anything more specific you'd like to get into, whether you just like to admire other people's stuff, learn more about animals in general, find your own animal oddities, craft with animal remains, get into preservation like taxidermy or pinning bugs or wet specimens (etc.), and so on. =)
@@wolfforce58205 Ohh I see! I’ve mostly been interested in bones and other oddities (I used to collect feathers and bugs as a kid), but collecting other specimens sounds cool too! I will definitely go searching for communities more, thank you! :))
Not nearly as much as I should be doing 😅 My husband has to remind me sometimes, lol (he dusts most of the house, but says my taxidermy is my responsibility, which is fair).
Oof I honestly can't remember, lol. It was purchased second-hand and knowing me I probably paid around $250-$500 for it. I'm just guessing though and could be wrong.
It certainly makes me wonder if that's why he couldn't smell things worth a darn! lol What you're seeing aren't the nostrils or any "nose holes" but what you're seeing are the holes at the roof of the mouth that lead into the nasal cavity, called the palatine fissure. I personally don't know the function of the palatine fissure or what it being smaller would have meant for Gunner though. It would be a very interesting question to ask an anatomy specialist! Thank you for pointing it out, I haven't been looking at the similarities/differences very much and didn't notice that yet.
@@IGOBBLEGYATS She is not for sale, lol. And alzo Morningdew is really old so I wouldn't feel comfortable selling her anyway because she is not in great condition anymore 😂
I'll have to make some newer fursuit vids, lol, been a while since I've last worn Morningdew ^-^' She's rather dated now and the fur isn't as nice as it used to be so I get a bit self-conscious about it 'cause people assume I don't brush/wash my fursuit =/ She's meant to be a wolfdog, but I designed her when I was like 13 so she looks like a husky, haha.
@@A-dakotaraptors-sickleclaw It entirely will depend on the fursuit, honestly. If you get one made for you I recommend commissioning someone who has experience making fursuits that are glasses compatible just in case. I more recently started wearing glasses and I know for sure the fursuit head I'm wearing in this video and in my PFP wouldn't be able to accommodate glasses because it fits too tightly on my head. My other fursuit head (skull base) might, but I haven't tried it yet. If you're buying a premade head make sure you know your head measurement and ask the seller/maker if the head can be worn with glasses =)
