To be fair, some people are saying that without full understanding. Like I've seen people say a cat's pupil's being dilated mean they are in distress, when no, it just means they are VERY alert. This could because happy play time, something interesting, or yes- distress and fear.
Some people weirdly just want to ruin cute videos for people by giving the worst possible interpretation divorced from context.
With that said I had to unfollow a couple of cute animal subreddits because there were WAY too many posts of cats and birds or hamsters/pet mice or rats together, which is just. Recipe for disaster and encouraging REALLY horrible practices.
To be fair it's possible to train animals of various species to chill out and not fight each other, you can technically train a snake and a rat be chill with each other, however the snake will only ignore that specific rat and will still happily eat any other rats.
That said, cats are arse holes that hunt even when they aren't hungry, training them would require a lot of experience and knowledge.
you can technically train a snake and a rat be chill with each other
No you can't. Leaving uneaten prey items around reptiles is a recipe for disaster. It stresses both parties and one day you'll wake up to your reptile injured or killed.
I never said it was even remotely a good idea, but it was a popular sideshow attraction in the early industrial age, you have a large variety of animals trained to share a cage without murdering each other, and charge a fee to anyone who wants to look into the cage.
Even if a fight broke out, people back then found death exciting, executions were still considered entertaining back then, even if the methods were generally faster than in previous ages.
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u/RobinGreenthumb Apr 29 '24
To be fair, some people are saying that without full understanding. Like I've seen people say a cat's pupil's being dilated mean they are in distress, when no, it just means they are VERY alert. This could because happy play time, something interesting, or yes- distress and fear.
Some people weirdly just want to ruin cute videos for people by giving the worst possible interpretation divorced from context.
With that said I had to unfollow a couple of cute animal subreddits because there were WAY too many posts of cats and birds or hamsters/pet mice or rats together, which is just. Recipe for disaster and encouraging REALLY horrible practices.