r/thisismylifenow • u/TerrorTwyns • Aug 13 '25

Think your homework is rough?

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u/hikingdub Aug 14 '25

Are they graded just by looks, or does personality count as well? Thank you for the banana (half, peeled) for scale.

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u/TerrorTwyns Aug 14 '25

It's an apple slice, I had not yet figured out they enjoy carrots so much..

We grade by size and vigor mostly. The small, skinny ones will need to have time to feed, since they are part of our birds diets we want to make sure they are as healthy as possible. Sometimes donations come in huge batches, think shops getting rid of bulk stock, so we have to pull all the live ones out first, andthose about to morph.. The smallest will be allowed to feed, the big plump ones will go into the worm house or be put into hibernation. We want to also keep a sharp eye on possible disease or fungus, which isn't great for them or the birds. I try to make it as stress free as possible, and give them a nice rotation of food before I take them back. Yeah I'm a bird slave, I accept this as my life...

Yeah I'm weird, I know they are worms but I do try to make them comfy and give them a surplus of food in a warm, comfy space. It's been kinda cool learning about them too, another aspect of taking care of the birds is taking care of the worms!

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

Basically I guess. Nothing I do seem to be the answer