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Some randome questions! (:
Hey everyone!
So since I've been working at a pet store for a month, I get my employee discount!
And what an epic discount it is... I just got 5 new toys for Smudge, a bag of Carefresh (I ran out of Smudge's usual litter), 3 replacement filter sponges and a double pack of blood worms for Squishy, all for $25 LOL. Needless to say, I love my job.
There were a couple more random things that I've been meaning to do that I can actually afford now: Mostly importantly, I need a new hood for Squishy's tank! The one I have now is ancient... It doesn't have an off switch and it's electrocuted me before too. I hate the wood-grain look, so I wanted to get a black one. Is there a safe paint that I can use to paint the trim on my aquarium black too? It would be a ton of work the replace the whole aquarium, so I was thinking I could paint the trim black with acrylic paints and use Mod Podge Hard Coat to seal it. That's what I seal Dudley's fake rocks with, and it's water resistant and non-toxic.
I was also wondering if I should get an aquarium light that promotes plant growth? I've noticed a couple leaves on my java fern die in the last few months.
And I plan to change my hermies to a new cage too. I only have 6 of them, so I was going to move them to my spare 15 gal. It's a really nice Oceanic one, and it has a glass top and vents on the sides. I used to use it for Millie and Wink. I have to buy a new UTH and stuff though.
But I was wondering, would it matter to them if they didn't have salt water? They are all Purple Pincher hermies, and the extra water dish would just take up more space. I wanted to just give them one big fresh water dish, and put it on top of a small piece of reptile carpet so they can't fling all their sand into it. Thoughts?
Oh! And I might be able to adopt a leopard gecko if I sell all of my old aquariums and extra reptile supplies! (I have a ton of extra tanks, and multiple storage bins full of accessories LOL) There is this awesome 20 long aquarium with sliding glass doors at work that I REALLY want!
So since I've been working at a pet store for a month, I get my employee discount!
And what an epic discount it is... I just got 5 new toys for Smudge, a bag of Carefresh (I ran out of Smudge's usual litter), 3 replacement filter sponges and a double pack of blood worms for Squishy, all for $25 LOL. Needless to say, I love my job. There were a couple more random things that I've been meaning to do that I can actually afford now: Mostly importantly, I need a new hood for Squishy's tank! The one I have now is ancient... It doesn't have an off switch and it's electrocuted me before too.
I hate the wood-grain look, so I wanted to get a black one. Is there a safe paint that I can use to paint the trim on my aquarium black too? It would be a ton of work the replace the whole aquarium, so I was thinking I could paint the trim black with acrylic paints and use Mod Podge Hard Coat to seal it. That's what I seal Dudley's fake rocks with, and it's water resistant and non-toxic. I was also wondering if I should get an aquarium light that promotes plant growth? I've noticed a couple leaves on my java fern die in the last few months.
And I plan to change my hermies to a new cage too. I only have 6 of them, so I was going to move them to my spare 15 gal. It's a really nice Oceanic one, and it has a glass top and vents on the sides. I used to use it for Millie and Wink. I have to buy a new UTH and stuff though.
But I was wondering, would it matter to them if they didn't have salt water? They are all Purple Pincher hermies, and the extra water dish would just take up more space. I wanted to just give them one big fresh water dish, and put it on top of a small piece of reptile carpet so they can't fling all their sand into it. Thoughts?
Oh! And I might be able to adopt a leopard gecko if I sell all of my old aquariums and extra reptile supplies! (I have a ton of extra tanks, and multiple storage bins full of accessories LOL) There is this awesome 20 long aquarium with sliding glass doors at work that I REALLY want!
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Sorry don't know anything about hermies but I would definitely reccomend selling some things that you no longer use. Local classifieds are my vice when I need something so you'll strike it pretty good.
Your discount seems awesome!! I really want to work at the local PetSmart but it's 20 min bus ride away and I like working where I can walk to. :/ <plus I am moving to a new dept Joe Fresh Clothing, with the Loblaws name> but I would just LOVE to go clean the betta bowls at PS
Congrats on your job
Your discount seems awesome!! I really want to work at the local PetSmart but it's 20 min bus ride away and I like working where I can walk to. :/ <plus I am moving to a new dept Joe Fresh Clothing, with the Loblaws name> but I would just LOVE to go clean the betta bowls at PS
Congrats on your job
Awesome discount! I work at a college and have always felt I should get textbook discounts or something :lol:.
You should be fine with that paint but I haven't done it before. If it's water-proof I don't see a problem. What kind of lighting do you have now? You can certainly upgrade but you won't need anything too bright for java ferns. They're fine in low light (but maybe your lighting is a bit too low...I'd guess that perhaps the bulbs weren't changed recently, resulting in new light wavelengths).
I've read that Purple Pinchers don't need saltwater. We offered ours saltwater anyway so I can't say for sure that it's true but that is what I read.
I work at a college and have always felt I should get textbook discounts or something :lol:.You should be fine with that paint but I haven't done it before. If it's water-proof I don't see a problem. What kind of lighting do you have now? You can certainly upgrade but you won't need anything too bright for java ferns
. They're fine in low light (but maybe your lighting is a bit too low...I'd guess that perhaps the bulbs weren't changed recently, resulting in new light wavelengths).I've read that Purple Pinchers don't need saltwater. We offered ours saltwater anyway so I can't say for sure that it's true but that is what I read
.Hehe, I know, my discount is amazing!
And my lightbulb is a random one from Walmart. It's getting a little old, so getting a new one would probably be a good idea. Are there any specific kinds I should get?
And I think I'll try just freshwater with my hermies for a while. They don't seem to really care which dish they drink out of anyways.
And my lightbulb is a random one from Walmart. It's getting a little old, so getting a new one would probably be a good idea. Are there any specific kinds I should get?
And I think I'll try just freshwater with my hermies for a while. They don't seem to really care which dish they drink out of anyways.
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