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[@BankruptMonkey]

A nonabusive way to play with your beta is to give them a clean ping pong ball, they like to push them around and occasionally pass them to you.

[@ezzeyzzz]

That’s cool, I never thought of that.

[@Azulabetta553]

Ooo I had no idea you could do that

[@erenyeager1660]

While its in the bath with you or?

[@Azulabetta553]

@@erenyeager1660 no that’s can stress it out they probably mean inside the tank

[@willowsdrawingsandpictures1213]

@@Azulabetta553 what did he say

[@e.w9641]

honestly, American pet stores are insane! I went to one when I was on vacation in NYC and they had cats? in a super small space and betta's in these cups that could also be used for pee samples. It was such a weird experience and I'm kinda glad that pet stores in The Netherlands don't have such low standards.

[@ashlitious6624]

It’s so horrible. That’s how all the pet stores are around my area too (though some don’t sell animals, luckily). Years ago it was made illegal to sell dogs in pet stores because they weren’t treated well, that should’ve been a clue to not sell any animals, so many of them are still mistreated but people only really care about dogs. Tank animals like fish and reptiles might be fine if they actually took good care of them, but they don’t bother and a lot of the animals die or get sick but aren’t really treated.

[@e.w9641]

@@ashlitious6624 it's so strange to me, here cats and dogs were as far as I know never really sold in pet stores, always breeders or shelters. I think the biggest animal that is sold in stores here are chinchillas and even those I haven't seen in any shop in a while.

[@livi6886]

I live in America and all the pet stores are horrible. I have seen cats in small boxes or cages at Petco. Good news if you saw that at Petco is they were probably from a shelter and just being displayed there (vs from a pet mill like most other Petco animals). I can't say the same for other pet stores though (looking at you Petland)......

[@e.w9641]

@@livi6886 I don't know which store it was, but they looked like older cats, so they might have been from a shelter. One was super beautiful and if he hadn't been in a different country I would have taken him home in a heartbeat.

[@basilbat273]

For real! They just use vet containers for cats even though they spend months or years there

[@elfia6272]

It’s unbelievable and very sad that your video got age restricted when there are thousands of insanely disgusting and inappropriate videos on here that aren’t age restricted whatsoever. It just prevents any younger audience watching your videos seeing that treating animals this way isn’t ok and that you shouldn’t support this stuff on TikTok. There wasn’t anything inappropriate or graphic on that video so it’s just so ridiculous that you got a warning/age restriction. KZbin is an absolute joke and it honestly makes me really angry.

[@sydposting]

The "Pick A Side" movement in the KZbin critic community has been working on challenging this problem - that the people talking about the offensive content get strikes on their channel, while the offensive content remains up on the site. It's incredibly wrong and only in service of getting the most "clicks" as legally possible for revenue purposes.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

KZbin is an absolute joke now and they are digging thier own grave.

[@boywithhairlikethis]

True that :/

[@playernotfound9489]

she swears. what are you expecting?

[@FreeHugsVoldemort]

​@@playernotfound9489 bro I saw 5 year olds swear age restricting does nothing

[@Mysterynovus]

Please do keep with this angle, seeing the birds play in the background is so cute. Also, Yuki turning into a floofy borb at the end is peak 👌👌👌👌

[@miah6798]

I agree, her birds are adorable

[@CatraIsAdora-ble]

It is cute. But how can she deal with them shtting all over the place when they're flying around like that?

[@G1itchin.0ut]

@@CatraIsAdora-ble do birds sh*t while flying? 🤔

[@LinktheHylianChampion117]

@@G1itchin.0ut some do yes. I have a grey parrot named Bud, and they do poop while flying. I am not sure about all birds, but with Bud, you have to keep an eye on him while he's in the house because he will go for the baseboards and eat them when you aren't looking.

[@BroYoutubeRuinedMyUsername]

I know nobody asked, but I made it 900 likes

[@babytree6226]

Apparently my 9 year old cousin may be being allowed to get an axolotl. I'm really concerned about this because of her age and the fact that her reason for wanting one is because its cute. At this point my grandparents are feeding into this despite recently getting rid of their large tank due to structural issues. My grandfather knows a lot about fish but they've never had an axolotl. I've even heard my cousin talk about getting other fish which I know you shouldn't do with them but she seems to know that the axolotl "might eat the fish" so I'm hoping that she'll stay away from that. I'm worried they wont get a big enough tank, proper food, or proper water cycling. My grandfather only has really experience with salt water fish. Does anyone here have any good resources I can give them about axolotl care? Because I'm convinced they wouldn't just listen to my advice and my cousin might just do the first thing she finds on google.

[@LizzlerSizzler]

I suggest talking to their parents or the grandparents about that. Maybe this can be a good learning lesson for your cousin to learn about responsibilities of owning pets. It could change their mind about having one.

[@Lylaris_or_Garuk]

Please talk to them about the risks and issues with this idea, you’ll probably save a child from trauma and a axolotl from suffering

[@Liviedraws]

Let her know that she should not feed the axolotl fish she should feed it mysis shrimp and blood worms ARE A TREAT not a regular option for food and let her and the grandparents know that a filter and a chiller are necessary (if you live in a warm climate) PLS FOR THE SAKE OF THAT AXOLOTL LET HER KNOW THAT SHE HAS TO CYCLE THE TANK 👍

[@rangerlovee3324]

9 is an age where the kid can learn and be educated well and take good care if they are taught well. good luck to her. the reason i wanted my 1st pet was because it was cute. thinking its cute doesn't stop them from learning to take care of it. hopefully her parents know it will be their pet more than hers and are willing to learn about it as well.

[@Idfk505]

If you are concerned maybe explain it to the parents. Other than that 9 year olds can be very responsible and they learn well don’t get to worried.

[@rhinoschneider2941]

On the topic of pet abandonment (kinda random, but hope it's an interesting read for some): a couple years ago, some neighbours moved out of their house, and so we were asked by the landlady to go check out the house and make sure there's nothing out of place. This, was during the winter... the thermostat was turned off in the house, and just left on the counter was this tiny fishtank with half-frozen water, and a Pleco just by himself in this bare tank (no rocks, plants, filter, or anything) sitting under two inches of ice. We brought him home, thawed out the tank... he started to swim about, and so we made a trip to the local Petsmart to get a better tank and everything else that was missing from the poor fellow's experience. Dog, as my father named him, soon got a few friends as well (we went and got guppies). He grew roughly an additional two inches (was about 4" when we found him, iirc) over the next couple months, and soon got a lil too much for us to handle (the tank filter was struggling to keep up with his... erm... bowel movements...). He was given to someone we trusted well enough to take good care of him, but I still hope he's doing well... Dog was a funky lil fellow, and I'm glad to have seen him improve so much from that poor state those people just left him in. (edit: best part, was treating him to a cucumber slice or two every once in a while - he loved those)

[@madelinebogle7475]

The true humor for a dad to name the fish Dog though

[@YochevedDesigns]

You are such a sweet and caring person 💗. Thank you for all you do, you have a new subscriber!

[@WoodlouseFairy]

"Dog" i love that name lol

[@reefslider1]

i would name a fish "Dog"

[@LinktheHylianChampion117]

@@madelinebogle7475yeah, random but I actually had a cat named Doggie.

[@emilyrichard4884]

I hate how people treat beta fish and force them to live in terrible conditions just because they can survive. My sister has a beta fish, and he lives in a giant tank with a filter and places to hide and plants. He’s as happy as can be and super colorful and friendly. I wish more beta fish were as lucky, as they are smart and delightful animals to have as pets.

[@ayajade6683]

The Bettas we used in animal behavior research when I was in college had filters, plants, and everything they needed. Idk how people don't do the bare minimum plants and a filter are so easy to get. Only Betta that didn't have live plants but had other hiding options was nicknamed strawberry and he kept choking on leaves even after multiple plant changes he was a little bit of a drama queen.

[@twideslauriers7875]

i went to a boarding school, and there was a huge scandal about half the kids smuggling a cat in. the floors didnt do room inspections on the same day, so anytime the rms would do room inspections they’d hand the cat off to someone on a different floor. they got away with this for months apparently.

[@Gumdropsss]

Well…did they at least take good care of it? Also was it a cat they rescued or did they straight up adopt some cat or worse catch a wild cat and force it to live inside? Anyway I’m hoping the cat was fine…those people probably did genuinely care about the cat, but ofc if pets weren’t allowed plus like it’s a boarding school so maybe not the best place to house a pet😅 Would be interested in hearing more about this story it sounds incredibly interesting! XD❤️

[@solarcupid2583]

My best friend actually rescued a betta in an even worse condition than the one around 7:30. This betta was in a bowl with no filter or anything, PLUS multiple minnows *from the creek out back*. The family had gotten this betta for their kid apparently two weeks before as a yellow adult male, and when my friend got him, he was pure white from the stress. The family decided to move from the apartment and were going to abandon him. Luckily the little guy was given to my friend. Unfortunately, my friend didn't have a spare 5gal at the time so he had to go in an old 2.5gal. It's been at least a month of daily water changes plus aquarium salts, and his HIH disease seems to be a lot better and his color is coming back! It's not yellow though, only some red so who knows what he'll be. Little guy's a survivor though. Not only did he live through that, but also a huge tornado that ripped through the American Southeast.

[@boywithhairlikethis]

He’s immortal lmao

[@lpsfankanr1]

@DoritoDiamond I love that this implies that Queen Elizabeth had to mate with a fish at least once lmfao

[@bunnythedestroyer3610]

@@lpsfankanr1 I mean queen Elizabeth is a lil weird so I don't think she wouldn't

[@onyxstewart9587]

Worst example I know of a pet being taken to school was someone on tumblr back in around 2013 who hid their pet FOX in a backpack and took it to school. She also started so much drama that her fox ended up getting stolen and drowned by someone with a vendetta against her. The whole thing was wild and very tragic.

[@prettyiestsnakealive]

SOMEONE HAD A FOX, SOMEONE TOOK THAT FOX AND DROWNED IT?

[@onyxstewart9587]

@@prettyiestsnakealive Yeah, the whole thing was crazy. In short, she stirred up a lot of drama with other fox owners and the breeder of her fox. The fox was then stolen and found dead on the breeder's property having been drowned. The breeder denied having anything to do and was never prosecuted but it was all very suspicious.

[@ravenwithcall8527]

@@onyxstewart9587 I will honestly always question this race and its’ choices

[@bonkcg2485]

@@onyxstewart9587 this sounds made-up, honestly

[@ayajade6683]

@@onyxstewart9587 got a news source or any source on this it sounds like a true story bro tm

[@partyrat666]

11:39 Just replace fish with child in some of these defenses and it sounds horrifying just imagine someone saying "my sister accidentally made her kids drink nail polish remover and they were fine" there would no doubt be child services (or equivalent) at their door.

[@partygamingz3332]

I always believe that if you can't do basic research or don't care and treat your pets as toys rather than the living being that it is. And not caring how they feel. I wouldn't trust them with a child since iv seen a lot of terrible parents get kids without knowing children have emotions and isn't smt you just show off their achievements and some retirement plan. It's oddly disturbing, yet fascinating how these terrible parents and terrible pet owners share a lot of the same thought process

[@shawn-oldaccountl6748]

YESSSS!!! Treat pets like children, if you interchange the tow and it sounds wrong or horrible you’re doing something wrong.

[@capyisnotemo]

@@shawn-oldaccountl6748My child eats cat food

[@BFDIandTADCandMORE]

“My fish froze 😂” “My child froze 😂” “I put my fish in a 2 gallon tank” “I locked my child in a 2 metre room”

[@benedictinabonaccoro]

For the guinea pig one (around the start of the vid), my sister has gotten her guinea pig stuck in a toy car too. I was there when it happened. She definitely didn't shove the guinea pig in there, it was just sitting in the car. My dog started barking and it got scared, so it hid in the compartment where the barbie/dolls legs go. Its very hard to get them out once they've gone in 😅

[@hollowrat4905]

There was a yt short that kept popping up for me that had someone saying that axolotls "magically turn into land dwelling salamanders" when neglected.....it was very sad yet treated itself as educational.... some people are torturing they're axolotls until they forcibly "evolve" to stay alive

[@snakewithapen5489]

Yeah, that is very sad... like yes, they CAN metamorphosize, but it's because the only other option would be death, from extremely poor water quality. It's not healthy or safe for them and they can starve :(

[@sinifexxephinis4310]

I think some are forced through use of certain chemicals and conditions and many times they just die during the process and are in a lot of pain.

[@jackpitt8316]

Yeah what makes axolotls so cool is they don't have to "evolve" if you want a axolotl to evolve than just get a tiger salamander

[@Matt_History]

They aren't evolving. They are growing up. Axolotls are Neotinic salamanders. They simply do not mature to the final stage of the normal salamanders life cycle. Also the axolotls that are metamorphosing aren't axolotls. They're hybrids of axolotls and normal salamanders to protect the wild population from being hunted for pets. A real axolotl cannot morph, the hybrids can because they're half normal

[@soniccookie655]

I’m not sure why they’d even want to do that. Axolotls look so cool. Not to mention the abuse, but I don’t think they consider that.

[@Jacoe413]

Thank up for making these. I didn't realize I was harming my fish and hamsters in the past. I trusted the pet store staff who "helped " me and told me what to buy and how to care for them.

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

Same here. I feel pretty guilty about the way we treated our hamsters decades ago. This information would have been super helpful.

[@dontworrydehappy7104]

@@absolutelyridiculous6743 agree! I was born in 1972. People just didn't know so much and consider what would be best for their pets, as far as cage type, size, food, treatment etc. When I was young, I remember a comedian (I think) say something like, "Why would you take a hamster to the vet - it's like taking a disposable lighter in for repair."

[@dragnsmeldy3566]

and this is why these videos are made. warms my heart to know that people are learning from these❤

[@orbic521]

it's always morally okay to steal abused fish from crappy pet stores :)

[@Just-Some-Creature]

I 110% agree with you.

[@EmmaSpAce111]

“Bettas love interacting with their owners” my dude they are solitary fish. You CAN interact with them, when I was a kid I taught mine a trick using food, but they do not want to chill with you in a fucking bathtub. If you get a fish know that they are a pet where you will probably spend a majority of the time around them just chilling and watching them do whatever. I would say get a dog if you want to play but I wouldn’t trust them with any animal tbh.

[@aceoverlord650]

almost every time my dad comes in my room he holds one of the cats up to my gecko tanks and it stresses me out so much because THEY'RE PREDATORS AND PREY STOP TAUNTING THEM. the geckos can see the cats, the cats can see the geckos, the cat now knows there's prey in a box for him to taunt, and the gecko is now on edge because duh, predator

[@shaylynn926]

Then why don't you get a lock or tell him off about it? Because you'll lose your gecko if you don't stick up for it.

[@aceoverlord650]

@@shaylynn926 I do my best but I don't have money for a lock and wouldn't be allowed to put one in, it's not my house. I get on him about it when I can and the cats can't actually get the geckos, I have tank locks and a yell that can scare the cats away. Mom also gets on him but he's where my stubborn nature came from, he won't change :(

[@Samson16436]

@@aceoverlord650 idk you or your dad but maybe try tell him how it makes you feel. Sometimes that gets a point across better than only to rationalize around a problem. I hope I don't assume too much here but he's your dad, he cares about you and your feelings 🙂

[@aceoverlord650]

@@Samson16436 thank you for being respectful but he doesn't listen. I have tried, but he has a short fuse and thinks anything I have to say is back talking, so I just make do with what I can and mostly talk to my mom about stuff, she listens and talks to him for me

[@alohaXamanda]

Call the SPCA or equivalent on your dad and explain that he keeps doing something that stresses your gecko out because he thinks it's funny. It's technically animal abuse, what he's doing. If he doesn't like it find a safe relative to live with and tell him you want to be emancipated because he's an abuser.

[@victoriabryer4710]

WTF they gave your channel a warning for pointing out that these videos are harmful, and animals are being mistreated. Tiktok and KZbin should be thanking you, and giving these bad pet owners the warning

[@jackpitt8316]

Yeah it would be fair if the did it to the other people as well but no

[@BFDIandTADCandMORE]

They age restricted soggy cereal’s video asweel

[@samanthakiever1418]

I got a worm stuck in my little red monster truck when I was a kid. I cried and cried until my mom got it out because I had thought I killed it. Fast forward to now: I'm an entomologist (though I don't deal with annelids, I do love them still).

[@hannahdavis4256]

The guinea pig one broke my heart. My family had a total of 5, though returned one so 4 over several years. After our last one died, we couldn't get another pet and all agreed she was our last guinea pig. The poor guinea pig and kid. I wanted to cry just watching it because I have so many fond memories of guinea pigs. I didn't even realize it was a guinea pig at first because of how stuck it was. This is why it's so important when having pets around young kids.

[@-Ghostess]

On the topic of abandoned pets, with a friend's help I rescued a juvenile bearded dragon that another friend's was roommate neglected (everything you can do wrong with beardie husbandry was done), and abandoned when he was evading arrest after beating his girlfriend. Every day that I get super stressed over his recovery, your videos make me smile.

[@savannahosterbind5626]

I remember seeing an animal control officer say that people that abuse animals are more likely to abuse people

[@chinchillahats4907]

7:24 this just brought back a childhood memory of when a neighbor abandoned their pet pig in the backyard of the house. Just crazy and heartless. Very small yard and a lonely pig. We ended up finding a friend of a friend to take it.

[@theoddbox]

People don't realize how smart pigs are....that was probably very traumatic for that pig

[@chinchillahats4907]

@@theoddbox I’m sure it was, poor little guy was left back there alone for a few days.

[@kavi212]

The cat & bird part really hit me. I used to think those types of videos were so ‘cute’ and wondered if I should get my cat a ‘friend’ that wasn’t another cat. Or maybe even fish he could watch? yeah traumatizing fish, how fun. No. Then I remember how I adopted my cat. The previous owners put him on Craigslist after he ate their pet birds.

[@schemesthefox1255]

Craigslist?? That’s how you found your cat?

[@xMarit.]

Hi Soda, for a school project i need to compare 2 animal products as a presentation. I chose birdcages, since too many people are still too uneducated on that subject. May i know what cage you have? And if you can recomment some cages yourself?

[@nostalgiachu]

That sounds like a very cool project. I wish you the best of luck!

[@suicune4363]

commenting and liking in hopes that she sees this :)

[@justaperson4656]

I believe she spoke about her cages and toys in either her bird care or mouse care videos, and I wish you luck in your journey!

[@xMarit.]

@@justaperson4656 Will look at it! Thanks!

[@livi6886]

That is a great way to educate people! Hamster cages would have been a great one as well (unfortunately).

[@creacher00]

I like this camera angle a lot better! It definitely feels more open & refreshing

[@Nakia11798]

When the power went out during a big storm for two days, the only fish that lived in my sister's tank was one betta and two of those ones that eat the tank algae. Betta are not that tough, minus that one. It lasted a long time after that event. Before anyone says it, there was nothing that could have been done in that situation, considering my sister wasn't even home.

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

Sometimes shit just happens :( your sister must have felt pretty upset over the untimely, accidental deaths

[@anyssa1111]

I got my first rabbit when i was 9, i took care of it and loved it to bits. She was a beautiful, smart little girl. I remember her to this day. She taught me alot about animal care. I miss you daisy

[@Refrigeratedsaltines]

When I was younger we had a class beta fish he was in a very small tank with 4 neon tetra's (before I learned that betta's need big tanks) I was forever concerned for that beta and voiced my concerns to my teacher multiple times but no one listened when I said "He doesn't look ok!" He has passed on now but I still wish that I could've done more for him poor betta (Edit I just realised the tiny tank was also overcrowded with 5 fish it's so sad that I couldn't help them)

[@NaturalSelection_]

Honestly I’ve stolen a beta fish from a pet store before- I didn’t want to support the store but I really wanted to get the fish out of those conditions it lived a happy healthy 3 years after that and I regret absolutely nothing

[@royroy2318]

@PepperTheChiweenie I'm guessing this person lives in America or somewhere similar, pet stores here have Bettas in very small individual containers (similar to Tupperware) one could easily slip the container under a jacket or even into a purse if you were gentle.

[@juliee593]

The Betavenger

[@playernotfound9489]

you admitted to a crime online. are you dumb? now you had a good reason but you should not admit it online

[@Charlie-oeskypp]

I’m getting two rats in a couple days and my mum wanted to get it a hamster ball and thanks to your videos I told her that that’s actually not a good idea. Please keep doing these

[@polnochkoshmary]

Reach out to rescues and see if they have any balls, they actually make fantastic hides with one or both lids removed. You can put them in the bottom of the cage as a hide or zip tie them to the top as a space pod

[@ditzyalpaca]

i love this angle. being able to see the trees outside, and just the way the tanks look too!

[@sydposting]

Thank you for continuing to shine a light on these videos/posts. Misinformation can be so harmful to both people and animals... RE: Introducing animals with a prey drive to smaller pets/animals. I have, through slow exposure to my budgie in her cage at different heights, gotten the family terrier to not mind when the budgie/cage is around (rather than stay fixed on her for hours because of his prey drive). This took a good 2+ years of mindful and careful exposure before I even began feeling safe letting the dog around my bird outside her cage, based on my observations of both my bird's behavior - was she stressed, was she social? - and the dog's behavior, based on if he was relaxed or already stimulated by recent playtime and/or the recent introduction of her cage to his environment. It's all about context and understanding animal behavior. Most importantly, though, it takes TIME to make "cute viral moments" happen - if they're not artificially and INHUMANELY staged via clipped wings/exhausted animals/etc - and it can be super harmful without the context showing how much work it takes to make these "moments" happen.

[@livi6886]

Sounds like you are being very careful with your bird. I personally still wouldn't feel comfortable letting my bird out of the cage with a terrier in the room. Even if you have desensitized the dog to the bird in the cage, a terrier is still a terrier. I have a havanese (toy breed) with a very low prey drive and he is completely fine with my bird flying around the room, sitting on my shoulder, etc. I still would NEVER allow them to be as close to each other as that budgie and cat.

[@sydposting]

@@livi6886 I have definitely become more careful since watching Soda’s videos!! I’m not actively shoving my bird’s cage in their faces or forcing them to interact/“get used to” each other anymore. Regardless of how I achieved it - and I would absolutely have done it differently, had I known better at the time - my patience and focus on my bird’s actions, rather than my “desired” outcome, has resulted in an environment where my bird can have Out-Of-Cage time in the same room as me without being disturbed or startled by the dogs, since they’re no longer as fixated after she’s been around - safely inside her cage - for a while. ☺️ She usually sticks to her play-things and/or my shoulder, but I don’t force her to go anywhere she doesn’t want to.

[@neckbackcripplinganxietyattack]

That first woman was a joy to listen to. Her voice was so nice, I have to admit I thought she wouldn’t know what she was doing at first because she seemed good with Tik Tok, and sadly a bunch of influencers tend to mistreat Rare aquatic animals such as axolotls, but she was lovely

[@MontageMomentt]

Your room with animals looks incredible. Life goals :)

[@dwarfbunni]

I like the new angle, it's bright and shows some of ur local flora in the background ^.^ it's stupid that they age restrict you when the videos you show are seemingly fine with KZbin and TikTok on they're own, ps the first video you showed of Kirby is actually the first video that you've shown that I've seen before you showed it so it's definitely popular

[@SirXer]

Oh that blasted dinosaur cage, I remember it from a Munchie's Place review. I really loved your feedback, commentary, and choices of videos- great job!

[@sagexleaf6025]

Love the new angle! I enjoy seeing the birds flying around its pretty cute

[@tanteichan1]

I feel so bad for the little guinea pig in the car.

[@Jazzthedog13]

I can wait for all the dino hamster cages pop up on second hand sights in the next few years because they will make such cool plant terrarium conversions

[@thespicecorner]

Thank you for spreading all this to people. Animal abuse, especially fish and small animals, is such a huge problem. I do want to ask for some advice, because this comment section and community is really helpful and supportive. I have three cats, two elderly (13) sisters and a young (2) male cat who we got two years ago as a kitten. One of the elderly cats has never gotten along with the younger one, and the younger one wants to play literally every hour of the day. He also has a tendency to bite. Any advice of how I can help them get along a bit better? I know that he just wants to play with her but she doesn’t want to, which is fair, she’s old. We were considering getting another young cat for him to play with since we aren’t always available, but I’m also afraid that might make the problem worse. Any suggestions?

[@brickguts]

Oo this angle feels much cleaner and more 'professional", while still having the fish+birds in the background I like it!

[@skydragon84]

I had a blue veiltail betta for about a month a few years ago. He was an old boy and was sick, so I brought him home from the pet store and spoiled him with bloodworms (his favorite food) and constant warm water. Surprisingly, he was the only betta at the store that was sick. He had an infection on his head, so I only expected him to last about a week. He surpassed my expectations and lived for a month before quietly passing one night when I was asleep. It's like he knew he would be safe with me when we met at the pet store. I named him Kuromaru, because of his dark coloration and because he was as tough as a sword (Kuro means black and maru means sword). RIP Kuromaru. I plan to get a red betta in the future and name him Benimaru, after a character I like with the same name in "That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime".

[@katethesolarflaree]

reminder to eat, sleep, drink and perform self care! your doing great and I'm so proud of you and how far you've come!

[@flyingdumpling5204]

Sleep is very important as well! At least for me it's the hardest part of self care. I really need to go to sleep now, actually...

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@flyingdumpling5204 count back from 3billion. By the time you're at a million you wil be vast asleep

[@katethesolarflaree]

@@flyingdumpling5204 oh crap..... yeah I forgot I need to sleep too 😅

[@RainbowRoach412]

😀

[@KokoaEdits]

I stayed up till 5am then woke up around 8am

[@RedRaven64]

Pet stores are pretty questionable, this one store had a green anole with a banged up nose and so I got an employee (keep in mind that I’m a young teen and the employee was either in her late teens or early adulthood) she didn’t recognize the green anole and I had to educate her, the employee, on the fact that green anoles can turn brown, especially when they’re stressed, which this one definitely was since there was a person trying to catch it. Also, I have seen the dinosaur hamster cage in that same pet store which was sad but not surprising.

[@sinifexxephinis4310]

The first one is from Aquarium Info, she does amazing aquascapes. There has been an update and the little axolotl has been getting better.

[@samcarr7440]

On the just leaving your pet me and my brother work in the vet field it's super common for people to just abandon their pets but on the the sadests I've heard of was someone abandoned their cat in a carrier in a condemned building so if the new owner hadn't found the cat it would've not gone peacefully

[@PeacheIIe]

This filming angle looks great! ^^ Seeing the window with the trees outside, more of the animal enclosures and the birdies on their rope toy is so nice!

[@PetConnectionInternational]

Awh I love seeing the rescue stories and good videos 🥰 with you and other creators bringing attention to the issue of problematic treatment hopefully things will start to shift so that the popular pet videos are the good ones, rather than the mistreatment

[@schrodinger1374]

Ok not important but her bird mimicking “Pretty boy!” because of how often soda calls him that is so damn cute

[@xenoumbre3010]

My school has allowed one of the teachers to bring a therapy dog to school, they let her outside to use the bathroom, let her cuddle with the kids, and anyone can pet her. She's an adorable black lab named Bella, and I love her so much, she's really affectionate and has a lot of energy!

[@cookiechan7641]

Here’s something slightly positive, I’m about to be old enough to get a job and I want to work at a pet store my sister works at, but instead of having the betta fish sit in their own waste and disgusting waters they change it out every few days and acclimate the waters! This pet store has amazing fish care for a chain pet store (pet supplies plus for anyone wondering) and even sells exotic animals with proper knowledge. Definitely working in a good pet store like that.

[@LOV3LY-xw8rw]

SLAYY

[@katebenik9086]

By the way the thing with the Guinea pig happened to me kind of. I was like 8 and I put my Guinea pig in my Barbie car. She immediately burrowed herself in and it took me so long to get her out. So scary! I still remember that as an adult

[@curlingsky]

I recommended Soda Pets to one of my friends at school since they keep axolotls. Luckily, the axolotls are happy and healthy and my friend is listening to everything I have to say for axolotl care

[@lunalovengood9670]

Recently, a teacher I know has her bearded dragon and gecko out at the same time, each with a different kid. The kids tried to make them kiss or something and the Beardie ate the gecko’s head off. Traumatizing.

[@Leosloth2011]

I feel like that teacher underfed that beardie as they are insectivores and it would only eat the head if it was hungry

[@imagine_winning]

Story time: I had a friend who really wanted a hamster, and I remember her saying that she will give the hamster the best life ever. And when it was Christmas Eve, we went to Pet Smart. And we got the hamster, and till this day, I'm still disgusted so what she got for the hamster. And what did she get for the hamster, well she got one of those small cages which I forgot what it was called, she even got cotton. And she didn't even do research about hamster care. And she didn't know what she was doing and a few months past by and my friend had her fan on and forgot that it was on. And the hamster died from the cold. I'm still mad at my friend till this day

[@queenneptune2456]

My parents got me my first betta for my birthday in a vase. I had no knowledge of fish keeping but still upgrade to half gallon tank. Unfortunately didn't survive and I was guilty and sad to try fish keeping again for 9 yrs. I finally got courage to try again with guppies instead that I have a 10g main tank and a 5g quarantine. I did LOADS more research and when cycling my tank for the first time my dad thought I was doing too much work than what fish need and I told him off. He ended up going to a fish store owner telling him that "back in his day" you just put the fish in the tank with water that was it. The owner then told him "nope, it's not that simple", I had the glory of proving him wrong. My guppies have a good diet and are healthy and so far been with me for 5 months. My recent I got from petsmart who wasn't doing great in their tank conditions I brought home and nursed back to health has been with me for 2 months now. I'm glad i made the decision to try again. When they are happy and healthy, their personality shows and the work is worth it! Labor of Love❤

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

I had 2 Axolotls that I bought from a fish bait machine - I named them Taco and Burrito; they lived for around 6 years! They each had their own distinct personality, and were very smart. I fed them by hand, and they played a lot too!!! I also had hermit crabs that lived to over 10 years old - if you take good care of them they just thrive!

[@natsukifin3617]

Cat actually carries bacterial that causes critters animals acts suicidal so they aren't best friends but birdie is the emergency food for rainy day.

[@Whywasthisadded]

9:26 the fact that theyre making jokes about them making their fish suffer and live its life super stressed out and in horrible conditions is just.. mind boggling, i hope they realize eventually that the fish is suffering and they improve their pet care. also i hate when people apply human emotions to other animals, like.. no your fish doesnt want to "spend time with you" bc its.. a fish.. i dont get how people cant understand that

[@uglycreature4701]

nice profile picture

[@sp00kyg1rl]

I miss my George, he was a Betta Fish and he was very social surprisingly. His tank was in our lounge room so we’d say hi to him a lot and he’d shoot from one side of the tank to you. He was a blessing.

[@helRAEzzzer]

The hampster in school: They could also potentially send their classmates to the hospital. My sister had severe allergies and severe asthma growing up. She almost died after being around a cat.

[@kendall3105]

My friends old roommate moved out and abandoned their gecko and it was so heart breaking :( little girl was skin and bones, extremely dehydrated, had no moisture in its very depressing enclosure and didn’t have a heater or any substrate in its enclosure either. It was such a heartbreaking situation. Thankfully my friend took the lil girl in and has nursed her back to health and she’s doing really good now, I’ll just never be able to understand how people can just abandon their pets like that

[@stegosaur9812]

11:17 exactly 😭 im all for interacting with your pets but if ur wanting to take your fish into the bath to "hangout" then i think its time we had a chat 💀

[@steel8231]

KZbin seems determined to make the abusers the norm, regardless of human or animal.

[@potatofairy8535]

I wish there was more channels like this. When I was a kid and youtube just became a big thing, I fell into the trap of pairing prey with predator animals to make them friends and tried introducing my bird to my cat ... Needless to say it did not end well and it's one of my biggest regrets.

[@clonecommando2125]

check avnj he dose similar things

[@stegosaur9812]

14:21 BOI WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT 😭😭 that poor hamster having to live in that crusty small creepy dinosaur

[@thefizzypopz8608]

I remember when i got a Betta and we asked the cashier if this fish could be with other fishes in the same tank, and he said yes a Betta can be with other fishes. At that moment i did not know Bettas was suppose to be alone in a fish tank, so that fish litterly attacked my other fishes so we had to take it back. I did like that fish cause it was black and purple ;D

[@monarchscried4915]

your reaction to the hamster dino cage is what we needed, because its insane to even let them inside that

[@HoppiPotato]

Ayyyy! Im so early! I *LOVE* watching these videos with TikToks. I am gonna get a bird soon and watching these videos help a lot to know what brands of food, toys, and other stuff is best for birds. This definitely is the channel for me. 😊

[@abbij2009]

I got my first hamster when i was 5 but i was super gentle with her. She ended up living about 2 years and after that i got another hamster which also lived about 2 years! After my latest hamster sadly passed, i got a rabbit and hes about 2 years old now. We use to keep him in a small cage but when i did more research he is now in the room under the stairs with toys and hidey houses and such!

[@ilikesnakes9899]

My dad and I are getting a freshwater community tank around Christmas 🥳

[@dogandcat3672]

A middleschooler once brought their berdie to school and just had it lesning agaist his shoulder, like a rag. It looked underweight and had severe metabolic bone disease. When I asked him why the heck did he bring the beardie here he said that it likes him and likes to snuggle. I couldn't ask much after cause he ran off to see some friends but I wish I did something. I didn't know much about berdies at that time but now I want to deck that kid's parents and all the teachers that babled at the beardie instead of calling his parents and forcing him to take the beardie home.

[@countessspiritclaws5465]

that dinosaur ‘enclosure’ makes me want to bang my head against a wall

[@heebeejeebees2230]

"Let's swim with our betta in the tub that's full of chemical residue!"

[@3nbyweirdo741]

I’m young (not saying my age but lower double digits) but when I get old enough and I move out of my parents house you are my inspiration, I’m gonna have a bunch of pets and take care of them properly, learning from you!😁

[@kowannii]

9

[@kowannii]

you're 9 I can tell

[@2008-wii-remote]

@@kowannii bro shut up you’re a gotcha channel.

[@KidcoreEbbs]

@@kowanniihey, dont do that if the kid doesnt want to share their age. So immature…

[@MaryArts]

The bath and school clips are something I would come up with as a 10 year old who wants some fun. But before acting on that thought I would be stressed out to hurt my animal. Like there is a line between: "That would be so funny" and "Even if it would be funny for a second, I don't want to stress my animal and I won't have any control over it in the bath or at school"

[@bettalover8609]

It is ridiculous how ignorant people are, they have to care at all. I took in a rescue betta from my friend. She had the betta in horrible conditions and when I was talking to her about how he isn’t happy in a bowl, she said,”He can’t complain so why does it matter?” That made me so angry!!!

[@ajlenoir5369]

A year or two before me, a kid brought their small rodent friend to school for the science fair... it got loose.

[@cocoamilkshake3810]

Once, When i was growing up, my brother put my fish in the pool. My brother is around 2 years younger then i am. I was about 11 at the time, he was 9, i had four goldfish is a reasonably sized tank, it was not over stocked. And when i fed them i always checked to see everyone got a piece, since my goldfish were mostly different colours, this was easy. I watched them, and only three came to eat, i looked around the tank for the third one, and could not find it, I was completely stressed (I think the fish was called goldie so i will just call em that-) My brother was alone swimming in our pool (It was very shallow.) I went outside to ask if he had seen him around the tank or beneath it, Thats when i saw goldie terrified, swimming in the pool. Took her to the vet instantly to get some de-stress stuff, and put her into her own tank to monitor her eating. Still traumatised to this day-

[@XENOWOLFI]

Oh gosh, that sounds so horrible- I want a ball python but I have two younger brothers, one a toddler, so I’m not going to get any pets till he’s a bit older and I know won’t mess with anything

[@cocoamilkshake3810]

@@XENOWOLFI Yep younger kids are scary around pets-

[@kararookie]

The videos of people showing their bird or hamster interacting with their cat and they go “aw they’re friends” it makes me think of that scene from Pen15 where they put the hamster on the dog’s head. It was so traumatizing.

[@roseplaysrh4275]

I love how your teaching people about animals

[@saphira1159]

I did something awful 😞 So one day I was walking to school with my mother and I saw a baby seagull, who had a broken leg and wing, so I made my mother take her to the vets and get her better (she also had a floppy neck..) and when I got back, she was with a tin and there was some towels on the ground, which she was laying on. So I took her home and kept her in my room for three days, feeding her fish like small bass, and then my little brother ratted me out, and so we kept her (she was named cloudy) for 6 months, which was expensive but worth it

[@FriedJellyBeans]

I knew someone who brought a rat to school...it would sit in their hair or bag...YES! HER HAIR- and i was told that her bag was covered in rat feces and piss. I dont even want to know what was in her hair 😭

[@SillySodaTabs]

Just don’t put animals in a small space in general, my friend tried putting frogs in her bag but luckily she released them after second period

[@FriedJellyBeans]

@@SillySodaTabs ikr, well...some animals prefer a small space but bookbags are not it 😭🙏 The poor lil things must be so stressed

[@IAm-No1]

This just came up in my recommended page, I haven’t watched this channel in a year but I miss it and am glad to be back!

[@mistermuse9543]

the only singular scenario i can think of where the nail polish remover might actually happen, is accidentally grabbing it instead of water dechlorinator if you'd put them on the same shelf. other than that, i'd be very suspicious of that one lmao.

[@BreezyStreamy]

When I was in middle school, I went over to a friend's house with my retriever mix and they had a bird that was like as old as us. We brought my dog inside their house and the bird was freaking out while my dog was intently watching it. My friend thought it was a good idea to let the bird out of the cage... It was not a good idea and I wasn't allowed back after that.

[@user-jt2ev8qv1y]

The only "dangerous" issue i've ever experienced with my guinea pigs is he got his head stuck in a paper towel roll, then i got him out and he was fine, not showing any signs of stress even?!!

[@XENOWOLFI]

Wow- how did that happen??

[@user-jt2ev8qv1y]

@@XENOWOLFI He was a baby so i actually have no idea..maybe he was zooming then BAM head in the roll

[@XENOWOLFI]

@@user-jt2ev8qv1y oof, well he must be in a very calm environment to not of been stressed

[@user-jt2ev8qv1y]

@@XENOWOLFI Yeah, his cage was in my room and he's a trustworthy dude

[@ibenholmquist]

I once went to school with someone who got a puppy, and because he barked whenever she left home, she decided to take him to school. IN HER BAG!! She would carry around the dog everywhere, and let it out to pee on the breaks. 8 hours in a bag, except for maybe 20 minutes here and 30 minutes there, when we were on breaks. It was awful.

[@Ts-kc5ie]

Rant; I got my mother to finally upgrade her fish to a bigger tank as she has a betta, 2 aquatic frogs, and a pelco (one of those small ones?). However they're all cramped in a 10 gallon tank... and she said that's fine. I told her bettas alone need a minimum of 5 gallons so she's going to get a 35 gallon tank, hurray! But not without trying to get a SCHOOL OF PANDA CORYS 🙄. Initially the 10 gallon was just a female betta and 1 aquatic frog but my mother added the other frog and pelco 🤦‍♀️so I just gave up as I don't have the funds and the mental capacity to argue with my mom over crowding my tank so I gave it to her pestering her they need a bigger tank. Never get pets if you live with your parents yall, bad enough my dog is misbehaved because she gives him chips all the time.

[@Ethan-..]

The birds give the videos alot of personalitys

[@i_Hate_All_of_You420]

So i actually think the dino cage would have been better if they went like a triceratops or anklosaurus angle. Bigger/roomier shape for the animals and it would be much lower to the ground if an escape artist fell out. I love the concept of a dino based cage, but again, look toward something that would give your animal a higher quality of life instead of "I AM A STEGOSAURUS"

[@frenchtoast4390]

I love your cute birds, it’s always so funny to look back at your old mlp vids and then seen your newer, better content, +birds

[@angeleslopez7363]

your videos are very informative! I'm interested in getting an axolotl next year! I hope to do a good job! Thank you for your time and effort have a lovely day!

[@moiraverelst5157]

I love your videos so much. I always wanted a fish as a kid, but my parents knew that I was too small to take good care of it so they never let me have one. I am so glad they didn't let me. I wouldn't have taken good care of it. I am really happy you make these and educate people on animal care :)

[@randomrabbit209]

I personally was really good with small pets as a child but not many children are anymore.

[@Morning_Dewdrop]

My dad keeps trying to convince me that putting my snake and his dog together would be a good idea but I just hate that idea, it feels like it would really stress out my poor girl and the dog isn’t even well trained. I just feel like I can’t risk it. I know I’m probably paranoid but I love her so much, I can’t even put her on the floor if someone else is in the room…

[@foreverfuturebound]

I feel so bad for the guinea pig in the car :( I hate how normalized it is (especially here in the US) to treat small animals like toys. So many people will talk about hamsters and such they had when they were kids, and the horrific deaths they experienced like it's funny (like microwaving their hamster). Meanwhile the two hamsters I had in the past died peacefully from old age...

[@Castkett4ever]

when I was in kindergarten, so 18 years ago, I brought my cat to school once. I can't remember how it started BUT it was planned, we were told that we could pet my cat only if she came to us, no carrying her, no "trapping" her; my dad brought her only for the 15 minutes that were discussed. We lived 200m away from the school. Now that I look back, I would never do that again but seeing it was a class of 5-6 year-olds, the behaviours were really good and they all respected the rules. My cat is still alive and doing well. She's my little 19 year-old baby, knows a lot of words, loves sleeping outside in her basket, and she's still adventurous and talkative :) I don't think schools in my area do that anymore, which is good!

[@loganmariutto8450]

U know ur taking good care of ur cat when she is 19 years old❤

[@Zeev-i]

When youtube has more restrictions for videos that are educational and *about* animal abuse, but Tiktok considers 20 videos, all where the owner is visibly abusing or even having the animal killed, is completely fine

[@mellamokori]

Because tiktok is Chinese owned, and China has horrible animal welfare laws.

[@WandaSlamsUrFav]

I love how your pets are so comfortable with you that means you take good care of them