u/justhere4bookbinding

tried consolidating my separate MP3 player into my Touch HD 3's music player app

My god the music is so crunchy. Was using the same skull candy earbuds I use in my physical player and there were miles of distance in quality even with the cheap random player I bought off ebay. I've listened to audiobooks on my PB and those were okay, but anything with a bass or a drum beat isn't good on it. Anyway thought I would share in case anyone else wanted to use their Touch HD 3 for a music player. Would have been nice to carry one less thing, but maybe someday I'll find an affordable epaper device I can use as an ereader, mp3 player, and a writerdeck.

(interestingly, my MP3 player CAN read books, but it's on a tiny LED screen which defeats one of the purposes of why I wanted an ereader)

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u/justhere4bookbinding — 3 days ago

Is Falls Road Animal Hospital (still) as bad as people claim?

In the process of adopting a hamster from the Humane Society and trying to get him established at a vet hopefully soon after bringing him home next week. Falls Road is the closest veterinary that does exotics/small pets to me geographically and thus easiest to get to (I can't drive bc of vision issues. Not sure about the busses, but lyfts are generally cool with carrier'd pets if you tell the driver in advance and uber has a pet ride program now), but obvs I don't want to bring my hammy to a subpar place. Most of the negative things I've seen about them are a few years old or more, so I don't know if they've gotten better since. And if they are any better, does anyone know the price range for a simple hamster checkup? The HS said he doesn't have any health issues aside from being a ridiculously picky eater.

I did bring my (now deceased from cancer) cat there six years ago when he scarfed down a dropped pill and he did okay, but I remember the bill was like six hundred dollars just for overnight observation and mere IV hydration that even they admitted might not have been needed (his poor chicken drumstick of a leg after lol), which I wasn't pleased by. I used to take my cats and dog to Everhart and we got them into elderhood, and was hoping to go back bc they truly were wonderful, but I called them this past week and they don't have any rodent specialists at either location.

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u/justhere4bookbinding — 5 days ago

If I remove the top, hinges, and clasp, would this be appropriate for a Syrian's sand bath?

[A large rectangular tin box made to look like a barn with a cow and chickens on the side]

I just got approved for adoption and can pick him up next week once I get the enclosure (tank and most basic stuff already on its way), with just needing a few last minute things. I saw on the Hamster Wiki that cookie tins can be used in enclosures in a pinch, and this tin is cookie tin-adjacent. The bottom half is 13 inches long x7 inches wide x 4 inches tall

Sorry I've been asking so many questions lately, this my first hamster and I'm really excited AND really nervous to make sure everything is right!

u/justhere4bookbinding — 5 days ago