Those people who constantly reblog your stuff but you never really talk:
I do notice my regulars. You guys are the best.
“Regulars” makes me feel like a bar-tender…
Wiping down my dash at the end of an evening, I see your read-more, over-hear your rant in the tags, so I pour you a drink.
“…what’s troubling you, kid?”
Reminded by one reblog from earlier getting another note.
One cost comparison: I actually picked up a mail order prescription from the post office this evening. I’m not thrilled about needing to go the Dodgy Online Consulting route, and pay out of pocket for something that I should be able to get from the NHS totally free. But, that’s more a matter of principle than anything else.
How much did for 6 months of BCPs totally out of pocket (with prescribing fee included) set me back?
Yep, a grand total of £29. Or US$37.40, at the current rate. Working out to £4.83 or $6.23 per month.
Which seems pretty standard here for most pill formulations, looking at other online consulting pharmacies. I wasn’t even shopping around for the best price there.
Out of curiosity, I just did a search for the same formulation under the US names on GoodRx. What did that turn up?
Yep, $9/month minimum, which was honestly lower than I expected. Mostly somewhere around $20/month.
Compared to the $6.23 I just paid for the same thing, which did have a consulting fee included. And probably wasn’t the cheapest possible to help keep me out of Cramp Hell.
It’s not like we’re getting bargain basement pharmaceuticals here. It’s the same manufacturers. There’s just at least that big a difference in what they can get away with charging. Sometimes it’s a lot more than with this particular example.
(I also paid £50 for an emergency dentist appointment with x-rays included, and maybe £12 total for two antibiotics the last time I had to go. Don’t even want to know what that would have cost us back home 😨)
I just recently lost one at almost 10, and that was premature. They will definitely live to 20 or older with good care, and never totally stop growing.
why is the captive lifespan like half of the wild
It’s not really. No clue where the source fluff piece got that. If anything, you would think it might go the other way with steady access to food, protection from predators, etc.
From having had frogs and such – likely the average lifespan is based on average care, with spaces that are too small and inadequate water filtration.
I was thinking that, but then it was phrased as “with proper care” That’s the best explanation I can think of, though.
I just recently lost one at almost 10, and that was premature. They will definitely live to 20 or older with good care, and never totally stop growing.
why is the captive lifespan like half of the wild
It’s not really. No clue where the source fluff piece got that. If anything, you would think it might go the other way with steady access to food, protection from predators, etc.
That’s the best explanation I can think of, though.
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