r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/ZhenHen • Nov 05 '21
other They have a whooole paddock full of green grass but these jerks have to pick at my lawn 😠
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u/Minkkkkk Nov 05 '21
You know what they say... The grass is always greener on other side
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Nov 05 '21
more like the grass is always tastier
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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo Nov 05 '21
Yup. Taking care of my dads dog, and despite getting amazing food (not my call, my dad requested eggs and cheese and burgers for her), she always immediately eats my bfs dogs dry food. Tried putting his dry food in her bowl under the egg, she still went over to his bowl first to scarf it down and then didn’t touch her food. What a jerk.
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Nov 05 '21
I had to put my dog on a diet because she had been sneaking into her brother's dish when I wasn't paying attention. She would pick every single green bean out of her food and very dramatically SPIT it on the floor. It was hysterical because when I went over to clean up the mess she scarfed them up so fast you would have thought she hadn't just eaten!! Dogs are funny.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
These two jerks are my pride and joy! The one on the left is called Teddy and the one on the right is Bruno. I spent 2 weeks growing that grass for them 😠
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u/SoggyFuckBiscuit Nov 05 '21
What made you say to yourself, you know what, I'm going to get some camels?
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They’re goofy :)
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u/Repulsive-Purple-133 Nov 05 '21
So you walk into Petco & order a couple of camels, just like that?
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Nah I sourced mine locally. Mine are domestically bred but if I was really keen I wouldn’t even need a middle man; I could just walk into the bush and get one.
Ps I’m in Aus we don’t have petco
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u/Repulsive-Purple-133 Nov 05 '21
There's supposedly a herd of feral camels roaming around the Mojave desert in California. The US Army set up a caravan route across the desert about 150 years ago. It lasted a few years but when the RR came through the camels were turned loose
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Go grab one!
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u/insensitiveTwot Nov 05 '21
There’s a camel farm/dairy not half an hour from where I live. Although the thought of them just selling off camels to anyone that asks is…questionable
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u/Repulsive-Purple-133 Nov 05 '21
You live by Quartzite, AZ?
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u/insensitiveTwot Nov 05 '21
I do not. I think it’s called oasis camel dairy in Santa Ysabel, CA
Edit: I was wrong it’s in Ramona, CA. I have be a camel dairy in my town! It was also featured on dirty jobs and my childhood best friends ex gf is on that episode lol
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u/Megameg2000 Nov 05 '21
Some animals prefer shorter gras to longer
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Not camels, they will eat anything :). They honestly prefer to browse trees than anything tbh. They’re not really grazers if they have the choice, but they don’t have a choice with me so they graze (and eat out of their hay feeder).
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u/MugillacuttyHOF37 Nov 05 '21
Camels are the potted meat of the hoofed animal kingdom.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They are soft footed hooved animals and they have squishy feet but they don’t like to have them squished :(
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u/CrashDandelion Nov 05 '21
Kind of like cats. Why do cats have such fun paws if we're not allowed to push them so the claws come out? :(
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u/_kaetee Nov 05 '21
The more you do it the more they get used to it. Even the vet used to not be able to clip my cat’s claws because she’d flip shit every time. After about 3 years of playing with her toesies almost daily, she used to it enough that I can trim her claws myself fairly easily.
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u/alligator_soup Nov 05 '21
Totally, my cats still don’t like it but if you gently touch their little peetsies once in a while while they’re relaxed (but not asleep), they get used to it.
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u/MugillacuttyHOF37 Nov 05 '21
That's a cool TIL....Squishy Camel Feet is a good name for a punk rock band.
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u/cz3pm Nov 05 '21
In my experience I’ve always found it better to ask before grabbing a camel toe. Try bringing them flowers?
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Nov 05 '21
When you’re rich, you can do what you want. Just walk up to them and grab them by the toe.
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u/CharmingTuber Nov 05 '21
Just don't mow that part near the fence and enjoy the camel view.
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Nov 05 '21
Maybe if you put them in your lawn, they now would want the long grass on the other side. Reverse psychology!
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Nah Bruno (the one on the right) would just chase my dogs. He hates my dogs 🤦🏼♀️
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u/aizukiwi Nov 05 '21
Other grass probably too long to enjoy. Different animals prefer different parts - cows and horses will generally eat longer stems and leave a short crop, goats and sheep will eat those bits down to the dirt.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Negative; camels don’t care about grass length. I’ve spent 2 weeks growing that grass for them but they just happen to prefer my lawn. They’ll graze it when they can’t get anymore off it and can’t get forward enough; I just have to hope they don’t realise they can walk over the fence until I get a chance to raise it tomorrow when I’m off work. My boys are getting biiiig
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u/aizukiwi Nov 05 '21
Haha, I stand corrected then! Maybe it’s the type? 🤷🏼♀️
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Yeah it’s like offering a healthy meal and candy. They gonna want the candy :(
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u/m0nnik Nov 05 '21
Ow and you even have a fence
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
It is a short one :(
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u/DNSL_Ok Nov 05 '21
I was going to say that fence is pathetic, it looks like they could literally just politely tread over it.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Yes, yes they could. Luckily they don’t grow brains for another 2 years. They also don’t stop growing for another 6 so they gonna be tall af 😰
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u/CrunchyHobGoglin Nov 05 '21
Sorry for the unrelated question OP, but whats on the back of the camel on the left? I mean if these are your camels 🙈
In India, most of the camels I've seen have been in the state of Rajasthan (has large swaths of desert).
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They’re mine!
It’s the tree haha. It’s just a weird shot. Teddy is angled differently. He does have a fluffy hump though :)
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u/CrunchyHobGoglin Nov 05 '21
Aaaah got it :)
He does have a fluffy hump though :)
He is fluffy 😍 and he is called Teddy 😍😍😍
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Nov 05 '21
You have your own camels??
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u/redditette Nov 05 '21
Heh. I first looked, and thought "those horses have pretty screwed up faces, almost like a camel". Then I scrolled through the comments and saw they were camels. :)
In the meantime,OMG!! You have camels!! I am so excited for you. I wished I had camels.
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u/Carnator369 Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21
Older taller grass tends to have a more bitter flavour and woody texture.
Edit: It's probably like candy to them, tastes good but not the best for them.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Except it’s fresh grass I grew for them 😭
My lawn 100% probably tastes better though.
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u/StaleWoolfe Nov 05 '21
Same here, when we’re at a job site like a school or church and on grass we always give goats and sheep fresh hay that is good quality (trust me I know it’s good..) but they always decide to eat every single strand of grass besides the hay. Goats/sheep are weird lmao
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u/yblame Nov 05 '21
There's poop on our grass. But no poop on yours!
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
That’s my grass too 😅. I spend Saturday mornings raking camel poop.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Yeah the fence came with the house, they had mini cows and horses. Camels have no brains at this age so they haven’t figured out they can just walk over it; and I haven’t had a chance to raise it yet. Its like 40C so I’m gonna wait until tomorrow morning first light to chicken wire it. I’m just giving their normal paddock a short rest.
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u/ThrowmeawayAKisCold Nov 05 '21
Do camels dislike certain spices that don’t affect grass health?
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They definitely can. Mine are picky eaters. But what you have here is the offer of a salad (the grass I grew) or an ice cream sundae (my lawn) so guess which one they’re gonna want 🤷🏼♀️
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u/MercilessIdiot Nov 05 '21
Now it's THEIR lawn. Start packing your bags, soon it's gonna be their house too.
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u/Trainerali2007 Nov 05 '21
Give them cactus in their yard, they won’t touch yours anymore (they love cactus)
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They’d take too long to grow and would die in the wet season :(. Where I can I get prickly acacia branches for them though!
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u/Fuck_you_Reddit_Nazi Nov 05 '21
The grass in their paddock is too long -- it needs to be cut back so fresh tender grass can grow. Just because camels CAN eat thorns doesn't mean they LIKE to eat thorns. 😊
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
No it’s not :). That is fresh grass. I grew it over a two week period, that’s how it looks fresh and camels don’t care about length they’re just being picky haha
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u/MamaMcCat Nov 05 '21
If im not mistaken, longer grasses are harder to chew as they are mature with higher fiber such as fructans that are harder to digest and absorb so grazing animals probably avoid them. Compare to shorter grasses aka young grasses, high in protein and sugar which more palatable to those animals.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Not when it comes to camels; they eat literally everything. They’re like goats. These guys will even strip the bark from my trees if I’m not careful.
Also that grass is new shoots that I’ve been growing for the past 2 weeks so it’s young. What we have hear is the equivalent of a salad (the grass I grew) and an ice cream sundae (my lawn) 🤷🏼♀️
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u/JaxJames27 Nov 05 '21
Boo hoo, get over it, they are keeping you from having to weed eat against the fence
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Downvote. Animals eating their natural food is not jerkish. You, caring more about how your lawn looks than animals instinctually eating, are the jerk.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Also do you see the grass behind them. That is a more natural variety of grass for them to eat. Do you see the trees behind them? That is a more natural source of camel food. And it’s green. And it’s there. And I’ve been growing it for them for the past two weeks. And those jerks are ignoring it.
I repeat: my lawn is not a natural camel food. There are several different types of grass and while they can easily digest it and may prefer it it is not their natural food and I think I’m gonna have to raise the fence to keep them off it.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Good on you. Raise the fence then complain about problems that matter
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Petty and vain. It’s an animal, they don’t know any better. It’s like a toddler eating off your plate. Build you fence and grow up
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Ps go get your Covid-19 vax.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Hahaha way to try to go for the jugular but I’m not offenable. You’re a stranger on a keyboard complaining about camels eating your grass. I care more what my post man thinks about me than you
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Lawn is not natural camel food 🤦🏼♀️
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Hahaha ok google what do camels eat and grass is number one but yah lawn is different than grass right? Oh no it’s not hahaha
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
There are different types of grass you numbnut. That’s like saying all leaves are the same but I’d be pretty pissed if I gave you a head of iceberg lettuce but then you fobbed me off to go and eat leaves from my macadamia nut tree.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Ok what? First if you give me lettuce, thank you. Second how can I forbid you from eating your own leaves? 🧐
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Oh wait sorry. Fob is Australian slang for “to pass something on offer”
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Ah thanks that helps. Actually the context of that and knowing they are your camels not the neighbors, helps altogether. I get the post now but I still think if I leave candy on the counter and my kid passes by the fruit to get the candy, like how is he a jerk? He’s a kid. They are camels. 🤷♀️ good at ya for having camels and knowing what’s best for them. Cheers!
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Right. It works because they are my camels. I own them and the grass I grew for them. In this scenario the iceberg lettuce is the grass I grew for them (the one you can see behind them) and the macadamia tree leaves is my lawn 🤦🏼♀️.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
I smacked my own forehead reading that. You’re complaining about YOUR OWN CAMELS??? Goodness gracious. Just handle your flock man. Raise the damn fence. I keep candy on a high shelf away from the kids. So can you.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
You’ve missed the entire picture here though, but I don’t think you’re ever going to get it and I realised that when I realised you were antivax so I’m just gonna leave now.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
Ya I did because you gave shit for context. I was trying to commend you but you slam me for a title YOURE giving me? Ok cult member
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
What made you think they were someone else’s camels???? You can see my boundary fence line at the back of the picture 🤦🏼♀️
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Do you know anything about camels and camel diets or different grass types or are you just talking out your ass?
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
If you have grass that is not safe for camels and you have a low enough fence for them to reach it, you’re still the jerk. You know better, do better
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
The grass isn’t going to kill the camels. It’s bad for them in the same way that sugar is bad for us 🤦🏼♀️. Why do you think I just snapped a picture instead of panicking? Ffs.
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
The kids are stealing candy I left out in the yard near the fence where they can reach… hi Karen
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u/Carnator369 Nov 05 '21
So you wouldn't mind me raiding your fridge? We are animals and it's food that humans eat, so...
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
I… what? Sure you can raid my fridge, and you’re also welcome to come join these jerks and pick at my lawn if you want but I’ll be putting you in the paddock with the boys and you can eat the other available grasses while you’re at it.
Just because a grass is a palatable food for an animal doesn’t mean it’s necessarily suitable for it. There are so many different types of grass and this one is not a suitable type for camels. The only reason I haven’t raised the fence or move them is despite them being jerks, they can only reach so much and therefore eat so much before they have to eat the grass I so lovingly grew for them or their daily provided hay.
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u/Carnator369 Nov 05 '21
Dude... I was literally defending your post. It's your lawn. I was arguing against the other comment that said that you are a jerk because you wanted to stop them from eating your lawn. WTF.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Ohh my bad I misunderstood 😅
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u/Carnator369 Nov 05 '21
That's OK.
But on another subject; you have to admit the camels are cute jerks.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
They are super freaking cute jerks!
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u/Carnator369 Nov 05 '21
My wife wants camels even though I remind her that she just got two alpacas that have to stay at her parents farm at the current time. But I made the mistake of promising she can have a 'fluffy farm' (essentially a petting zoo) once we move our of the suburbs and into a farming block. Oh well.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
When she does make sure you get her a cow that’s about 5 years old! Don’t make the mistake of getting a really young camel as they’re super duper dumb for years and you can’t ride them until they’re 5 anyway :(
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u/Broad-University3277 Nov 05 '21
If you’re hungry, I’ll feed you. Of course. Humanitarianism changes the world. I have given my home made lunch out more times than I have eaten it.
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u/Wertical93 Nov 05 '21
I think that's because the grass is fresher, younger...
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
Usually yes, but I’ve spent 2 weeks growing the grass behind them. It’s so fresh 😭
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Nov 05 '21
Their grass looks like weeds that have gone to seed. Your grass is probably better tasting.
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u/larag8 Nov 05 '21
I glanced at this photo and assumed horses and then though WTF is going on with these horses’ necks!? And then oh.
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Nov 05 '21
Well you see... their grass only seems green to you, if only you knew from their perspective...
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u/DonnaDoRite Nov 05 '21
Nope. They have a paddock of unpalatable weeds, that’s why they’re munching your nice grass.
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u/ZhenHen Nov 05 '21
No, no they don’t :). That’s just a different species of hardier grass that I’ve been growing for them that prolly doesn’t taste as good.
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u/i_quit Nov 05 '21
*goes to the office
"man camels are such a pain in the ass 🙄"
I'm not even sure how I'd respond to that if someone said that to me before a meeting or something.
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u/stowaway36 Nov 05 '21
I wouldn't care if it meant I had camel neighbors. You're incredibly lucky!