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Shadow Hexus

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Shadow Hexus

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Im an artist that draws fantasy and realism. I mostly use colour pencil. I am a pet snail rescuer and have been keeping them for 17 years. I am an avid games collector. With over 800 games in my collection.

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Shadow Hexus • upvoted 4 items 2 years ago

Challenges

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Digital Artist Combines Characters From Popular Movies And TV, And The Results Are Hilarious (49 New Pics)

Challenges

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Digital Artist Combines Characters From Popular Movies And TV, And The Results Are Hilarious (49 New Pics)

50 Anonymous Secrets Confessions Impossible to Share IRL

You have a best mate, and him being older just means he has great storys

30 People In This Online Group List Things That Have A Much Darker Reality Than One Might Think

Omg yes, I sometimes get stares if/when I use a disabled toilet coz my IBS is acting up. Sometimes I need the closest toilet coz it comes on suddenly and it can be quite embarrassing. It's painful and uncomfortable. People complain about me being a "fussy" eater but the fact of the matter is my body just generally doesn't like food and will find ways to tell me at every opportunity.

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Shadow Hexus • upvoted 32 items 3 years ago

My Artistic Snail Is Back! And He Brought A Friend To Help Out!

No-Context-British-Humour

My Artistic Snail Is Back! And He Brought A Friend To Help Out!

No-Context-British-Humour

My Husband Passed Away 2 Weeks Ago And In The Garage Behind A Piece Of Paper Hanging On The Wall I Found This

There Is.

50 Times Grandparents Were So Wholesome, They Restored People's Faith In Humanity

He's a hero 👏

Snailed It!!! Got This Gorgeous Gastropod Lamp From Facebook Marketplace Today!!!

History

50 Important Historical Images That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)

Hey Pandas, What Is Not Illegal But Should Be?

Children's beauty pageants - parading kids in lipstick and padded bikinis - is wrong.

Hey Pandas, What Is Not Illegal But Should Be?

Fireworks. They upset my dog.

Not Everyone Wants To Be A Parent And 35 People In This Online Group Get Brutally Honest About It

most the answers here are just proof that these people have thought about it and a lot of them actually CARE about how them having a child would affect said child (ex. mental health, genetics, financial responsibility, COMMITMENT) these are things that should be given more praise than they get imo especially when so many ppl make others feel weird for not wanting a kid

Reasons-For-Not-Having-Child-Askreddit

This world is stupid, corrupt, full of a**holes. Why would I want to bring anyone into this mess?

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Cockroaches, I'm just equally terrified and disgusted by them. I can stand mice, rats, snakes, mosquitos and any other kind of vermin, but cockroaches really make me lose all my nerves!

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Most definitely the (German) wasp. Not only does their sting hurt a lot they're also super aggressive. Having a BBQ in the midst of summer can become a nightmare. They raid your buffet, they crawl into your beverages, they're swarming bloody everywhere. And if you come to close, bam! you get a sting. Trying to run away? Have a sting. Fighting back? Here's multiple stings. Do they heroically die when attacking, like bees do? Nope. Reload and fire again. Bloody bastards. I hate them. I kill them whenever I get the chance. Seldom have I shown mercy.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

I mean, humans, for one, but monkeys have always freaked me out.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

wasps

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Ticks. They are horrible little blood suckers, spreading disease wherever they are found. They ruin walks in the woods, in meadows, just about everywhere. When they balloon up, swollen with blood, they look disgusting.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Ticks. I remember being able to run barefoot all over nature as a kid. Now it's dangerous.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Probably going to get down voted and hated, but pomeranians and pugs. Pugs because theyre overbred and pomeranians becasue theyre twitter purse dogs.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Flies. The more I swat the more they try on purpose to get in my hair. Especially where I live it’s really hot, so there’s a lot of mosquitoes and flies everywhere

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Gnats. I am talking about those that are determined that the inside of your ear, your nostrils, or you mouth is perfect place to be, no matter how many times you flap your hand at them. The same kind of gnats that seem to decide the second you set your beverage glass down outside that it is perfect place to commit suicide.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Humans, a.k.a. homo sapiens

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

humans

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Mosquitos...I mean they count as animals haha.

Hey Pandas, What Common Thing Do You Appreciate More Since The Pandemic?

Silence. It's really hard to get some when everyone is always home. Neighbours either loudly f*****g or yelling at each other like 24/7, kids running around outside my windows instead being at school, people all around the neighbourhood doing reconstructions of their apartments because they finally have time for it... Silence is the best music there is.

Annoying-Modern-Social-Trends

Treating depression like a quirky personality type.

Annoying-Modern-Social-Trends

Words like "victim" and "survivor" being thrown around so much to the point where they are losing their meaning.

Annoying-Modern-Social-Trends

Family vloggers horrify me. The concept of exploiting your children's lives for views is particularly awful. And because it's a relatively new concept there are no real laws around child labor or exploitation concerning it. There are youtubers out there right now who live in mansions worth millions of dollars that they got from shoving a camera in their toddler's face and demanding them to perform for strangers. I can't even imagine the psychological repercussions this will have on these kids in the future.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

100/10

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Wow thanks for sharing!

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

She is magnificent

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

That they are. If they are kept on their own for long enough they can even breed with themselves.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Unfortunately it depends on where you live. If your in the USA, unfortunately the breed is banned as they are a highly invasive species. They are often kept as pets in the uk and European countries, as they wouldnt survive in our climate. Making them a legal breed to keep. They can be found in many pet shops. If you do live in a place where they a legal to keep and you do decide to get one as a pet. Please go onto a snail forum to seek advice. As they can be difficult to keep as a pet of you don't know all the information on how to keep one. They are easy once you know how to keep them happy and healthy. I use reddit r/snails but there are many other sites like Facebook that have one too.

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Shadow Hexus • submitted a list addition 3 years ago

Hey Pandas, Paint Or Draw Your Favorite Animal As Realistically As You Can (Closed)

Shadow Hexus • commented on 3 posts 3 years ago

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

That they are. If they are kept on their own for long enough they can even breed with themselves.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

That they are. If they are kept on their own for long enough they can even breed with themselves.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you i did enter her into it. She did quite well. She's definitely a monster snail compared to all my other snails.

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Shadow Hexus • submitted 2 new posts 6 years ago

My Fantasy Drawings And Realism

Two Unlikely Friends

Shadow Hexus • submitted 14 list additions 3 years ago

Hey Pandas, Paint Or Draw Your Favorite Animal As Realistically As You Can (Closed)

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Hey Pandas, What Are Some Things You Have A Collection Of? (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Show A Picture Of Something That Gives You Nostalgia (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Show Something You Drew And You Are Really Proud Of (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Draw Your Pets (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Post Your Childhood Artwork (Closed)

Pandas, Post A Picture Of When You Got Your Pet And Now (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Draw A Dragon (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Share The Most Recent Picture You Took Of Your Pet (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Post A Drawing Of Your Favorite Animal That You Drew (Closed)

Hey Pandas, What Is One Piece Of Art That You Are Most Proud Of? (Closed)

Share Unflattering Photos Of Your Pets (Closed)

Shadow Hexus • submitted a list addition 4 years ago

Hey Pandas, What Is The Weirdest Thing You Own? (Ended)

Shadow Hexus • commented on 20 posts 3 years ago

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

That they are. If they are kept on their own for long enough they can even breed with themselves.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you i did enter her into it. She did quite well. She's definitely a monster snail compared to all my other snails.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you so much. Im really sorry to hear your snails have passed away. Its awful when you loose a snail. The most common breeds of giant African land snail will grow smaller than orion. As orion is a much more uncommon breed called achatina achatina (tiger snail) they are the biggest breed of land snail. The biggest reaching 30cm and weighing over 1kg. So orion has some growing to do yet.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Im really pleased you liked orion and enjoyed reading about orion and snails. I love teaching people about snails and how wonderfully strange they can be. She loves going out with me and meeting other inquisitive people. Its really helped her become more friendly and less flighty.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

They are both female and male. They will often swap around when they are breeding. Depending on who is bigger and can carry more eggs. I just call orion a she as its much simpler.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you for the recommendation, i will definitely look it up. Its a very interesting title. Thank you again.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you. Its really unfortunate that they are banned in the USA. They are very invasive and they can't risk people releasing them into the wild. Unfortunately it happens as thats how i found my first giant African land snails. They were dumped in the woods. Luckily i was able to rescue them and save them from freezing to death. It gets very cold over here in the uk. So they wouldn't have survived much longer. You can however keep native breeds of snail. They may be much smaller but they make just as wonderful and inquisitive pets. Some can get fairly big for a small snail. Thank you. Shes been there for me on all my lows and has helped me so much. Shes definitely a very special lady.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Im extremely sorry to tell you that they are banned in the USA. Due to them being an invasive species. They are kept as pet in the uk as they wouldn't survive in our climate. You can keep other snails your your country though. Like helix pomatia (Italian eating snail) and helix aspersa (garden snail) . There are others native to your country too that are fine to keep. They may be much smaller but have just as big a personality and make wonderful pets.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

She mostly eats egg plant at the moment. Shes extremely fussy, but my other snails are luckily less fussy eating most types of veg. They all eat cuttlefish and protein mixes too to keep them healthy and growing well.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Captive bred snails are much safer to handle than their wild counterparts. Wild snails can carry parasites like lung worm and other types of mite. Whereas captive bred are parasite free and disease free. Its always best to wash your hands after handling any snail, but pet snails won't make you ill. Thank you so much. I will give her a shell pat from you.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Sade is awesome. Would love to take a iguana for a walk. 10/10

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Aww your snail sounds awesome. My first snails were tiny too. Then i found some giant African land snails dumped in a woods in the middle of winter. I rescued them as they would have died soon after. Ive been keeping and rescuing snails ever since.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

They make wonderful pets. They are really chilled out and love to be hand fed. I hope you can find your forever snail in the future. Before you do get one please go onto a snail help forum. They will tell you the proper care for giant African land snails. I use reddit r/snails, but there are others out there that are just as good.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Shes definitely a big girl. She weighs over 600 grams. I keep calling her little lady. A nickname when she was a baby i keep forgetting she a big lady now.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Absolutely beautiful and cute. 10/10

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

Thank you. Its understandable, i have met a few people who are abit phobic of such a large snail. Its very surprising how many people keep snails nowadays. I adore my snails. I couldn't live without them. They make me smile even when im at my worst.

50 Pictures Of Pets Being 'Totes Adorbs', As Shared And Rated By The Panda Community

This is orion. Shes now 4 years old. When she was a baby she was super shy. The slightest movement and she would hide in her shell for hours. After years of handling shes now extremely friendly and enjoys being handled. She used to come out with me to a local zoo. To teach people interesting things about snails. She has a sister called athena and they are allways cuddled up together. Shes the light of my life.

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Yep still works like a dream. Surprising really as the original owner had it in a damp garage since the early 80s.

50 "Absolute Unit" Posts That Show Just How Big Things Can Get (New Pics)

Garden snails make wonderful pets and have wonderful personalitys. I started with garden snails when i was a child. I now rescue unwanted and badly cared for giant African land snails. Garden snails make for just as wonderful snails as these giants. It sounds like the stripy snails you found are called cepea nemoralis. They are beautiful snails with some beautiful colours.

Shadow Hexus • upvoted 4 items 2 years ago

My Artistic Snail Is Back! And He Brought A Friend To Help Out!

Digital Artist Combines Characters From Popular Movies And TV, And The Results Are Hilarious (49 New Pics)

50 Anonymous Secrets Confessions Impossible to Share IRL

You have a best mate, and him being older just means he has great storys

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Shadow Hexus • upvoted 16 items 3 years ago

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My Husband Passed Away 2 Weeks Ago And In The Garage Behind A Piece Of Paper Hanging On The Wall I Found This

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My Fantasy Drawings And Realism

WOW THATS SO AMAZING! HOW'D YOU DRAW THAT

There Is.

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History

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Hey Pandas, What Is Not Illegal But Should Be?

Fireworks. They upset my dog.

Hey Pandas, What Is Not Illegal But Should Be?

Children's beauty pageants - parading kids in lipstick and padded bikinis - is wrong.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Ticks. I remember being able to run barefoot all over nature as a kid. Now it's dangerous.

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Flies. The more I swat the more they try on purpose to get in my hair. Especially where I live it’s really hot, so there’s a lot of mosquitoes and flies everywhere

Hey Pandas, What Is Your Least Favorite Animal?

Cockroaches, I'm just equally terrified and disgusted by them. I can stand mice, rats, snakes, mosquitos and any other kind of vermin, but cockroaches really make me lose all my nerves!