SHE HAS HAPPY HANDS WHEN HER BELLY IS RUBBBEEDDDD

I AM SO SICK TO SHIT OF SEEINGTHIS.

THIS UROMASTYX IS THE OPPOSITE OF HAPPY.

SHE IS TURNING ON TO HER BELLY TO SAY “I AM SUBMISSIVE DO NOT BOTHER ME” AND THEN SHE FLAILS UNHAPPILY WHEN SHE IS BOTHERED ANYWAY BECAUSE THEIR OWNER IS A FUCKING IDIOT WHO DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THIS EXOTIC ANIMAL THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE EVER TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF.

GOD. FUCKING. DAMNIT.

Man I’ve seen this around and was like, “Iiii don’t think that’s a happy motion.” But I didn’t know enough about keeping exotics to really make the call.

Stop anthropomorphizing animals, stop anthropomorphizing animals, stop anthropomorphizing animals. And I’m not talking furries, here.

A list of species that you should assign human qualities and expect human-like reactions from:

• Homo sapiens

That’s it, that’s the whole list. There might be superficial similarities with other species, but failure to learn an animal’s body language or assumption that it translates seamlessly into other species makes you a shitty pet owner. A dog is not a human, a reptile is not a dog. Etcetera.