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minus-squareMinarble@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoIt’s heavily regulated now as someone sold one of the male drumsticks that still had the venomous spur attached at a Saturday farmers market. Fortunately most of the venom was deactivated by frying it but they still had to be hospitalised for a week.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoI wonder how they’d be for pets. I realize I shouldn’t. but. I kinda want one. They’re cute. (again, I realize I shouldn’t!)
minus-squaresigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoThe human urge to domesticate anything that is slightly cute
It’s heavily regulated now as someone sold one of the male drumsticks that still had the venomous spur attached at a Saturday farmers market.
Fortunately most of the venom was deactivated by frying it but they still had to be hospitalised for a week.
I wonder how they’d be for pets.
I realize I shouldn’t.
but. I kinda want one. They’re cute.
(again, I realize I shouldn’t!)
The human urge to domesticate anything that is slightly cute