Tiny in a Cage/Jar/Locked Away

[coolguy69]

Curious about the fascination with jars, cages, and other keeping places.

I enjoy making my tiny feel tiny, and I’ve seemed prone to putting them in a dollhouse or under my hand… but I saw that picture of bluebeard holding a key, or the new TV show where three women are trapped in a Giant Jar… and I wanted to learn more, especially about the psychological aspects of it. For me, it’d be fun to keep them in my pocket, but in a jar might be appealing too, if I knew how it felt for the tiny :3

What is it about them that is fascinating to you?

[The Big G]

For me the jar/cage is another power trip like they are perfectly secure but no privacy there space is limited mine infinite just another reminder of how weak and powerless they now are. Plus a jar can be a great punishment depending on the shape of said jar it means they may be forced to stand or crouch or lay also air holes and how easily they can be taken away. Then you also have the benefit of being able to add things to the jar.

[tiny-ivy]

@coolguy69

Just look to animal husbandry for clues. Nobody suggests keeping small animals in jars long term. Every type of animal needs something like substrate or private shelter or a water source that a jar doesn’t include because it’s too small and too vertical.

Food goes in jars. Bugs trapped by amateurs go in jars. A jar just traps a tiny, but it gives them no privacy and no coziness. It’s not shelter. It’s a prison, fit for a mere object or for a curiosity.

[blehb]

@coolguy69 said in Tiny in a Cage/Jar/Locked Away:

or the new TV show where three women are trapped in a Giant Jar…

Wait is this a thing?

Jars aren’t my favorite concept because I tend to prefer more intimate scenarios, but they can definitely be fun and have their uses. Being surrounded by transparent walls not only denies the tiny any privacy, but also forces them to witness the giant world around them.

Not going into the whole “cum jar” phenomenon that’s become an internet staple.

[Olo]

I guess it’s time to repost this:

[Olo]

@tiny-ivy said:

A jar just traps a tiny, but it gives them no privacy and no coziness. It’s not shelter. It’s a prison, fit for a mere object or for a curiosity.

Yup, jars are for callous-to-cruel custodians.

However, I get the need to be able to see your tiny at all times. Might I suggest a terrarium? It can be furnished, including separate areas for watering, feeding, and toileting.

My ideal setup would have the terrarium on an extendible bookshelf that can be rolled back inside the shelving unit with a retractable front panel when concealment is necessary. When extended, the terrarium would be next to my desk chair with the top level with my desktop so I could keep an eye on her/them while I work.