Ignavus Carnis

**Ignavus Carnis** (Latin for: **Cowardly Flesh**), commonly referred to as the **Trimming**, is the 2nd member of the Carnis family, and is one of the first products created by the Crawl. The Trimming is abundant wherever there is Crawl.

## Trimming

A Trimming as depicted in the Living Meat Research Documentary.

## Physical description

### Physical characteristics

The Trimming is a small, meaty, turtle-like creature that is said to resemble a skinned raccoon. Like all other members of the Carnis family, it is mostly made out of meat tissue. As a result of this, all trimmings share a blood red colour. Trimmings have a slight resemblance to ticks with a plump abdomen, small head, miniature ears and eyes, and a wide gaping mouth. All Trimmings have unique modifications making it impossible to find two of the same. Such differences include leg count, spikes, and size. Most trimmings are around 20cm in length, comparable to a basketball. Trimmings are often confused with juvenile mimics, because of their similar body shape. (Such a cute meaty boy! - MatPat)

### Behaviours

The trimming is a very idle and docile creature, with its only defense being its uncanny appearance. If presented with a threat, the Trimming will either hide, flee, or let out a screech.

Trimmings are nocturnal and typically make a lot of noise during the night time, which can cause them to be a less popular choice as pets.

### Life cycle

The Trimming begins its life as a small truffle-like meat node growing on the Crawl. Once it reaches adequate size, it will fall off the mother Crawl and wander around, looking for anything consumable. The Trimming is not a picky eater, and will consume anything edible in the vicinity. This includes fruits, vegetables, meats, seeds, roots, insects and dead animals.

It does not matter if the meal is rotten, the Trimming will eat it. Trimmings have a very small lifespan, reaching adulthood at 7 months and living for 4 years total. However it is unlikely that a Trimming will die of old age. Due to their lack of defense and low place on the food chain, they are commonly picked off by predators. Despite this, the Crawl constantly produces Trimming nodes so the population remains steady.

### Benefits for humanity

The Trimming serves no purpose for humanity, nor does it pose any threat. Many consider it a nuisance because of its annoying screech and tendency to dig through trash in neighbourhoods, similar to that of a raccoon. Some people have taken advantage of their docile nature to domesticate them into household pets.

#### Domesticated Trimmings

Trimmings require minimal maintenance compared to other pets, but do have some specific requirements to fulfil.

* Trimmings prefer a slightly cooler room temperature (18°C-20°C), but also require a warm area when nesting.
* Trimmings also require dry cat/dog food twice a day, along with scraps of normal food.
* Trimmings also require an open space at home, along with access to the backyard and regular walks so they can socialize with other Trimmings, this is because they are generally social creatures in the wild
* Trimmings generally enjoy anything they can interact and tug with, and also like listening and watching to anything humans like as well.
* Trimmings require a thorough cleaning with warm water and soap. The main areas to clean are neck, armpits, and stomach, ensuring that no soap ends up near the face
* Trimmings also enjoy company, generally staying near the owner for affection.

## Trivia

* Domesticated Trimmings often outlive feral ones by 4+ years. This is most likely due to the lack of predators and the newfound attention.
* Trimmings also appear to understand human language or at least some part of it due to their love of listening to radios.

## Gallery

Trimming backed up into a corner.A domesticated Trimming.The official Trimming plush.