diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index f61f27aed90..40c354e19c9 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -1116,6 +1116,10 @@ obj/structure/cable/proc/cableColor(var/colorC)
 			to_chat(user, SPAN_DANGER("They don't have a head."))
 			return
 
+	if(M.mob_size >= 20)
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_DANGER("They are too large for the noose to hold."))
+		return
+
 	if(M.loc != src.loc) return FALSE //Can only noose someone if they're on the same tile as noose
 
 	add_fingerprint(user)
@@ -1193,7 +1197,7 @@ obj/structure/cable/proc/cableColor(var/colorC)
 		var/mob/living/B = buckled
 		if (ishuman(B))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = B
-			if (H.species && (H.species.flags & NO_BREATHE))
+			if (H.species && (H.species.flags & NO_BREATHE) || isvaurca(H))
 				return
 		B.adjustOxyLoss(5)
 		B.adjustBrainLoss(1)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/VaurcaBreathing.yml b/html/changelogs/VaurcaBreathing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b797904b8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/VaurcaBreathing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: TheGreyWolf
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "Vaurca no longer suffocate when hanged. Bulwarks and Ta can no longer be hanged."