diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
index 3e238f8a53..c3d1e1aedb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 	meat = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/slab/human/mutant/plant
 	disliked_food = MEAT | DAIRY
 	liked_food = VEGETABLES | FRUIT | GRAIN
+	var/light_nutrition_gain_factor = 10
+	var/light_toxheal = 1
+	var/light_oxyheal = 1
+	var/light_burnheal = 1
+	var/light_bruteheal = 1
 
 /datum/species/pod/on_species_gain(mob/living/carbon/C, datum/species/old_species)
 	. = ..()
@@ -30,13 +35,13 @@
 	if(isturf(H.loc)) //else, there's considered to be no light
 		var/turf/T = H.loc
 		light_amount = min(1,T.get_lumcount()) - 0.5
-		H.nutrition += light_amount * 10
+		H.nutrition += light_amount * light_nutrition_gain_factor
 		if(H.nutrition > NUTRITION_LEVEL_FULL)
 			H.nutrition = NUTRITION_LEVEL_FULL
 		if(light_amount > 0.2) //if there's enough light, heal
-			H.heal_overall_damage(1,1)
-			H.adjustToxLoss(-1)
-			H.adjustOxyLoss(-1)
+			H.heal_overall_damage(light_bruteheal, light_burnheal)
+			H.adjustToxLoss(-light_toxheal)
+			H.adjustOxyLoss(-light_oxyheal)
 
 	if(H.nutrition < NUTRITION_LEVEL_STARVING + 50)
 		H.take_overall_damage(2,0)
@@ -64,3 +69,11 @@
 				H.show_message("<span class='userdanger'>The radiation beam singes you!</span>")
 		if(/obj/item/projectile/energy/florayield)
 			H.nutrition = min(H.nutrition+30, NUTRITION_LEVEL_FULL)
+
+/datum/species/pod/pseudo_weak
+	id = "podweak"
+	limbs_id = "pod"
+	light_nutrition_gain_factor = 7.5
+	light_bruteheal = 0.2
+	light_burnheal = 0.2
+	light_toxheal = 0.7