Other pets (pics and discussions)

[EasternGirl]

What a wonderful story! I'm so glad that she is with you now. It is obviously where she belongs.

[EasternGirl]

That last post was in reference to Phoebe the dog...

[DerekB]

Very cool roaches! Nice to see some insects here.

And my sympathies to all with dogs nearing that time. Mine is a 10-year-old Golden Retriever/Wheaton terrier cross. He's developing a few issues associated with age. When the time comes, I know the decision will be difficult, but I hope I can make it with love for the dog.

Way off topic: Sometimes it seems to me we treat our dying pets with greater humanity than what society will allow us to show for ourselves. Having watched both my parents and my father-in-law suffer through terminal cancers with no hope for recovery, I would appreciate the option of determining when I check out rather than experiencing ongoing pain while bed-ridden.

Back on topic: I almost bought a blue-tongued skink this week. Careful examination showed some health issues, so I backed off. But I'm sure one is in my future at some point. Think skink!

[kibakiba]

I was tempted to buy a rosy boa today. They are adorable, but too expensive. The one I saw seemed so sweet. There was also a Kenyan sand boa that I saw and wanted. You can't have me buy pinkies at the pet store without me spending an hour looking at all the adorable reptiles. I can't wait until I start making money... I'm moving and getting more stuff for my snakes. :D

[guidofatherof5]

I was tempted to buy a rosy boa today. They are adorable, but too expensive. The one I saw seemed so sweet. There was also a Kenyan sand boa that I saw and wanted. You can't have me buy pinkies at the pet store without me spending an hour looking at all the adorable reptiles. I can't wait until I start making money... I'm moving and getting more stuff for my snakes. :D

I've got a Kenyan. Beautiful and nice. Very secretive though.

[kibakiba]

I like secretive snakes. I love how active garters are, but some others are lovely to just look at and feed with minimal handling.

[EasternGirl]

I can't go to the pet store without holding puppies, petting kittens...visiting all of the other animals...and going into the reptile room for quite a while. I held the cutest little milk snake the other day...she was so sweet, and I was so tempted...but that would mean another enclosure and I just don't have the money.

I totally agree with Derek...if I was suffering from a terrible disease, I would like the option to go to the doctor and be humanely euthanized. I wish I could ask my dog if she just wants me to take her...I wish I knew what she wants.

Selena is definitely secretive...Chantel, you would love her!

[kibakiba]

I enjoy all types of snake or reptile really, from a blob of love, to something feisty, as long as it couldn't tear my skin open... Like a ball python or a tegu. I'd rather one of those be a blob of love ;)

[erinlovessnakes]

i like the dog you have there

[erinlovessnakes]

your cats and kitten are very cute

[EasternGirl]

Erin...if that was directed at me...thanks!

[ConcinusMan]

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[EasternGirl]

I've been sitting with my dog since 1 o'clock this afternoon. She is in really bad shape. She can't get up and she is shaking all over and vomiting and her lungs are filling up with fluid. She can't breathe. I couldn't get the vet to come out to put her to sleep today...she can't come until the morning...so she has been suffering all day and has to continue to suffer until morning. I'm sad about losing her..but now I just want her suffering to end...I can't stand seeing her like this. It's going to be a very long night.

[kibakiba]

I'm so sorry to hear that Marnie. It would be so hard to see a loved animal suffering. Make sure to show her how much you love her before her time comes. I'm sure she's had a wonderful life living with you and will always remember how greatly you treated her.

[guidofatherof5]

Prayers headed your way.
That's a difficult situation.

[ConcinusMan]

:(

[drache]

Marnie - my thoughts are with you and I hope your dog did not have to suffer too much through the night, and you both got a little sleep
I am sorry about this sad time

[Mommy2many]

So sorry.

[EasternGirl]

I'm still waiting to hear from the vet...

[EasternGirl]

Thank you all for your kind words and support...it means a lot.

[drache]

scarier than Rufus . . .
Video 140 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8137072@N04/5354214981/)

[guidofatherof5]

No offense but I was kind of hoping you'd get distracted and he'd give you a little love bite.:eek:
Teasing a poor physically challenged tortoise.:D Shame. Shame.

Great video.;)

[drache]

Teasing a poor physically challenged tortoise.:D Shame. Shame.
Shh - Stumps has no idea that he's physically challenged

[EasternGirl]

Kaela passed away at 11:30 this morning. The vet came and put her to sleep. I'm not ready to talk about it just yet...I'm still a wreck. Knowing you guys are out there and that you care...it helps a lot.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear it.

[kibakiba]

I'm so sorry Marnie. We'll be here for you when you're ready to talk about it.

[amaterasu]

Well here's my little fuzz ball :p

http://www.captivebredreptileforums.co.uk/members/amaterasu-albums-some-stuff-picture10133-371.jpg

http://www.captivebredreptileforums.co.uk/members/amaterasu-albums-some-stuff-picture10134-370.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking little fuzz ball.
Name? please.

[ConcinusMan]

How do you know it's name isn't "fuzz ball?

Reminds me of my late uncle. He'd call his dog... "here, dog!"

People would ask, what his name. "I already said it... his name is Dog"

[guidofatherof5]

How do you know it's name isn't "fuzz ball?

Reminds me of my late uncle. He'd call his dog... "here, dog!"

People would ask, what his name. "I already said it... his name is Dog"

Fuzz ball wasn't capitalized:D

[ConcinusMan]

OK steve. :p

[amaterasu]

Her name is Bramble, she's a border terrier.


How do you know it's name isn't "fuzz ball?

Reminds me of my late uncle. He'd call his dog... "here, dog!"

People would ask, what his name. "I already said it... his name is Dog"

I have a habit of calling her 'dog', she will generally respond to both bramble and 'dog'.

[EasternGirl]

In memory of Kaela...6/23/99-1/15/11...the best dog anyone could ever ask for. She will be missed and never forgotten.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry about the loss.

[guidofatherof5]

Our thoughts are with you.
Think of all the great memories.
You know, she's still with you.;)

[BUSHSNAKE]

these are the ornamental spiders from asia, Poecilotheria formosa, Poecilotheria fasciata and Poecilotheria regalis

[BUSHSNAKE]

and some misc. species from South America

[BUSHSNAKE]

ive been keeping arachnids for about 16 years and have some of the earliest U.S. breedings of some species that include Acanthoscuria geniculata, Chilobrachys fimbriatus and Irodopelma hirsutum, etc.

[ConcinusMan]

Man, those give the creeps and yet, if I lived alone, I would get a tarantula.

[EasternGirl]

I am terrified of spiders....of course, many people hear me say that and then they say.."You have a snake!"...I say "Yes....very different, spiders and snakes.." lol....

[ConcinusMan]

I'm not exactly terrified of them. That would be irrational. Sort of like having the urge to kill possums on sight for no reason at all :rolleyes:

Some spiders, (only some) depending on how they look, just give me the creeps. Not exactly fear, but, well, I don't know how to explain it. Even the one's that give me the creeps don't scare me if that makes any sense. Spiders fascinate me, even the one's that creep me out. I always avoid killing them if possible and so I'd rather catch and relocate (even a big hairy creep one found in say, the bathtub) whenever possible.

When I was a kid living in CA, some friends and I would often have a contest to see who could catch the biggest black widow. There was no shortage of those around in late summer. I was not afraid of those, just respectful. They are very docile for the most part. Then one day, during the hunt for the big one, I hit the jackpot and found an adult female black widow. It was albino! Seriously!

[ssssnakeluvr]

these are the ornamental spiders from asia, Poecilotheria formosa, Poecilotheria fasciata and Poecilotheria regalis
sweet!! I used to have a regalis!! awesome spiders!!! wouldn't mind another! I still have her preserved body :cool:

[Charis]

I am terrified of spiders....of course, many people hear me say that and then they say.."You have a snake!"...I say "Yes....very different, spiders and snakes.." lol....

It is pretty funny how many people think that if you like one, you should like the other! Doesn't quite work that way, LOL.

[ssssnakeluvr]

yea, my sister is the same way, loves snakes, terrified of spiders! she finally last year held a rose hair tarantula I have.... took her many years to get to that point :cool:

[Hornets23]

LOVE those spiders, Joe. The pokies are AMAZING!

[kibakiba]

I'm scared of them too. I cry and scream for my mom even when the spider is smaller than my thumb... Hah..

[BUSHSNAKE]

albino painted turtle, one of a kind, hatched in captivity by a good friend, have not yet seen another albino painted turtle

[guidofatherof5]

That's awesome, beautiful little female.;)

[BUSHSNAKE]

good call Steve it is a female

[guidofatherof5]

Let your friend know that I'll give him $22 maybe $23 dollars and will pay for shipping?:D If he pushes me I can probably go $25 + shipping:D

I love turtles. Most have great attitudes.

[BUSHSNAKE]

not cool Steve

[ConcinusMan]

albino painted turtle, one of a kind, hatched in captivity by a good friend, have not yet seen another albino painted turtle

oh wow. Awesome. I have heard of them before so I did a google search. here's another. I noticed that one you pictured doesn't have pink eyes. Maybe it's not truly albino, or perhaps it's just a different type of albino like nebraska radixes. I wonder how they keep these healthy without UV exposure?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4VXrkZe4WmU/TSm61m82btI/AAAAAAAAL7g/rUITiO6rlF4/s400/albino+western+painted+turtle.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

not cool Steve

You do know I'm just kidding;)

[BUSHSNAKE]

your right richard its not a t- albino, turtle experts in florida say its a t+ albino and thanks for digging up that picture...very cool, albino painted turtles are very rare, and the one my friend has didnt come easy, the history on the turtle is truly fascinating

[BUSHSNAKE]

wheres Scott? hes the one that wanted to see the turtle...but im glad you guys enjoyed it...lol

[guidofatherof5]

I have a friend with an albino common snapping turtle. I'll locate the photo and post.

[ConcinusMan]

I've actually seen those in pet stores. Been a while though.

[guidofatherof5]

I couldn't find the albino photo but did find his Hypo snapper.
This is a face I don't even think a Mother would love.:D
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/hypo_snapper1.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

I think their "old man" face is cute as heck. Reminds me of the perverted old man on Family Guy.:p

"oh paperboy! I have a tip for you"

http://www.acegames.us/forum/attachments/free-mp3-ringtones/53799d1233210381t-herbert-family-guy-oldman.jpg

[BUSHSNAKE]

i love snappers specially alligator snappers, which come in a variety of colors as well

[kibakiba]

Honestly, I think turtle faces are kinda cute, in their own way.
... Herbert the pervert is scary.

[mustang]

uhoh steve's gonna start a turtle forum:rolleyes:

[drache]

that painted turtle baby is so beautiful - thanks for the photos

can you handle a few more big hairy spider photos?

I've been moving some stuff around, so I've had Marieke's cage sitting on the living room floor for a couple of days
normally I don't see that much of her, since we keep different hours, so it kind of surprised me to see her out in the open this morning, looking kind of grey and scruffy
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5376178346_bb94b65c4c_b.jpg

I think she was asleep, because after moved the cage to get a better look, she stretched her legs slowly and ambled off to her lair
interestingly, once she got moving she also got to look more like her normal self - iridescent greenish black http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5376272338_baee057ff4_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5375581245_092112a401_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5375588189_158734ec45_b.jpg

and since the cage is sitting out and I can easily turn it - here's a "behind the scene" look of the lair Marieke retreats to http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5084/5375999217_42057cf436_b.jpg

[gregmonsta]

Lovely pink-toed ;). Back when I went to pick up Sky and Spazz the woman I got them from had quite a collection. 80+ from what I remember including a beautiful ornamental.

[guidofatherof5]

Great stuff, Rhea.

[guidofatherof5]

Tank, common snapping turtle(Chelydra sepentina) woke up from his afternoon nap and allowed me a great photo shoot.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank10.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank111.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank121.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank131.jpg

[gregmonsta]

Chin up! :D

[guidofatherof5]

It is so nice to be able to get up close and personal with a snapping turtle.
Tank is comfortable with all the activity in the house and the constant attention he gets. If no one is paying attention to him he partially comes out of his enclosure until somebody notices him and lays down to talk with him.
I keep an old toothbrush by his enclosure for scrub down purposes. He aloud me to brush his head the other night. He rested his head in one of my hands while I scrubbed.
This is one awesome turtle. He weighed in at 4.65 lbs tonight. That's .65 lbs in 2 weeks.
He still shows signs of be young so I'm guessing he's still got a lot of growing to do.

[ConcinusMan]

This is one awesome turtle. He weighed in at 4.65 lbs tonight. That's .65 lbs in 2 weeks.
He still shows signs of be young so I'm guessing he's still got a lot of growing to do.

A lot more growing to do. 5lbs in nothing for a snapper.:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

I guess what I meant was until he was in the adult stage of life, which I have been told is around 6-7 pounds.
His barbels are still rather underdeveloped and the prominent thick tail base is still a work in progress.
I still call him a little boy.:D

[oki-inu]

That's an awesome snapper, Steve. I always enjoy seeing pictures of him.

[amaterasu]

Picked this little guy up on Sunday, he's a mountain horned dragon.

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5266/dsc0320o.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/i/dsc0320o.jpg/)

[Charis]

He is very neat! Are they hard to care for?

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome looking dragon.

[amaterasu]

He is very neat! Are they hard to care for?

Nah really easy, just need quite a bit of humidity and moving water. Keep them at around 72-78°F in a nice arboreal set up and your sorted. Their very tame and quite lazy but can move quickly when they want too!

[gregmonsta]

Very cute ;)

[drache]

very cute - how big do the get?

[ConcinusMan]

Awesome! Cute little devil.

Geez, now why did I choose those words? Could it be that he looks like the incarnation of Satan but cute at the same time?:p

[amaterasu]

Thanks everyone, he certainly is an awesome wee lizard.


very cute - how big do the get?

Just over a foot.


Awesome! Cute little devil.

Geez, now why did I choose those words? Could it be that he looks like the incarnation of Satan but cute at the same time?:p

Yeah I see what you mean, definitely a slight 'devilish' look to him.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, you think I'm cute don't you? I keel you in your sleep and make you sacrifice your first born child. Next, I rule the earth for a thousand years. Muahhahahha! Foolish mortal!:p
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5266/dsc0320o.jpg

Oh yeah? Well, meet my secret weapon!

My lizard is way better than your devil lizard. Mine flies, terrorizes medieval civilizations, and lights my cigarettes for me. :p

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2958/babydragon.jpg

[amaterasu]

Haha, think you've beat me there. I've always fancied a pet dragon :p

[ConcinusMan]

A horned devil is pretty cool too.;)

[Stefan-A]

A horned devil is pretty cool too.;)
What's that, a horned lizard x thorny devil hybrid? :rolleyes:

[ConcinusMan]

Something like that. Whatever it is, it's cute in it's own evil way. Probably makes it easier for him to steal your soul.:p

[mustang]

Picked this little guy up on Sunday, he's a mountain horned dragon.

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5266/dsc0320o.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/i/dsc0320o.jpg/)
how big do they get?

[Mix]

It was my Dad's birthday at the weekend, and we got him this little lady:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs075.snc6/168595_496370376471_725941471_6681889_3206580_n.jp g

We got him the mantis (she's an African) and some lunch-bugs, and Mum got him the setup to keep her in.
He's been obsessed with them since I can remember, and was more than surprised and excited when he 'unwrapped' her. :D
When we were over in California, we literally spent nearly an hour at a petrol (or should I say gas) station, just so he could stand and watch one sitting on one of the columns.

She's even won my Mum over, who was tolerant but really not a fan. Exotic pets just seem to have that magic ability! ;)

[Charis]

Neat looking mantis! My brother and I used to keep those all the time. Car dealership parking lots at night are usually good places to find some. Or any parking lot with big lights attracting lots of moths.

[amaterasu]

how big do they get?

Just over a foot I'd say.


Lovely mantis, quite fancy a flower mantis myself.

[ConcinusMan]

I hear people say that, and yet I never see it. I've seen those African ones in pet stores before, fully mature at about 7 inches long.

[guidofatherof5]

I came across this vintage(5/8/09) photo of our Tank.
Along with these other photos(9/28/09 and 9/28/10 respectively) you can see he's on this way to becoming a big turtle.
I wish you all had the opportunity to meet and hold this awesome turtle.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/TANK4.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Sept_28_2009.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Sept_28_2010_Quick_e-mail_view.jpg

[oki-inu]

Beautiful. He's very light, the snappers I kept were much darker.

[BUSHSNAKE]

Theres the turtle that ive heard so much about...hes awesome Steve-O!

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful. He's very light, the snappers I kept were much darker.

Thanks. He's great to be around. Wants constant attention.


Theres the turtle that ive heard so much about...hes awesome Steve-O!

He's something special. Thanks Joe.

[EasternGirl]

Richard...what is that little dragon looking thing on your hand in that post....is that real???

[ConcinusMan]

Sure it is. It's a baby dragon. Had to get rid of him though. He learned to fly, kept scorching things around the house, and set my drapes on fire when he sneezed.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2958/babydragon.jpg

He hatched out of a special "rock" I bought at a shop in China town. I'm just glad I passed on buying those little cute little furry creatures they had. Some boy got those and they turned into these little monsters:

http://philspector.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/gremlins.jpg


..is that real???

You're kidding right?

[Stefan-A]

Richard...what is that little dragon looking thing on your hand in that post....is that real???
Yes it is.

Incidentally, here's my latest acquisition.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/extra/crocoduck.jpg

Just kidding here, no offense intended.

[kibakiba]

Haha, it looks real doesn't it Marnie? That is an example of the amazing things that Photoshop (or photodumb as my boyfriend and I call it).

[ConcinusMan]

Nice Gatorduck Stefan! I'm rather partial to Jackalopes though.

http://blogulate.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/jaunty-jackalope.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Nice Gatorduck Stefan! I'm rather partial to Jackalopes though.
It's a crocoduck. :p

[mustang]

Yes it is.

Incidentally, here's my latest acquisition.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/extra/crocoduck.jpg

Just kidding here, no offense intended.
i want one of those!!!i saw one at the zoo (went yesterday on ap bio trip and i was reciting snake and lizard names, and prices sub conciously! :eek: i impressed myself) i will upload photos soon......i can name so many adaptations for the aflack-a-dile:rolleyes:

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Hi guys.... prepare to have your minds blown... well, that is, if you like the color green!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140158iHerp.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140151herpiHerp.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140180iHerp.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140141iHerp.jpg

Oh... and meet Cuddles....... I simply LOVE this thing. And I am getting more of them. I <3 giant centipedes!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140090.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/P1140089.jpg

[Charis]

Here are my two newest additions, picked this cute little guy up yesterday. It was somewhat impulsive, went in to the pet store for something else and saw him. It's a Paraguay yellow spotted walking toad or a Bumblebee toad.
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/MaidofChainz/Yellow%20Spotted%20Walking%20Toad/100_0515.jpg

Then picked this little one from a breeder in Utah on Saturday.
Unfired gargoyle baby.
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/MaidofChainz/The%20Crested%20Geckos/Gargoyle%20Geckos/100_0505.jpg

Fired up.
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/MaidofChainz/The%20Crested%20Geckos/Gargoyle%20Geckos/100_0509.jpg
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/MaidofChainz/The%20Crested%20Geckos/Gargoyle%20Geckos/100_0508.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Wonderful additions. Love the Bumblebee Toad.;)

[Charis]

Thanks!
And the Emerald is gorgeous, Shannon!

[guidofatherof5]

Yes, I just Jade and started singing the theme from "Green Acres".:D Very nice Shannon.

[Enneirda.]

My kids. :P

My first, D'Artagnan (I did not name him lol) Sable and white mini poodle. 'Lo, the hyper brainiac, a black and white ticked cocker x poodle.


http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/AdrienneAckley/DarShy/2011/a.jpg

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/AdrienneAckley/DarShy/2011/Lohi.jpg

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/AdrienneAckley/DarShy/2011/2.jpg

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/AdrienneAckley/DarShy/2011/Lohi2.jpg

[drache]

I have some sad news

Drache, my PI king, who's been having trouble with a recurring abscess on his head, has died of kidney failure. He's been at the vet's for a few months now, and they couldn't save him. In consideration of the fact that I got him seven years ago as an over 5' adult, he was probably pretty old. Now that I know he's not coming back, I miss him.
Here's one of the last photos I took of him last summer when he was well for a while
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5497960144_f95c2db649_z.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear it, Rhea.

[guidofatherof5]

A sad day. R.I.P. big snake.
Thanks for all you did, Rhea.

[ConcinusMan]

Here are my two newest additions, picked this cute little guy up yesterday. It was somewhat impulsive, went in to the pet store for something else and saw him. It's a Paraguay yellow spotted walking toad or a Bumblebee toad.
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/MaidofChainz/Yellow%20Spotted%20Walking%20Toad/100_0515.jpg



What a coincidence. I went to petco today and saw that they had some new additions. Same toad. Incidentally, the item I went to pick up has increased in price from ridiculous to "OMG! you have to be kidding me".

8 oz package of silversides went from $5.60 to $8.88. The 16 oz sally's silverside flats went from around 8 dollars to almost $14 :eek:

I guess it's time to start buying whole trout and make fish jello out of it.

[ConcinusMan]

Sorry for your loss Rhea. She was an awesome snake.

[Mommy2many]

Rhea, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. He looked like a beautiful snake.

[mustang]

sorry to hear it

[Didymus20X6]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2958/babydragon.jpg
"Burninating the countryside! Burninating the peasants!
Burninating all the peoples, in their THATCH ROOF COTTAGES! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsiap4x66vo)"

[Stefan-A]

Welcome back.

[Didymus20X6]

Thanks! Glad to be back.

A few weeks ago, my router reset itself, deleting all my security settings. But one of the side-effects is that I can now log back onto the forum. Still not sure why it wouldn't let me to start with, but at least it's working now.

[Millinex]

Hey team, I know I've pretty much disappeared for awhile, but that's how life goes sometimes.. Thought I'd update everyone on what I'm doing now etc...

I ended up rehoming my last couple garters last year to some young kids who wanted a pet snakes, but whose mothers where unsure of things, worked out great. Sadly, in winter, there isn't exactly much herping, so I've been plenty busy with school, work, and my main love of monitor lizards. I got rid of my last snake alltogether 2 days ago which was an almost 7 foot northern pine.. Here is the main source of terror in my house right now:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/assss.jpg

He's a 4ish foot asian water monitor that I purchased from one of the local herp shops. I walked in to get mice for my nile monitor/savannah monitors (both about 3ish feet) and saw him and died. He was kept in a tiny cage because they weren't meant to handle that size monitor, and I took him home the next day, I'm now in the process of building his 7 foot cage that will last a few months until I move into my new house and can give him a bedroom. As you can see, he's got an attitude, and he's a huge jerk, but he's actually coming around nicely and is handleable now.

-Mike

[guidofatherof5]

Great looing monitor
Nice to see you back.
Glad things worked out for the garters you got rid of.

[mustang]

awesome! exert your dominance over that monitor!!

[Millinex]

Great looing monitor
Nice to see you back.
Glad things worked out for the garters you got rid of.
Thanks, he's my pride and joy =)


awesome! exert your dominance over that monitor!!
The funny part is, probably the best way I've found of calming down a monitor who likes to bite, is smacking him on the nose everytime he tries, not for the weak-willed!

[ConcinusMan]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/assss.jpg


lL7clXcvTeQ

"If I'm gonna eat somebody, it might as well be you" :D

[guidofatherof5]

Here's my youngest daughter Hailee and Tank. Tank was just getting up in the morning after a 12 hour nap.
Notice the position of his legs. This is a classic turtle show of being comfortable.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tanka1.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

He's probably thinking "Hey, you smell like pop tarts"

[mustang]

haha awesome!!!both look happy

[drache]

a couple of Spotty, one of our dumpy tree frogs (litoria caerulea)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5523692666_8027b8ee5c_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5523699816_083387b9f6_z.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Dumpy indeed. :) Very nice.

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome frog.

[ConcinusMan]

He's like the "Shrek" of frogs.:p

[Didymus20X6]

lL7clXcvTeQ

"If I'm gonna eat somebody, it might as well be you" :D
9ds4xhz-xIY

[Snakeknot]

Steve,

Both your kids are grinning like Cheshire cats!

Rhea,

I LOVE frogs! The frog prince was my favorite tales as a kid and I always had a selection of frogs and toads in the house. ( I scared a cashier one time by putting one of my pets on the conveyer belt. I was more upset that she scared my frog! )

I've got a new scaley friend coming in the mail once the weather warms up. ( Not a garter though! ) Right now he's being trained by the breeder to be friendly to humans. So far he's getting straight A's. I think she might cry when he leaves!

I also have a new critter to share but this one has fur. Lemme rummage around and see if I can find some GOOD pics of him. He's kinda busy most of the time.

Devon

[Snakeknot]

Introducing Captain Jack Sparrow, our new kitten we added to our menagarie around Christmas. When he arrived, he had a raging case of diarrehea from the worst case of coccidia that our vets had ever seen. (Which is why he became a barn cat and not a house cat! ) We just got that problem licked. Albon is a wonderful drug!

The entire time he's been scampering around like he was jet propelled! ( Most of the time, he was! ) The two older, barn cats are miffed that they have to share their living quarters with him even though he gets locked up every night. But they are getting over it slowly. I just caught our fantastic huntress Checkers, instigating a play session with him this morning. Overall he's affectionate, a chatterbox and not afraid of nothin'! This morning when I was trying to get some better pics of him from the open doorway of the house, he darted inside! :eek:Now I have two groups of cats, one that are strictly indoors the others are strictly outdoors and the two groups never mix. He made for the first soft place he could find which happened to be the sheepskin on top of the couch. However, that was also where the 3 indoor cats who had never met him, were sacked out. Things got a little loud and fast after that!

Sigh! Never a dull moment with a new kitten around!

Devon

[ConcinusMan]

I just don't think I could handle a cat bringing me a mangled snake. In fact, I know I couldn't. Last (and only) cat I had was when I was 7 and I hated her guts for that. It was her favorite thing to do, dragging mangled half-dead garter snakes and rabbits in the house and leaving them in the bed. I realize she was only showing her affection by doing so but still.

You probably saved his life, getting rid of the coccidia like you did. That's very human of you. He is a pretty cat.

[Snakeknot]

So far, I've been lucky. No mangled snakes. Checkers brings me birds, mice, chipmunks, maybe a baby rabbit or two and lots and lots of headless squirrels ( they're nearly as big as she is! ) but no snakes. She's the best rodent exterminator I've ever seen. BUT I know she has her heart set on my big corn Draco. I can see her lick her lips whenever I bring him outside!

Devon

[ConcinusMan]

Headless squirrels? holy crud. I wonder if perhaps something else is killing them and she just finds them and brings them home.:confused:

[Snakeknot]

Oh no, it was Checkers! Hubby and I sat on our upstairs porch one time and watched her chase a large squirrel up to the tippy top of a pine tree, up where the small branches are, all for the sheer crime of it cussing her out! Make no mistake, Checkers is a fearless squirrel killer! I just wish she'd quit leaving the bodies in the stallion's stall. He doesn't like the smell of death in there.

Wanna cat that will kill mice??? Get a tortoise-shell any day!

Devon

[kibakiba]

My cat brings me live birds, mice, rabbits and snakes all the time. She lets them go in the house. We have a mouse infestation because of her. When she does it, sometimes I swear I just want to kick her(but I wouldn't). I hate seeing the blood all over the house (anything that has to do with blood makes me sick) and having to chase down whatever it is that she let go in the house.

[ConcinusMan]

You know for sure they love you if they bring it home alive Chantel. But yeah, gross.

[kibakiba]

Sometimes I think she hates me. Brings me live baby robins at 5-6 am in the summer and drops them on my bed. Dang things are louder than my alarm. Sometimes I think about shutting the window she goes in and out from before I go to bed... Darn cat can stay outside ;)

[Snakeknot]

Capt. Jack is a loudmouth! I swear one of his parents must have been a Siamese! He's now discovered that humans hide in the house so he sits on the doorstep and yowls until somebody pokes their head out to scream "SHUDDUP ya damn cat!" Then he does the "I'm so cute. Don't you wanna pick me up and cuddle me?" trill. I don't think he'll ever kill anything! He keeps telling the prey he's coming.

Devon

[Millinex]

Built the above water monitor a new cage:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/watercage.jpg
7X4X4 is what it ended up being, should last me until I move houses where he will get a 12X8X6

[ConcinusMan]

Built the above water monitor a new cage:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/watercage.jpg
7X4X4 is what it ended up being, should last me until I move houses where he will get a 12X8X6


Hey! you broke the "rules". you're supposed to show the animal in his new home. Preferably kicking back in a lounge chair with an umbrella, sipping a cold drink.:p

[Millinex]

Hey! you broke the "rules". you're supposed to show the animal in his new home. Preferably kicking back in a lounge chair with an umbrella, sipping a cold drink.:p
He's hiding too much, he's been exploring it for the last 6 hours, I already left the door unlocked once and he figured how to push it open and escape down my hallway to come see me in the living room rofl.

[drache]

we got a gift today . . .
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5559547158_7cb9bd4a9b_z.jpg

not sure about the gender yet, but Mikhaila named the little one Ophie
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5558972611_8114516787_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5558976709_c91fb28e68_z.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Neeto

[guidofatherof5]

Blue Tongue Skinks are awesome.;)

[drache]

did you know that one can see the light shining through their head from ear to ear?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5568665835_81a001525e_z.jpg

meanwhile in my uromastyx tank . . .
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5576799063_17c1c88d96_z.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

did you know that one can see the light shining through their head from ear to ear?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5568665835_81a001525e_z.jpg



That's nothing. I can do that too.:D

[ConcinusMan]

Lots of skinks are like that. Alligator lizards too.

In one ear, and out the other, huh Steve?:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

Lots of skinks are like that. Alligator lizards too.

In one ear, and out the other, huh Steve?:rolleyes:

I'm sorry, Richard. Were you talking to me:D

[drache]

Lots of skinks are like that. Alligator lizards too.
I did not know that about skinks and alligator lizards.
I love seeing stuff like that.
I'd read up on blue tongues a few years ago, and then gave up on getting one any time soon. I'd forgotten most of the specifics, but I still have the book and there's a forum with a fabulous care sheet that I joined back then, so in terms of the care, it's been just a bit of brushing up.
spending time with a lizard is always different from reading about them
in terms of general disposition, this one seems pretty true to the descriptions - pretty unflappable; burrows a lot; a bit more alert and active than I had expected; with an eating style like a trash compactor
it'll be cool to see her settle in and grow up
she'll be the hit at science events

[ConcinusMan]

She does look like she has a lot of growing to do. I think she will be a beloved companion to you for many years.

[NikkiSixx]

This is my Spike.... He is a Leo. Gecko... The one we finally have fertile eggs with.... :D
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This is a scorpion we have....
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Tiger salamander we have....
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My Kitty Homer that passed away last summer.:(
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And P.J. Who we had to put down last summer too...:(
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[ConcinusMan]

The Tiger is awesome, I want one!

[Snakeknot]

Just after Christmas I bought my dream corn snake, a bloodred. He couldn't be shipped from his breeder in Florida until the weather got warmer. So I finally got him just before my birthday on Thursday. So I guess you could say he's a late Christmas /early birthday present to myself. I bought him sight unseen off the internet from this wonderful lady, Nanci at Snickersnakes. And I couldn't be happier with him! He came out of his box from FedEx warm and active. He's great to handle, eats like a hog and poses for the camera.

Here's the newest man in my life, Napalm.

Devon

[Mommy2many]

He is absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing him with us.

[Millinex]

Picked up a pair of bearded dragons, very thin/dehydrated/off colored because of poor husbandry of the last owner. Few days in my care coloring up nice, they are Orange hypo pastels, rehabbing then off they go to a new home.

However, I got rid of all of my snakes personally, I had only lizards, unless you count the 7 foot northern pine that my girlfriend keeps at her house and we kinda share... Anyway, was browsing craigslist for snakes (I get super cheap ones, resell, hey economy sucks and im jobless ;) ) and I found a decent looking link, texted the guy for pics, turns out he was trying to unload an over 6 foot snow bull for $50, talked him down to $40, but either way was a hell of a deal, he's a gorgeous animal and I've been wanting one since mine passed away.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/CIMG1122.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/CIMG1123.jpg

Stunnin boy, 4 years old, over 6 foot long, I was going to resell this one, for a decent profit, but I'm stuck, I'll have to cut my $40 loss and move on :p

[Sonya610]

My first loves are canine. Moved to the country 1 year ago and had two older rescue dogs, justified getting the first breeder bought pup in 20 years by saying "well he will protect the other pets from predatory coyotes and such in the country".

Got more canine machismo than I expected! One year old 100 lb Anatolian raised on a farm guarding sheep. Turns out yeah, he sure will protect us against coyotes, nere-do-well humans, and anything else that could threaten but has also become the apex predator regarding my two older male dogs and the cat. LOL. Good times, separating the canines permanently. Plus the threat display (over stolen frozen chicken off the counter) will darn near give you a heart attack, they may love their people but they won't give up anything that is "theirs".

Awesome canine; hard headed/sweet/difficult/loving/demanding and I feel so blessed to have him in my life.

http://www.grayanimalrescue.org/gabriel_2011.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking dog. Has a lot of character.;)

[sshultz]

The little white poodle is my beloved Katie who passed a few weeks ago. The bis boxer is my Charlie who died about 2 years ago

[guidofatherof5]

May they both R.I.P.

[mustang]

i picked up some tadpoles from the creek...anyone good at identifying species? :)!!!!! oh i saw an egg clutch (underwater ball)

[RedSidedSPR]

I suck at identifying tadpoles, but show me some pics, man, and I'll help ya figure it out.

[ConcinusMan]

I think the first step would be to find out what amphibians you have in that area. That makes it a lot easier.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I keep a few salamanders.;)
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1720

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[ConcinusMan]

I want to set up a viv for salamanders so bad. I have everything I need, including stuff to set up a little waterfall, under substrate water table, and everything.

What I need is some awesome sallies like many of you guys find in your part of the country. Ours are boring, ugly, and can only live if I keep them in a fridge.

The only other thing around here I could keep in a viv without refrigeration would be rough skinned newts and bullfrogs. That's about my only option unless I want to buy whites treefrogs or firebelly toads but I dont want those either. I want some pretty marbled or spotted sallies or something similar. Those you have there are awesome.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I don't know the laws in your state, but i always have nice salamanders.

[ConcinusMan]

There basically aren't any laws regarding sallies except that there are a few native to the state that are protected. This monstrosity is one of them:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3293784146_f70b2c06dc.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

WOW!!! Is that a Dicamptodon? What about Ensatina salamanders can you keep them because they come in nice colors.

[kibakiba]

Salamanders here aren't ugly! When my dad was getting his pool built there were some really awesome salamanders that popped up around my house. Many were black and yellow or orange, but I had found one that was black with blue spots. He was missing a tail and one of his legs. Stunning little guys.

[Millinex]

I pretty much got out of snakes entirely to devote more time into monitors and whatnot, I picked this guy up with the intention to flip him, seeing as he's a $225+ snake easily, but for $40 hell I'll keep him and breed him myself, he's gorgeous and I can honestly say he's starting to make me debate keeping snakes and breeding them on a seroius level.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/016.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

WOW!!! Is that a Dicamptodon? What about Ensatina salamanders can you keep them because they come in nice colors.

Yeah, it is. It's funny, I always find them in the most unlikely places. Like a patch of woods surrounded by urban development, miles from water. I don't get it.


Salamanders here aren't ugly! When my dad was getting his pool built there were some really awesome salamanders that popped up around my house. Many were black and yellow or orange, but I had found one that was black with blue spots. He was missing a tail and one of his legs. Stunning little guys.

Your not where I am Chantel. You're in a different ecoprovince. Naturally the sallies you find there will not necessarily be the ones I find here. There's nothing here but ugly brown ones or brown and orange newts. There's just nothing here that looks good, does well in captivity, and can be kept without refrigeration. I have doubts that your "stunning little guys" would do well in anything but a plastic tub stuck in a fridge. No fun in that.


What about Ensatina salamanders can you keep them because they come in nice colors.

I have no idea. There is nothing here with "nice colors" and like I said, most sallies around here cannot be kept successfully unless it's in a fridge. If there are Ensatina's around here (there are none that I have ever found) then you can almost count on them being the plain brown variety. Our sallies SUCK around here. I kept rough skinned newts before and they make pretty good aquarium or viv inhabitants but already been there, done those. Anything else around here is insignificant, tiny, unimpressive, and difficult to keep. The Dicamptodon's are alright, and easy to keep, but not pretty, and illegal to collect.

[kibakiba]

I like "ugly" brown sallies. I like "ugly" brown or grey snakes that are really, really plain to most people. I love the northwesterns here because they are usually a uniform brown or black, with an orange or white stripe and that's it. Everyone thinks they're ugly, they're the most beautiful to me.
The salamanders we saw here were also brown, but as a kid I went for the brightly coloured ones. We also had some mudfrogs (as our neighborhood called them) that were just plain brown and I loved those little guys. They looked kind of like a dart frog, but with different shades of brown in them. And, the salamanders we caught here only came out when it was hot. Never once had I seen them on cool days. Trust me, I was a serious outdoorsy kid who liked playing in the mud and looking for bugs and other creepy crawly, scaly, slimy things to show my mom.

[ConcinusMan]

Well If I'm going to have sallies in a water/land viv, I want large colorful ones. If I wanted poop brown, I'd just put a turd in there. Anyway, I like marbled and spotted sallies and I think they would do well in such a setup. I just can't get them here.

[kibakiba]

A poop-coloured sally would at least be more active than a turd. :rolleyes:

[ConcinusMan]

I don't know about that. You should come over some time.:p

[kibakiba]

Not sure I'd want to if you have poop in vivs. I've seen way too many weird things in the 22 years of my life.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Giant poop salamanders scientific name (Gigantodon Defacating Feces) haha.First discovered by richard in his vivarium.:mad:

[RedSidedSPR]

I like "ugly" brown sallies. I like "ugly" brown or grey snakes that are really, really plain to most people. I love the northwesterns here because they are usually a uniform brown or black, with an orange or white stripe and that's it. Everyone thinks they're ugly, they're the most beautiful to me.

I agree. But I like the colorful ones too.

[RedSidedSPR]

Anyway, I like marbled and spotted sallies and I think they would do well in such a setup. I just can't get them here.

Buy some.

[ConcinusMan]

Sure, I'll run right over to walmart and pick some up.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

We can always do some trading richard. I have some big nice spotted salamanders i don't have a pic right now. They have red or orange spots on their heads and yellow spots on their backs. Beautiful specimens!!!

[ConcinusMan]

Fine, I think what I'm going to do is just get the dang viv setup. Then I will have a go-ahead to acquire some sallies.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

let me know if you get a viv setup and need some sals.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=644909639236&id=50f4e05769d0c44020aa2be65a492256 (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX1RuaRNWjcAfGCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByNnBucms 0BHBvcwMzMTYEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQDSTEzM184Mw--/SIG=1lq9mmc78/EXP=1302669777/**http%3a//images.search.yahoo.com/images/view%3fback=http%253A%252F%252Fimages.search.yahoo .com%252Fsearch%252Fimages%253Fp%253Dspotted%252Bs alamanders%2526b%253D301%2526ni%253D20%2526ei%253D UTF-8%2526xargs%253D0%2526pstart%253D1%2526fr%253Dyfp-t-701%2526fr2%253Dtab-web%26w=400%26h=300%26imgurl=3story.org%252Fstorie s%252Fgallery%252F1%252Fsalamander.jpg%26rurl=http %253A%252F%252F3story.org%252Fstories%252Fpost%252 F2009%252F04%252F08%252Fbe-peculiar%26size=33KB%26name=Volunteers%2bhelp%2b.. .%26p=spotted%2bsalamanders%26oid=326fa7bd8e2f3abc 66c777bfcfdfb72d%26fr2=tab-web%26no=316%26tt=5420%26b=301%26ni=20%26sigr=11lf sq5j1%26sigi=11b3ptnfk%26sigb=141nem46j%26.crumb=Y 5ZJurHwesq) I have a few like this.

[guidofatherof5]

Tank(Chelydra serpentina-Common Snapping turtle) is at 6.5 lbs and growing.
July last year he was 1.7 lbs.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank8.jpg

[Mommy2many]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=644909639236&id=50f4e05769d0c44020aa2be65a492256 (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX1RuaRNWjcAfGCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByNnBucms 0BHBvcwMzMTYEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQDSTEzM184Mw--/SIG=1lq9mmc78/EXP=1302669777/**http%3a//images.search.yahoo.com/images/view%3fback=http%253A%252F%252Fimages.search.yahoo .com%252Fsearch%252Fimages%253Fp%253Dspotted%252Bs alamanders%2526b%253D301%2526ni%253D20%2526ei%253D UTF-8%2526xargs%253D0%2526pstart%253D1%2526fr%253Dyfp-t-701%2526fr2%253Dtab-web%26w=400%26h=300%26imgurl=3story.org%252Fstorie s%252Fgallery%252F1%252Fsalamander.jpg%26rurl=http %253A%252F%252F3story.org%252Fstories%252Fpost%252 F2009%252F04%252F08%252Fbe-peculiar%26size=33KB%26name=Volunteers%2bhelp%2b.. .%26p=spotted%2bsalamanders%26oid=326fa7bd8e2f3abc 66c777bfcfdfb72d%26fr2=tab-web%26no=316%26tt=5420%26b=301%26ni=20%26sigr=11lf sq5j1%26sigi=11b3ptnfk%26sigb=141nem46j%26.crumb=Y 5ZJurHwesq)

Richard, like I tell my kids, can you get the food to feed them? I know many salamanders eat things like spiders and flies and such. We have the king spotted salamanders here, as well as the little blue ones and newts. We will catch them and then release because we can't feed them properly. They like to live near the stream banks, under the rocks.

I won't keep them cause I won't have spiders and such in the house. We had a spring peeper a few years ago, for a night. Not only was that little bugger LOUD but he also had the same menu. So we let him go back into the pond area.

If you decide to get one, let me know how you make out!

[ConcinusMan]

I'm sorry to say it looks like I'm losing Thumbilina. She went limp and unresponsive at 4:30am pacific today and she's been at the animal hospital ever since. They've ran every test they can think of to the tune of $1200 or so and they still don't have the slightest clue what is wrong with her. She's completely limp, can't stand up or even look at you, and just barks every now and then(but not a normal bark) but doesn't respond, doesn't acknowledge anything or anyone. She's in some sort of coma. She's 10 years old. Her vitals are good, all tests are normal, everyone is completely stumped. All I know is we're running out of tests and I'm running out of credit.:(

It might be a few days before I can get back to all the people I've been having dialogue with in PM's so bear with me. I'm not just blowing you all off. Gotta thing going on here.

Thumbilina - Nov 5th 2000 - ? :(
http://oi55.tinypic.com/2urpapf.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Best wishes for her. She's in my prayers.

[drache]

best wishes for Thumbilina
please update us on her condition

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Best wishes for thumbilina i hope she is ok.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=644909639236&id=50f4e05769d0c44020aa2be65a492256 (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX1RuaRNWjcAfGCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByNnBucms 0BHBvcwMzMTYEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQDSTEzM184Mw--/SIG=1lq9mmc78/EXP=1302669777/**http%3a//images.search.yahoo.com/images/view%3fback=http%253A%252F%252Fimages.search.yahoo .com%252Fsearch%252Fimages%253Fp%253Dspotted%252Bs alamanders%2526b%253D301%2526ni%253D20%2526ei%253D UTF-8%2526xargs%253D0%2526pstart%253D1%2526fr%253Dyfp-t-701%2526fr2%253Dtab-web%26w=400%26h=300%26imgurl=3story.org%252Fstorie s%252Fgallery%252F1%252Fsalamander.jpg%26rurl=http %253A%252F%252F3story.org%252Fstories%252Fpost%252 F2009%252F04%252F08%252Fbe-peculiar%26size=33KB%26name=Volunteers%2bhelp%2b.. .%26p=spotted%2bsalamanders%26oid=326fa7bd8e2f3abc 66c777bfcfdfb72d%26fr2=tab-web%26no=316%26tt=5420%26b=301%26ni=20%26sigr=11lf sq5j1%26sigi=11b3ptnfk%26sigb=141nem46j%26.crumb=Y 5ZJurHwesq)

Richard, like I tell my kids, can you get the food to feed them? I know many salamanders eat things like spiders and flies and such. We have the king spotted salamanders here, as well as the little blue ones and newts. We will catch them and then release because we can't feed them properly. They like to live near the stream banks, under the rocks.

I won't keep them cause I won't have spiders and such in the house. We had a spring peeper a few years ago, for a night. Not only was that little bugger LOUD but he also had the same menu. So we let him go back into the pond area.

If you decide to get one, let me know how you make out!

They do really well in captivity feeding on worms and medium crickets you just set up the viv about six inches of peat moss and put some plants in and a layer of sphagnum moss on top it is best to put a little gravel on the bottom for drainage. Keep it damp but not too wet and mist once a day with natural spring water. You need to make sure there is plenty of ventilation so it don't mold inside. You can also put a log in for him to hide under. They make awesome pets. Spotteds and marbles are in the mole salamnder family and they spend most of their time underground they take to the water for mating.

[RedSidedSPR]

Hope she's OK.


Sure, I'll run right over to walmart and pick some up.

Wazzat really necessary?

[ConcinusMan]

Thumbilina didn't make it but I'm not really surprised. I was told last night that she likely had brain damage beyond recovery when we brought her in. We still don't know why, and we still don't know what caused her sudden unexpected passing. It's bad enough losing her so suddenly but the not knowing what happened is killing me.

Thumbilina - Nov 5th 2000 - April 13, 2011.
http://oi55.tinypic.com/2urpapf.jpg

http://oi52.tinypic.com/o59u8h.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear it.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Sorry for your losses she was precious. R.I.P Thumbilina.

[drache]

sorry for your loss, Richard

[guidofatherof5]

Very sorry to hear this news.

[Mommy2many]

Richard, I am so sorry that you lost your Thumbelina. Hopefully this wasn't a painful passing for her. I had the same symptoms happen to one of my cats (very young) suddenly. Turned out to be a brain bleed. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

[ConcinusMan]

Thanks everyone. She had been acting a little strangely, drinking and urinating excessively for the past couple of months with some weight loss and dehydration but nothing that seemed to be life threatening or anything that would make her suffer. Vet visits and plenty of tests couldn't find anything wrong.

Other than that, she didn't suffer. She didn't seem to be in pain or discomfort, she was eating well, still playing, still active up to and including the night before I had to take her in. It appears that something did happen very suddenly as she slept. From that point on, I really don't think she was consciously aware of anything. I stopped short of paying a few hundred more for a necropsy but with other evidence, (some bruising) the vet does seem to think it was possibly a sudden aneurysm or clot to her brain so she didn't suffer.

I am heartbroken. I never expected the mild symptoms she's been having would lead to her death and I sure has heck wasn't expecting her to die so soon. My other poms always lived to be 15 or 16 and I knew when it was their time. I had plenty of warning with them. This was unexpected. She was only 10 and full of life. I'll miss her terribly.:(

[ConcinusMan]

let me know if you get a viv setup and need some sals.


Will do. Thanks.

[RedSidedSPR]

Sorry for your loss.

[Millinex]

Stay tuned sunday for pictures of my new baby anaconda!

[Mommy2many]

They do really well in captivity feeding on worms and medium crickets you just set up the viv about six inches of peat moss and put some plants in and a layer of sphagnum moss on top it is best to put a little gravel on the bottom for drainage. Keep it damp but not too wet and mist once a day with natural spring water. You need to make sure there is plenty of ventilation so it don't mold inside. You can also put a log in for him to hide under. They make awesome pets. Spotteds and marbles are in the mole salamnder family and they spend most of their time underground they take to the water for mating.


Thank you for letting us know. I have never really known how to take care of them properly and last I looked for a salamander (3 years ago) it was the spider/flies for dinner on the menu, which was not going to happen.

This makes it much easier to have one as a pet. They are quite colorful and the spotted ones are large enough so you are not afraid of hurting them.

Thank you, once again.

[Joachim]

My other pets:
First pic :Mickey (female)
2 : Simba (female)
3 : Oliver (male)
The first two cats were supposed to be males so we named them with the wrong name:o

I also have 1000+ fishes but I have no pic's of them
Check my album at the gallerie, it's called My little snakes

[mustang]

I suck at identifying tadpoles, but show me some pics, man, and I'll help ya figure it out.
darn parents keep grounding me....bant blame em but DAARRNNN!!! im in the bathroom using my brothers net book...what should i feed em...i herd squash will do...ill try to up;oad pics soon ...ill be back on soon this weekend...

[mustang]

sorry for your loss Richard

[PINJOHN]

condolences Richard, i know how you feel, i lost my dog Archie [the airedale] some six or so years ago, just never tried to replace him, i still feel embarrassed at the kids seeing me with tears rolling down my face.

[ConcinusMan]

darn parents keep grounding me....bant blame em but DAARRNNN!!! im in the bathroom using my brothers net book...what should i feed em...i herd squash will do...ill try to up;oad pics soon ...ill be back on soon this weekend...

If they don't have gills (are frog or toad tadpoles) they do just fine on goldfish flake food. Crush it up fine and sink it to the bottom. Do that until the entire bottom is coated with food. It will be gone, and converted to poop in a matter of hours depending on how many you have. They eat 24/7. Many tadpoles can live in shallow standing water, but do much better if it's gently oxygenated with an air stone. I've raised a lot of different kinds. They grow super fast and are very easy. In a pinch, mashed boiled potatoes and boiled (until mush) lettuce will do. Keep their water cool as possible. Warm water/oxygen poor water causes them to metamorphosis too early, resulting in very small, weak froglets.

[mustang]

If they don't have gills (are frog or toad tadpoles) they do just fine on goldfish flake food. Crush it up fine and sink it to the bottom. Do that until the entire bottom is coated with food. It will be gone, and converted to poop in a matter of hours depending on how many you have. They eat 24/7. Many tadpoles can live in shallow standing water, but do much better if it's gently oxygenated with an air stone. I've raised a lot of different kinds. They grow super fast and are very easy. In a pinch, mashed boiled potatoes and boiled (until mush) lettuce will do. Keep their water cool as possible. Warm water/oxygen poor water causes them to metamorphosis too early, resulting in very small, weak froglets.we dont have pellets so i subbed it for betta fish/tropical fish food. the label confirmed it was safe forr consumption by pretty much everything but humans...its freez dried worms insects and some other stuff

[mustang]

oh and parents are makn me keep em in the garage... butill refill with new water when i can and ill work on getting the airation rocks allthough im broke

[ConcinusMan]

You should feed them FLAKE food. Crushed fine and sunk. The beta food would be great for larval salamanders but frog larvae are not strictly carnivorous like salamander larvae are.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's Tank getting up from a long nap on the couch.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank15.jpg

[MasSalvaje]

You should feed them FLAKE food. Crushed fine and sunk. The beta food would be great for larval salamanders but frog larvae are not strictly carnivorous like salamander larvae are.

I second what Richard said about flake food and boiled greens. They both work very well. pellets aren't going to do much unless they suddenly change from herbivores to carnivores (which has been documented). It also helps to know what level feeder it is, this is where knowing what kind it is really helps. Different tadpoles feed at top, mid, or bottom levels respectively. The easiest way to adjust this is by changing the overall depth of the tank you have them in They can adapt however if you know and provide the appropriate level to begin with the better off they are when it comes time to change into froglets.

-Thomas

[Millinex]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/DSC00436.jpg
Female Amel, Snow Male, breeding pair, female may or may not be gravid...

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Nice looking corns!

[Millinex]

She threw me 15 eggs today =)

[mustang]

You should feed them FLAKE food. Crushed fine and sunk. The beta food would be great for larval salamanders but frog larvae are not strictly carnivorous like salamander larvae are.
ya figured that out. i found that they love lettuce....heyre eating that! yay...and my friends gonna take all the little poison aquatic snailes i accidently got....so as they wont hurt any (maybe more than ....one had a slash through stomach ....when i picked it up and applied a little pressure (it was allready dead) guts came out) of em....they are only poisnus when fish try to eat em but they got a sharp shell.
lost 2...still got three one inside two outside in the garage.(my mom's rule).

[RedSidedSPR]

Have you figured out what kind of frogs they are?

[Millinex]

Got 9 ball pythons in today, selling most however a couple of them may end up as hold backs if I try to prove out the red/stripe. These guys are CH imports from ghana, still haven't even shed yet!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/Ball%20Pythons/DSCN4968.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/Ball%20Pythons/DSCN4960.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Nice!

[TomM]

Here's Tank getting up from a long nap on the couch.

Is Tank a Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)? Looks just like mine, his name's Bert. I'll be posting pics of him in the near future.

[guidofatherof5]

Yes, a not so common, common snapping turtle.;)
He's just about 7 lbs.
How long have you had Bert?

[TomM]

I've had Bert since June 2, 2009 (a very special day :D). When I found him crossing the street, his shell was about the size of a silver dollar, now his shell is about as long as a paper dollar. He's just coming out of brumation now so he'll be back to eating and growing in no time.

[mustang]

Have you figured out what kind of frogs they are?still working on it... it may turn out to be a surprise...ill be excited if they're bannana tree frogs...but also sad...they're awesome but not native....hell ill be happy with whatever i get :D iv wanted a toad/frog since i first saw one! that was many many years ago:D

[mustang]

awesome snakes millinex! glad to see your back into em!!!

[Millinex]

awesome snakes millinex! glad to see your back into em!!!
Eh, I still don't prefer snakes over the lizards, however, generally, people buy more snakes than lizards, it's just a better market to get into, so I actually have 15 snakes of my own right now, almost all of them are for sale, the red above just happens to be a female, so my girlfriend will keep it to breed with her male.

[drache]

Brooklyn does Aesop
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5642277770_048b500d85_b.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like 2 buddies out on an explore.

[RedSidedSPR]

still working on it... it may turn out to be a surprise...ill be excited if they're bannana tree frogs...but also sad...they're awesome but not native....hell ill be happy with whatever i get :D iv wanted a toad/frog since i first saw one! that was many many years ago:D

Frogs are awesome. I'm thinking about buying a dumpy tree frog, or something like that. After I buy another garter from Scott.
And like I said, show me some pictures and I could probably help ya. (not sure if you've posted pics or not yet. Haven't seen any yet)

[mustang]

Eh, I still don't prefer snakes over the lizards, however, generally, people buy more snakes than lizards, it's just a better market to get into, so I actually have 15 snakes of my own right now, almost all of them are for sale, the red above just happens to be a female, so my girlfriend will keep it to breed with her male.
either way youve got em back into your house...how many species are going to breed?

[mustang]

Brooklyn does Aesop
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5642277770_048b500d85_b.jpg
bunny=hee hee
turtle= ILL FIND THOSE BLOODY EGGS!!! This time before the candy goes bad!!!
HAPPY EASTER!!!

[Millinex]

either way youve got em back into your house...how many species are going to breed?
I'm currently working with only 3 species, the rest are imported and whatnot. I'm working on breeding bullsnakes, ball pythons, and corns. The first because I enjoy the species being large and obnoxious and the fact I have the beautiful snow above to produce some double hets. Balls and corns because they are so popular as starter pets and there is actually a market for them.

[guidofatherof5]

Thought I would update on my girl Helen.
She's doing great. Very docile and easy to handle. She lives with a group of female radixes. They all hangout together and get alone.
She's my blind(no eyes) Fox snake. She was brought to me since the only other options for her were to be released or euthanized.
I felt both those options were stupid.
She'll live with us for the rest of her life.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/hello.jpg

[kibakiba]

She's beautiful!

[RedSidedSPR]

Releasing/enthusing would have been stupid. Good for you. Beautiful snake. Fox snakes are awesome.

[guidofatherof5]

Releasing/enthusing would have been stupid. Good for you. Beautiful snake. Fox snakes are awesome.

They are awesome. I have 3.;)

[Sonya610]

She's my blind(no eyes) Fox snake. She was brought to me since the only other options for her were to be released or euthanized.
I felt both those options were stupid.
She'll live with us for the rest of her life.


You are such a good person with such a good heart. A rarity! : )

[guidofatherof5]

You are such a good person with such a good heart. A rarity! : )

With all this snake has been put through at the hands of people I felt I owed her a good rest of life.

[drache]

our Ophie is twice as big as she was when we got her
yesterday we took her outside and after about 300 tries, I did get a photo with her tongue out
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5660591917_2259799862_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5659273428_d4a957da5b_b.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

She sure is a good looking girl.

[RedSidedSPR]

I love those. She is pretty big. How big so they get exactly?

[ConcinusMan]

I've seen them about 24 inches long.

[drache]

yup - this one can get to about two feet
she's only a baby, but growing fast

[guidofatherof5]

Ophie is awesome.
Keep those pictures coming.

[kibakiba]

She's beautiful!

[RedSidedSPR]

I've seen them about 24 inches long.

Awesome. Lots bigger than the five-lined skinks under our porch:D

[ConcinusMan]

Definitely. You've seriously never seen a full grown blue tongued skink? Very popular (and rather spendy) pet. Extremely intelligent lizards too. One the smartest and tamest lizards out there. Some even recognize and respond to as much human speech as a dog would. This is one reptile that knows it's name.;) Not that I would recommend it, but it's the kind of lizard that wouldn't mind riding your shoulder all day while you're cruising around on your Harley or walking around town/the beach.

[Millinex]

Newest addition:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/DSCN5064.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/CapAnt53/DSCN5062.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking monitor.

[infernalis]

Good looking monitor.


You read my mind...