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Recent content by shiftylarry

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    wood rot

    You can use clear coat polyurethane, but the best and strongest product is a two part epoxy designed for coating garage floors. It comes in kits and is available at home depot. It is tough as heck, and scratch resistant.
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    Tegu Laws

    What about New York City?
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    Substrate question

    I would just use play sand, and mix everything you mentioned together. The humidity is determined largely by the cage design. For example, if you have hot lights and a screen top enclosure, you'll have low humidity, because all the moisture will escape through the top. You need to have a...
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    sum pics

    Killer!
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    sum new pics

    Lovin' it dicy. I wish I had some dwarfs, but one monitor alone is a lot of work. Besides, I hate dealing with roaches and crickets. Just another chore to avoid.
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    Debating about a Tegu

    Well, hamburger meat is not the best thing to feed. Neither is cat food. You need to feed whole prey items with organs, bones, fur etc. That's a much more complete diet than just meat alone. If you want a big lizard, they're are plenty of vegetarian lizards that you could get that don't...
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    Finally, a couple of photos of my Dumerils

    I'll make a guess, but don't hold me accountable. It could go either way. My guess, judging from the pictures is a female. If you look at the top of the head, it is a continuous, smooth slope that runs to the end of the face. Males often have a steep incline right after the nasal cavities...
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    Hope Anyone?

    This is an update on those giant softshells. Perhaps there'll be more good news to come. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/zoo_rare_turtle">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/zoo_rare_turtle</a><!-- m --> -Chris
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    I just got my new baby beardie I need a little help

    Dave: You'd be surprised. Some people get legitimately upset when they hear me talking about UVB not being entirely necessary, but I'll stop there. Concerning the proper temperatures, I highly recommend getting a temp gun to measure you temps. This makes much more sense than measuring the...
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    I just got my new baby beardie I need a little help

    More than UVB, bearded dragons need proper need proper temperatures to metabolize. That's a cause of MBD that is too often overlooked. Animals kept in improper conditions fail to process nutrients and develop MBD. There are ample cases of breeders breeding and raising bearded dragons without...
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    Favorite Reptile Webpages

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    cypress mulch or coconut bricks

    Thanks Dave...I think. I'm seriously trying to breed these pectinatas, so I'm leaving "no stone unturned" so to speak.
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    Colubrid Substrate (Poll)

    Agreed. I posted other for the same reason. Leaf litter is an essential aspect of the cage set up and covers the environment these animals usually come from.
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