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my cat bit me!

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:26:58 +0000

My 11 year old cat had a spasm and bit me in the face and the finger the other night! Now I'm getting the bites checked out at the er because they are red and swollen.....just my luck! Plus I am pregnant and want to make sure all is good

Sweet dreams

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:10:05 +0000

Getting ready to get tucked into bed after some exercise

Redfoot health advice

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:56:19 +0000

Hello, I have lurked here for a long time but need some advice on my redfoot.

I have had Lois for 19 years. Recently, my husband's job moved us to Germany and Lois came with us. My vet back home (SEAVS in Washington, DC) said she may develop a URI from the general stress of travel and to be on the lookout for it. Lois seemed very normal when I got her off the plane, but I've been watching her.

Her behavior is normal. She is just as social and interactive with us as ever.

She spends more time under her heat lamp than usual, but this apartment is colder than our place in DC because our heat is not under our control (which sucks, but apparently that's common here). I have a second heat lamp on order to make sure her whole enclosure doesn't go below 60F. Right now her basking spot is the correct temp.

She is suddenly VERY picky about food. I normally do not feed a pelleted diet, and use all fresh and have the usual supplements on it. She eats her protein normally, but vegetables and fruits are treated with suspicion. She takes a bite and then spends time inspecting them closely before walking away. She's excited to see food, but doesn't end up eating produce. Could it taste that different here? I ordered some Mazuri, and she eats that happily.

Her water intake is the same. Urine and poop are normal.

She sounds *slightly* wheezy/whistly, but she has sounded like that for all of the 19 years I've had her. When she's had a URI in the past, she sounds downright snotty when she breathes.

So. Do I worry? Should I keep a close eye on her for now, or do we get a vet appointment? The not eating as much bothers me and I'd rather keep her on the mostly fresh food diet instead of a pelleted food.

Any advice you have is welcome. Thanks from Lois and I!

Timothy hay too tough for 6 months old too hard

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:53:37 +0000

My 6 months old Indian star is having problem eating chopped Timothy hay. it's too hard and they almost choked. Anyone having this problem also?

USARK

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:43:08 +0000

I'm an official bronze member Yay, I contributed.

Look what we've been up two in the last two months

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:50:55 +0000

I know I haven't been on here very much in the past few months and these are part of the reason why. Look what we've been up to. This is Emma our 4 year old AKC Chocolate Labrador and these are her precious babies. I know Terry has already seen them since we're friends on Facebook, but I thought I would show them off to everyone here too. We are all in love with these little puppies.

This is our beautiful Emma and her puppies

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And here is our ball crazy Labrador on the 3 day wanting daddy to play ball with her (which he did)

And here's her whelping box that my wonderful husband made for her and her babies, 6'x5' in our kitchen.

TORT'N AROUND

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:45:13 +0000

ALDABRA HATCHLING // STILL IN INCUBATOR

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:36:06 +0000

ALDABRA HATCHING OUT // STILL IN INCUBATOR

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:32:31 +0000

FIRST DAY OUT OF THE INCUBATOR // ALDABRA HATCHLINGS

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:26:13 +0000

YOUNG ALDABRAS (4 to 9 DAYS OLD)

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:16:25 +0000

BETTER THAN GOLD

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:12:47 +0000

FIRST SOAKING

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:05:38 +0000

HOMMER, COWBOY, & MISS GODLEY

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:57:01 +0000

It snowed today and I found myself walking in it and collecting worms

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:21:16 +0000

Only me....

So the last 2 days it has been about 60 here in Oregon. beautiful and much needed.

Well, today we woke up to it snowing heavily. Not sticking, but snowing a lot. I LOVE snow, so I decided to go for a walk with my umbrella and enjoy the snow and get some exercise too. Sounds good so far, right??

Well, I started noticing lots of worms on the surface of gravel road trying to get away from all the water in the side ditches. I started collecting them for my boxies at home. Eventually I walked several miles on our road and collected well over a hundred fresh natural worms for my turtles....

My husband had been in town. He had no idea I had went for a walk. He saw someone walking in the snow alongside the road and thought it was a bum. He then saw them bend down repeatedly and pick something off the side of the road. He thought they were picking up pennies from the roadside. As he got closer he realized it was me!! Me...... not a homeless bum picking up pennies....... But his wife.??.. lol
At this rate maybe I will win most embarrassing wife of the year??? haha lol

I hadn't thought about what it might look like...

Who else would muddy their coat pocket with fresh juicy worms for their turtles?????

Now I am curious?????

Sam pics

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:34:50 +0000

I finally learned how to use my wife’s camera to upload pics to our computer! I still haven’t figured out all of the setting, but I wanted to post these pics at least. Tomorrow I’m starting on a portable outside enclosure, and will be taking step by step pics to upload.

Any idea if Sam is a Samantha, or a Samuel?

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c.b. 2011 Gulf Coast Box

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:04:18 +0000

I am parting with three of my c.b. 2011 GC Box holdbacks. They are growing nicely with a hard shells. Have them feeding on bloodworms, crickets, waxworms, mealworms, fish, krill, a variety of turtle pellets.

The male is solid black with white head and female mostly black and dark brown with black skin and white face. Photos of hatchlings and adults available for serious inquires only.

The GC Box are $70 each. Discounts offered for multiple turtles.
shipping is additional and will only be done Mon-Wed and weather permitting. Interested in trades for adult female Marginated Tortoise only.

Please know your local laws and regulations. I will not ship to states that these species are protects. By accepting these turtles you agree that these animals are for bona fide scientific, educational, or exhibitional purposes, other than as pets.

Please send emails to cheloneman@netscape.net

Dave

Whos enclosure?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:53:54 +0000

A few days ago I came across a picture of a large enclosure I think it was yellow . It had a ramp on the side and I believe a front door . Anyone know what member it belongs to . Wanted to show it to my husband .

Look what I found today at the flea Market

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:45:59 +0000

It is betty approved.

the husband and the dog watching betty meet her new friend

She isn't sharing her food

Hello!

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:33:33 +0000

Hi,

My name is Laura. My husband and I have a ranch in Colorado. We have three sulcatas. One sub adult male named Shaka and two babies Gamera and Gussie. We purchased the two babies but we obtained Shaka from an adoption. The babies are in a three foot vision cage and this time of year Shaka is in a modified walk in closet (sounds bad but we took the door off and put a 1 x 12 down across the door way so he doesn't do a walk about around the office and he has heat and lights). We are currently taking a 8 x 12 shed, insulating it, putting in electric and making it into a permanent winter housing (he is outside in the summer) big enough for all three when they are old enough. I was raised with reptiles all of my life. I did for a while work in a pet shop.... Yes, I heard some of you cringe BUT I was the one that told people the truth about what they were buying, what the adult size requirements were and what they were getting into. (yeah, my boss was not always happy about that).