geeking out [pics]

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bleeding_sarcasm

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DISCLAIMER: i keep an eastern box turtle in with my rhacodactylus ciliatus. DO NOT reply to this post to tell me you dont like mixing speices, or that it shouldnt be done, or anything to do with the combo thereof. i know alot of people feel that way, and i dont want this to become a debate, ive done it for a long time, and all species involved are thriving. and.. i dont want to hear it


on to my post! so, since i am currently not working [i start my new job cleaning up rabbit poop on monday] yesterday... i decided to check for eggs, even tho ive kindof turned my females "off" and they havent been laying since i took the male out. so i didnt find anything.. and my hands were already dirty, so i figured id play around. i took apart 5 other cages, to steal the plants and consolidate them into 3. now, since i have a box turtle, i am mindful of her, and where she likes to hang out/hide. so i started putting plants in, but leaving areas for her to be able to easily get around [she also only has 3 legs, so it makes climbing sometimes a chalenge] [no i did not cut her leg off, she came that way, a rescue in serious need of TLC when i got her] um... then i got really geeky, and did like.. this covered bridge sort of thing. and... just.. jammed as many plants as i possibly could in givin spaces. and on top of everything, exist the crested geckos, and millipede, who rarely make it to the ground.
i also.. made it almost completely impossible for me to dig every thing up and check for eggs again, which is lame, because abner is totally ready to drop in the next few days... *cries* WHATEVER. anyway. i geeked out, and make my box turtle this totally cool space. and i thought i would share it. on to the pictures!

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bleeding_sarcasm

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not a current one. i took the plant out that was on top to give it a soak and a bit of revitalization, so when it goes back in, ill take a full cage pic, i need some more cork logs too, but thats a bit down the line.
 
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Protean

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I remember when I owned that cage! Its come a long way. Ask David about my obsession with Giant Anoles. Thats what it used to house. Anyways, I love the set up. Did you take the insulation styrofoam off the sides or is that still on there?

That thing measures what 3x3x2 right? I wish I hadn't sold it to eric. Is he doing ok up at UCD?

Anyways, I love the way it looks. I'm going to have to visit ya'll when I'm up in the bay area so I can steal some photos of your set ups for ideas on my next round of cages. Glad it ended up in good hands too. Looks like you really love it.

Cheers
Jason
 
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bleeding_sarcasm

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hahaha we do, i didnt know it came from you! i know that david "unoffically" stole it from eric, and he had put a devider in to house his cresteds, and dart frogs. that styrofoam definitely came down because of me. we were sitting in the room one day and i was all "how lame is it that you can only see that from the front! lets take that down" and i did. [changes new girlfriends will make] and.. then you could barely see into it. because the hard water stains were so bad. we tried getting it off IN the cage, then decided we had to empty it out for a full overhaul. pulled out all the cork, razored off all the silicone, picked up every cleaning product and tool you could imagine, and spent HOURS scrubbing that thing. soft scrub, comet, bleach, organic hippy soap. everything is this big chemical sludge mess. [which did wonders on my glove-free hands] but it looked damn good when we were done. windexed the outside all purdy-like. and now its covered in gecko shit, and more silicone, but that comes with the territory.

erk is doing great, however last quarter he wasnt doing his homework ;) he got an unsexed trio of Phelsuma to take up with him, and ended up with 2.1, eventually i think the smaller male was bullied and killed. we have his western hogs tho, and the female and male are out in the garage, and should be ready to breed VERY soon.

and yea, definitely come over, give us like.. a weeks heads up tho, so i can clean this disaster of the room, and scrape some of the poop off the glass in the male leachies cage. [who knew an animal could projectile-crap over EVERY SURFACE in the cage, and coat all 4 sides of glass?]

and the big one is 3 wide 2 deep and 3 tall yea.
we were actually thinking of taking the cresteds out, and putting out gargoyles in. since, i think the cresteds can stand to be a little cramped, and they dont seem to mind as much.
 
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Protean

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I don't care about lizard poop. Shit I saw david's room way back when he had the cyclura. It was scary then. girl let me tell you. freaky. there was quail everywhere! But I would anyways just so ya'll have some warning and can clear up your schedules.

if ya'll ever get rid of it, let me know. I'd love to get it back. is the second layer of screening still on the top? I hope so.

It originally was a graduation present from EBV when I graduated high school. I traded them some stuff and sure enough they askewd what I wanted in return (kinda funny if you think about it) and bam! a few months later this shows up. It was awesome.

Whats his major? Thats kinda funny if you think about it. I knew at some point he'd get all crazy for a minute and return to normal again. At least he found an outlet for all the energy he had. Makes me jealous in some way. Wish I had that much energy.

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Jason
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bleeding_sarcasm

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haha, we ended up trading the cyclura for a leachie. and later we met the guy who it sold to, and told him that if he was ever in the market of getting rid of him, wed take him back. we also told him that he probably shouldnt be leaving it out in his house around his cats... i think i still have a video of william and an ill-fated parakeet. great show indeed. second layer is still there. there was a tiny hole in the front right corner that i had crested geckos getting out of [i dont know how the hold got there] but ive since wired it shut. i doubt well let it go anywhere in the near future, its nice to hear history about that sort of stuff. we ended up buying these weird shaped cages that were there and never sold, modified them, and they do awesome as upright gecko cages. i think if anything, when we expand or rhac collection, well have to order some more of the same. they are awesome cages.

he is a geology major, definitely mellowed out, and he seems pretty happy. just turned 21 a little less then 2 weeks ago. he still comes down to the bay pretty often to hang out, when he doesnt have school or there is a good show playing.
 
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RE: turtles

I would feed red -ear sliders bad goldfish when working at a petstore years ago. They looked sick they went to the turtles lol. Well, the ones too large to become food ended up living and becoming very healthy even after having some extreem problems. When we used this tank as the "hospital tank" and did not have any turtles, the goldfish would die. Maybe the turtles had some type of anti-something in the skin? Anyways I dont mix species but one day there might be a good reason to mix?
 
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bleeding_sarcasm

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there are 5. but only 2 of them hide in the plant. the rest hang out inside the big log along the back.

and my friend keeps perfectly good gold fish inside the tank with his red ear sliders. they continually get nipped at untill they are killed and eaten. we would also throw mice into the tank, that would have the same thing happen. are you talking about mixing species in general? or mixing things with turtles?

one of the reasons that it works out with gimpy and the cresteds, is because they dont inhabit the same space. they dont compete for the same food, and they wouldnt naturally eat eachother in the wild. they both are getting what they need [food, water, heat and hides]

besides that, the only other species that ive mixed were gargoyles and cresteds, which went over fine, and when i eventually get sarasinorum and chahoua, i would be perfectly fine keeping those with ciliatus too. but the way i feel on mixing species in general, is if its a large enough space, they dont inhabit the same nich, there are pleanty of hides, they have generally the same needs [temperature, humidity, ect], and all are being cared the best that i possibly can [in the same optimal way as if they were being kept alone], theres nothing wrong with it.
 
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bleeding_sarcasm

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hahha, esp because a full grown crested would still be only half the size of ONE of his peens :oops: that would definitely be some photo worthy coppulation tho..
 
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Brian

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Try a male Crested and a female monitor. She might not be satisfied, but it would fit in. :wink:

I look forward to pics of what the babies look like. :D
 
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