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Post by shane on May 1, 2004 7:48:39 GMT -5
say hello to our two new additions,Butter and Jelly.  another of butter.  |
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Post by James on May 1, 2004 10:39:38 GMT -5
Stop it! I want more but I have to share my room with my brother so I can't have any more  They are beautiful, how old/big are they? |
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Post by Uroplatus on May 1, 2004 11:12:07 GMT -5
I recognise those two! Glad you like them! I'm still tempted every time I see baby cresties but I will have to draw the line at 12! I'll wait to see what sex my newest babies turn out to be before buying any more!
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Post by James on May 1, 2004 13:46:40 GMT -5
Lauren, how many males/females do you have? Do you have a favourite one? Do you handle all of yours or jusy a few?
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Post by zarozinia on May 1, 2004 14:17:35 GMT -5
The dark reddish one is called Jelly. the harlequin doesnt have a name yet. Shane is just confused  Our adult normal male is called butter. Weve got five now. We too are going to have to let them mature before buying anymore. What next? Maybe a gargoyle gecko. |
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Post by zarozinia on May 2, 2004 15:05:51 GMT -5
Weve decided to follow a motorbike theme now, so the harlequin has the delightfully appropriate name of Harley  |
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Post by Uroplatus on May 4, 2004 14:04:13 GMT -5
Lauren, how many males/females do you have? Do you have a favourite one? Do you handle all of yours or jusy a few? I have 3 males, 6 definate females, and 3 unsexed (thought to be females). My favourite male is probably Lucerne my gorgeous harlequin, and my favourite female is Peanut, a stunnign orange tiger. All of mine get a degree of handling. My original ones are much tamer than my newst, but I think that comes with age anyway. All of my animals (which includes approx 75ish lizards and 15 snakes) get handled except the leaftails, slowworms, emerald tree skinks and Australian barking gecko, which get quite stressed when handled. The beardies, uromastyx and dwarf monitors get handled the most due to their personable nature, plus they'd get depressed if left on their own! Snakes get hadled about twice weekly, when cleaning or feeding, more if they've messed their cages. |
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Post by James on May 5, 2004 12:05:08 GMT -5
I would love to have a collection like yours Lauren, I'm so jealous!!! I know this is probably a hard question but which is your favourite one out of all of them?
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Post by zarozinia on May 5, 2004 12:09:37 GMT -5
My favourites out of Laurens are her leaf tails, but I couldnt pick one specific, I like her mossy leaf tails and the satanic leaftails. Actually she has so many fantastic creatures, I like them all.
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Post by Uroplatus on May 5, 2004 13:46:26 GMT -5
My favourite reptile is my gorgeous Uromastyx Phoenix. He was a rescue case, although I did have to buy him off the b >:(s that had him. He was a private sale, which at the time sounded great, the people said they worked for the RSPCA taking in reptiles from them. We had to drive over 100 miles to get to the house. When we arrived at the house we were shown inside., which seemed a bit smelly. Then we were taken round the back to a shed (nothing against sheds and reptiles in them!). When we went in it was filthy, loads of unclean vivs and ill looking animals. The uromastyx was housed with a pair of bearded dragons in a fairly small viv, which was encrusted with faeces and rotton food! He was caked in faeces and his spiny tail was invisable due to it being so encrusted! The people said he was eating crickets and locusts (uros are completely veggie!). I felt so sorry for him I had to buy him. I paid £100 for him just to get him out of there! I had taken a box to put him in, but I felt so sorry for him I sat him on my knee all the way home and cuddled him (Dad had the car window open because he smelt so much!). When I got him home I had to bath him, when I bathed him I got a shock! He wasn't a big fat uro like I'd thought, that was all muck! He was a skinny weedy looking uro, with a great big lump on one side and covered in scars, but at least he wasn't brown anymore, he was a gorgeous florescent orange! I had him straight to the vets who told me the big lump wa sa hernia, he had worms and that she didn't hold out much hope! Also I consulted various experts in the reptile field who all told me to prepare for the worst! It took 6 months of hard work, by force feeding and trying different set-ups to get him to feed on his own on veg. I had to resort to putting him in with my beardies just to get him to behave normally! Eventually he did start feeding and is now a pig! That was over four years ago and I've still got him! H e now has a girlfriend but is still unable to leave the bearded dragons because he stops feeding! He is my little baby and I love him so much!
P.S. sorry it was so long but I had to pour my heart out to you all!
P.P.S. I will post some piccys of little Phoenix for you all to say 'AWWW' at!
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Post by JackieP on May 5, 2004 14:21:47 GMT -5
I've heard that story loads of times and it still makes me sad. Thankfully, it does have a happy ending. Pheonix is a handsome chap now.  Gorgeous geckos Angi - I was tempted to buy them myself  |
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Post by James on May 6, 2004 12:18:11 GMT -5
That is a sad story, good to hear there are people that will pay good money to help reptiles in need.
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Post by zarozinia on May 6, 2004 14:39:52 GMT -5
Well done Lauren, youve done a great job bringing him back to good health. Youre a star
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Post by zarozinia on May 29, 2004 18:05:35 GMT -5
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They are beautiful, how old/big are they?
