[gecko]Experts Note Please: Double 40 hr heat pack test in styro double boxed setup

2003-11-19 Thread ElizabethFreer
In a message dated 11/18/03 5:34:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, Elizabeth Freer writes: These result seem lower than would be expected. My double 40 hr heat pack test results yesterday were puzzling. That is 2 40 hr heat packs inside the smallest styro box nestled inside a much larger styrofoam

[gecko]Intro (again?) and an appeal for tips on p. klemmeri

2003-11-19 Thread Chad Mayer
Hi all! Well, Im not sure if I already did this, but Im awake at my computer late tonight, and am really enjoying the conversations, so Ill jump right in! My name is Chad Mayer, I currently live in Tempe, AZ. I keep a number of dart frogs, laticauda, leosand chameleons, but Ive recently been

Re: [gecko]Complaints Against Petshops

2003-11-19 Thread Catriona Lindsay
I would call the department of animal control and regulations. If they get complaints they will investigate. Catriona At 07:01 PM 11/17/2003 -0500, you wrote: Hi all, Just had a quick question. Is there a website out there, that you can go to and complain about pet shops that poorly treat their

Re: [gecko]Complaints Against Petshops

2003-11-19 Thread Sdsasd
Again, I expected to be chewed out for posting the last email. I use to also be heavily in herpetoculture until I moved into herpetology and saw the direct effects of the pet trade on fauna. I would like to add to this debate with other information. 1. Yes, I agree that educate is very

Re: [gecko]Unwanted gasses released by heat packs directly touching styrofoam popcorn???

2003-11-19 Thread Julie Bergman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks--- What do you think here? Until I received this email today I've never thought having the heat pack in direct contact with my styrofoam popcorn packing was contraindicated. Is it wise to place a heat pack inside a small paper bag for that reason?

Re: [gecko]Unwanted gasses released by heat packs directly touching styrofoam popcorn???

2003-11-19 Thread ElizabethFreer
Julie-- Thanks for this and your earlier reply. By soft styrofoam do you mean the kind that literally dissolves if you get it wet? For that reason I've stayed totally away from those and use the hard kind that don't seem compromised should they get wet. (I know we hope our packages stay