Hi all,
Does anyone have a current email address for Nathan? I have an old one,
but it bounced.
Thanks,
Melody
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Hi Justin,
I did amost exactly what you are thinking of but with a 9-gallon hex and
a 1.3 group of klemmeri. Results were not good. First mistake is that
I put them in there when I got them. It would have been better to set
them up individualy in small tanks for a while, to see hew they
Oops, that was a 90-gallon hex!!
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi Justin,
I did amost exactly what you are thinking of but with a 9-gallon hex and
a 1.3 group of klemmeri. Results were not good. First mistake is that
I put them in there when I got them. It would have been better to set
them
Hi all,
I came home from Daytona to find two year-old gold dust gex chasing each
other around my office. My pet sitters were not onto all their tricks,
and they escaped from their containers in the nursery closet (also in my
office). I could tell by the chase that it was two males, so I opened
Hi all,
I'm having fun watching two gold-dust day gex in my sunroom, through
binoculars. I'm not sure if they're fighting or attempting to mate and
one is not willing. There's a lot of tail writhing, some chasing, a
little biting. They do an interesting stance where one will turn
vertical, and
Hi E,
Yes, I saw it on the list. It's 169K so AOL might be blocking it. I
forwarded it to you.
If you decide to go to Mindspring, tell them I referred you. I get
something, I don't remember just what...
M
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Oops, sorry list...
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Hi E,
Yes, I saw it on the list. It's 169K so AOL might be blocking it. I
forwarded it to you.
If you decide to go to Mindspring, tell them I referred you. I get
something, I don't remember just what...
M
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Hi all,
I haven't shipped for a while, and thought I'd check on the current
state of affairs. USPS does not take reptiles at all any more? Is
Airborne or UPS cheaper?
Thanks,
Melody
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a no.
UPS is not being easy about me starting a new account in our new
homestate -- three weeks and counting to get them to write up a contact
allowing me to ship geckos. I am on pins and needs waiting for them.
Our options are slimming.
Leann
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Hi Tony and Obeligz,
Any chance of adding these to the available info on the GGA site?
Melody
Tony Gamble wrote:
Hello Julie,
There is a picture of a cleared and stained leopard gecko on the MN
Herp Society webpage (down at the bottom):
http://www.bellmuseum.org/herpetology/Education.html
Hi all,
Anyone know how good the T-Rex crested gecko food is? Is this similar
to the food that's been discussed on this list for day geckos?
Thanks,
Melody
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Hi TQ,
I am, but you already know that ;-)
Melody
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Hello,
I just moved to Portland as I mentioned before. I just wondered who else is from
Portland, or surrounding areas tht keep geckos and other herps. I remember a couple.
Thank you for your time,
TQ
With
September. I would
have appreciated an answer...
To get to the forum, there is a link from
http://www.sandfiredragonranch.com/reptiles/index.html (Looking for more
info on Sandfire diets? Click Here).
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi all,
Anyone know how good the T-Rex crested gecko food
I haven't been getting any spam on the list! Lots on my personal mail
unfotunately, but that's not the GGA's problem ;-)
Melody
Barbie Heid wrote:
Something must be done to stop this ridiculous wave of spam. It is
disgusting, annoying, and intrusive. I can confidently say that it will
Hi all,
Sorry this is off topic, but my niece (college student) and her husband
recently adopted an unwanted juvenile iguana, and I figured some of you
keep iguanas, or at east know about them. Where is the best care sheet
on the web? I'd like to get them some good reliable info on how to take
Hi al,
I just submerge it in a tub outside for about 24 hours. I know that
won't get everything, but I mainly wanted to get rid of spiders -- I
have enough already!
Melody
David Lawrence wrote:
Hi,
Do you want the moss to remain living??? If not bringing the moss to
a slow boil
Hi Jared,
The tank sounds great! However, I have some large acrylic tanks, and
have found that acrylic warps over time, especially with heat. Consider
this with your acrylic ceiling, maybe just construct the tank so the
ceiling can be fairly easily replaced if it warps too much.
Hope this
Hi Garrett,
Though almost all my geckos are CB, I have done a lot of rehab with WC
turtles. I worked out a plan with my vet (nice guy!). I do my own
fecal smears, and can recognize some of the easier parasites like
pinworms and strongyles. I treat what I find with meds from my vet.
Then I
Hi all,
I am trying to determine if it is warm enough to ship geckos. I have an
account with UPS and recently emailed them to ask what hub a gecko
package (next day delivery) would go through from Portland to the US
east coast. When I did not get an answer after a week I emailed Julie,
who
Hi Chris,
Thanks so much! I could not imagine that the packages did not get
sorted somewhere! I thought the use of centralized hubs was a large part
of what makes UPS efficient! I probably spent half an hour on the phone
with UPS, and they did tell me lots of stuff, just irrelevant and not
Hi Chris and Julie,
I guess I need to find out who my rep is! I did talk with a supervisor,
even got his name, but he was not too useful! I hadn't thought of
saving the tracking info -- good tip Julie!
Thanks,
Melody
Julie Bergman wrote:
CHRIS SCHWEITZER wrote:
Hi Melody,
I work for
Hi all,
I have a pair of Phelsuma sundbergi longinsulae. I put them together
yesterday, and judging by the bite marks on her neck they have mated
several times. But the last time seems to have ruptured one of her
calcium sacs. Will this likely heal on its own like the neck bites do,
or is
to suture
the wound.
Leann
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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:37 AM
Subject: [gecko]Ruptured calcium sac.
Hi all,
I have a pair of Phelsuma sundbergi longinsulae. I put them together
yesterday
They do OK with PVC tubes, which you might need to use for a while if
there are mold spores in your tank.
HTH,
Melody
Rick Gale wrote:
I don't know about them not coming out for several days. I agree with
the other gentleman that mine often move around a lot at night and go
back to the same
Hi Catriona and all,
I have one breeding pair, and the female does have a slight bulge.
Nothing compared to a male, but if she was immmature I might have my
doubts. I have not looked at a lot of ciliatus, but IMHO the females do
have a bulge.
Home this helps,
Melody
Catriona Lindsay wrote:
Hi all,
What are the GGA plans for the Daytona show in August?
Thanks,
Melody
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a lot have left. But there are still a bunch in the eggcrate. They
don't seem to be attacking the crickets or anything, but I don't want to
bring the ants into the house. Anybody got any good ideas on how to get
them out?
Thanks,
Melody
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a bunch in the eggcrate. They
don't seem to be attacking the crickets or anything, but I don't want to
bring the ants into the house. Anybody got any good ideas on how to get
them out?
Thanks,
Melody
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Hi all,
I have a male ciliatus that I bought as a juvenile about 5 years ago. I
am wondering if he is what you are describing as bug-eyed. His actual
eyeball sticks out unusually far, skin around the eye is normal. I
don't believe he can see much. He does not catch crickets on his own,
but
) I do not know background info like how related the parents were.
That would be useful data from anyone who has it!
Melody
Hilde wrote:
Melody Hartley wrote:
I have a male ciliatus that I bought as a juvenile about 5 years ago. I
am wondering if he is what you are describing as bug-eyed. His
Good news Julie!! What's the new place like?
Julie Bergman wrote:
Well guys, the saga is finally over! Sold the house yesterday.:) I guess
three weeks on the market is not terrible and I should not complain too
much! The price was good, although we have to wonder what we could have
gotten
Hi Boo,
Pet shop geckos are very likely wild caught, and very very likely have
parasites. Please get a fecal check done soon. A normal day gecko will
run away if you try to pet it, so I am concerned yours might not be
feeling well. Most of mine will lick fruit baby food off of a spoon I'm
I only get more glad I could not go -- a hurricane is not my idea of a
good time!
Leann Christenson wrote:
Best information that I got so far was what a mess, and that the expo hall
had some of the only electricity on the street. The show did go on.
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Wow! The gecko looks amazed too! ;-)
Jared Morris wrote:
The giant viv I was talking about back in may is finally finished, and
the gecko moved in. The plants have some recovery/growing in to do, and
there are always adjustments to be made on a project this large, but all
in all, it turned
That gecko has cleavage! ;-D
Leann Christenson wrote:
Chrissy:
Phelsuma kept under artificial fluorescent UV lights have a great tendency
to develop large calcium sacs, and they can be diseased, lumpy and/or
malformed. They tend to be unsightly, but as Julie mentioned, they usually
are not a
Hi TQ,
Looks like Elizabeth is offline, so I'll answer -- no, this is an
educational show only.
However, the show in Hillsboro is the following weekend, and that a
sales show! I'll probably be at either the GGA or NWHKA table most of
the weekend, so stop by and say hi if you're there!
Melody
I actually like the ones that start out a little less bright and then
get brighter. Seems easier on the eyes!
Last Christmas Home Depot had packages of these in red and green.
Anybody tried those for night heat lights for nocturnal gex? I'm
thinking about it if I see those bulbs again.
Hi all,
I do feed pillbugs to small turtles, they like them a lot! The geckos
have not seemed too interested. These have been discussed as food on
turtle lists, and toxicity has never been mentioned, so I don't believe
they are toxic. They are high in calcium! I have them in most of my
No experience at all, but I'm glad to see some life on the list!!
Melody
Julie Bergman wrote:
Hi Marcus,
Longevity and Cat Geckos seems to be an oxymoron! Great gecko, very,
very, very difficult to keep alive. Since I killed mine in about 6 mos I
am not going to give you any tips. Anyone else
Hi all,
I came across this website with info and good pictures:
http://www.neoscales.com/Entamoeba.htm Some pictures are gecko innards,
others are microscopic. Both very useful, especially if you use a
microscope, and not often seen on the web.
Melody
Hi all,
I know this has been discussed and I though I bookmarked it, but...
What is that website that has range maps for reptiles around the world?
I'm giving a talk this afternoon to a 4-H group and thought that would
be nice to show them.
Thanks,
Melody
Hi all,
Is it legal to ship day geckos to Hawaii?
Thanks,
Melody
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to ship 4 P.
laticauda back to the mainland! A buddy just did this.
Julie B.
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi all,
Is it legal to ship day geckos to Hawaii?
Thanks,
Melody
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Hi Lyle and all,
How many members do we have now?
I'm glad to see some life in the list too!
Melody
Lyle Puente wrote:
Hi Nathan
I have some of the very early issues, but most have been printed in
extremely limited numbers.
At one point we thought of selling packets of each year complete,
Congratulations Julie (and the geckos of course)! What do these look
like as adults?
Melody
Julie Bergman wrote:
After working with my babies from Magnus Forsberg for a few years, I
assembled a breeding trio and cut them loose in a Doug Barr Phelsuma
rack this year. They have thrived and
Hi all,
Does anyone ship with DHL? Are they reliable?
Thanks,
Melody
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://www.ig-phelsuma.de/board/viewtopic.php?t=840).
Good luck,
Ulli
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone ship with DHL? Are they reliable?
Thanks,
Melody
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Thanks! That where I got the one I have, but it's been a few years and
I couldn't remember the name!
Julie Bergman wrote:
In Reptiles Mag Randall Burkey Co. was pretty cheap if I remember.
Julie B.
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi all,
Anybody know what the cheapest source for hovobators
4, 5, 6
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Thanks Jodi, Marcus, and Julie for the info! I too have been using UPS
for a few years and they have performed well, but I just like to look at
my options now and then. I found it difficult to find info on DHL's
website, so wasn't impressed there either.
Melody
Julie Bergman wrote:
A
Congratulations Julie! I'm looking forward to the photos!
Melody
Julie Bergman wrote:
Thank you Elizabeth, definitely I will be posting photos! :)
Best,
Julie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Julie ~
Thanks for this wonderful news! This sounds like a win-win situation
for geckos,
Sounds like an excellent plan!
Hitchiner, Jim wrote:
Thanks Julie and Chad,
Fortunately, I have the room to remove the pairs from their larger
holding cages and place them each into cages that are roughly the size
of 30 gal tanks. In the meantime, I'll replace all props from the
breeding
Hi Sherron,
Try catching some fruit flies and putting them in the refrigerator for a
few minutes. That slows them down, and the gecko might be able to catch
them. Also, the humid chamber that Elizabeth wrote about has always
worked for me with geckos that have trouble shedding.
Best of
Slightly different method -- I use a paper towel rather than a washcloth
in the humid box, and float the whole box in a sink full of warm water
for the heat. A small soft paintbrush can also be helpful for wetting
the old skin and working it loose.
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And Aloha
lanai and house. ;)
Mahalo,
Sherron
Melody Hartley wrote:
Slightly different method -- I use a paper towel rather than a
washcloth in the humid box, and float the whole box in a sink full of
warm water for the heat. A small soft paintbrush can also be helpful
for wetting the old skin
Hi Sherron,
I know a snake-keeper that kills rats with (I think) a carbon-dioxide
chamber, because she doesn't like to kill them maually. I can find
out more, or put you in touch with her if you like.
Hope this helps,
Melody
Sherron wrote:
Aloha, Kind Friends
I prefer to let nature take
California up through Oregon to
where we lived about 10 years ago and stopped for blackberries along the
way every place we spotted them! Great trip! ;)
Thanks,
Sherron
Melody Hartley wrote:
Hi Sharron,
I get fruit flies from Ed's Fly Meat, http://www.edsflymeatinc.com.
They're near Seattle
Hi all,
I am planning to ship some animals from Portland to Phoenix via UPS
Next-day Air. Due to Homeland Security, UPS can't tell me what hub they
will go through (%$#...@!!) which is information that I need to
determine if the
temperatures are within tolerable ranges. So has anyone shipped
to
Kentucky. Are you shipping today (Friday) or Monday? We do deliver
Saturday air (make sure the long orange sticker is visible).
Ron Van Heest
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Subject: [gecko
Got it! Am I supposed to be on this?
On 3/24/2011 4:29 AM, Leann Christenson wrote:
This is just a test. The GGA Board List is not yet functional.
Archives still need to be set up.
However, if you would just respond with a hello or another friendly
word, we'll be sure we are hearing
Hi Neil,
I'm glad you're doing it (and not me) and thanks! I goof around with
graphics but am not a pro.
Melody
On 3/26/2011 9:18 PM, geckomeister wrote:
Hi Hervé, Julie, and Melody,
I am already working on a banner and will have something by Monday. I do this
sort of thing for a living,
Hi all, especially Julie I think...
I would like to see the statistics for the website, especially if we
have kept a history. I have trouble believing it is a heavily
trafficked site now, but I could be wrong. It would also give us a
background and something to aim for in getting more
I thought so too -- done already!
On 3/28/2011 10:05 AM, Powell's wrote:
One thing I would suggest in the list of genera under each heading do
not include sp. or spp.,
Best,
Chuck
Charles Barbara Powell
American Dendrobatid Group
www.frogday.org
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Hi all,
I just looked at gekkota.com, though not in great detail. I don't see
any reason to abandon the work that has gone into that. A lot of things
-- photos, care sheets. sounds, etc., would be the same. I'm thinking
it rather needs a makeover or new face, and some things, like
I think the US membership fee could go up more than $3 and no one would
strongly object. I think we should raise it $5 at least (that would be
$37) or even to $40. We need some wriggle room somewhere!
On 4/1/2011 8:12 AM, Julie Bergman wrote:
Call for a discussion from the President!
Julie
IMHO not often enough -- postage and other costs go up every year!
On 4/5/2011 6:53 PM, Leann Christenson wrote:
Maybe it's just late at night (here in Alabama) and my mind is not
working, but I am not understanding this. Maybe a bit more explanation?
--in over ten years of GGA, there has
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