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by Hadar
May 19th, 2015, 8:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New to the forum
Replies: 4
Views: 2340

Re: New to the forum

Welcome Will! What do you consider a cool species? I'm originally from Urbana, IL so I might be able to help you. My uncle and cousins live in Iowa City but they aren't much for herping. For posting photos, try selecting URL from the menu and pasting your url between the " ". You might hav...
by Hadar
May 19th, 2015, 12:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping, travel, and gear
Replies: 40
Views: 15149

Re: Herping, travel, and gear

Antonsrkn: Where in Ecuador were you? Tiputini? Congratulations on starting graduate school! Where are you going and what are your research questions? Do you have a favorite headlamp? What kind of rain protection have you found to actually work in the rainforest? No, I wish i was in Tiputini! I had...
by Hadar
May 19th, 2015, 8:53 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping, travel, and gear
Replies: 40
Views: 15149

Re: Herping, travel, and gear

Some great responses! Thank you guys for your answers so far. captainjack0000: Florida is a great place for biodiversity in the U.S. You can even find exotics. ;) Do you use waders when you go into the swamps? I've always wanted to paddle board the Glades. Sometimes I leave my camera at home in hope...
by Hadar
May 18th, 2015, 10:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?
Replies: 19
Views: 7687

Re: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?

Just don't let her do this. You know, salmonella or something like that. http://www.snakesonstuff.com/images/mikesnak.jpg
by Hadar
May 18th, 2015, 10:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping, travel, and gear
Replies: 40
Views: 15149

Herping, travel, and gear

This forum is a great way to connect herpers across the globe but sometimes our topics are specific to a particular region and discussion is limited. I wanted to start getting more general conversations going on a semi-regular basis that anyone can join in on. For my first attempt I pose the followi...
by Hadar
May 18th, 2015, 9:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spotted Salmander development timelapse
Replies: 6
Views: 3431

Re: Spotted Salmander development timelapse

Very cool Zach! Thank you for sharing. I'm very impressed with the clarity and stability of the video. We shot photographs of our developing tigers but the image quality was much more pixelated and video took too much memory to store. What kind of mount did you use on your scope? Are you doing IVF o...
by Hadar
May 16th, 2015, 7:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County
Replies: 10
Views: 4176

Re: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County

Thanks Hadar, I had read about it and seen it in other media but I was unsure. It is added to the list for the family road trip this summer. Any idea what sort of herp activity will be like in late July? May I ask you the same question for Corvallis? Thanks Nick Nick, I'm not certain. This will be ...
by Hadar
May 15th, 2015, 9:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County
Replies: 10
Views: 4176

Re: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County

Great story and very cool species. Fern Canyon looks amazing how long does is stay so narrow? Thank you for sharing, Nick The Fern Canyon trail is a 1.1 mile loop, narrowing at times to 30 feet across but most of the time it is ~100 feet across or more (I would estimate). My friend and I continued ...
by Hadar
May 14th, 2015, 12:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County
Replies: 10
Views: 4176

Re: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County

Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:Great story - thanks for taking the time! Looking forward to the drive-by shooting now.

PS: Spartans stand for "endless fun"? That's not what I learned from the Classics.....
I added the drive-by shooting story for you. When it's MSU Spartans it does, we are "a riot".
by Hadar
May 12th, 2015, 12:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Redwood National Park and Humboldt County
Replies: 10
Views: 4176

Redwood National Park and Humboldt County

This adventure began with a phone call from my best friend from undergrad, Adison. We used to plan a girls trip every 6 months no matter where in the world we were living but eventually jobs (lack of vacation time), distance (money), and very different schedules kept us apart. :( It had been 3 years...
by Hadar
March 17th, 2015, 6:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: March in Oregon
Replies: 6
Views: 3085

Re: March in Oregon

uglyelf wrote:Your pictures are THE BEST!
Thanks Gregory! Looking forward to herping with you again.
by Hadar
March 17th, 2015, 6:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: March in Oregon
Replies: 6
Views: 3085

Re: March in Oregon

Heather: The size of the scar would indicate that when injured, the wound was much, much larger. That in turn tends to rule out such a wound being causes by either a predator nor an antagonist (ground squirrel) but more likely caused by some mechanical means, farm implement, bike, wacked by a stick...
by Hadar
March 16th, 2015, 9:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: March in Oregon
Replies: 6
Views: 3085

March in Oregon

April showers bring May flowers but what does March in Oregon bring? Apparently crazy weather with 30 degree fluctuations and with that, lots of herps when the sun comes out to play. I started my weekend with Matt at the West Eugene Wetlands where we saw 6 long-toed salamanders, a tangled ball of 6 ...
by Hadar
March 16th, 2015, 8:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cross country herping adventure!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 7759

Re: Cross country herping adventure!!!

Oregon regulations have ruined my plans. Apparently it is illegal to own the species of herps I have in this state so they will have to stay in Illinois until I move again. Guess that means I can't stay here much longer. My green tree frog is already at least 7 years old and I've been away from her ...
by Hadar
February 5th, 2015, 4:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cross country herping adventure!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 7759

Re: Cross country herping adventure!!!

The cooler plan sounds doable (I'd suggest placing a folded towel between the ice/cold packs and the animal containers themselves, to help mitigate the "yo-yo" temperature changes between cooler time and "fun" evening time each day). Though I haven't personally used the cooler a...
by Hadar
February 5th, 2015, 1:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cross country herping adventure!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 7759

Re: Cross country herping adventure!!!

Sounds like a fun idea. How do you plan to keep your amphibians cool while you herp? I'd be very nervous herping in midsummer with pets in the car. My current plan is to put them in containers with moist paper towel or moss and keep them in a cooler with some ice to keep temperatures from getting t...
by Hadar
February 5th, 2015, 11:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cross country herping adventure!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 7759

Cross country herping adventure!!!

This summer I will be moving some of my pets from home (Illinois) to Oregon since my job has been renewed for another year. I've been living out of two suitcases for the past 8+ months but now I'm ready to upgrade. It's not worth it to move my bed or furniture but I can't go another year without my ...
by Hadar
February 3rd, 2015, 3:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sharp-tailed snakes, boas, and alligator lizard in January
Replies: 4
Views: 2669

Re: Sharp-tailed snakes, boas, and alligator lizard in Janua

jonathan wrote:That is a ridiculously tiny snake.
Right??? I was so excited when Richard found such a little guy.
by Hadar
February 3rd, 2015, 3:01 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NAFHA - Hands off Amphibs policy?
Replies: 31
Views: 19140

Re: NAFHA - Hands off Amphibs policy?

Coming from the lens of working in the veterinary medicine field, I always try to clean my hands between physical contact with amphibians. I do the same for reptiles too. I keep hand sanitizer in my bag and a bottle of water so I can disinfect my hands after handling any animal and then rinse off re...
by Hadar
January 31st, 2015, 10:50 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sharp-tailed snakes, boas, and alligator lizard in January
Replies: 4
Views: 2669

Sharp-tailed snakes, boas, and alligator lizard in January

This week we had a break in the cool weather, the fog disappeared, and the sun came out to play. I was dreaming about snakes and itching to get out into the field. Luckily for me, Richard said that he was available to meet up and look for some rubber boas and sharp-tailed snakes (two species I have ...
by Hadar
January 28th, 2015, 8:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sunny day at E.E. Wilson
Replies: 4
Views: 2082

Re: Sunny day at E.E. Wilson

Thank you Jonathan and Richard for your help. I have made edits and look forward to getting better at posting. :)
by Hadar
January 25th, 2015, 10:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sunny day at E.E. Wilson
Replies: 4
Views: 2082

Sunny day at E.E. Wilson

UPDATED POST I'm trying to get better at using FHF and HERP to add records instead of just sharing my adventures with my friends on FB or Google+ so here goes my first post complete with HERP records and image links from those records... Yesterday was one of those rare sunny days that occur during t...
by Hadar
January 6th, 2015, 10:42 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping at Mary's Peak
Replies: 11
Views: 4140

Re: Herping at Mary's Peak

Beautiful pictures Heather! I especially like the torrent salamander - the spotting on that one is prettier than any I've found (I made a post about the different species in the Torrent Salamander family here ). Tailed frogs are always an awesome find too. The green-striped salamander is a Dunn's, ...
by Hadar
January 2nd, 2015, 9:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping at Mary's Peak
Replies: 11
Views: 4140

Re: Herping at Mary's Peak

My mistake, I thought the album was public but it wasn't. It is now.
by Hadar
December 25th, 2014, 10:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping at Mary's Peak
Replies: 11
Views: 4140

Re: Herping at Mary's Peak

I don't think those photos worked...I'll see if I can figure out how to get them to show.
by Hadar
December 25th, 2014, 10:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping at Mary's Peak
Replies: 11
Views: 4140

Herping at Mary's Peak

Here are some photos from my first herping adventure in Oregon at Mary's Peak on June 14th, 2014. I was very excited to see my first tailed frog. Actually, all the species were new to me because I am only familiar with herps of the Midwest and Southeast. Please feel free to add comments. Thank you J...
by Hadar
June 5th, 2014, 9:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Oregon herpers
Replies: 4
Views: 2112

Oregon herpers

Hey guys! My name is Heather and I just moved to Corvallis, Oregon this week after living in Mississippi for 2.5 years and originating from the Midwest. I love all herps but salamanders are my favorite and all the species here are new to me. This week I've been working and unpacking so I haven't bee...
by Hadar
April 7th, 2014, 1:47 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

I have reached out to the zoo community and there is some disagreement about what ideal water parameters are.
by Hadar
April 6th, 2014, 11:02 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

I contacted a few people on caudata.org but haven't gotten many responses and I have a message out on the Amphibian TAG listserv. The DVM on our IACUC doesn't want us to lower pH because he doesn't think it will do anything with regards to the parasites and could change the bacterial or fungal envir...
by Hadar
April 3rd, 2014, 4:04 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

Thank you for the suggestions. Once the animals are healthy, the plan is to use hormones to aid with reproduction. Fingers crossed that it works!
by Hadar
March 31st, 2014, 4:20 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

They were eating night crawlers from long forceps but stopped eating after the infestation. Now I'm concerned that the anorexia is due to stress from treatment. We have cut the night crawlers to see if that helps and tried ghost shrimp as well. These changes helped slightly (animals that had not eat...
by Hadar
March 31st, 2014, 3:12 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

They have ceramic pots to hide under and artificial plants but there is no substrate in order to minimize vectors of disease transmission.
by Hadar
March 31st, 2014, 2:41 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Re: Necturus maculosus

Thanks Jimi for clarifying. This is part of my research project at my university. We have vets here at the school but they work with mammals so mudpuppies are out of their comfort zone.
by Hadar
March 31st, 2014, 12:08 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Necturus maculosus
Replies: 24
Views: 10470

Necturus maculosus

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for someone with experience raising Necturus maculosus in captivity. I am caring for 30 right now and they have being having issue with trematodes. Currently I'm giving them injections of praziquantel every two weeks to get rid of the infestation but its been a month and the...
by Hadar
December 13th, 2013, 9:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Looking for collaborators
Replies: 3
Views: 572

Looking for collaborators

Hey guys! I'm starting my PhD next month and I can have one person outside of the university. I'm looking for someone who would be helpful in developing more efficient captive breeding programs using assisted reproductive technologies with salamanders? The model species I have in the lab to work wit...
by Hadar
December 13th, 2013, 9:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Looking for collaborators
Replies: 2
Views: 2514

Looking for collaborators

Hey guys! I'm starting my PhD next month and I can have one person outside of the university. I'm looking for someone who would be helpful in developing more efficient captive breeding programs using assisted reproductive technologies with salamanders? The model species I have in the lab to work wit...
by Hadar
July 14th, 2013, 4:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: BioBlitz 2013
Replies: 12
Views: 6610

BioBlitz 2013

Sorry to update an old post but I was excited that I finally figured out how to get photos to show here. I've added details too so for anyone who has seen this, there is more new material. Just wanted to share some of the photos from the BioBlitz in Jean Lafitte National Historic Park, LA this May. ...
by Hadar
June 27th, 2013, 4:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpers of Mississippi
Replies: 0
Views: 1238

Herpers of Mississippi

Hey everyone! I'm looking for herpers in Mississippi willing to mentor teenagers. I just finished a week long conservation summer camp with 23 great kids. A lot of these kids are really interested in reptiles and amphibians but their parents don't approve. Many told me that they get scolded for play...
by Hadar
December 11th, 2012, 4:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Part I: My Herping Eden
Replies: 40
Views: 26613

Re: Part I: My Herping Eden

Thanks for sharing Josh. I'll buy a copy of your book when I see you next week as long as it is signed. I am impressed that you found a bear in South Florida. I still haven't seen one there nor a panther. Do you not worry about zoonotic transmission of leprosy from armadillos? Can't wait to find som...
by Hadar
October 9th, 2012, 2:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: (PLEASE READ) Chapter Officers and Membership List for 2012
Replies: 165
Views: 51713

Re: (PLEASE READ) Chapter Officers and Membership List for 2

You don't have any of us Mississippi people. Heather Stewart (Hadar) Starkville, MS JP Lawrence is in Oxford and I'm not sure which part of MS Terry is in.
by Hadar
February 23rd, 2012, 5:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: February Species Counts
Replies: 25
Views: 3601

Re: February Species Counts

Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties, Mississippi 2/1 Ambystoma opacum (1), Acris gryllus (~10) 2/21 Anolis carolinensis (1), Plethodon glutinosus (3), Acris gryllus (10-20) 2/22 Anolis carolinensis (4), Scincella lateralis (2), Plethodon glutinosus (7), Ambystoma maculatum (1), Agkistrodon contortrix (1)...
by Hadar
January 11th, 2012, 5:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping in Mississippi
Replies: 5
Views: 2614

Re: Herping in Mississippi

Thanks! I'm going to Columbus Friday actually and again next week. If I find anything interesting I'll be sure to post photos.
by Hadar
January 11th, 2012, 2:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping in Mississippi
Replies: 5
Views: 2614

Herping in Mississippi

Hi Everyone! I recently moved down to Starkville, MS from Illinois. I go herping regularly in Illinois and before that in Michigan but I don't know anyone who herps down here. I'm a grad student at MSU in fisheries and have yet to find someone who actually wants to go out looking for snakes with me....