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by Kelly Mc
November 17th, 2011, 8:00 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Question: Growth and Size Potential???
Replies: 7
Views: 2228

Re: Question: Growth and Size Potential???

there was this other thing i read , i cant cite it it was too long ago about the biology and growth of fish , amphibians and reptiles , that proposed that they continue to grow throughout their life , albiet slowly and incrementally . it has always been one of those things that had a ring of believa...
by Kelly Mc
November 16th, 2011, 7:33 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Florida's Finest
Replies: 14
Views: 3082

Re: Florida's Finest

the Full Lives of Floridas Finest ~*~
by Kelly Mc
November 16th, 2011, 10:29 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Florida's Finest
Replies: 14
Views: 3082

Re: Florida's Finest

Splendid! < ----- i love the opportunity to say ( :

what a cool window of opportunity you have to observe these behaviors . i hope you post more free range snake shenanigans ( :

their choices - even discreet or more expectable ones wud be fascinating

im grinning so broadly - Thanks
by Kelly Mc
November 16th, 2011, 8:38 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Albino Bullfrogs
Replies: 3
Views: 2307

Re: Albino Bullfrogs

Bullfrogs are a Magnificent Frog - in and of themselves and apart from human context of irresponsibility i knew a person , only by phone tho , who created a sanctuary in their basement for unwanted bullfrogs . mostly from ppl who bought a Pet Tadpole at a fish store somewhere as they sometimes come ...
by Kelly Mc
November 16th, 2011, 6:19 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Host specific mites: lizard mite vs. snake mite
Replies: 2
Views: 1639

Re: Host specific mites: lizard mite vs. snake mite

host Specific ? "Generally? " does that imply host Preferencial due to scalation type? - becuz that is what i have seen . ophionyssus abundantly encountered on reptiles with strongly keeled (or 'roofed') scalation both lizards and snakes. more room for more mites to acquire dorsal pressure...
by Kelly Mc
November 15th, 2011, 5:48 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Diet manipulation in incubation via scenting...any ideas?
Replies: 10
Views: 2938

Re: Diet manipulation in incubation via scenting...any ideas

what a succinct save of an insight

ecological Artemis
by Kelly Mc
November 15th, 2011, 10:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Blandings Turtles and Bison Bones update from Midwest forum
Replies: 9
Views: 2086

Re: Blandings Turtles and Bison Bones update from Midwest fo

This was a great posting . it made me think of my dad and the stories he used to tell about growing up in minnesota , exploring as a boy .

Thanks
by Kelly Mc
November 15th, 2011, 1:27 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Albino Bullfrogs
Replies: 3
Views: 2307

Re: Albino Bullfrogs

im not big on albinos but that frog looks like it cud grant some trippy wishes
by Kelly Mc
November 13th, 2011, 5:56 pm
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: Falconry taken to a new level
Replies: 14
Views: 4080

Re: Falconry taken to a new level

Food was always there. Enjoyment? Please explain. Shane The fear of Anthropomorphic Perception can be taken to a blind spot of Anthrocentricism . Its just as short sighted to dismiss the potential that some things arent only Ours - as a species , but basal as organisms on Planet Earth . Like food a...
by Kelly Mc
November 11th, 2011, 10:35 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

to clarify something mentioned - when i feed larger dubia or mealworms and occasionally rupture them , or half them etc - i am referring to Thawed Bugs . which i offer on alligator forceps (12" thin and great for insectivore feeding btw when a little micromanagement is desired ) or in a dish fo...
by Kelly Mc
November 11th, 2011, 7:57 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

Chris and Bill have made great points

spiders are a much better choice for banded geckos to eat , with small crickets as a cultured substitute
by Kelly Mc
November 11th, 2011, 7:19 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

when in doubt - rupturing the body of the larger zophobias has the effect of busting a coated tablet with your teeth before swallowing . like the dubia i have fed the large zophobias to animals that Conventionally would seem too small for them but gave them a helpful rupture . with small mealworms -...
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 1:22 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

as far as i know - there are minions of " Breeders" and people that keep them as pets that feed almost all mealworms - or even , all mealworms .

Did i say somewhere that they couldnt?
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 10:36 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

some thoughts about mealworms and chitin per opportunity on this (useful)thread some insects may have just as much if not more chiten , but it seems that its the Character of it with mealworms - the very polished , cylindrical , seamless of form that makes assimilation different then jointed , varia...
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 9:25 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

yeah basically identical in care to a leopard gecko . hi chitin + no gradient + loose sand can be a bit of a husbandry time bomb . mealworms for me personally serve only as an accent of diversity - mostly for neural enrichment of experiencing Various in prey shape , etc . waxworms make a nice calori...
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 8:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Specimen of the year post.
Replies: 75
Views: 16616

Re: Specimen of the year post.

im so happy to have come here . :thumb: what a great way to start my day off as i have my morning coffee
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 8:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Specimen of the year post.
Replies: 75
Views: 16616

Re: Specimen of the year post.

holy crap i just saw the melanistic hog and the bevy of terrapins!

haha i cant pick a favorite i might as well just sit back and enjoy!


* and Tan Opheodrys ( : !!!
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2011, 8:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Specimen of the year post.
Replies: 75
Views: 16616

Re: Specimen of the year post.

The copperhead is a Textbook Centerfold!
by Kelly Mc
November 7th, 2011, 8:46 pm
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: Falconry taken to a new level
Replies: 14
Views: 4080

Re: Falconry taken to a new level

That is so Cool!!!

i think humans underestimate other animals and their ability to take pleasure in what they do , to enjoy the motion and skills of their body and how its fun to be alive

Thanks for this post!
by Kelly Mc
November 6th, 2011, 10:48 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

i thought about this guy today and hope he gets some help the most commonly defined prolapse is one where extruded tissues are exposed and vulnerable to drying - in the pic the vent looks tight but there can be a degreed version - slight - where after defecating the cloacal lining retracts in a faul...
by Kelly Mc
November 6th, 2011, 8:41 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #12: Monster Phasmids, Flying Lizards
Replies: 24
Views: 8737

Re: Borneo Dispatches #12: Monster Phasmids, Flying Lizards

i was so taken by the Ivory Snail that i spoke of it - out of the blue i described it to several persons - all animal and nature ppl and they all understood :thumb:
by Kelly Mc
November 5th, 2011, 9:56 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatus
Replies: 23
Views: 7409

Re: problem with my Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx variegatu

the testes are located in the abdomen , so its the hemipenes that are located there . i can only share as a keeper BTW i have known varanids that have had the tendency to evert a hemipene or even both to a degree , while defecating ( and sometimes just wud do so occasionally ) and in contraction bac...
by Kelly Mc
October 30th, 2011, 8:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #11: Sixteen-Foot Reticulated Python
Replies: 46
Views: 21113

Re: Borneo Dispatches #11: Sixteen-Foot Reticulated Python

This was fantastic to read and see !!! right from the start with the gono guy looking almost like an apparition on that tree to the close shot of the retics head cutting thru the waters - thank you i am breathless
by Kelly Mc
October 30th, 2011, 7:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some snakes (Taiwan)
Replies: 10
Views: 3624

Re: Some snakes (Taiwan)

i love the beautiful Trimeresurus that is my favorite if forced to choose . thank you for these i know i will keep coming back to look :thumb:
by Kelly Mc
October 27th, 2011, 9:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Can an Anaconda eat a Tapir?
Replies: 4
Views: 2953

Re: Can an Anaconda eat a Tapir?

You know , ive seen alot of documentaries where there will be animals in some kind of peril , like its a drought or an antelope baby with no mom , and they follow the odyssey to its conclusion which isnt always " a happy ending " cuz thats life in the wild . and the naturalists or narrator...
by Kelly Mc
October 26th, 2011, 7:50 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: A Stolen World A Great Read.
Replies: 7
Views: 4065

Re: A Stolen World A Great Read.

i have been meaning to check out this book , thanks for reminding me , WSTREPS .




-Egomaniacal Jughead . . . Is that it?
by Kelly Mc
October 26th, 2011, 12:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigrita
Replies: 47
Views: 7777

Re: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigr

I agree that the second snake posted is an indigo- the white chin is notable, as is the triangular cross-section of the body (where the vertebral column is "peaked" relative to the rest of the body). Lampros are almost always very circular/rounded in body cross-section. Body scales look a...
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 10:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Old herpers never die…..New Photos Added
Replies: 23
Views: 5277

Re: Old herpers never die…..

truly splendid presentation - all of it .



old herpers never die . . .

and some even remember when it wasnt even called Herping
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 4:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigrita
Replies: 47
Views: 7777

Re: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigr

oh boy here we go . . i have experience too sir . both species . many years . in personal and professional format . 30 years in occupation - and more then that as personal pursuit . Does that qualify me to share? i always talk the way i talk because i enjoy the accuracy that describing beauty and na...
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 3:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigrita
Replies: 47
Views: 7777

Re: Drymarchon melanurus erebens or Lampropeltis getula nigr

besides that broad diamond almost 'plated' scalation there is an angular athleticism to drys that may be subtle in some pics with some specimens, but when you feel it you know it . they carry anteriorly and move differently too .
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 2:55 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Another game of "What the heck is this?"
Replies: 9
Views: 2450

Re: Another game of "What the heck is this?"

i have a stupid and unhealthy tolerance for such things by nature . especially because i am heinously captive in a city environment and only bother to wisk houseflies away from my soda by reminding myself they could have possibly been recently exploring a dead junkies nostril in the park . i once le...
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 1:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: First snake of October and it is a LIFER!
Replies: 9
Views: 2569

Re: First snake of October and it is a LIFER!

that was a beautiful king . i remember my first one in hayward as a kid - a yearling in an abandoned pasture - before that i only found contia in that area and mostly juveniles , and a couple of gophers higher on the hill where it was much dryer and there was more wood . the same king would be under...
by Kelly Mc
October 25th, 2011, 11:40 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Another game of "What the heck is this?"
Replies: 9
Views: 2450

Re: Another game of "What the heck is this?"

Flies are neat . so diverse - panoramic even . That guy looks like a tiny werewolf :lol: great photo and i got to learn about another cool fly
by Kelly Mc
October 24th, 2011, 11:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Pile O' Snakes
Replies: 13
Views: 2531

Re: Pile O' Snakes

So comforting like looking at a bouquet but with an added splash of awe

Thank you for these . i am new to this forum and i love it and this is an example of why .
by Kelly Mc
October 24th, 2011, 1:58 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Chameleons in the Garden by Mary Lovein
Replies: 6
Views: 4458

Re: Chameleons in the Garden by Mary Lovein

Your book and work sound lovely and wonderful . i do not do facebook so i will find the book . i love a reason to go to the library . While on this subject i must ask you a question , as with you i may find answer to my quest . Years ago i saw a brief piece of footage . i think it was a george schal...
by Kelly Mc
October 24th, 2011, 12:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: "Mildy Toxic Saliva"??
Replies: 32
Views: 8717

Re: "Mildy Toxic Saliva"??

a big blue girl in jacksonville fl got a very good grip on, base of thumb , wrist and made my arm swell and ache. i remember it even being tender under my armpit . im not allergic to anything , bees , nothing . it was surprising . any thamnophis bites since then have been unmemorable . she was also ...
by Kelly Mc
October 22nd, 2011, 1:44 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Questions about force-feeding?
Replies: 16
Views: 6230

Re: Questions about force-feeding?

i need to remark on Correcamino's Excellent point about dietary excess and ailing snakes - so often overlooked and misunderstood , as it is common to assume a weak emaciated specimen needs More "nutrients" , More Richness etc ; if a snake is just being tubed in interum of habituated to acc...
by Kelly Mc
October 22nd, 2011, 12:05 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Questions about force-feeding?
Replies: 16
Views: 6230

Re: Questions about force-feeding?

The nice thing about gerbers 2nd stage turkey , chicken and lamb is its creamy enuff to pass thru fine gauges without clotting and its fast to use . i keep my slurries bland - dont try to "supe it up" with alot of supplements , but i mix in calcium w d3 and often drip some egg yolk in for ...
by Kelly Mc
October 19th, 2011, 2:02 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Diet manipulation in incubation via scenting...any ideas?
Replies: 10
Views: 2938

Re: Diet manipulation in incubation via scenting...any ideas

in egg/embryonic diffusion , output exceeds input , so i wonder how that (molecules of scent) correlates when it is scaled down from gator eggs to small snake species . i also think of the trigger when we compare feeding vigor of the two species - one a prey species themselves with built in risk tre...