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Forum: General Herps 08-May-04, 05:05 PM
Replies: 31
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Posted By Hawkeye
Australian Herper Survey

This survey is for a Masters degree and looks at the Sociology of people who keeps snakes. Have a look and fill it out if you can maybe it will explain why we are like we are:

:lol:
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Forum: General Herps 08-May-04, 05:02 PM
Replies: 36
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Posted By Hawkeye
Just a warning. If you are going to buy cylinders...

Just a warning. If you are going to buy cylinders they have to be hydrostatically tested between every year and every 5 years (depending on the fill pressure). You are not legally allowed to have...
Forum: Herp Help 14-Feb-04, 12:24 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,535
Posted By Hawkeye
Actually there is an interesting thread regarding...

Actually there is an interesting thread regarding this on http://www.venomdoc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=380 about komodo dragons and their saliva. Animals that eat carrion (ie dead rotting things)...
Forum: Herp Help 13-Feb-04, 08:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,535
Posted By Hawkeye
Just for the record. I also have a degree in...

Just for the record.

I also have a degree in transplantation immunology where I did heart transplants on rats. Bacterial counts were an integral part of what we did as we were dealing with heavily...
Forum: Herp Help 12-Feb-04, 09:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,535
Posted By Hawkeye
Wattso, Please be my guest. Feed your snake...

Wattso,

Please be my guest. Feed your snake as many refrozen rats as you like then maybe you will not have a reason to grace us with your presence. Hell........refreeze chicken or pork a few times...
Forum: Herp Help 12-Feb-04, 08:38 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,535
Posted By Hawkeye
Jono, Don't listen to the rocket scientist...

Jono,

Don't listen to the rocket scientist there. If the snake hasn't eaten the rat/mouse in 4 hours after thawing then throw it away. Refreezing it will kill your snake if you try and thaw it...
Forum: Exotics/Other Reptiles 21-Dec-03, 10:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 326
Posted By Hawkeye
Are you actually serious? In Hawaii the cane...

Are you actually serious?

In Hawaii the cane toads did the exact job they were supposed to. Thats why they were brought to Australia because we had cane beetles too. Unfortunately the cane beetles...
Forum: General Herps 28-Nov-03, 04:25 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,536
Posted By Hawkeye
Hi David welcome to the site. Hope we can...

Hi David welcome to the site.

Hope we can catch up again in PNG!

Cheers Hawkeye (aka Glen)
Forum: Australian Snakes 24-Nov-03, 04:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 827
Posted By Hawkeye
Just wondering how he managed to be allowed to...

Just wondering how he managed to be allowed to keep it on a relocation licence?

Cheers Hawkeye
Forum: Herp Help 20-Nov-03, 11:03 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 420
Posted By Hawkeye
Just to add to the mix: Thaw in water at 55...

Just to add to the mix:

Thaw in water at 55 celcius (in a container- I am not anal its just what the electronic sensor goes up to) with a couple of water changes over about 15-30 minutes depending...
Forum: Herp Help 20-Nov-03, 10:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 420
Posted By Hawkeye
Yeah African 32 Kelvin not celcius lol :lol: ...

Yeah African 32 Kelvin not celcius lol :lol: :lol:

Cheers Hawkeye
Forum: General Herps 18-Nov-03, 11:24 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 2,165
Posted By Hawkeye
Trouser snake that one. Cheers Hawkeye

Trouser snake that one.

Cheers Hawkeye
Forum: Herp Help 18-Nov-03, 11:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 420
Posted By Hawkeye
Hell, in Melbourne you should be using antifreeze...

Hell, in Melbourne you should be using antifreeze in bloody summer!

Cheers Hawkeye
Forum: Herp Help 18-Nov-03, 09:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 420
Posted By Hawkeye
I would wonder what vegetable oil would do to a...

I would wonder what vegetable oil would do to a snake as it wouldn't eat it in its normal diet and it has some significant differences to animals fats and oils.

Just wondering?

Cheers Hawkeye
Forum: Australian Snakes 17-Nov-03, 11:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 299
Posted By Hawkeye
Hi Fangs, Neil has easterns and no westerns...

Hi Fangs,

Neil has easterns and no westerns the last time I talked to him.
Tried that avenue

Cheers Hawkeye :lol: :lol:
Forum: Herp Help 17-Nov-03, 12:08 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 827
Posted By Hawkeye
On going research.... Chloroform euthanasing...

On going research....

Chloroform euthanasing is so far working well. Snakes feed immediately after using chloroform to anaethetise them and no ill effects to date.

Deaths were also pleasant and...
Forum: Australian Snakes 16-Nov-03, 11:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 299
Posted By Hawkeye
Basically the difference is how much red is in...

Basically the difference is how much red is in the banding. True westerns are brown/black and cream and easterns darks bands merge into the cream with a reddish tinge in between.

This is a bit...
Forum: General Herps 16-Nov-03, 11:23 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,107
Posted By Hawkeye
The problem with all preservative agents is that...

The problem with all preservative agents is that they alter the colours of the things that they preserve and this is worse when they are exposed to light.

Formalin is not a gas it is a liquid and...
Forum: Exotics/Other Reptiles 15-Nov-03, 05:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 304
Posted By Hawkeye
Hey Almaron..... Thats a great looking...

Hey Almaron.....

Thats a great looking animal. I am not that big a fan of lizards but an Iggy would be pretty cool. Are they easy to tame as such as I have seen several pictures of then in...
Forum: Herp Help 08-Nov-03, 11:25 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 827
Posted By Hawkeye
Interesting article but: 1) liver damage...

Interesting article but:

1) liver damage occurs after 30 minutes exposure (rats don't last 30 seconds)
2) liver damage is in the food NOT the snakes
3) CO2 poisoning is still pretty traumatic on...
Forum: Herp Help 08-Nov-03, 06:10 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 827
Posted By Hawkeye
u wanna see a nasty death, put them in with...

u wanna see a nasty death, put them in with chloroform and then open the container to see how they writhe around, co2 isn't nasty they go straight to sleep if you know how to administer it correctly....
Forum: Herp Help 08-Nov-03, 12:58 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 827
Posted By Hawkeye
CO2 is quite nasty way of killing........but is...

CO2 is quite nasty way of killing........but is technically humane. I would do the neck break thing fast and quick. Am gonna have a bit of an experiment with chloroform in the next few days will get...
Forum: General Herps 08-Nov-03, 12:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 366
Posted By Hawkeye
Better than green hair and a brown eye :lol: ...

Better than green hair and a brown eye :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers Hawkeye

PS: Sorry Beeker couldn't resist
Forum: General Herps 08-Nov-03, 12:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 413
Posted By Hawkeye
Snakes great whos the ugly bugger holding it????...

Snakes great whos the ugly bugger holding it???? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers Hawkeye

PS: Go the All Blacks!
Forum: Herp Help 20-Oct-03, 03:10 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,297
Posted By Hawkeye
Intelligent pythons??? Pity about the...

Intelligent pythons???


Pity about the owner then :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers Hawkeye
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