EmmaMary
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Hi all!
I'm Emma.
My story; in '08 I had a Stimmie hatchling who died that year in a household accident. I was devestated and haven't kept reptiles since. Recently a 'friend' of my flatmate was in financial difficulty and asked for a loan with two Jungles as collateral. Since my license is still valid and I have experience I'm looking after them.
It was a bit of a trick to get them, my flatmate knew they weren't being cared for properly but we didn't realise the extent. They were the last of a collection of 8-10 reptiles and spiders, the others all died from 'natural causes'- including 2 6ft Olives . She's been living in a hotel for 18 months, and these two were in pillowcases in a cupboard when we picked them up. The pillowcases were fithy, reeking of faeses and cigarette smoke. I was told they eat every week and shed the week before, and are very snappy and hate being handled. The male had lots of poop in his case, and was covered in the dry dust of it. I don't think either had been looked at in a while, they looked pretty sad and my biggest worry was dehydration. If she can't feed herself how was she feeding them?
They've been with me 5 weeks. Haven't snapped at me once, and are darlings.
I've just brought an old TV unit off eBay for $50 and am making into an enclosure for them. It may be a bit small for when they're fully grown but it'll do for now.
I'm splitting the TV space down the middle after taking out the DVD shelf, probably use lamps for heat (I love the blue ones for nighttime, so pretty!) and make a hole in the bottom for access to the cupboards under with a hide in the TV section and cupboard. Water bowls, branches from the local park, maybe make a rock wall a bit later on... Heat in the cupboard will eventuate most likely, it's big enough to have some dowel in each side and the underside has a lip as well as being on castors so I may be able to use a heat cord on the underside. I'll try to update as it goes, I've loved seeing the other DIY'ers enclosures take shape.
Oh bugger. Just realised there's a DIY section. How do I move it? done!
I'm Emma.
My story; in '08 I had a Stimmie hatchling who died that year in a household accident. I was devestated and haven't kept reptiles since. Recently a 'friend' of my flatmate was in financial difficulty and asked for a loan with two Jungles as collateral. Since my license is still valid and I have experience I'm looking after them.
It was a bit of a trick to get them, my flatmate knew they weren't being cared for properly but we didn't realise the extent. They were the last of a collection of 8-10 reptiles and spiders, the others all died from 'natural causes'- including 2 6ft Olives . She's been living in a hotel for 18 months, and these two were in pillowcases in a cupboard when we picked them up. The pillowcases were fithy, reeking of faeses and cigarette smoke. I was told they eat every week and shed the week before, and are very snappy and hate being handled. The male had lots of poop in his case, and was covered in the dry dust of it. I don't think either had been looked at in a while, they looked pretty sad and my biggest worry was dehydration. If she can't feed herself how was she feeding them?
They've been with me 5 weeks. Haven't snapped at me once, and are darlings.
I've just brought an old TV unit off eBay for $50 and am making into an enclosure for them. It may be a bit small for when they're fully grown but it'll do for now.
I'm splitting the TV space down the middle after taking out the DVD shelf, probably use lamps for heat (I love the blue ones for nighttime, so pretty!) and make a hole in the bottom for access to the cupboards under with a hide in the TV section and cupboard. Water bowls, branches from the local park, maybe make a rock wall a bit later on... Heat in the cupboard will eventuate most likely, it's big enough to have some dowel in each side and the underside has a lip as well as being on castors so I may be able to use a heat cord on the underside. I'll try to update as it goes, I've loved seeing the other DIY'ers enclosures take shape.
Oh bugger. Just realised there's a DIY section. How do I move it? done!
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