"Getting too know you, getting too know all about you

[Simon_Archibald]

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[Guest]

First was a coastal
fave is probly diamonds atm
work. im in year 9 and i breed mice and getting 50 female super mice on friday
Ive bred beardies b4

 

[luke]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?
when my skin started to go green

2.What was your First reptile?
t-rex

3.What is your Fav reptile?
all of them

4.What sort of work do you do?
www.rockawayrecords.com.au

5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?
i have only cross bred alligators with gekos

6.You most infuential herpetologist?
crocadile dundee

7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?
when i had no food left and had to cook up both of my adult coastals

 

[craig]

1. i've always been interested in reptiles.

2. my first reptiles were a pair of bluies when i was 7.

3. my fav reptiles are my 4 diamonds!
but i love them all!!!

4. i am a student in yr9 but i have a paper round and tutor to pay for food for my reptiles.

5. diamond pythons!!!

6.just about everyone on this site!!

7. the most distressing thing that happened was when one of my diamonds didn't feed for 9 months.

 

[Miss_Magickal]

1. my interest in reps started when i went to the zoo but my family has always been associated with the pet industry, pet shops and the like

2.My two juvenile Bluies I accquired last february...

3.I love all reptiles......but my love is the georgous gecko

4. I am a professional insomniac.........mum,student,full time job,volunteer at the arp and st john ambulance

5.My blueys

6.John Weigel...........it is great to work with my hero....

7.When my wood gecko escaped and we found him 2 weeks later.........petrified to put it nicely

 

[Woma_n]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?
About a year and a half ago.


2.What was your First reptile?
Stimmy


3.What is your Fav reptile?
Diamond Python


4.What sort of work do you do?
Legal Secretary, and De facto wife to ricko (hard work!)


5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?
Would like to breed diamonds.


6.You most infuential herpetologist?
Stevie Irwin too


7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?
When my stimmy wouldnt eat.

 

[Matty_2004]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?

When my dad's mate showed me his collection and hooked me up with my first reptile. This was when i was in grade 5, i'm now in year 10.

2.What was your First reptile?

A Central Bearded Dragon named Oscar - R.I.P

3.What is your Fav reptile?

Snake - Albino Burmese Python
Lizard - Ridge Tailed Monitor / Lace Monitor / Savanah Monitor
Gecko - Leopard Gecko / Knob Tailed Gecko

4.What sort of work do you do?

Check out chick @ the local Food Works. . .Barely pays for my expensive hobbies - Downhill Mountain Biking, Motorcross and Reptiles

5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?

Lace Monitors - Would like to

6.You most infuential herpetologist?

Non, but if anyone i look up to in the reptile world it'd be my dads best mate, Shaun.

7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?

When my Central Bearded Dragon was diagnosed with "hind leg extension" / back leg paralysis, which was sadly fatal.

 

[Jay]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?
Slight interest when I was a little kid seeing them at zoos and in documentaries, but started really getting interested after a RBBS slithered over my shoe (which I was wearing at the time) while near a drain about 7 years ago. (Ive always found it odd that that got me interested in them instead of having a phobia of them.lol)


2.What was your First reptile?
George, an (at the time) 8 mnth old Jungle/Atherton Carpet Python I got early last year.


3.What is your Fav reptile?
Shay, a 3-4 month old female Atherton Tablelands Carpet Python I picked up today by freight from URS.


4.What sort of work do you do?
Year 11 student, and part time McDonalds Food Maker


5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?
Would like to breed Death Adders, their babies are soooooooo cute ^^


6.You most infuential herpetologist?
Brady Barr. His enthusiasm and consideration for herps is awesome, and he knows a lot about the different crocodilian species of the world.


7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?
When George escaped his viarium. Luckily found 5 minutes after discovering he/she was missing.

 

[sydneygoldsales.com]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?

Aways but especially about 4 years ago when I found out could actually get a licence to keep them.

2.What was your First reptile?

Is an axolotal a reptile? Ah, a childrens python.

3.What is your Fav reptile?

Pythons.

4.What sort of work do you do?

Have a Vending machine company (snacks and Drinks - But not for long, it is for sale)
Also have an internet company (my main income)
Have a small computer business.
Also Prop for an on line casino every now and then.

5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?

Haven't yet.

6.You most infuential herpetologist?

Don't really know of any other than Steve Erwin, The crocodile hunter, and Crocodile Dundee =)

7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?

When I first got my childrens she wouldn't eat for about 6 weeks and she had coxidia. Turns out she needed to shed but stressed out with the move to her new house and didn't. She pigged out 2 days after shedding.

 

[moosenoose]

MoosenoosE

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?

About 2 years ago.

2.What was your First reptile?

Darwin Python Hatchling.

3.What is your Fav reptile?

Blackhead Pythons.


4.What sort of work do you do?

Engineering Draftsman.

5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?

BHP's or Jungles.


6.You most infuential herpetologist?

Can I say Harry Butler? was!


7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?

Haven't had anything distressing yet - touch wood!

 

[Guest]

and that is your life!!

 

[moosenoose]

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[Guest]

kool

 

[peterescue]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?

I had some different lizards in PNG in about 1969 but didnt really get hooked until about 72 in Melbourne when we found a bluey and the other kids were going to kill it. I grabbed it and theats it from there.

2.What was your First reptile?

Emerald tree monitor from the produce market in Lae(PNG)

3.What is your Fav reptile?

Shinglebacks and this huge eastern brown I have at the moment.

4.What sort of work do you do?

Been a chef, builder, sculptor, artist tech, etc etc am currently a museum preparator.

5. What is the best reptile you have bred, or would like to breed?

So far was wathing two baby shinglebacks being born when I was a teanager.
Various Tiliqua species.


6.You most infuential herpetologist?

Eric Worrell. Wrote to him as a kid ansd got a reply. The Canns and Hal Cogger for his book.

7.What was the most distressing time regarding your reptiles?

moving to Qld(Brissy) in the mid seventies. Built my enclosure around a tree. Watched the tree blow over in a cyclone and take out the enclosure, Found one bluetongue and a turtle afterwards. My father had driven up to Qld in the station wagon with me so I could bring the bulk of my collection with me while the rest of the family flew.

Peter

 

[Greebo]

Marc you are in breach of copyright, namely Greebo's Grill.
My people will contact your people and we will settle out of court :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Kurt]

Always been interested

First was a beardie

My Beardie (Dragomir) and my Carpet (Conhoolio)

Meat manager for Coles

Would like to breed beardies

You guys here are most influential thanks guys

Most distressing time is now! I just got my carpet python and i wanna handle it but a bit weary of it's teeth, mind over matter i hope! I am not scared but i am!

 

[moosenoose]

Get into Kurt ol? boy! They?re just love bites!!

 

[Ricko]

1. When did you first start getting interested in Reptiles?

about 10 years ago when i went to a pet shop and could not believe you could keep reptiles

2.What was your first reptile?

2 blue tounges larry and lenny

3.What is your favorite reptile?
probably blackheaded and womas


4.What sort of work do you do?
console operater and assistant manager at a petrol station


5.What is the best reptile you have bred or would like to breed?
best reptile i have had would be a blackheaded and that is my ultimate goal to breed blackheadeds

6.Your most influential herpetologist.
probably a mate who first let me see his collection i was amazed.

7.What is the most distressing time with your reptiles?
when my blackheaded didnt eat for 7 months and wouldnt shed his skin properly until we helped him a bit, good old warm soapy water

 

[Kurt]

Yeah love bites! But how much do these 'love bites' hurt? If they hurt at all?

 

[moosenoose]

How old is your carpet Kurt?? Mines still young but I've been bitten by quite a few older ones! Nothing over about 2 yrs old though (admittedly they do hurt) You'd probably get a worse bite off a beardie! (definately a bluey) My way of getting around this fear of is close your eyes and stick your hand in! The worst bit about being bitten (I believe) is the anticipation of the bite! I was surprised how much it doesn't hurt the first time I was bitten by a yearling carpet. There is two types of bite I believe -the feeding response, which is alot stronger and can really hurt because they bite & constrict - don't go in smelling like dinner! and then there is the defensive jab which is telling you to nick-off which is probably the one your experiencing. Don't stay phobic about it though, the snake, I reckon, picks up on how nervous you are and you'll make it edgy! The reason I say, unless we're talking about a 12ft olive here, to keep your eyes closed, is it stops you from ripping your hand out of it's mouth which makes them edgy also! That's my opinion..and I'm sticking to it! Hope this helps! don't do this technique with Death Adders or RBB's Kurt!