Another newbie!

[fr0glet]

Hi! I'm fr0glet. I'm 27, a homeowner, and soon to be married. I live in Washington state and I'm a member of the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society (www.pnhs.net). I do halfway-housing and rescue for them, and work on the adoption committee and newsletter committee. I also do community outreach with them at schools and animals shows in the Northwest.

I'm recently unemployed and have way too much time on my hands. Hopefully I'll be finding a new job ASAP.

Let's see what else... my interests are care and keeping of herps and mammals, body modification (piercing and tattoos), hiking, camping, kayaking, painting, building computers, playing video games, posting on Usenet, and web design.

I was suggested to check out #ssnakess on IRC, and Shane Tesser was way cool to me and suggested I come check this place out. :) Thanks Shane!

My current collection:

Leopard Geckos 1.5
Bearded Dragon 0.0.1
White's Tree Frogs 1.1
Ornate Horned Frog 0.0.1
Tangerine Honduran Milksnake 1.0
Chilean Rose Tarantula 0.0.1
Emporer Scorpion 0.0.1
Madagasar hissing cockroaches 2.1
Lobster cockroaches 0.0.2
Giant marblehorn plecostomus 0.0.1
Domestic cats 2.1
Keeshound dog 1.0

Animals currently in rescue/halfway-housing with me:

Leopard geckos 0.1.1
White spot gecko 0.0.1
Corn snakes 1.1.0
Ball pythons 1.0.1
Tropical Girdled lizard 0.1
Sulcata tortoise 0.0.1


OK I'm going to go post some questions I need advice with! :)

[Matt_K]

welcome to the site!!! :D

[gfisher2002]

Welcome aboard!!

[JIMI]

what are the most common problems you find when taking these animals in? i'd guess probably RI and bad shed for snakes. and low weight in lizards?

[Edwin]

welcome!!

[fr0glet]

Originally posted by JIMI
what are the most common problems you find when taking these animals in? i'd guess probably RI and bad shed for snakes. and low weight in lizards?

I've had quite a few low-weight young lizards and snakes. So far I've only had two respiratory infections and one case of MBD (the beardie I adopted). Current sickies include a leo with a bad eye infection (vet tomorrow), a baby BP with suspected skin blister disease, and a very skinny corn snake who has been regurgitating semi-frequently for a year. I also suspect the sulcata has a RI. Almost 100% of the herps I've taken in have parasites. Before they go up for adoption they get their parasites treated, health restored and weight up to a suitable level. Potential keepers also have to fill out an application that shows they know how to care for the animal in question.

I *love* halfway housing, it's so worth it!! :)

[Lisa]

welcome fr0glet i hope you find a new job soon. The halfway house you run sounds awesome.

[KRYSTA]

welcome to our world...hope you enjoy it here!!

[josefg]

Welcome to the forums fr0glet :)

[Big Mike]

Welcome :cool:

[Pixie]

Hi Fr0glet and welcome to the group :)

I love hearing people speak of their work in rescuing and rehabilitating unwanted pets. A huge :thumbsup: to you!!! :D

Pixie

[fr0glet]

Hey thanks a lot everyone! I can't think of any forum I've ever joined in my life that had as warm of a welcome as this one. You all must be a bunch of sweethearts :)

[Burmies]

Welcome to the site!! Also great collection.

Burmies

[BAZ]

Welcome :)

[doenoe]

Welcome to SsnakesS. Hope you have a blast here.

[Beejay]

Hey FrOglet! Sounds like a really cool non-paying job you have ;)

Enjoy the forums and chat. See you around.

Bj :)