Getting ready for Littlefoot..Day 2. (more pics) [Archive]

infernalis

01-28-12, 08:40 PM

So I went out back, raked up some leaves, scooped up more clay, did some wiring, gathered up some drain pipe, and have been keeping busy getting things set up for Tuesday when Littlefoot moves in.

I installed a 4 foot UVB light, the frame is from an aquarium light hood, so the humidity will not hurt it, I also used a cord from a Christmas light string with the tiny fuse in the plug so that if anything goes wrong the fuse will blow quickly...

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/tube.jpg

I also installed two other lights, removing one of the basking lamps for now, since I will not need so much basking area for a while.

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/bulbs.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/end.jpg

Swany

01-28-12, 08:48 PM

Lookin good Wayne. Hows Dorothy and the kids ? hope your feeling better big guy :-)

infernalis

01-28-12, 08:51 PM

Having something positive to look forward to is great....

I still have a lot more work to do.

I have to climb back in the cage with my power sander.

alessia55

01-28-12, 08:51 PM

Looks great! Can't wait to see the little guy!! :D

Swany

01-28-12, 08:58 PM

Dont forget a mask ;-)

infernalis

01-28-12, 09:02 PM

Dont forget a mask ;-)

Got one.. Thanks.

http://www.reptard.info/me/MSK.gif

Swany

01-28-12, 09:13 PM

Good stuff, go to work big guy lol

zamaya

01-28-12, 09:14 PM

lol
i cant wait to see him too!

alessia55

01-28-12, 09:15 PM

I can't wait :D

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn174/landbe4time_2008/Land%20Before%20Time/littlefoot22.jpg

exwizard

01-28-12, 09:24 PM

Yeah Im looking forward to it as well :)

KORBIN5895

01-28-12, 09:49 PM

CK SandBoas

01-28-12, 09:57 PM

I can't wait for the little guy to arrive:D

infernalis

01-28-12, 10:20 PM

I just got done playing two real Chippy hockey games and thought I was in a good mood. After seeing this it just doesn't compare!!!

One suggestion/ question. Shouldn't that power outlet be gfi because of all the moisture?

You mean this here thing i am installing in the wall behind the enclosure?? By keeping the GFI out of the enclosure, it will not trip unnecessarily.

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/GFI.jpg

While I am at it, first coat of the sealer I am using. The exposed wood (Non treated plywood) started growing mold on it, so I sanded off all the mold, and am sealing it. I will be using about 4 coats of it, I have 3 days for it to dry, and it's acrylic based, so non toxic.

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/sealer.jpg

KORBIN5895

01-28-12, 10:49 PM

Kk. I am with you now Wayne.

So you're a biter , huh?

BarelyBreathing

01-29-12, 12:16 AM

I love the new light!

infernalis

01-29-12, 12:27 AM

I love the new light!

A lot more going on when I get up..:cool:

BarelyBreathing

01-29-12, 12:48 AM

Great!

Hey, Wayne... I almost got a sav today. Problem is, it was nine months old and had been fed nine months of hard boiled eggs. No thank you! Reptile expo's next weekend, anyway.

kernel

01-29-12, 02:55 AM

Looking forward to seeing Littlefoot! Cage is coming along nicely too!

Norm66

01-29-12, 08:24 AM

Got one.. Thanks.

http://www.reptard.info/me/MSK.gif

Oh dear, I spit coffee on my keyboard when I saw that.

Thanks for the laugh!

SpOoKy

01-29-12, 10:35 AM

Things are looking great Wayne...I am so excited for you guys.

beardeds4life

01-29-12, 07:11 PM

What??? Im so confused? did something happen to chomp?

infernalis

01-29-12, 07:12 PM

What??? Im so confused? did something happen to chomp?

He died.. The illness finally killed him.

infernalis

01-29-12, 08:56 PM

Day 2 of sealing the wood... I also caulked all the cracks shut with hot melt glue.

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal1.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal2.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal3.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal4.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal5.jpg

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/seal6.jpg

alessia55

01-29-12, 08:57 PM

Looking good..... only 2 more days!

SpOoKy

01-29-12, 08:57 PM

Looking good
Guess what...
Tomorrow is Monday, then it is :Little Foot day!! :)

BarelyBreathing

01-29-12, 09:12 PM

What lovely blue nail polish you have!

CK SandBoas

01-29-12, 09:15 PM

Looking good Wayne!!! Only one more day to go, and Littlefoot will be in his new home :D

infernalis

01-29-12, 09:17 PM

What lovely blue nail polish you have!

And that soft feminine skin...

Vanessa wanted to help out.

infernalis

01-29-12, 09:20 PM

Oh, I took a sander after the deaf child area sign, no joy there....

I am going to cover it over somehow.

presspirate

01-29-12, 09:24 PM

Thats pretty awesome Wayne. I can't wait to see the little guy at home.

infernalis

01-29-12, 09:26 PM

Can't you just imagine a baby the size of a gecko running around in there??

CK SandBoas

01-29-12, 09:28 PM

He's gonna be so tiny and cute!

presspirate

01-29-12, 09:29 PM

Hell, I think we all may be just as excited as you are boss. maybe more so.

BarelyBreathing

01-29-12, 09:45 PM

And that soft feminine skin...

Vanessa wanted to help out.

Don't lie, you know it was you all along.

youngster

01-29-12, 09:51 PM

I'm so excited for you Wayne :)

jaleely

01-30-12, 12:17 AM

haha!
Aww...littlefoot! There's going to be sooo many pics!!! can't wait.

infernalis

01-30-12, 12:27 AM

presspirate

01-30-12, 12:29 AM

Cool. Littlefoot cam. Hope you can make it work.

infernalis

01-30-12, 12:34 AM

It was in a box of stuff, I will play with it tomorrow..

BarelyBreathing

01-30-12, 12:45 AM

That would be epic.

infernalis

01-30-12, 12:48 AM

Well I'm decent with electronics, so the hardest part is the reciever does not have a standard USB cord, it has a "video out" (for use with a TV/DVR) but I have a capture card for my PC, so it should work.

all done sealing..

http://www.chompersite.com/husbandry/doneseal.jpg

shaunyboy

01-30-12, 06:57 AM

No promises, but if I can make this work, I think it will be awesome.. It's a colour security camera, I want to mount it inside the cage, it rotates and tilts with a remote control.

http://www.chompersite.com/cage_files/cam.jpg

littlefoots going to have the best lizard pad ever mate

the only reptile i know of,with his own cctv system :shocked::D

i can't wait to see this wee guy when he arrives wayne

cheers shaun

Gungirl

01-30-12, 06:59 AM

I really hope Little foot warms up to you and your family fast.

jarich

01-30-12, 07:14 AM

Looks good Wayne, and the camera system would be amazing. It'll be especially cool when he is small and you dont want to scare him, but still want to see what he is up to. Nice touch!

infernalis

01-30-12, 07:30 AM

I really hope Little foot warms up to you and your family fast.

Me too...

I was very clueless about many things when we first got Chomper, and we forced ourselves on him. Got very lucky we did not harm him in that aspect.

KORBIN5895

01-30-12, 07:57 AM

You should have that camera doinga live feed to the website!

alessia55

01-30-12, 08:13 AM

:shocked: putting a webcam in there is awesome!!!! I agree with Korbin, you should do a live feed so we can watch him :D :D :D :D

alessia55

01-30-12, 08:14 AM

quick question.... is LittleFoot arriving in a box? as in he's shipped? Or are you picking him up?

infernalis

01-30-12, 08:14 AM

That would be sweet, but we use the computers too much.

infernalis

01-30-12, 08:23 AM

quick question.... is LittleFoot arriving in a box? as in he's shipped? Or are you picking him up?

Littlefoot will arrive just as Chomper did, in a deli cup inside a dark box with a heat pack.

It's a traumatic experience, so once he/she arrives, the very first thing that is going to happen is to be immediatly placed in the enclosure and left alone for the next day or two after.

The very worst thing anyone could do is start bothering the poor little thing right off the fed ex truck.

http://www.chompersite.com/baby/weesav.jpg

youngster

01-30-12, 08:24 AM

Is that LF? So cute :)

alessia55

01-30-12, 08:25 AM

Is that LF? So cute :)

No, LF arrives tomorrow ;) Besides, that photo says "NOT my picture" lol

youngster

01-30-12, 08:26 AM

I know, but I thought maybe it's the breeder's picture of him.
Sounded okay in my head :p

alessia55

01-30-12, 08:28 AM

I know, but I thought maybe it's the breeder's picture of him.
Sounded okay in my head :p

Ohhh now I want to know too!
Is that photo of LF from the breeder, Wayne?

infernalis

01-30-12, 08:30 AM

I know, but I thought maybe it's the breeder's picture of him.
Sounded okay in my head :p

Breeder... I WISH.

Littlefoot is another hatchling from eggs imported from Africa

It's a sad process, eggs are dug up in Africa and sold for very little over here.

I can only imagine, if the baby monitors average $35-40 retail, then they must be about $20 wholesale, factor in shipping from Africa and some African kid got paid 50 cents an egg to violate Sav nests.

youngster

01-30-12, 08:53 AM

There's no CBB savannahs?

infernalis

01-30-12, 09:20 AM

Extremely rare.

Another very sad fact, Chomper out lived 99% of the Savs imported by 4 years or more.

Many wind up in fish tanks with screen tops, get fed dog food, fall victim to RAPID dehydration, are kept too cold and get respiratory infections quickly, are mauled by well meaning people until they just give up and stress to death.

DragonsEye

01-30-12, 11:04 AM

That baby pic is cute and a hoot!

I imagine many folks hear "savanah" and "Africa" and because the savanahs of Africa are hot and dry they assume those conditions for the monitor.