Handling for New Corn? - Page 2

Will0W783 · 05-06-09, 12:15 PM

Actually, he didn't pull through. It got in his bones and he had to be put down. It was a horrible two months for me, running him to the vet every week and seeing him decline. But at least I knew we did all we could for him. He was such a wonderful, smart and friendly little guy as most beardies are. I'd get another, but I've gotten into snakes and have too many to add another lizard. I also have a frilled dragon lizard- related to beardies, and really interesting. Btw, I'm not completely up on all the forum lingo (still learning) so what does "mdh" mean?

Kmef07 · 05-06-09, 07:43 PM

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so what does "mdh" mean

something to do with someone's husband or boyfriend i think.

Chu'Wuti · 05-07-09, 06:36 AM

DH = Dear Husband
MDH = My Dear Husband

Will0W783 · 05-07-09, 08:09 AM

Ah ok- I like DH. Clever, because if you aren't too happy with your husband at the moment, it could stand for something else..lol. Now I can at least understand posts that use those acronyms better! I figured it had to do with one's partner, but wasn't sure. Thanks Chu!

BP_okay · 05-08-09, 05:54 PM

Willow, I am sorry to hear about your Beardie, and so sorry to have misread your post. I was just reading and posting too early I suppose. It really is easy to get attached those we care for and keep. I only started with snakes about 3 months ago, and I am so attached to the 2 little guys; it's unbelievable. The good thing is resting easy with the fact that you did all you could.

Regarding mdh=my dear husband you are right guys. I also read somewhere that it can also substitute for my dumb husband as well. I hate to say it, but I usually mean the latter. If you google forum lingo, there's a ton of the acronyms there(just in case you get stuck reading a post...as I have many times

BP_okay · 05-08-09, 05:56 PM

Btw, frilled dragon lizard...you'll have to post a pic sometime. Sounds very interesting

siz · 05-09-09, 07:01 AM

YOOOU HAVE A FRILLY????
Lucky devil!! I've wanted one for soo long but we just haven't gone there yet. Super, super cool creatures.
I'm sorry about your beardie, I know if anything ever happened to one of mine I would be devastated. Right now I think one of my females is eggbound, long story short my boyfriend had to move out of his house with no warning, and we had to move her to my friends house. Thing is, she was expected to lay that day...that was over a week ago :S
I'll be so upset if she gets eggbound because of this....

Will0W783 · 05-09-09, 08:13 AM

I get so attached to all of my pets. But Spike the beardie had a good life and she was happy and well-fed all the time. My frilled dragon Saphira is my only agamid now. My ex-fiance had one and I just adored it- so when I found her on craigslist I jumped on it and got her right away. She was skin and bones when I got her because the guy was keeping her in too cold of a room and she wasn't digesting her food or eating enough. She is slowly putting on weight and loves to frill out for me. I will post some pics as soon as I get the new camera working.

BP_okay · 05-09-09, 10:25 AM

Great! I am really looking forward to seeing them. Just curious..since I am so new to the herp hobby, what is agamid mean...I wikied it and couldn't really couldn't figure it out....something to do with his coloring?? I am glad to hear she has a good mama and is in great hands now

Traci

Chu'Wuti · 05-10-09, 08:02 AM

Traci, look at this link:

Agamidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Agamid is just a short form for talking about members of the Agamidae.

BP_okay · 05-10-09, 03:02 PM

Thanks Sandy. I checked out the link and wow, that pic is amazing of the red headed rock agamid. I am going to research a little more to see how large they get. Nice looking little guys

siz · 05-11-09, 09:11 AM

Red headed agamas don't get too big, smaller than beardies - lots of agamas are very very skittish though, these ones included. Not so much a handlable 'pet'. Lots are WC...really interesting little lizards though! They are so spunky, haha

BP_okay · 05-11-09, 09:00 PM

That's definitely good info to know. I really want to add a new reptile(lizard/snake) in the next year, but I think I'll avoid those guys, as I already have a super shy corn snake and sweet/slightly shy sand boa. What I really want is snake/lizard that doesn't need to hide as much, but is also docile and doesn't mind being handled. I would probably lean more toward a snake, as I would prefer feeding them f/t mice, as opposed to live crickets. Size isn't too much of an issue. Anything that can fit in a 40 gallon would be fine w/ me. Have any suggestions?? Of course, this could be a combo that just doesn't exist in the reptile world, but a girl can dream

Kmef07 · 05-13-09, 04:47 PM

wow those things really are pretty the one on the wiki site. it is really cool looking.

siz · 05-16-09, 08:41 AM

You could get a crested gecko! (just throwing it out there

)
They don't need crickets or extra lighting. They can be fed off crickets, or fruit smoothie, or a meal replacement powder (MRP) a complete powdered diet called CRESTED GECKO DIET.
They can be very friendly and you can get them in a very wide variety of patterns and colours..and if the appearance of a crestie doesn't float your boat, their cousins also have almost exactly the same requirements and all eat MRP. (The rhacodactylus family - crested geckos, gargolye geckos, chahoua geckos, leachianus geckos, sarasinorum geckos.)

awwwh!