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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
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Pretty good breakthrough. Im starting to enjoy and appreciate him more now. Sorry for poor sucky vid of him just at the window, but thats been our routine from the get go. Occasionally, I can lure him out with food, but now when he does that to the glass, I’m able to take advantage of the moment and see how far I can actually go with this interaction stuff. In front of the window is where he is ’cool’, but anywhere else in the room,he’ll be non tractable. Hopefully today wasn’t just one of his good days. |
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| 10/16/09 06:26pm |
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Jay h View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2084811 Interaction
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| 10/16/09 06:59pm |
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Sdslancs View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2084811 Interaction
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| 10/16/09 07:45pm |
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Crocdoc View Profile |
Message To: Sdslancs In reference to Message Id: 2084845 Interaction
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| 10/16/09 09:10pm |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: Crocdoc In reference to Message Id: 2084878 Interaction
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| 10/16/09 09:23pm |
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Mdf View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2084882 Interaction
Nice looking monitor very alert & active, nice vid thanks for sharing. |
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| 10/17/09 03:02pm |
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DRZRider View Profile |
Message To: Mdf In reference to Message Id: 2085125 Interaction
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| 10/17/09 10:43pm |
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BansheeRacer25 View Profile |
Message To: DRZRider In reference to Message Id: 2085255 Interaction
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| 10/17/09 11:40pm |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: BansheeRacer25 In reference to Message Id: 2085296 Interaction
It’s kind of hard to see in the pic, but the there is a slight irratation on my skin after he walks on my arms. This used to be ’cool’ but now my skin is healing much slower. The hives came and went away after about an hour or so. I need a new pair of gloves. |
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| 10/18/09 12:39am |
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Dazza12345789 View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2085320 Interaction
He is around the same size as mine but i’m lucky if i see my one 3 times a week lol! Whats your secret!! If you dont mind me asking, what size cage is he in? And what is your substrate? Reason i ask is that i put mine in a big cage whilst it was too small so i never really got to interact with him. Great work again, -Daryl |
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| 10/18/09 04:17pm |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: Dazza12345789 In reference to Message Id: 2085563 Interaction
The bedding consist of 70/30 top soil x play sand. Every couple of inches added, I layed down a bunch of pencil thick twigs, then added soil on top, it really helps with the burrows. I use leaf litter of a few types, w/e I plan to take home from gardening. May I ask if you’ve ever gotten the monitor to go trigger happy for food, take off tongs, etc.? |
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| 10/18/09 08:53pm |
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Krusty View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2085679 Interaction
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| 10/18/09 09:05pm |
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Dazza12345789 View Profile |
Message To: Krusty In reference to Message Id: 2085685 Interaction
Have you got a link for them photos at all? I am going to re-design my cage as it looks good but not really beneficial to him. I have only gotten him to hand feed once, have you been able to feed off tongs etc.? Usually, he will come out for a hour or 2 max at around 12pm (so i only see him on weekends) then when he is out, i walk in the room and he goes completely still, then, i go out and literally 5 seconds later i will go in again and he is gone and i will not see him for the rest of that day! Kinda sucks! I am thinking of splitting his 8x4x6 in half into a 4x4x6, just so he can get used to me more? Did you do anything imperticular to make him so... how he is!? Im sorry if it looks like im hijacking your thread but i thought it was relevant - if i am, let me know and ill PM you! Cheers -Daryl |
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| 10/19/09 11:11am |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: Dazza12345789 In reference to Message Id: 2085874 Interaction
I will PM you those photos. It’s not hard to picture, just google the images of jungles and mangrove forest. Make your entire cage useful and wait for your monitor to grow and the 8 ft cage will seem more used up later on. Use up you wall space that its able to climb and hang vertically or even allow for hanging upsidedown. They love to get into things, scaling stuff is something they do best. I use things like bend a vine and thin twigs to make him feel really comfortable. Do what you think needs to be done, cut it down in size if you want. Aim for a jungle gym type cage.
This was his cage after the quarantine cage. You see its heavily decked out where if I looked close enough can see him. He obviously knows I’m there but feels comfortable behind the bamboo. It gets him to stick around. I picked that up from herping...animals usually depend on their surroundings to blend in first before having to use action. On your approach, I would recommend you stick around when you catch him out. Don’t throw a party, but you sitting there and hanging out isnt breaking any boundaries and should be fair game. Try not to make a ton of eye contact and mouth movements. Here is were my melinus plays the jerk card agian. He is scared of tongs, and will sometimes eat from my finger tips in the cage. If he is basking or in his dark area, I’ll hang food in front of the glass and he will come to lick at the glass for a smell, but once I open the door..its like I hurt his feelings or something. He has handfed more often on the window sill then in the cage. I feed him shrimp. It’s his favorite, but I don’t think its anything imperticular. It’s funny because I’ve broken boundaries before by grabbing him and held him still to look at a burn under his palm. His introduction to natural uvb wasn’t so great either. Think of what can be causing him to stay scared...small animals running around, near an entertainment center? Your monitors 2 hour outings are actually normal. The articles of melinus that were done by John A and Markb states that their outings are about 45 minutes to 2 hours in the wild. Mines out throughout the hot part of the day now noon to 4 ish. |
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| 10/19/09 01:22pm |
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Dazza12345789 View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2085915 Interaction
I might have to nick the bamboo idea, seems to work well! I was trying to find something to use so he could climb the walls but it was difficult to find something big to cover the whole back wall, it will be possible when i size it down. Mine was also petrified of tongs, he had no qualms about my hand being in the cage but as soon as he saw the tongs, he was off!!! Also, my cat does go in there sometimes, but he does not seem to bothered by her! Ive tried to kick her out but she always sneaks in somehow! It good that the 2 hours are normal but still kind of sucks! When i go in there and he is out, i take a seat and he just stays still for around 10 mins then goes to bask, he always seems nervy but i suppose that is some progress!? Its hard to make that sort of contact (through glass) as he is rarely out, its hard to find when to start. Did you do anything special with your Melinus to make him so alert and want to come out at all? Here is a cage pic, i will cut it in half and add more branches etc.
Thanks again and sorry if im going off course! Cheers -Daryl P.S i know what you mean by hanging! He loves it up there!
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| 10/19/09 02:04pm |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: Dazza12345789 In reference to Message Id: 2085928 Interaction
I think my melinus does that to the glass because he is bored. On the window sill, I don’t know why he acts like that there.
Stripper or rockstar for holloween guys? |
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| 10/19/09 02:27pm |
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Dazza12345789 View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2085936 Interaction
I have some vertical poles but not many, i will have a trip to the forest and get some smaller ones so i can put them upright thanks! I light the idea about the high up hiding spot, i saw one like it in your vid in the top right corner? I meant have you done anything to make him want to come out and explore? Sorry i didn’t make myself clear! Thanks a lot for all your help! Cheers -Daryl |
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| 10/19/09 02:57pm |
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Sulfurboy1o3 View Profile |
Message To: Dazza12345789 In reference to Message Id: 2085944 Interaction
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| 10/19/09 03:10pm |
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Dazza12345789 View Profile |
Message To: Sulfurboy1o3 In reference to Message Id: 2085951 Interaction
Thanks for all your help. Best of luck with Walle !!! Keep us updated on his progress, i would love to see some more vids! Cheers -Daryl |
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| 10/19/09 03:26pm |
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