Carlos & Siran

LOL I managed to get a pic of Siran under protest.....I'm sure I'll pay for it latter.

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Well finally after almost a week of labor Siran gave birth to a healthy baby boy last night at 8:01. It was a quick birth in the end and everyone only just got here in time. He's happy and healthy, has all his fingers and toes and is feeding well. We've decided to name him Devyn Russell Ward.

Stephen Donaldson's twin Thomas Covenant trilogies are a very heavy read, well worth it though.

I love SK, but the talisman didn't really do it for me, my Fav SK book would have to be IT, that is one seriously scary book, followed closely by Bag of bones and the Dark Tower series which is a very unusual series, that ties most of his books together, including the Talisman. I don't get anytime to read these days but I used to be an insatiable reader, mainly Fantasy, David Eddings, Katherine Kerr, David Gemmel, J.K.Rowling......

you lost me there Bd.....

I don't know about everyone else but I'd love to hear that story Caryl

When i first started farming years ago I was following my herd manager up a very rough and steep track on a quad, at a particularly nasty spot he said 'just do what I do' and up he went, made it look so easy. So I had a go and got stuck a few meters up, so I backed back down, took a deep breath and gave it death....not such a good idea. About half way up the right front wheel hit a rock, the handle bars where wrenched out of my hands and the quad veered to the right. It just so happened that on the right side of the track was a bank but unfortunately the bottom was curved so instead of me just smashing into the bank it rode right up it, and I got thrown off. All I could see while lying on my back was the quad falling backwards, I rolled sideways out of the way and *crash* right where I was lying...had a few extra beers that night.

We've had no problems with ours so far, he's aprox 10cms and is in with a rainbow shark which just shouldn't work but so far*crossed fingers* has, he almost seems to be the peace maker as the shark has serious grumpy issues with our larger cheeky Krib, who swims circles around him and taunts him relentlessly. The GAE will give him a quick chase as if to say 'sort yourself out yah grumpy bugger' but that's as far as it goes

we use a thermometer to get the water the the correct temp........ then in she goes

Very cool, some people have too much time on their hands though

You must have a seriously grubby mind......

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Try Kanuka, very similar to Manuka in some respects but is a deep rich red, nice to work with too, or so I've been told. Or even better, a nice piece of heart Rimu.

We're having similar problems, have resorted to earth worms and slaters. We buy a container of house flies too but I wonder how worth while they are at this time of year as it seems to take a lot of effort to catch them. Prolly spend more energy catching them than what they get out of them.

He got off pretty lightly really, 3 months out of a potential 5 years.....

WOW...........WOW......WOW.........That looks amazing, well done, kinda jealous now....

hahaha, might be a bit chewy?

Hi, over the last few days we've noticed a change in House the Mouse, he's just not himself, he's been snippy, short tempered and flinging his food around. We've even heard some rather coarse language coming from his cage. We were really at a loss for his change in behavior....and then it struck us....could this be the problem??? What do you guys think?? Even Poppy seems a little put out!!

I learn't that lesson when I redid our tank, I thought it would be a simple job of just trimming the excess off after it cured, but no, it didn't really work, next time I'll mask it first like Barrie said.

We got this sent to us today, It's fairly amusing If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet Syndrome, including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below Will have you laughing out LOUD! Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. Here's what happened: Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner In his room. "He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm Serious, Dad. Can you help?" I put my best lizard-healer expression on my face and followed him Into his bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, Looking stressed.. I immediately knew what to do. "Honey," I called, "come look at the lizard!" "Oh, my Gosh!" my wife exclaimed. "She's having babies." "What?" My son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!" I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to Reproduce," I said accusingly to my wife. "Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their Cage?" she inquired. (I think she actually said this sarcastically!) "No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" "Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed. "Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you Know," she informed me. (Again with the sarcasm!) By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it. "Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience," I Announced. "We're about to witness the miracle of birth." "Oh, gross!" they shrieked. We Peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot Would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later.. "We don't appear to be making much progress," I noted. "It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified. "Do something, Dad!" my son urged. "Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the Foot when it next appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried Several more times with the same results.. "Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a Pattern here with the females in my house?) "Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to The vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. "Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged. The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the Little animal through a magnifying glass. "What do you think, Doc, a C-section?" I suggested Scientifically. "Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. And Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?" I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside. "Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked. "Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This lizard is Not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen. . Ernie is a boy. You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into Maturity, like most male species, they um . .. Um . . . Masturbate. Just the Way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife. We were silent, absorbing this. "So, Ernie's just, just .. . . Excited," my wife offered. "Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood. More silence. Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And Giggle. And then even laugh loudly. Tears were now running down her face. "It's just ... That ....I'm Picturing you pulling on its .. . . Its. . Teeny little . . " She gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more. "That's enough," I warned. We thanked the vet and hurriedly Bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything Was going to be okay. "I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad," he Told me. "Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter. Two lizards: $140. One cage: $50. Trip to the vet: $30. Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie: Priceless! Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class. Lizards lay eggs!

Plenty up here if you want to take a ride

:bounce: I will if you try some Led Zep, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath Stevie Ray Vaughn, Audio Slave, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Who etc etc :bounce: :lol: I promise you you'll throw that mass produced Justin Bebopper rubbish in the bin and never look back

I was just wondering whether the *his* 8 year old son was a typo or not?

Ahahahahahhahaaaaaa........haaaa....,.sigh....ah no, I don't do teeny bopper....