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Post by Ajax on Oct 29, 2008 23:05:34 GMT
Why we are on the subject of pets, Which dinosaur would you like most as a pet? Suitable pens/cages/tanks included. I would like a stego, a carnivore would be difficult to cuddle.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Oct 29, 2008 23:15:40 GMT
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 29, 2008 23:19:07 GMT
Ahhh, much better topic ;D I personally would want a sauropod of any kind! Maybe a Amarga or agustinia. Oh and a pachyrhino,too! Hmm, I may have to buy a ranch somewhere in Montana! You know you are resurrecting the whole birds/dino thing, right?
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Post by crazycrowman on Oct 29, 2008 23:23:42 GMT
Though I am positively aching to say I would want a T rex, my property is not quite large enough, and the food budget would be insane I would, based on what I could currently house and manage purchase a Nemicolopterus crypticus, a Microraptor gui and a Beelzebufo ampinga. I am aware only one of those is a dinosaur. I would also be in line to purchase a Hyracotherium (Eohippus). (I have that book as well ;D
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 29, 2008 23:24:03 GMT
I would prefer a male compsognathus. I wouldn't imagine it would need an aquarium more then 100 gallons, so I think it would be easiest. You could just feed it small salamanders and bugs, with the occasional mouse, with standard reptile supplement
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Post by crazycrowman on Oct 29, 2008 23:35:31 GMT
"I wouldn't imagine it would need an aquarium more then 100 gallons, so I think it would be easiest." Ugg...100 gallons is way to small. Having worked with many species of lizards, and caring for lizards myself and at facilities, I bet it would need quite a large enclosure, more like a small room. I would expect dinosaurs were much more active then modern reptiles, and even many modern reptiles need more space then they are given by people to thrive. Take the smaller monitors (I am not saying monitors are a good stand in for a compsognathus, but that they are a good representative of an active and intelligent modern lizard, of which we know a good deal about captive husbandry) need enclosures roughly 3X the animals total length in length and 2X the animals total length in width of their adult size. So a lizard with a total length of 3' (say a boscs monitor, a standard pet trade lizard) kept properly requires an enclosure of roughly 12' X 6' cage to thrive. Granted, many do not get that and as a whole, they generally fare poorly in captivity. If they were more like birds regarding activity levels, they would require even MORE space.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 29, 2008 23:39:02 GMT
"I wouldn't imagine it would need an aquarium more then 100 gallons, so I think it would be easiest." Ugg...100 gallons is way to small. Having worked with many species of lizards, and caring for lizards myself and at facilities, I bet it would need quite a large enclosure, more like a small room. I would expect dinosaurs were much more active then modern reptiles, and even many modern reptiles need more space then they are given by people to thrive. Take the smaller monitors (I am not saying monitors are a good stand in for a compsognathus, but that they are a good representative of an active and intelligent modern lizard, of which we know a good deal about captive husbandry) need enclosures roughly 3X the animals total length in length and 2X the animals total length in width of their adult size. So a lizard with a total length of 3' (say a boscs monitor, a standard pet trade lizard) kept properly requires an enclosure of roughly 12' X 6' cage to thrive. Granted, many do not get that and as a whole, they generally fare poorly in captivity. If they were more like birds regarding activity levels, they would require even MORE space. weren't compsognathus only like 2 feet long? And I though that 100 gallon cages were like 4-5 feet long.. Maybe it was a 280 gallon...
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Post by therizinosaurus on Oct 30, 2008 0:07:23 GMT
I think a Falcarius would be of a managable size...
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 30, 2008 0:51:40 GMT
"I wouldn't imagine it would need an aquarium more then 100 gallons, so I think it would be easiest." Ugg...100 gallons is way to small. Having worked with many species of lizards, and caring for lizards myself and at facilities, I bet it would need quite a large enclosure, more like a small room. I would expect dinosaurs were much more active then modern reptiles, and even many modern reptiles need more space then they are given by people to thrive. Take the smaller monitors (I am not saying monitors are a good stand in for a compsognathus, but that they are a good representative of an active and intelligent modern lizard, of which we know a good deal about captive husbandry) need enclosures roughly 3X the animals total length in length and 2X the animals total length in width of their adult size. So a lizard with a total length of 3' (say a boscs monitor, a standard pet trade lizard) kept properly requires an enclosure of roughly 12' X 6' cage to thrive. Granted, many do not get that and as a whole, they generally fare poorly in captivity. If they were more like birds regarding activity levels, they would require even MORE space. weren't compsognathus only like 2 feet long? And I though that 100 gallon cages were like 4-5 feet long.. Maybe it was a 280 gallon... Try a whole yard CT! Compies aren't just gonnna sit around like reptiles, they want to run! Ugh...do I need to say it? TYRANNOSAURUS! I just need, you know, an 80 acre exhibet and and plenty of dead cracasses to feed it. Possibly a few cows....maybe a horse or two. But I'd much prefer a Kitty Cat, since I have none of those things.
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Post by tomhet on Oct 30, 2008 3:48:17 GMT
I'd have a cephalaspid pond
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 30, 2008 20:44:46 GMT
I'd have a cephalaspid pond Don't be surprised if you go outside one day and my Rex ate all your precious cephahwhateveres. He does that....I've been evicted from neighborhoods many times for this. ;D
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Post by crazycrowman on Oct 30, 2008 21:22:03 GMT
Happy early Haloween everyone
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 30, 2008 22:21:22 GMT
Happy early Haloween everyone CUTE!!! That is really adorable. It looks "peed" off.
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Post by crazycrowman on Nov 3, 2008 18:36:53 GMT
Thanks. He is very tolerant. Wearing a silly costume is not that different for him from wearing a harness to go to an event or a walk outside, so he didn't really seem to care too much.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Nov 3, 2008 22:05:40 GMT
It looks to be a varanid of some sort, but what species is it? Is it a black-throat? (Sorry if I'm wrong, I am more of a gecko fan)
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Post by Tyrannax on Nov 3, 2008 23:28:34 GMT
It looks to be a varanid of some sort, but what species is it? Is it a black-throat? (Sorry if I'm wrong, I am more of a gecko fan) ADORABLE! Where did you get that suit? I want one for my bearded dragon ;D Wonder if my ferret's suit will fit her.... I'm almost certain that thats a black-thoated monitor, yes
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Post by crazycrowman on Nov 4, 2008 0:01:22 GMT
Yes, He is a Black throated monitor, and his name is Dumptruck. He will be a year old in February, and in that time has gone from a tiny 16" to a daily rat and quail guzzling 50". Full grown, I can expect him to hit at least 68" if not exceed 72". I have him set up in a large 10' fiberglass enclosure. Monitors are very neat reptiles to work with, most of them just get to big for people to handle and house properly in a home setting. I keep 2 other monitors, a Bosc's and a Dumerils.
The suit is for a small dog and was picked up on clearance somewhere a year or so ago.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Nov 4, 2008 0:04:30 GMT
What do you feed dumptruck, and is he "friendly"? (And no I don't plan on ever getting one of these- at least no time soon )
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Post by crazycrowman on Nov 4, 2008 0:50:06 GMT
At home in his enclosure. I feed him rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and other rodents, baby chicks and quail, and sometimes fish or parrot/tortoise eggs that are not going to hatch. He also gets hissing roaches, shrimp, crabs and crayfish from time to time. All of his food is frozen thawed, never live, for health reasons as well as other reasons. He eats daily, and monitors have a high metabolism, so unlike animals like our Alligator and Caimans, he has a high food budget. A shot of his enclosure from the side. Godzilla pwned As for being friendly, he is very workable, and though he sometimes hisses and whacks you with his tail if he does not like what you are doing, (like moving things around in his enclosure) he has not bitten and calms down fairly quickly. He is the exception to the rule and I have met some VERY agressive and defensive blackthroats that would just as well try to remove a finger then then be touched by a person. They are amazingly strong and being a partially arboreal species, his claws are RAZOR sharp. In the reptile sink getting a soak.
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Post by Tyrannax on Nov 4, 2008 8:41:18 GMT
At home in his enclosure. I feed him rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and other rodents, baby chicks and quail, and sometimes fish or parrot/tortoise eggs that are not going to hatch. He also gets hissing roaches, shrimp, crabs and crayfish from time to time. All of his food is frozen thawed, never live, for health reasons as well as other reasons. He eats daily, and monitors have a high metabolism, so unlike animals like our Alligator and Caimans, he has a high food budget. A shot of his enclosure from the side. Godzilla pwned As for being friendly, he is very workable, and though he sometimes hisses and whacks you with his tail if he does not like what you are doing, (like moving things around in his enclosure) he has not bitten and calms down fairly quickly. He is the exception to the rule and I have met some VERY agressive and defensive blackthroats that would just as well try to remove a finger then then be touched by a person. They are amazingly strong and being a partially arboreal species, his claws are RAZOR sharp. In the reptile sink getting a soak. Most monitors aren't usually considered very handable pets. But who can resist that face? ;D Yes my bearded Dragons are extrememly strong lizards. They also can hurt if they bite you because they have razor sharp teeth, and a strong bite. I got bit barely by my young beardie, S'mores because he accidentally misjudged his bite when I was hand feeding him mustard greens. Hurt like a b****, but it was a complete accident. None of my dragons are aggressive and LOVE to be held! I take my older one, Mango, to Radioshack and set her on the counter. Let me tell you, it drawls in the customers for my dad. Everyone is surprised to see a lizard sit and not jump around. Last night when we were driving home she jumped from the center console of the car on to my shirt and tucked her head under under my arm and went to sleep. Very cute. I'm gonna go buy her a ferret shirt....maybe it will fit her ;D;D
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