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Postby Csgecko » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:52 pm

I know that you are supposed to feed bts's a couple time a week as adults and everyday as babies.. but how much should i feed them?should i dont have a bts yet.. this is just for future reference... but should i just feed him/her a little more than i think he/she can eat and then just take out wats left?
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:00 pm

The caresheet will cover this question nicely. It's a great future reference if you're planning on having a bluey someday.

http://bluetongueskinks.net/care.htm

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Postby Zach » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:10 am

To reiterate a little, just feed the babies daily a standard jarlid sized portion. If they begin getting stocky fairly quickly, go every other day.

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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:47 pm

Lol, and here is the so called "jar lid" again.
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Postby Zach » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:56 pm

Standard jar is pretty self explanatory I think. I think everyone knows "standard jar lid size" does not mean a garbage can lid size, dinner plate size, or pepsi cap size. Standard size jar -- like a jar of pickles.

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Postby KyleWeiss » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:51 pm

So, someone who eats pickled olives that has a much smaller jar lid will be confused then? :lol:

How about, "For a baby, feed roughly one ounce of 60% protein and 40% vegetable matter every day." Or something to that order.

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Postby Zach » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:10 am

Or how about a daily "spoonful" will be sufficient?

Oh wait, what SIZE spoon? A standard spoon is much too ambiguous....they could mean a spoon the size of a park slide, or a spoon that only holds .0000001 milicopules....

:shock: :jawdrop: :shock:

:hehe:

By the way K, get your sorry butt to Oregon -- I'm sure you're anxious to see two zachs on a wakeboard.... :spot:

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Postby Leigh » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:52 am

By the way K, get your sorry butt to Oregon -- I'm sure you're anxious to see two zachs on a wakeboard.... :spot:

Yeh,and take the camcorder,could be like a carry on film, or You've been framed :rofl:
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Postby KyleWeiss » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:01 pm

Zach wrote:Or how about a daily "spoonful" will be sufficient?

Oh wait, what SIZE spoon? A standard spoon is much too ambiguous....they could mean a spoon the size of a park slide, or a spoon that only holds .0000001 milicopules....

:shock: :jawdrop: :shock:

:hehe:

By the way K, get your sorry butt to Oregon -- I'm sure you're anxious to see two zachs on a wakeboard.... :spot:


Kind of like measuring how much of a dork you are... dorky ambiguity is the most obscure of all, you know. :roll: :slap: :lol:

...and no, Oregon is out this year, homey. Sorry.

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Postby Zach » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:16 pm

:cri:

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Postby KyleWeiss » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:33 am

:poor:

Next year.

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Postby Jenn » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:09 pm

It's out because he is going to come visit me!!!! Kyle likes me more then he like you! :TQlaughing@zach:
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Postby KyleWeiss » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:29 pm

Oh so I'm going to Connecticut soon, am I? *searches for plane ticket...* Hmmm... :scratch:

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Postby Jenn » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:00 pm

Rollie really wants to come and play in my outdoor pen!
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:27 pm

Yes he does, but when he gets off his lazy duff and gets the job to fly us out there will he realize his dreams... :)

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Postby mewzic-7123 » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:30 pm

this has been in my mind far too long, who wrote the care sheet?
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Postby BlueyBoy » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:35 pm

I think Zachariah actually typed it, but it was a compilation of some of the most experiened BTS keepers who were an integral part of the site, like James Wilson, Edward and Johan and Stingray and Tiliquagirl, and a bunch of other original membersl and most of the wonderful nutritional information came from Tiger.

I think I have some video clips in there too! :D
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:37 pm

The caresheet is a "living," resource. It hopefully will not ever be a final draft, since we're the ones discovering new things all the time about them as pets.

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Postby Zach » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:58 pm

BlueyBoy wrote:I think Zachariah actually typed it, but it was a compilation of some of the most experiened BTS keepers who were an integral part of the site, like James Wilson, Edward and Johan and Stingray and Tiliquagirl, and a bunch of other original membersl and most of the wonderful nutritional information came from Tiger.

I think I have some video clips in there too! :D



Yeah, you do....and several pictures too like that crazy vertical hemipene shot.... :shock:

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Postby Lisa » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:13 pm

Zach wrote:Yeah, you do....and several pictures too like that crazy vertical hemipene shot.... :shock:


Always with the hemipenes!! Do you have a folder of special hemi shots, in addition to your leg shots folder? :hehe:
Actually, don't answer that, or provide any further details on what other pics you keep, or why you keep them ..... or how often to you go through them all .... :hehe:
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