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Postby JWSR » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:00 am

Hello to all.

I joined this site last fall and have been lurking, learning, and enjoying it ever since. I had nothing to post because I didn't have a bluey. I've kept herps since the late '50's (no 'old age' jokes please) and have never been more fascinated with an individual species as I have with the blue tongue, which I accidently discovered while searching some reptile sites. The members bluey pictures, and the stories got me hooked. Love at first sight!

I currently have "Si" a 7 year old 8'-9" Boa constrictor imperator, "Hannibal" a 2 year old 21.5" Bearded Dragon, and "Juanita" a one year old 24" Apricot Pueblan Milksnake. I just had to have a bluey!

Well, yesterday was my day! 3pm, and Fedex pulls up and rings my bell.
Wow, a special package from Ray Gurgui. And, by the way, what a great guy to talk to and to deal with!

So everyone, I'd like you to meet my new baby, "Irwin," named after the late great conservationist and herp enthusiast.

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Thanks for letting me ramble on about my new family member. I know I'm going to enjoy this little guy's company for a long long time. Please keep me in line if I tend to post too many "growing up" pictures.

Best Wishes All,
Jerry
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Postby mouseinamilkbottle » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:22 am

:welcome:

What beautiful colouring!
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:33 am

Grats! I just got one (different species) from Ray myself this morning :)
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Postby JWSR » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:57 am

Hey John,

I had to look and see what you got. Beautiful Tanimbar. I saw #04 sold to Nomad at Ray's Site. Very nice color!
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Postby Tigergenesis » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:02 am

:welcome: We can never see too many bluey pics!
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0.1.1 Irian Jaya – “Princess Phoebe” and “Adrian”
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0.0.1 Eastern – “Wyatt”
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1.0.0 Merauke – “Bayou”
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Postby Marie » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:21 pm

Welcome to the forum. That is a beautiful baby!! I would like to see more pictures. :D
1.2.0 Irian Jayas - "Gargamel", "Gloria" aka "Lil Thang"
0.0.1 Tanimbar - "Pandora"
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Postby JWSR » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:10 pm

Thank you all for the welcome! I'll definitely be posting more pics after he's settled in good. So far he's eating good, and not very timid at all. I think he's gonna have a great personality.
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Postby Blotch » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:01 pm

Yo Jerry! Nice to have you here mate!

Those jokes you were talking about - were they of a disease nature? That wouldn't be a very nice thing to joke about!

Your little guy is a beauty! irwin - good name! Steve's probably smiling because of it!
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Postby Cypython » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:11 pm

Hello Jerry

Welcome and grats on your new baby. It is a great looking skink.
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Postby Omega » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:34 pm

Welcome, you picked a great reptile! Awesome looking skink, and awesome name to go along with it. We lost a great friend to animals with steve's death.
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Postby Lisa » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:49 pm

Welcome! Irwin's gorgeous :love: Post as many pics as you want!
I want a northern. I want I want I want.
1 Eastern, JUBBY, born January 2004
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Postby susi-lou » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:29 pm

Hi jerry,
Irwin is soooooo cute. I am sure he will live up to his name with an awesome and bubbly personality. love pics!
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Postby Leigh » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:09 am

Hello and :welcome: , everyone loves loads of photos, top name, I like the portholes{love that discription} and Ray can still check out his babies from here,what a result.
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Postby Zach » Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:59 am

Welcome!

Awesome skink!

+ 2.2 Irian Jaya (Slurpy, Nona, Sassy, Cool Moe Dee)
+ 1.1 Eastern (Eugene, Enzo)
+ 1.2 Northern (Niko, Pearl, Peach)
+ 1.0 Tanimbar Island (TQ)
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Postby JWSR » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:53 am

Hi Leigh,

Pardon my ignorance, but, what exactly are "portholes?"
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Postby Leigh » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:22 am

Its the proper name {I was told }to discribe the markings on their sides as I called them flashes, and then was corrected :oops: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Blotch » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:12 am

I'm a moron. If anyone read this post before I edited it - you'd know why - otherwise - just know I'm a knob.
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Postby Fatal_S » Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:39 pm

Blotch, I didn't get to read the pre-edit, but did you by any chance start talking about nautical terms?
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Postby Leigh » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:35 am

Blotch wrote:I'm a moron. If anyone read this post before I edited it - you'd know why - otherwise - just know I'm a knob.


:revenge: fair play mate, :lol: you do make me laugh
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Postby Blotch » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:39 am

Fatal - Nah - but that did enter my head at first - that is only part of the reason I'm a knob. Just sit back and laugh at me - All is good in the hood!
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