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Postby reefs2forests » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:44 pm

its a northern

yea im a keeper aid so i was working in the house i normally volunteer at (invertabrate house :) )
but i was thinking about volunteering upstairs, which is the reptile house (the invert house is the basement too them)
soooooo i just dont know if im up for all the work you actualy have to do up there... cuz the invert house is soo chill! lol

and the cricket room doesnt sound appetizing... its fine and all when they are in a bucket and we feed them to the spiders.. but.. a room.... eeh haha
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Postby Brigget » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:19 pm

we too have a boo at the zoo in chattanooga.
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Postby reefs2forests » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:56 pm

AWESOME!!!
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Postby reefs2forests » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:10 pm

oooooooooooo k.


sooooo

im gonnaget aspen
make alittle pond

(oh wat is the humidity) nvmd ill go look itup

a lamp
some logs andeither fake or real plants

has anyone ever had issues with them trying to eat the fake plants?

a food bowl

a screentop

a humidity and temperature gauge


where do people generally find the bst deals to buy stuff... (lets say brand new and not second hand?) online? wht sites?

umm im gonna check craigs list but what type of stuff could i get from there>
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Postby Zach » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:18 pm

Craigslist! And be sure to get temp gun, not a temp gauge. Those needle gauges just measure ambient air right in that spot and aren't even 100% accurate. Go for a temp gun!

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Postby reefs2forests » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:48 pm

but temp guns are like super expensive---

i love them though we use them at the zoo... and like im so paranoid about dropping them in the water
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Postby Fatal_S » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:58 pm

My temp gun was about $40 with shipping. That is very not expensive.
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Postby reefs2forests » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:54 pm

seriously...

i thought they were like 100 to a couple hundred.....



40$ is def not that expensive
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Postby Bird_Brain » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:08 pm

I purchased mine from tempgun.com. I am very pleased with it. I got the PE-1 for $25+shipping.
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:00 pm

Or the PE mini for 15+ shipping.

I have had both, I like the PE1 better.
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Postby Fatal_S » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:05 pm

I got mine from Tempgun.com, it's not the mini, but it's the small hand-held. Shipping was more for me because of living in Canada, but as I said only about $40. It works great though. I think it's the PE1
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Postby reefs2forests » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:45 am

hmmm i'll think about it--

i prolly wont get started till the new year because i need to save up some cash...

im a bit short since im trying to save up for three things...
BTS stuff
My italy trip in spring
Fish stuff (paying back my bank account mainly)
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Postby Tattoo » Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:04 pm

Trip to Italy ... lucky girl! :D
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Postby reefs2forests » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:50 am

SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

btw
its with my school :) first time out of the country
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Postby Zach » Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:26 am

Temp guns are a must!

I've got that standard $25 one from tempgun.com -- have had it for years and still working fine. I don't remember, can we change the battery on them?

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Postby Tattoo » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:32 am

Zach,

I got my temp gun from the place you recommended and it came with a spare battery. I think that might eliminate the charging option.
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Postby Zach » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:03 pm

Tattoo wrote:Zach,

I got my temp gun from the place you recommended and it came with a spare battery. I think that might eliminate the charging option.



tempgun.com? I didn't get an extra battery!

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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:05 pm

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Postby Tattoo » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:07 pm

Hmmm ... possibly it's because I sprung for the box they sell to put the temp gun in? Maybe the battery comes with the case.
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Postby Fatal_S » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:46 pm

It is. The case has a spare battery included. However, you can buy the battery at a watch store for about $5 - $10.
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