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    picked himself up yesterday. boy or girl?

    thanks. I am sure all yee guys in here have a hell of a lot of knowledge and I am very grateful for your advise and help since I've been here. Cheers lads, really appreciate it. So looks like its Bernadette.
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    picked himself up yesterday. boy or girl?

    Thanks guys. I wonder if it is 100% a female though as we need to name it. If its a boy its Arthur and if its a girl its Bernadette.
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    picked himself up yesterday. boy or girl?

    [/URL] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/img] Lady in the shop thinks its a girl due to the narrow bottom of the undershell. I think its probably too early to tell but if anyone would know its yee guys. [/URL] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/img] Will take more photos when I get the chance...
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    yeah, i got it flat pack last week, just trying to add finishing touches (moss, bedding, ect). Will try to tidy it up by the end of the week. I am also getting very conflicting results when searching for the correct humidity. Ive got from 30% to 90% so far. Crazy comparison. Thanks all for...
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    Hows tricks. Getting himself next week and so far I have had a go at putting a few bits together (photos attached). Just a few questions. Should I have the water & food bowls fairly flush or should I have it just standing on the suface? Also, what are the ideal temperatures for both...
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    the new "what do you look like" thread

    I presume you are talking about my son. :D Yeah, that little fella is a babe magnet :P[hr] Olivia having mammys birthday cake
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    the new "what do you look like" thread

    my girls - they put manners on me, honestly!!!
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    the new "what do you look like" thread

    Myself after a few pints[hr] my little fellah
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    ah no, just spent 750 euro today on plants, lamps and hides - nice job explaining this to the missus tomorrow anyway, being honest, as long as I got it right for my wee lad, I dont give a monkeys
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    wow, a great response - cheers guys
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    Hi Louise Thats great, I would appreciate that. Its hard to know at the beginning I suppose. I just want to go at furnishing the inside of the enclosure and make it as active as possible with tons of hiding places for himself. I am just afraid of putting in the wrong plant, Im heading...
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    not sure if this uploaded ok
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    after 15 minutes with the flat pack, I had to walk away from it. Came back an hour or so with some nice scotch whisky and I done it in 2 hours, which is great for me as I've been known to do some serious damage just using the microwave. Anyway, all done - now I need to start thinking hard...
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    Cheers, will enjoy my beers but there aint nothing stress free about flat-pack. Whatever happened to the good aul days of buying aready assembled furniture and getting it into the house via the bedroom window. Ah - the good aul days when smoking was good for you and 'Where's Wally' was as...
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    Hows tricks? I'm from Cork - I think I have some slate left over from a house build, maybe a little marble but that might look a bit cr@p if i didnt do it properly. Yeah, its a wooden vivarium unfortunately but I will do my best to do what I can with it as I paid decent money for it...
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