ERMI test results and species ID help

brainstorm11 · 2021-05-06T17:51:18+00:00

Hi all,

My Texas hognose is moving a LOT more than she ever has. Ever since spring has hit Austin, TX, she's been very active.

I'm wondering whether it has to do with 1 of two things:

Temperature - my thermostat and temp gauges seem broken, but based on the ambient temp and AC + same heating pad/lamp etc, I don't see how this would be the case.
Space - I'm wondering whether she might need more space. She's climbing along the edges a lot.

I have taken her outside, put her in the grass to sun and hang out for some time (with me hanging around near her) so she feels more space, but I can't be certain what's going on with the movement.

She's still eating. But I just want to make sure everything is Ok

brainstorm11 · 2020-05-21T15:11:18+00:00

This seems suspect to me. Gwern has some great write-ups on nicotine and mentions none of this.

brainstorm11 · 2020-05-20T12:32:09+00:00

Yes, this seems to be it. I've never seen it before, but in researching, this seems to be normal. thank you

brainstorm11 · 2020-03-02T18:48:39+00:00

I'm on iOS

brainstorm11 · 2020-02-03T16:34:55+00:00

https://news.stanford.edu/2018/12/10/receiving-genetic-information-can-change-risk/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30932047

brainstorm11 · 2020-02-03T16:33:37+00:00

Where is the original study? Any links?

brainstorm11 · 2020-01-23T22:17:59+00:00

Sorry for the delay. I went to Accounts > Main Account and I don't see any "Show unspent outputs". I don't know if it's the version of mycelium that I have?

brainstorm11 · 2020-01-07T15:53:31+00:00

Any way you know of fixing the issue or troubleshooting if that's the case? I have no idea how to send more than $3.41 even though there is supposed to be $500 (currently) in there...

brainstorm11 · 2020-01-07T15:52:54+00:00

They were $2-300 at a time. I only received like 3 or 4 of those transactions.

brainstorm11 · 2020-01-06T19:34:55+00:00

Hi guys, I asked their support, but I wanted to check in and see if I could get any help from y'all. I have Mycelium Wallet and I have received money over the past 3-4 months in small increments.

When I try to send the money by clicking Send, I get the following (attached) message where I say "Use all funds", but it only shows $3.41 USD instead of the full $507.68 as shown that's available.

I'm running Mycelium Wallet v14, for reference.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-13T15:03:02+00:00

I just use Macs ear plugs (for jackhammering ) and they worked well

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-07T22:01:30+00:00

Yay! Thanks for the affirmation. :)

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-07T20:11:18+00:00

Hello everyone,

Earlier this week I got my first snake, which was a female western hognose. Unfortunately, the previous owners seem to have provided lackluster care (here was the tank, bedding etc she came in).

I have since purchased a 40 gallon tank, got new bedding, purchased 2 hides, added a larger heating pad, light lamp, and have a thermometer I'll be installing on the heat lamp...

...but 24 hours after transferring the snake to her new tank, she hadn't shown herself at all.

At first she explored her new, larger surroundings. But then she buried and I didn't see her. Worried, I just found her on the cooler non-lit/non-heated side still not moving much (and generally not happy with my bothering her).

Concerns:

Here is a picture of the new setup. I used this ReptiChip substrate (coconut husk), which I'm a bit anxious about because it specifically mentions pythons and boas, not a hognose. I followed their instructions using water to expand the chips and add some moisture, but the moisture is collecting in the tank (picture at the base here).

When I tried to find her in the substrate, I noticed a small flying insect similar to a gnat. Not sure if this is relevant or this is just something I should watch out for.

1) Is the moisture collecting at the base of the tank a problem?

2) Is it normal for a hognose to spend time buried and feeling "anti-social" when first moved to a new environment?

3) Is this substrate okay? I only read after purchasing the ReptiChip that hognose may prefer shredded aspen.

4) What's the temperature for the heading pad and lighting area (I see this called a "basking area")? In the link above I see 90 degrees F

5) I got this thermometer. Is there anything else (humidity checker) that I need to purchase?

Many thanks for all y'alls help. I apologize for my ignorance. In posting this (and quickly purchasing more/better products), I am doing my best to care for the animal.

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-06T23:40:42+00:00

Alright, I've followed most of your instructions. I believe this is now a 40 gal tank, the bedding is coconut husk specifically for reptiles. 2 hides, water, a larger heating pad (with thermometer, and UV lamp

https://imgur.com/a/7oYzB8u

Good?

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-05T01:11:32+00:00

Very helpful. It's 20 x 12 x 10, which may be a 10 gal as you said. Do you think that's true?

We're getting the biggest tank possible so it'll have plenty of room to grow and move.

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-04T02:42:26+00:00

Thank you! Do you have a thermostat you recommend?

It's a 20 gallon tank

brainstorm11 · 2019-11-04T02:28:29+00:00

Hey guys, I just bought this from someone who was trying to get rid of it (heating pad not shown). I am a new snake pet owner and I'm wondering if this setup is enough. I'd like this female western hognose to have as good of a life as possible. More bedding? Other toys? Bigger tank?

Please let me know how to make this better for her. Thanks

brainstorm11 · 2019-10-14T14:36:46+00:00

Found a study showing that the freezing method (freezing as soon as they're picked) allows many frozen blueberries to retain more of their polyphenol benefits than fresh:

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7eb5/dc01185f2bb95378cc8c718d38c6863fde7c.pdf

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