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Gregg_M_Madden
at Sun Feb 24 18:10:10 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Gregg_M_Madden ]
Seriously Frank, I agree alot with what you say. Everything about nesting and options is on point and I do utilize larger deeper nesting than what is commonly offered. I can understand your riddles and can read between the lines. Personally, I believe what you are doing to obtain information on these reptiles is great and much needed. However, the way you relay the information turns off a lot of people and the message gets lost. I also think many people get twisted when you make it sound as if their way of doing things is not the right way to do it. It is always better to talk straight to someone than it is to talk down at them.
There is nothing wrong with making people think but when they ask a spacific question, I believe they should get a direct answer.
For myself, I look foward to reading what you write because I am able to see through your posts and get the vital information. Not everyone is willing to do so. It is unfortunate because they will be missing out on good info that they can apply to their husbandry techniques.
Like you said, it is not about us, it is about the animals. This is why I think direct answers should be given. I think reptile keeping should be looked at more like a code to crack moreso than a riddle.
Anyway, honestly, I keep hogs both in racks and in large, natural set ups with lots of options. I can say with hand on heart that I have seen no difference in behavior, time from first lock up to egg laying, no difference in fertility or hatch rate. They all eat the same, crap the same, and show the same level of activity.
I offer a humidified hide in all my rack bins at all times. Even for males because I know for a fact that they need humid areas to retain moisture. When my females are gravid I offer them larger nest boxes. I have noticed that since doing this, the females will lay eggs exactly like you pictured in the photo. In a nice tight group. With that being said, again, I have seen no difference in hatch rates between the 2 nesting techniques.
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- Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Mon Feb 18 23:48:13 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Tue Feb 19 18:13:44 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Wed Feb 20 11:14:06 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Wed Feb 20 12:26:31 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - GoHogWild, Thu Feb 21 18:10:22 2013
- RE: Heating for Westerns - FR, Thu Feb 21 19:23:02 2013
- Agreed! - GoHogWild, Thu Feb 21 23:16:57 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Fri Feb 22 09:24:34 2013
- I have seen enough. - Gregg_M_Madden, Fri Feb 22 13:56:12 2013
- RE: Agreed! - GoHogWild, Fri Feb 22 15:41:02 2013
- RE: Agreed! - Gregg_M_Madden, Fri Feb 22 18:10:44 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Sun Feb 24 11:21:08 2013
 RE: Frank, please read what I am saying. - Gregg_M_Madden, Sun Feb 24 18:10:10 2013
- RE: Agreed! - FR, Sun Feb 24 12:53:57 2013
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