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so in preparation for the new boy im picking up tomorrow, i bought 24 inch reptiglo 8.0 and a fixture. problem is, the fixture requires wiring i know nothing about electrical wiring, so im totally lost. it doesnt plug into the wall or anything...im supposed to connect some wires, and there's some metal round thing that i have no idea what its supposed to do....can anybody explain what to do in english? how the *bleep* do i plug it in...i cant just drill a hole into the wall and the house's electrical circuits cause its not my house. can i even use this thing or should i return it?
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

i would go back and buy the one that you can plug in and dont have to wire up, although the wiring might not be complicated, its not something you want to mess with unless you know what you are doing. JMO

>>so in preparation for the new boy im picking up tomorrow, i bought 24 inch reptiglo 8.0 and a fixture. problem is, the fixture requires wiring i know nothing about electrical wiring, so im totally lost. it doesnt plug into the wall or anything...im supposed to connect some wires, and there's some metal round thing that i have no idea what its supposed to do....can anybody explain what to do in english? how the *bleep* do i plug it in...i cant just drill a hole into the wall and the house's electrical circuits cause its not my house. can i even use this thing or should i return it?
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>>proud mama to:
>>1.0.0 ball python
>>0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
>>1.0.0 leopard gecko
>>0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
>>0.1.0 bearded dragon
>>1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)
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reiko
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yeah, probably right. i just had a hard time finding one the right size that was clear what it was, and i dont really wabnna shell out a lot of money for a normal hood if i can avoid it. which quite possibly i cant
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

they have this, im sure home depot has the same item, you just take the plastic cover off the light area,,, and voilla...there are also utility lights, some of which have plugs and require no wiring, buy one that has 2 slots for lights if possible, that way you can put a UVB tube in one, or both, but you can just add a regular florecent for brightness in the other if you want.. bright is good

GE 24" Undercabinet Thin Line Plug-In Fixture with Outlet
Item #: 44490
Model: 27272

$24.90
Easy to install
Thin profile allows for hidden installation
Convenient 5' cord
3 year limited warranty
Includes GE warm white lamps
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reiko
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we dont have a lowes; ill have to double check the home depot for that one, unless one of my roommates friends happens to know what he's doing (unlikely heh)
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

Easiest way to do it is to buy a pre-cut 3 prong cord that costs about $5. Run the white wire from the cord to the white wire in the light, secure with the orange electrical clips that twist the wires together. Do the same thing with the black wire from the plug to the black wire to the light. Take the green wire and wrap it around the green screw inside the light and secure.. that is your ground. Plug it in and you are ready to go.

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

hehe..

>>Easiest way to do it is to buy a pre-cut 3 prong cord that costs about $5. Run the white wire from the cord to the white wire in the light, secure with the orange electrical clips that twist the wires together. Do the same thing with the black wire from the plug to the black wire to the light. Take the green wire and wrap it around the green screw inside the light and secure.. that is your ground. Plug it in and you are ready to go.
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>>brandon
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>> Dragons by Nature
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reiko
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lol. be right over.

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

otherwise hes a pretty nice guy! hes a grumpy bird, loves my boyfriend and im secondary, im liked so long as boyfriend isnt around, hes such a terd.

where do you live anyhow?
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reiko
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lol yea.. i've heard that about birds.. they sometimes bond with one person and everyone else is just target practice... okay, well just me and carrick and the rest of the lizards it is

I live on the east coast in DE atm but I am moving back to Virginia at the end of the year thank god! So it might take me a little while to get there! lol

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

moving back to virginia is never a good thing

at least, not when youre 21, your parents think you 15, and they want you to move back to virginia to live with them
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

lol.. well i'm 28, parents think i'm 48, and only mommy wants her baby back in town lol. I'm moving back to VA for work.. so thankfully parents aren't the issue there! lol sorry to hear about your problems though.. heheheh

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

as long as somebody hires me very soon it wont be a problem at all
otherwise, ill be stuck leaving sunny miami and forcing my parents to deal with a room 'o' reptiles!
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

an any other animals you have, animals are always a hard part of a move, always very worrysome, but slowly ya get there and everyone settles in, my poor horse travelled 3000 miles in november, poor kid, thats just no fun. least i didnt make him fly here

>>lol yea.. i've heard that about birds.. they sometimes bond with one person and everyone else is just target practice... okay, well just me and carrick and the rest of the lizards it is
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>>I live on the east coast in DE atm but I am moving back to Virginia at the end of the year thank god! So it might take me a little while to get there! lol
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>>brandon
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>> Dragons by Nature
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reiko
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yea it's gonna suck... no doubt about that.. i think I have more cages then furniture! it's going to take forever to take apart all of my rack systems for them and then put them back together.. really not looking forward to that. *sigh* If you don't see me for a month you know why lol.

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

>>yea it's gonna suck... no doubt about that.. i think I have more cages then furniture! it's going to take forever to take apart all of my rack systems for them and then put them back together.. really not looking forward to that. *sigh* If you don't see me for a month you know why lol.
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>>brandon
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>> Dragons by Nature
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reiko
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n/p
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Dragons by Nature

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nah, you just gotta let a real woman do the job, at least that how it goes in my house.
my dad tries=stuff gets broken, hammers fly into heads.
i do it= im happy playing with a screwgun

too bad i just dont know much about electrical wiring and flourescent fixtures
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

it's simple.. just follow what I said up top and you can't go wrong.. it's not hard at all.

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

makes for a grumpy man, i do everything, and dont ask him to help, he gets grumpy, but he does work enough at work, so i dont mind them video games take a lot outta ya! hehe
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reiko
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yeah, i think i gotcha. i found what looks to be the rigth thing on home depots site, and ill pick it up tomrorow on my way to pick up my dragon probably.

so see, all you gotta do is tell a woman what to do and she can do it without all the temper tauntrums a man will have
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

let's not go there! lol.. don't forget to get the orange plugs to twist the wires together.. they come in different colors but they all work the same.

Real simple to do. Even a WOMAN could do it! *runz far far far far far away* lolol *sticking up for the men in this forum*

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

you best watch it buddy, or we gonna lay into ya, ur lucky you are such a nice guy

>>let's not go there! lol.. don't forget to get the orange plugs to twist the wires together.. they come in different colors but they all work the same.
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>>Real simple to do. Even a WOMAN could do it! *runz far far far far far away* lolol *sticking up for the men in this forum*
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>>brandon
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>> Dragons by Nature
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reiko
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and goes to his corner because he is the only male around atm and he don't want to get SLAMMED* lol

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

.

well, at least i found some way to create controversy
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

lolol okay i'm gonna be in so much trouble... JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!! and yea you are so right about the instructions thing... lol

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

wow, a man just admitted a woman is right about something...who woulda thought
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

lmao.. dOH!

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

not puttin up wit your crap!
and while you are down, *flick* right on the ear
just cause its soooooo annoying, that and wet willies...ick
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reiko
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lol... this is so not fair... 3 woman against me... what's up with that??? now my ear hurts and I have broom whiskers up my nose... maybe i should goto bed????

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

going to bed might be your best bet.. hehe..
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reiko
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Actually this is JoelR's picture of CC and her two brothers, she's putting them in their place

is actually how much those dragons are enjoying the dominance by that female! LOL *runs again*

brandon
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Dragons by Nature

some guys would be proud to be in the middle of 3 women
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)

>>some guys would be proud to be in the middle of 3 women
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>>proud mama to:
>>1.0.0 ball python
>>0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
>>1.0.0 leopard gecko
>>0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
>>0.1.0 bearded dragon
>>1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)
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reiko
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the fixture came with the ittle twisty thingamabobers. so it *should* all come together wthout crisis, and if not, well, he can live without uvb for a day

i *suppose* youve earned your keep around here i just have so many memories of my dad putting furniture togetehr and getting so frustrated it just busts it all to pieces with the hammer.
as soon as i could read the directions, i became head furniture-maker and etc, just directing him when i need muscle
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proud mama to:
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake
1.0.0 leopard gecko
0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa
0.1.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)