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ornate still good

nogard Sep 29, 2004 12:58 PM

my ornate was taken to the vet, and they said that he is clean inside and told me to keep using mite sprays,because provent a mite works just as good as anything else besides pest strips and I have yet to notice any mites( he is on butcher paper with a ceramic rock in a 55 long) If there are any mites at all will they be able to hide in a ceramic rock? Also he is still eating 10-12 dusted large crickets a day, he also gets a pinkie every other day, can I feed him gold fish? He is still gentle, as if the people who sold him to me handled him since the first day they got him. He still has yet to bite or even attempt to whip. He almost seems inquisitve or curious about his surroundings. I let him free roam with me in the ferrets bin. It is about 8ft wide, 10 ft long, I used use as a ferret play pen. The sides are made of plexi glass and you cant see out or in. He is almost "playful" scurries out under some newspaper, then darts and starts poking his against you feet it is really a sight to see. Anyways I was just wondering is there any other tests I should have done? to make sure he is completely healthy, also I have read that these are very intelligent animals, is this true? and if so how intelligent.

thanks
tony butler

Replies (5)

cdanstan Sep 29, 2004 01:09 PM

goldfish are nasty i wouldn't feed them to your monitor, stick with mice,rats,chicks, roaches and cricketts . thats plenty of options

cdanstan Sep 29, 2004 01:13 PM

did you say you was using a heat rock? if so ditch the damn thing and get with the program.

nogard Sep 29, 2004 01:19 PM

no not a heat rock, it is a ceramic rock. I didnt want any mites to use a log, or cork bark as a hiding place.
thanks
tony butler

nogard Sep 29, 2004 01:26 PM

also one more thing what are the differences between the nile and the ornate?

cdanstan Sep 29, 2004 01:29 PM

do a search forum its been discussed more than a few times. good luck

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