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Recent content by Phruit Dish

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    Best Ultratherm size for 40g breeder?

    Hi to all! I've been away doing the grad school thing, but have a pressing question. I'm setting up a 40 gallon breeder for Birch, my cubed normal, and I'm scratching my head when it comes to a fairly simple question: what size Ultratherm UTH should I use? I know the standard rules, but the...
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    Nose rubbing, possible sneeze --an RI or am I overreacting?

    I noticed something this morning that concerned me. Birch (my cubed normal yearling) took a long drink of water, moved her jaw around a bit, yaaaaaaaawned wide for me, and proceeded to rub the tip of her nose on her mopani wood, something she normally only does to start her shed. She...
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    Sealing/proofing petrified wood - Minwax Polycrylic protective finish?

    I recently brought home some really lovely petrified wood specimens for use in a 20 long. They have all been scrubbed OCD-style with a stiff brush and dish soap, then rinsed long past the water running clean. In lieu of boiling, I've been considering sealing them with water-based poly. Why...
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    Placing thermostat, thermometer, and hygrometer probes under eco-earth

    I'm staring at clean, brand new wires and a mound of frozen-then-dry-heat-sterilized eco-earth I so foolishly spread into my viv the other day. Facefault. I need to pull my substrate and place my probes. I've searched both the forum and the net at large for information on the best way to do...
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    Hello from a former ophidiophobe!

    Hi! Phruit Dish here. I suppose the first thing I should do is tell you that my husband gave me the first part of my nickname shortly after we met (“Phruit” is a term of endearment, most days), and a good friend added to it a few years back. I love it, and it suits me well. The next thing I...
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