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From: bagus@netcom.com (Mark E. Ruedy)
Subject: Re: Burmese Pythons and Iguanas?
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 05:24:13 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

In article <16909@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> nathan@charles.ucdavis.edu (Nathan Rollins) writes:
>
>  I was wondering... could a small burmese python and a medium size
>iguana share a large terrarium? Or will the iguana mysteriously vanish?
>They don't need to share; I've got plenty of cages- but I think they
>would look neat together. Any suggestions?
>
>-otter
>

One suggestion.  Feed your snakes rodents.

-mark

Newsgroups: rec.pets.herp
From: v923106@vms.ucc.okstate.edu
Subject: Hermit crabs - Owners?
Organization: Oklahoma State University Computer Center
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:52:12 GMT

Actually, I have 6 hermit crabs of varying sizes. I posted a message earlier
asking if anybody has hermit crabs as pets. I just wanted to find out if there
were any interesting stories about them or any info about them that was not
common knowledge about them such as: they change shells, they molt, they are
mostly nocturnal,that they enjoy the company of other crabs, or that they
definitely need heat and humidity to stay alive.  Something that I have noticed
about these guys is that if one molts, the others will watch the molting crab.
I think that they do this because they like to eat the molting crab's skin that
has been molted off. It seems that they will kill to get this stuff sometimes.
Also, if they like the shell of a molting crab, look out!
From: Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: Adopting rabbit questions
Date: 7 Sep 92 15:29:35 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Well I can't answer all you questions but we have a Netherland Dwarf. She is
completely house broken and uses a litter box. She stays in a cage at night
when she likes to get into alot of trouble other than that she has the run of
the house. Be forwarned you will have to rabbit proof the house. They love to
chew on electrical cords. Fortunatly I work for the Telephone Company because
she really has an attraction for telephone cords. One quick snip of those sharp
teeth and HELLO...HELLO... :) They also like to chew loose edges of carpeting
so we have plants, furniture etc placed to prevent access to these areas.
Speaking of plants Skidder loves to sit in the planter for a large fern we have
and munch away at the lower leaves...so make sure any accessbile plants are not
harmful. Rabbits can be quite enjoyable pets but they can also be a real
handful they are forever getting into trouble. Ours is very affectionate and
playful and they get along with dogs quite well. Gotta run she's got the door
to the stereo cabinet open...have fun :)

Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: schwae@barh1a.its.rpi.edu (Eric A. Schwartz)
Subject: Re: Hermit Crabs
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 04:42:53 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.211540.1@vms.ucc.okstate.edu> v923106@vms.ucc.okstate.edu writes:
>Are there any people out there that own hermit crabs for pets? If so, please
>give me a holler.
>
I used to.  

E.S.
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: fease@dkas.enet.dec.com (Andrea Midtmoen Fease)
Subject: Re: Baby Bunnies Update
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp., Marlboro MA
Date: 11 SEP 92 13:11:01    


In article <1992Sep10.142328.8953@lester.appstate.edu>, RS_NUSSLEBR@APPSTATE.EDU (Kim Williams) writes...
>The diet is supplemented with lactobacillus (thanks for that
>information, folks) 

     Could you please tell me how much lactobacillus to give an adult bunny
that isn't eating?  10ml of Probios paste is recommended for a dairy calf, but
that's a bit bigger than a bunny ;^) .

     Thanks!

					- Andrea
From: njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: Rabbit toenail clipping?
Summary: Simple--and very necessary--procedure
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:26:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

In article <1992Sep2.130956.11074@ms.uky.edu>, jgary@ms.uky.edu (James E. Gary) writes:
> I don't read this group regularly, so my apologies if this is a FAQ.
> The claws on our rabbit are in need of clipping and I was wondering
> if anyone had suggestions. Thanks.   

I've clipped the nails of just about every kind of rabbit with
every kind of personality imaginable.  The following technique
seems to work for all of them.  For the back feet (there are
4 nails on each back foot, by the way) turn the bunny onto its
back, holding it snuggly against your body, calm it by stroking
its nose, easing the head back so that it is more or less
between your left elbow and body, or even behind your elbow.
Then both hands are free to clip.  Use cat-claw clippers or
dog clippers for very thick-nailed rabbits.

White-nailed bunnies are easy--you can see the vein and know
exactly where to cut so as not to clip it.  Dark-nailed bunnies
are more difficult.  Try to guess short of the vein and then
clip little slices on the first nail until the bunny reacts
with a small tug of the leg.  This occurs just before the vein
is clipped.  By looking at how much was cut from that nail, you
will have a fairly good idea about the other nails.

The front nails can be clipped in the same way (don't forget the
5th one--the little dewclaw hiding up away from the others).  Or
the bunny can be put tummy down on your lap and the foot lifted
so it's beside its head.  (You can use this position for the
rear feet, too, if your bunny is willing to sit still.)

It's always a good idea to have styptic powder available to stop
the bleeding, just in case you do clip a vein.  Most pet stores
carry it.

It is important to keep bunnies' nails clipped.  When long, they
can catch on things and break inside the foot, often resulting in
an infection that can be extremely difficult to cure, and not
infrequently leads to the bunny's death.  If allowed to become very
long, they will twist the toes and feet, causing arthritis to
develop in the shoulders and back.

Hope this helps.

Nancy LaRoche (HRS)
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From: ann@plx.com (Ann Lindstrom)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Re: River Otters?
Keywords: n
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:15:33 GMT
Organization: PLEXUS Software, Inc.

I am quite sure that you need special permits to keep any "wild" animal in
California, and in most other states.  I've said this before, but it's worth
repeating - If you want to get involved with non-domesticated critters, please,
please, please investigate being a volunteer at a local zoo or wild life refuge.
They need all the help they can get, you'll be doing something for both your community and for the survival of several species, and you'll learn a lot.
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: RS_NUSSLEBR@APPSTATE.EDU (Kim Williams)
Subject: Baby Bunnies Update
Organization: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 14:23:28 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

An update on those rejected baby bunnies of mine...

Well, the kids are four weeks old today, and doing very well.
We  lost one last Friday night, but don't know exactly why.  The
other six are great though.  

They've been on a diet of oatmeal, rabbit pellets, hay, and
various other goodies as it occurs to us they might like it.
The diet is supplemented with lactobacillus (thanks for that
information, folks) and papaya tablets -- might as well teach
them that's good early!

They play lots (popcorn bunnies), sleep a lot, and crave
attention constantly.  They get lots of handling and petting and
general attention, and seem to be thriving on it.  They seem to
know that I'm "mother" and that my husband is not.  I can get
them all six out on my lap and they just snuggle and are very
still for being petted -- he gets more than one and has to
struggle to hang on to them at all -- the floor outside their
cage is a very fascinating place.  They *are* in a cage for now
-- these babies are just too tiny to turn out to run without
strict supervision, since it would be a terrible thing to have
them get squashed.

So far, I've gotten two of them spoken for, from folks who've
promised that neutering/spaying will be done as soon as the bun
is old enough.  Right now, I don't even have any idea of who's
what sex, since they are still so tiny.  The main concern has
been keeping them alive and healthy, not who's what.  Time
enough for that when it begins to be important.

Anyway, I'm guessing they can start finding/going to new homes
in another four weeks -- although weaning was terribly early, I
still don't think they need the trauma of seperation as early as
six weeks.  The tiny one (really tiny) may never leave, or if it
does, I expect not to let it go for five or six weeks even.

More on my children :-) as they develop.  Once again, though,
thanks for all the suggestions!  

Kim Williams
Bunny Mother
(rs_nusslebr@alf.appstate.edu)
From: be824@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Selick)
Newsgroups: rec.pets
Subject: Toilet training cats
Date: 8 Sep 1992 03:17:45 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: be824@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steve Selick)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


I have a 1.5 year old male cat that I would like to toilet train. Is 
this possible? How is it done? If there is a FAQ on this, please e-
mail it to me.
Thanks,
Steve
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
Subject: Re: ferret 9 lives?
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 10:37:06 GMT

I aquired my ferret in a similar way (apologies to those who've read
the story before):   

I used to have a storage garage with some cars & parts in downtown Milwaukee.
I went down there one day to pick up some parts, and heard a rustling noise
a few stalls over.  I figured it was just a racoon or something, and I'd leave
it alone if it would leave me alone.  I was a bit curious, though.  I came
around one of my cars, and there was 'weasel', looking curious as well, and
we eyed each other up for a bit.  He wasn't sure if I was going to feed him,
play with him, or both, and I wasn't sure if he would run away, bite me,
or both.

I decided he was obviously a pet who had escaped, so I set my mind on catching
him.  He, of course, took this as playtime, and led me on a merry chase for
about 20 minutes, then let me catch him.  I put him in a milk crate (plastic
type), and he got out the handle-hole.  I re-caught him, & took him home.
The trip home was complicated by a VERY curious dog who had come along for the
ride, and wanted to know just what I had brought her.

I got him home, called a neighbor & got some kitten food (I was guessing), and
got out the encyclopedia.  I came to the conclusion that he was a black-footed
ferret, which is kinda right (He's a ferret with black feet, but NOT a BFF).
My parents, who I lived with at the time, were out of town, so I made a cage
(BIG!) for him & he was all settled in by the time they came back.

I posted ads in the local papers, but nobody answered them, so he's mine now!

It's now 3 years later, my parents have 'custody' of weasel, and I have 
Stan & Ollie to keep me busy.  When the 3 of them get together, all hell
breaks loose!

So, if you DO lose your carpet shark, there's at least an outside chance that
they will be found by someone who will take them in, and appreciate their
charms.  He is responsible for 7 (Yes, 7) ferrets finding homes, besides
himself.  


--

Dave Hinz  -  Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's.  Obviously.
Pherrets are Phun!! 
hinzd@picard.med.ge.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets
From: shodapp@eos.ncsu.edu (SUSAN  HODAPP)
Subject: Re: ferret 9 lives ?
Originator: shodapp@c00539-106ps.eos.ncsu.edu
Keywords: ferret
Reply-To: shodapp@eos.ncsu.edu (SUSAN  HODAPP)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:45:14 GMT


My ferret Beepers has already used up 2 of hers.  She has fallen twice 
from the third floor bedroom to the first floor stair landing.  She just
gets up, shakes it off, and looks for someone to hand her a treat.  She
has been fine each time, just wanted to be where all the action was.

Susan and Beepers
Newsgroups: ieee.general
From: eng20009@nusunix2.nus.sg (TAN GIM WEE)
Subject: Email Address of IEEE HQ
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 13:46:32 GMT

Hello there, can anyone please tell me the email address of the IEEE
headquarter in the US. Thanks! Please email me if you have the
information.

---------------------------------------------------------
Tan Gim Wee
EE Dept, NUS
internet: eng20009@nusunix3.nus.sg
bitnet: eng20009@nusvm.bitnet
"Born to inspire, Destined to perform."
From: wamacher@infoserv.com (Wayne E. Amacher)
Newsgroups: ieee.general
Subject: IEEE EMAIL ADDRESSES
Keywords: IEEE, EMAIL, ADDRESS
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 21:21:57 PDT
Distribution: WORLD
Organization: Amacher Enterprises, Sunnyvale, CA

IEEE EMAIL ADDRESSES

This is in answer to Tan Gim Wee's request about how to reach 
IEEE Headquarters via Email.  I will email it to him and also 
post it on ieee.general.  

RAB.NJ@ieee.org is the email address for IEEE Field Services.  
That should get you directly or indirectly to wherever you want.  

Also try the following:

     email.guide@ieee.org  -- *current version of IEEE email guide

     email.services@ieee.org -- *current master list of email 
     services provided by the IEEE

     info.chap.services@ieee.org -- *Chapter support services

     info.directory@ieee.org -- *info on the email directory

     directory@ieee.org -- a huge file of email addresses at 
     ieee.org

     ABOUT 18 MORE INFORMATION SOURCES LIKE THE ABOVE ARE LISTED 
     AT email.guide@ieee.org.  

     ....................
     .......................


When you send a message to an address marked *, you will 
automatically receive a pre-written text file as a response.  
When you send to other addresses be sure to include sufficient 
contact information to be answered. 


ANNOUNCEMENT

The IEEE Email committee wants a contact person for every 
council, section, chapter, student branch and PACE chair.  If you 
are on the net and can serve as a contact for your local section, 
chapter, or student branch, please talk to your local entity, get 
approved as the contact, and then please let t.burns@ieee.org 
know.  

Please help to get all of IEEE "on-line".
     

IEEE EMAIL COORDINATORS

Each of the IEEE geographical regions has an email coordinator.  
the names are listed at email.guide@ieee.org.  I am the Email 
Coordinator for Region 6.  We are here to help to get the IEEE 
networked!


Wayne
Newsgroups: ieee.general
From: ters@teal.csn.org (Terry Smith)
Subject: CHARTING TECHNOLOGY UBIQUITY
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 20:54:01 GMT

I have been trying to find statistics on the pattern of sales of
various technologies to the consumer market from the date of
introduction to the current year.  What I want to do is to chart
the various curves, relate those curves to technology that is
being developed and/or has recently been introduced.  The resultant
charts will be used to provide some framework for budget planning
in our large school district.

For example, what did the sales curve of color television look
like and can it be used to plan for the obsolescence of NTSC in
our schools when HDTV becomes a consumer product?

Any pointers toward appropriate sources of information will be
greatly appreciated!

Terry Lee Smith
Instructional Technology Specialist
Jefferson County Public Schools
809 Quail Street, Building 4
Lakewood, CO  80215
(303) 231-2389
ters@csn.org
From: darrell@cse.ucsc.edu (Darrell Long)
Newsgroups: ieee.tcos
Subject: IEEE CS elections -- send in your ballot!
Date: 3 Sep 1992 01:01:39 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
Distribution: ieee
NNTP-Posting-Host: cypress.ucsc.edu

For those of you who are members of the IEEE Computer Society you will
have recently received a green envelope in the mail recently with the
annual Computer Society election ballots.  Past history shows that we
receive an approximately 13% return.  Obviously, this is not a true
representative sample of the CS membership.  The officers of TCOS urge
you to return your ballot and make your vote count.  You will note that
there are several individuals running for office who have long
involvement with TAB.  While there is no guarantee that these are the
"best people", they certainly do have TABs interest at heart.  In the
positions of First and Second vice-president Joe Boykin is currently
the VP of TAB, a past Chair of TCOS and vice-chair of TAB. Anneliese
von Mayrhauser has been TAB treasurer, secretary, TCSE Chair and member
of the TAB executive committee.

For the Board of Governors you will also note a number of people
involved in TAB.  For example, Tad Ichikawa is Chair of our new Task
Force on Multimedia computing.

If you have questions about these people, you should ask them, but
please, send in your ballot.  At a time when there are such significant
changes occurring within the Computer Society, we who are a part of the
Technical Committees and TAB should make sure that our voice is heard.
From: Grover.Partee@f58.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Grover Partee)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Seattle Symposia
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 10:40:19 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:343/58 - Silver Lake, Everett WA

HS>Thanks for your posts of science events in the Seattle area.  It
HS>will make us all wish we lived closer to you.

Uh, oh!  Now I'll be in trouble with the "Lesser Seattle" folks! :)

While I posted them principally for people already in the Seattle
area, I hope the information will be of *some* use to others:
scheduling trips, identifying possible resources (the Proceedings),
getting ideas for "local" symposia, etc.



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From: Rosemary.Gillespie@p3.f155.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Rosemary Gillespie)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Primary Teaching
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:10:02 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/155.3 - SECAP BBS, Clayton Vic

My name is Rosemary Gillespie.  I am a Grade 1 teacher at Glendal  Primary School.  My children will be going on an excursion to  Healesville Sanctuary early in November.  We will be doing some  studies on Australian Animals.  I know they would be keen to
communicate with other children on this topic.

   Looking forward to hearing from you, Rosemary Gillespie.


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From: Shawn.Wyant@f65.n228.z1.fidonet.org (Shawn Wyant)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Holograms
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 21:14:44 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:228/65 - K12 Educator, Muskegon MI

I just wanted to see if you were going to send me some information on how to make some holograms. You told me that you would about 3 weeks ago. I just wanted to see if you still were or not. My address if you don't have it is[
Shawn Wyant
4815 Holton Whitehall Rd.
Holton, Michigan 49425 USA


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From: Jack.Crawford@f620.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Crawford)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Gasoline Consumption Stat
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 92 16:32:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/620 - W-FL Teacher Resour, Stanley NY

This message was from RANDY EDWARDS to ALL,
originally in conference ANEWS  "Al
and was forwarded to you by JACK CRAWFORD.
                    -------------------------
 Via NY Transfer News Service 718-448-2358, 718-448-2683
 Subject: BUSH: The "Energy President" (II)
 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 16:41:19 EDT
 From: <cmcl2!math.cornell.edu!harbelb>
 Activists Mailing List <cmcl2!pucc.Princeton.EDU!ACTIV-L%MIZZOU1.BITNET>

 ******************************************************************
 Kilograms of motor gasoline eonsumed per capita, 1989; and
 average annual percentage growth of oil imports, 1982 to 1988:
 ******************************************************************
                     GASOLINE CONSUMED    GROWTH OF OIL
 COUNTRY                 PER CAPITA       IMPORTS (%)

 United States               1,272            7.2
 Canada                        947          -62.1
 Australia                     741          -25.0
 Switzerland                   531            2.0
 Sweden                        515           -8.3
 New Zealand                   485           -4.4
 Germany                       456            1.3
 Netherlands                   437            2.4
 Norway                        433          -20.9
 United Kingdom                421           -7.3
 Finland                       417            0.6
 Austria                       344            0.7
 France                        344           -0.7
 Belgium                       296            1.1
 Denmark                       294           -9.0
 Japan                         254            1.4
 Ireland                       236           -1.5
 Italy                         229           -1.0
 Spain                         195            1.4

 Sources: United Nations, Energy Statistics Yearbook 1989 (New York: United
 Nations, 1991), pp. 194-207. World Competativeness Report 1991, published
 by IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland, and World Economic Forum,
 Geneva, Switzerland, p. 287.

 [Transcribed by Joe Woodard <jhwoodar@well.sf.ca.us>]

 From page 158 of:

_We're Number One, Where America Stands -- and Falls -- in the New World
Order_ by Andrew L Shapiro.

 New York, May 1992, Vintage Books, a division of Random House.
 $10 paperback. ISBN 0-679-73893-2

 "America is becoming a land of private greed and public squalor.
 This book is an indispensable road map through the wreckage. The
 facts it reveals will startle you. They may depress you. But
 ideally they'll fire you up to help rebuild this nation."

                 -Robert B. Reich, author of The Work of Nations



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From: Peter.Macinnis@p0.f508.n711.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Macinnis)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Frogs
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:13:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:711/508.0 - The Bay, Neutral Bay NSW

Melanie, did you know that there is a program called Frog Watch running in 
your state?  I am involved in the Keylink version of Frog Watch, and we
are actually accepting data from anywhere in Australia, but Victoria has
its own home-grown version.
If you need contacts or whatever (I'm working at home today, so I don't
have all the details), contact me on this conference area, or if you are
Keylinkers as well at Syndal, try AUST.MUSEUM to get me, or CHECK the
FROG.WATCH board.  I sent Mr Gesthuizen some info on this the other day.
peter macinnis at the Australian Museum in Sydney.



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From: Steven.Long@p0.f2030.n391.z1.fidonet.org (Steven Long)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Chemistry Videos
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 20:29:01 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:391/2030.0 - Rogers Public Schoo, Rogers AR

Chemistry Teachers,
     I am trying to purchase a chemistry video that I have heard about. 
 The VHS tape is part of the Annenburg (?) series that was released in 
the last couple of years.  I thought I had ordering information and 
have not been able to locate it.  I believe that there are a couple of 
tapes to the set and it may cost in the neighborhood of $400.  If you 
have info on ordering the tapes or feedback on how good you think they 
are I would be delighted to hear from you.  I have a librarian with 
money she will spend and I need help qiuckly. 
     Thanks for the assistance!

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