thats actually where i got my microscope from and its the same exact one thats on beautiful dragons but i got it even cheapercrypticdragons said:just a update
they have pretty serious microscopes on ebay for not too bad prices but im not sure if there are brands better than others lol
i would love to see them! nature isnt always beautiful...people should realize that lol if anything email them to me pleaseladyknite said:I've actually got some necropsy pics from a couple of months ago performed on a female dragon that simply would not stop laying eggs. Her owner recorded she laid monthly for the last 13 months.
They're graphic..........but noone is opposed..........I'll be glad to post them.
I do warn you......they are explicit.
ladyknite said:Francis....you guys have the opportunity to explore to examine "cause and effect" in nature there. Can you pick out anything in husbandry that has a direct negative impact? For example, the old substrate issue..........which i feel is honestly a personal choice..........yet many want to refer back to nature for that solution. Do you feel that those circumstances can exist in captivity? OR can we only mimic certain aspects, and fall short on others?
In saying that high temps can lead to dehydration. So you mist, bathe, water bowl, but people need to stop and think who does that for the wild dragons when they encounter high temps? So if no one does that for them do they really need it? Do they simply dehydrate and die impacted by the natural particle substrate they are on? If that were true bearded dragons would have lost the "rat race" so to speak millions of years ago and be extinct.
The second was my pic. It was note of the fiberous bulbous on the organ between my fingers.Were these pics from ones that you did?
There's no right or wrong answer if the dragons are thriving even though one persons husbandry practices are so far out left field it not funny, then they must be doing something right. It the same respect you could follow text books, caresheets and get your hands on every article known to man out there and the dragon still dies, then what went wrong?
If I use high basking temp gradient, with a humidity gradient, with a deep burrowable substrate, in an enclosure that supports that kind of environment, and is offered in a way that the beardie understands.... I end up with an enclosure that allows for every basic life event. Its an enclosure that allows the animal to satisfy all its needs with in the enclosure. The animal never has to be removed from the environment to fulfill a need. Support only needs to be added to the enclosure (food, water). /quote]
Nice concept. Got ideas on that?