Tuesday, January 8, 2013

My Tegu refuses to eat.?

Q. She is losing weight and getting weak. Is tube feeding safe? What type of mixture etc would I give her for food?
Any ideas would help greatly. If u have a better solution I'd like to hear it as well.
Thanks,

Disturbed_duo

A. Do not try and force-feed your tegu unless you have previous experience doing so and have been advised by a vet to start. If your tegu is not eating and is getting to the point she is visibly losing weight/getting weak you may have waited too long (a healthy tegu can miss several meals before this occurs). Take her into your herp vet for an assessment and advice.

Address any husbandry that could be the underlying cause of her hunger strike. Temps and humidity first and adjust as needed. I keep my personal tegus and my foster tegus the same as I keep my monitors (temp wise) ~ A basking surface temp of at least 130/135 and the rest of the enclosure ranges from cool to warm end in the 75-89 degree range (though obviously much warmer as you get near the basking areas). A properly kept tegu is a lot like a properly kept monitor ~ provide the right temps, substrate and a hide the little buggers have amazing appetites.

Pick up a couple jars of baby food in an attempt to stimulate your tegu's appetite, put just a little smear on the side of her mouth so she can lick it off. Sometimes I use that trick with some of my fosters to induce a feeding response. Try chicken or lamb and peas/carrots or squash. Have food available to her at all times (her salad) and offer prey items a couple times a day (it sounds bad, but if she is getting weak and slow and can't catch her bugs remove a few legs from the crickets/roaches, don't offer live rodents unless it's pinky rats).

~I would stay away from dog food and definitely from ensure (a milky, sugary people food... not something reptiles are designed to digest, the sugar overload can also caue dehydrative diarhea) and pedialyte (lotsa sugar, not formulated for lizards). There are plenty of reptile appetite stimulants if you choose to go that route.


10 points to the best answer-I need to set up a webcam.Give me the best website for complete instructions.?
Q. Heres the kicker.I have a site for the camera thats secure,has electricity,but no phone or cable lines.My budget is maybe $5,000.00.thats plenty for soft-hardware,but not enough to run
cable or phone to this site.Is there a way around this?Thanx everyone!

A. How to install a wireless webcam
webcams are normally used for communication, and are so called because you access and manage them through your browser. That means you can log on and see people from virtually anywhere in the world. Some webcams even have motion detectors.

I wanted to use mine to watch my baby son while I work on my laptop in another room. I also wanted to be able to see him while I'm away on business, and in the future I might want to use the camera for home security.

I chose a D-Link DCS 2100* webcam. It comes with software that lets you archive video to your hard drive, as well as manage and monitor as many as 16 cameras. The camera connects either through an Ethernet cable or wirelessly. Since I have a wireless network, there's no need to add extra wiring to the house. But that doesn't mean I can just put it anywhere. The camera does need a power supply.

My desktop system is a PC I built late last year with an Intel® Pentium® D processor running Microsoft Windows XP*. I also have a laptop equipped with Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology. My husband has an HP notebook with an Intel® Pentium® III processor. Our wireless network runs on a Linksys* router.

Step by step
I began by following the webcam's installation instructions. The instructions told me to connect the wireless antenna and turn on the camera. At that point, my router was supposed to be able to see the camera. But it wasn't quite that easy.
Next, I tried connecting the camera directly to my router using an Ethernet cable. I reset the camera by inserting a paper clip into the reset hole on the back of the camera. This pushed down the button long enough for the LED lights on the front of the camera to recycle twice and a blinking green LED to come on. I then clicked the IP installer in the software and got a connection to the camera.
In the IP installer window, I saw the Media Access Control address of the camera. I clicked on it and I was redirected to my camera's IP address where I saw an image of the camera. Now I had to configure the camera.
I clicked on the configuration tab to the left of the video screen. The Advanced Configuration screen came up so I could configure the camera for my wireless LAN. I kept the top items set to the defaults and concentrated on the lower half, starting with the WLAN configuration.
I set my service set identifier (SSID) to the same as my router.
I left the wireless mode set to 'infrastructure.' The channel default was 6, the same as the rest of my components.
Now came the tricky part. Because I wasn't using a D-Link router, I apparently had to set my transmission (TX) rate to 11Mbps. This wasn't clear to me or explained in the instructions. I had to call D-Link Tech Support to sort it out.
I left the Preamble set to "Long," since that was the default.
I ticked the box for "Data Encryption."
I left the Authentication mode on "Auto."
I set the key length to 128 bits.
I kept the "Key Format" at "Hex."
I entered my 26-character key that I used for my router and the rest of my wireless network.
I clicked "Apply" and the camera restarted. When the solid green LED came on, I knew I was ready.
I unplugged the camera from my router, unplugged the camera from the power outlet long enough for it to power down, and then plugged it back into the outlet.
It worked. The camera was able to send video directly to Internet Explorer. If the process had gone smoothly, it would have taken me 15 to 30 minutes, but as always, your experience might vary depending on your equipment and other factors.
Now that the camera was connected, I set it up to email me when it detected motion. It took a little while to get the settings to work correctly. You need to enter your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) information in the email tab in the camera's setup software. Then you set the motion detection settings by specifying how much motion has to happen before the camera is triggered to send you an email. It's easy to do, but you may need to adjust some settings to get the sensitivity you want.

To see if it worked, I mounted the camera by the front door to see if it would detect someone at the front door. It did. An email arrived as my brother rang the door bell. Clicking on the video link, a real-time video of him at the door came on my screen.

Finally, I put the camera in my son's room and pointed it at his bed. I went back to the living room where my laptop was and connected to the camera through my browser - and he came into view. The camera has audio capabilities, so not only can I see him, I can also hear any sounds he makes.

Online resources
Check out PC CCTV home security at icatcher*
AND you can Install motion detecting security with webcam Watchdog


(need cloth diaperers and breastfeeders) Im sticking to the basics but what else for a baby registry?
Q. This is what I have on there (im breastfeeding and using cloth diapers)
Cradle n Swing
Jumperoo
Boppy
Playpen Net (I already have the playpen and plan to use it as a bassinet)
Carseat Net (already got the carseat and stroller too)
Head support for carseat
JJ Cole Bundle me for carseat
The Moby Wrap
Babybjorn infant potty chair (thought Id try early potty training since im cloth diapering)
Safety First easy saver diaper pail
Halo Cotton Sleepsack
Playtex insulated bottle cooler (for transporting expressed milk)
9 4oz Playtex Drop-in bottles
Drop in Liners
18 breastmilk adapter rings for dropin liners
Grabn go bottle warmer
madela pump in style double (any thing good to say about a cheaper pump?)
Sounds n lights monitor
Kushies Biodegradable diaper liners
Gel free breast pack
Graco convertible crib ( do these come with a matress?)
Keep me dry sheat saver pads
1 serta contour pad
Crib Wedge
Vented sleep postioner
temporal artery thermometer
Sun Dome ( we go to the beach alot)
3 Dozen infant cloth diapers
6 thirsties diaper covers
3 snappis
How many onesies should be here?
6 Mommys touch One size aio diapers w?snaps (for outings and going to grandmas)

I already have 4 Receiving Blankets, 6 night gowns, countless outfits and pajamas)

A. If your cloth diapering you might want to skip the onsies and get tshirts. The onesies can sometimes pinch the sides of cloths causing them to leak. I would also get a few more covers, you can never have too many. In the beginning my son pooped every 2 hours and is usually got on the cover so I needed about 10-12 liners a day.
I also prefer pocket diapers, they take less time to dry and you can stuff them as much as you want.
I have an avent isis duo breast pump. I have nothing but good things to say about it; however, to buy again I would only get a single pump. I usually only pump once or twice a day and only once have I used both pumps at once. I guess that is going to depend on how much you have to pump. Actually I probably use my avent hand pump the most and its a lot easier to carry around with me. It just depends on how much pumping you will be doing. Don't forget to get small and large bottles, as your baby gets bigger and while your engorged you will be able to pump more than 4 oz at a time.
My son loves his jumparoo, but I think the exersaucer was a much better purchase for us. More activities and he can use his little feet to move around, plus it open up to an activity center for when he's bigger.
other things I can think of...
Storage bags for breast milk?
Nipples for all ages and stages?
Medela sleep bras?
Nursing bras?
Extra bobby cover for when it gets soiled?
Bumbo seat (my son still loves his)?
A travel wetbag for dirty cloth diapers?
A hanging wetbag?
Reusablee/washable breast pads?
Nursing cover if you are going to feed in public (a blanket works well but its just not the same)?
These are just a few things I had to buy during the first month that I didn't realize I would want or need.
How wonderful to see another mother cloth diapering, we love it and do not find it to be a hassle at all. Sure there is an adjustment period in the beginning but once you've go it down you will never want to go back to those awful disposables.


Laptop Help Please!!!?
Q. I'm about to buy a Sony Vaio laptop, which costs £499. The specification is as follows:

- Intel Core Duo T2310 Processor

-15.4" Widescreen

- Double layer DVD/ - RW drive

- 2048MB / 2GB hard drive memory

- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

- Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g

- Vista

Is this a good offer? I'm afraid that the processor might be weak but I can't distinguish a good one from a bad one since they're all given names like T3287642JFi etc. Thank You.
No way, the T2310 has the smallest processing power within the Pentium core-duo family :( Is there really a big difference between 1.46 and 1.60?
Here is the model:

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=420158&tab=specification

A. well a laptop at 15.1 inch monitor would not be a good candidate for playing smashing video RPG's so I guess you would use this for document work. The Intel made video graphics card works just fine for your apps.

If you are a gamer you would probably have a bigger screen or connect this baby laptop to another monitor, which I would guess a serious gamer does not really do.

So back to your question...

The processor is an old one, maybe you want a Core 2 Duo, not the Core Duo. In any case the Core DUO would be cheaper but would run hotter and slower than Core 2 Duo. How slow, well maybe not noticeable per your application, if you would use it for documents work anyways and emailing and some internet. The pipe bottleneck would be more on your internet connection.

For Sony they concentrate on user experience and business road warriors, their laptops are generally light and has good power. Though I prefer Toshiba... but that's just me. Or now the pearl white iBook. Apple is also using Intel processors.

cheers





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