Need Help? Got A Question? Check The Compendium!

[SHARP]

READ THIS FIRST!

This compendium was made to help you get a fast response from someone who knows what they're doing, and find threads that could have your interest.
Important threads will be linked to as they appear, and the compendium will be expanded when possible.

Below this text, you'll find a long list of sections each containing a list of posters with knowledge in certain areas, so if you need help with a sick pet fast, the first thing you should do read the "WHEN ASKING FOR HELP" section, find the appropriate subsection, and carefully read the questions to answer before you make a thread - doing so, will cut down on the information the two (or more) of you will need to exchange, before they can help you.

Answer as many questions as possible, don't worry if you don't happen to know the exact Latin name and so on, but it'll often help a lot if we're dealing with exotic animals.
Oh, and remember; these people are helping you for free.

Immidately after you've posted your thread, send them a PM, and include a link to your thread!

By making a thread you'll possibly help others in the future, if it ends up containing enough info we can't afford to lose.

WHEN ASKING FOR HELP

MAMMALS

• For Small Mammals

-Age
-Sex
-Size (exact weight not necessary in most cases)
-Type and size of cage
-Type of bedding used
-Feeding habits
-Cage mates (anything else living in the cage)


BIRDS

-Species (Latin name, number and type, etc.)
-Age
-Sex
-Cage (size, type, and placement in your home)
-Perches, Toys, & Other Accessories (cuttle bones, spray millet, etc.)
-Feeding Regimen, Dietary Provisions
-Personality (does your bird draw blood and cackle after doing so?)
-Social Activities (do you play with your bird?)
-Long-Term Health Concerns (is your bird missing a foot?)


REPTILES

- Species (Latin name)
- Terrarium size
- Cohabitants (number and type of everything in your terrarium)
- Temperature
- Air humidity
- Bedding
- Lighting
- Pictures (if possible)


AMPHIBIANS

No entries so far.


FISH

- Species (Latin name)
- Aquarium size
- Cohabitants (number and type of everything in your aquarium)
- Water parameters (temperature, PH level, ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite)
- Filter
- Pictures (if possible)


TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES

-Species (Latin name)
-Sex
-Age
-Size (body length/leg span)
-Terrarium size
-Temperature
-Air humidity
-Bedding
-Time since last molt
-Presence and color of bald patch on abdomen (applies only to New World Theraphosids, and only up to a molt)
-Feeding habits
-Pictures, if possible
-In case you need help with ID, please state where the animal was found geographically, and in what type of habitat.


AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

No entries so far.

USER LIST

These are the good people that might be able to help you with your questions, by far most of them will have overlapping knowledge into other fields besides the ones listed next to them, but to keep the list manageble it has been narrowed down to the speciffic animals/areas they know the most about.
There's no ranking system, and no one is more important than the next.

MAMMALS

• <(((-< (Rats)
• ShutMeUp (Dogs, Rats, Various Rodents)
• Hyper-dimension (Small Rodents, Guinea pigs) [APPEARS MIA]
• KwinnieBogan (Conventional Livestock, Horses, Donkeys, Mules)
• Edens Garden (Dogs, Kittens)
• Reyin (Pest rodents)
• Druidus (Dogs - Training, Illnesses/Anxiety, Wolf-Dog Hybrids, Gerbils, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Degus, and particularly Rabbits)
• TripleDot (Cat and Dog Nutrition)
• Vamp (Horses: Certified Trainer, Riding Instructor and Breeding Specialist)

Links
Link #1 - (Preparation for a pregnant rat/determining the sex of pups)
Link #2 - (A few tips, tricks, and things to know about rats kept as pets)
Link #3 - (Tips on how to trim your cat's claws)
Link #4 - (Can a new cat get along with the old one?)
Link #5 - (Advice on how to partially hand rear a kitten)

BIRDS

• Friendo (Parakeets, Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Finches, Doves, Umbrella Cockatoos, Conures)
• Druidus (Parrots including Cockatoos (Psittacidae in particular) Nestoridae, Parakeets, Cockatiels, Lovebirds, Umbrella Cockatoos, Conures, Birds Of Prey, Ravens)

Links

Link #1 - (Dietary needs of birds commonly kept as pets)
Link #2 - (A bit about Cockatiels, interaction, lettuce and TV)
Link #3 - (Tips & tricks on hand taming a Budgie)

REPTILES

• Vizier (Turtles,Tortoises)
• Friendo (Chameleons, Bearded Dragons, Uromastyx Sp., Frilled Dragons, Skinks, Turtles)
• emag (Ball Pythons)
• The Golden Manatee (Corn Snakes, Green Anoles)
• ShutMeUp (Geckos, Bearded Dragons, Skinks, Monitor Lizards)
• Rocky (Bearded Dragons (has breeding experience), Geckos, Monitor Lizards, Pythons, Blue-tongued Skinks)
• Vamp (Ball/Royal, Burmese, Reticulated, and African Rock Pythons)
• FireStarter (Bearded dragons, chameleons)
• Jolt890 (Bearded Dragons, Blue Tongue Skinks, Savannah Monitors, Leopard Geckos (has ginormous breeding colony), Kingsnakes, Ratsnakes, Cornsnakes, Ball Pythons, Burmese Pythons, Redtail Boas, has breeding and terraria construction experience)
• Azure (Monitor Lizards)

Links
Link #1 - (Turtles & Tortoises as pets)
Link #2 - (Breeding Bearded Dragons - Blog)
Link #3 - (Lots of info to help you pick out your first reptile)

AMPHIBIANS

• Jolt890 (Tiger Salamanders)

Links

No links so far.

FISH

• Shibby (Cold freshwater tanks, British coast life/rock pool inhabitants)
• Friendo (Tropical freshwater tanks)
• angryonion (Saltwater tanks)
• dedraic (Freshwater tanks)
• Kyoki (Fresh and Saltwater Fish)
• Ebola (Fresh and Saltwater tanks - professional experience)
• FireStarter (Predominantly fresh water aquariums, has saltwater experience)

Links
Link #1 - (Everything you'll need to start up an aquarium)
Link #2 - (A bit o' info on Mudskippers in captivity)
Link #3 - (Lots of info on saltwater aquariums and potential start-up problems)
Link#4 - (In depth info on Gouramis in captivity)

TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES

• SHARP (Spiders and other Arachnids)
• Shibby (British insects)
• Reyin (Pest insects)
• Jolt890 ("False Death's Head Cockroach" - Blaberus discoidalis)
• Vizier (Common bugs in Southern part of North America)

Links

Link #1 - (Tips on nontoxic pest control)

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

• Shibby (Rock pool inhabitants)
• angryonion (Corals)
• dedraic (Freshwater tanks)
• Sklang (Corals)
• Vizier (Crayfish)

Links
Link #1 - (Everything you'll need to know, to keep corals in a saltwater aquarium)

MISCELLANEOUS

When you need a biologist (in the scientific sense of the word) iSoap.eNet is the man you want.



If you've read this far, we assume you haven't really had a problem but just wanted to check this thing out - so this last section is dedicated to all the cool guys and girls who made this compendium of knowledge possible; people who've agreed to get involved, share their knowledge, and help out if possible, so from the Moderator team to all of them:

A BIG FUCKING "THANK YOU!"

[xxombie]

This is looking great!

[SHARP]

I like it too, and as you already know, edit away to your heart's desire.

[Hyper-dimension]

Under Birds, you could list the following:

- Species(number and type, etc.)
- Age & Sex
- Cage Size, Type, and Placement in Your Home
- Perches, Toys, & Other Accessories(cuttle bones, spray millet, etc.)
- Feeding Regimen, Dietary Provisions
- Personality(Does your bird draw blood and cackle after doing so?)
- Social Activities(Do you play with your bird?)
- Long-Term Health Concerns(Is your bird missing a foot?)

Also, under Fish, I would appreciate it if you included ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite next to water parameters. I guarantee that at least half of the questions we may receive regarding the trouble-shooting of water quality will relate to the nitrogen cycle.

Thanks.

[SHARP]

^^I'll get on it right away.

[ShutMeUp]

Looking great I love this, nice one.

[SHARP]

^^Thanks.

[blue_monday]

anyone know anything about bonsai trees? I want to grow one indoors, i'm just starting.

[SHARP]

^^Make a thread, there's a couple of posters who had, or has one...

[Rocky]

Yeah put me down for reptiles. Help with : Bearded dragons, Geckos, Monitors, Pythons, Blue Tongues, Breeding bearded dragons.

[SHARP]

^^Done.

[TripleDot]

You could sign me up for anything relating to cat or dog nutrition, I work in a pet health food store, so I should be able to answer most questions. Although, I may only be checking messages once every day or so.

[xxombie]

Originally Posted by spiritMSTR

You could sign me up for anything relating to cat or dog nutrition, I work in a pet health food store, so I should be able to answer most questions. Although, I may only be checking messages once every day or so.

Awesome, I was hoping we'd have a nutrition expert on here. I'll add you!

[TripleDot]

Originally Posted by xxombie

Awesome, I was hoping we'd have a nutrition expert on here. I'll add you!

HEY HEY hey, I know way more than your average joe, but I'm no expert. Just letting you know.

[xxombie]

Originally Posted by spiritMSTR

HEY HEY hey, I know way more than your average joe, but I'm no expert. Just letting you know.

I guess I shouldn't have said expert, I don't think any of us are really experts. Extremely cool knowledgeable dudes is a lot better.

[Edens Garden]

I figured this would be as good a place as any to post this. I have noticed a few dog breed threads lately. Maybe we could sticky a thread where people could share what they know about certain breeds and mixes? If this is okay just let me know, I could start the thread if you want.

[SHARP]

^^Can't see why we couldn't, it'd still be nice to have some breed specific threads though, to add to the compendium.

But go ahead and all that jazz, and I'll sticky that mofo when I spot it.
Well, if xxombs doesn't beat me to it.

[Kyoki]

I worked at an aquarium for about 3 years. I've forgotten half of it, but I might still be helpful if you want to add me to the list.

[xxombie]

Originally Posted by Kyoki

I worked at an aquarium for about 3 years. I've forgotten half of it, but I might still be helpful if you want to add me to the list.

Can I put you down for freshwater and saltwater fish?

[Kyoki]

Sure, why not. I will say I know more about the fresh than salt though.

[orbital bear cannon]

Any of you guys experienced with young kittens? I need a little help:
http://zoklet.net/bbs/showthread.php?p=956968

[SHARP]

Originally Posted by Lawlexander

I own a platypus farm.

No alexander224, you don't...

[Lurker_Man]

Can I be entered under Dogs, Cats and Bearded Dragons.

[SHARP]

^^I don't want to sound like the Almighty Asshole of F&F, but in order to maintain the integrity of the compendium I did a search on your posts in this forum. I can only find 5 posts from you, and none of them are especially in-depth - the other posters that have been added are well renowned members from Noah's Ark on Totse or have contributed with something significant here in F&F.

I'm not saying you don't know your stuff, as I have no way of knowing...

I'll be happy to add anyone (and so will my co-mods) with a good track record, but I simply have no basis for adding you as it stands right now, sorry.

[Lurker_Man]

I don't really check this part of the forum and ill admit it.
But I do know a fair bit.
I am very experianced with large dogs (GSDs in particular) and bearded dragons though.
If you don't want to add me, then I understand.

[SHARP]

^^From what I have to work with right now, there's simply not enough to justify it, but how about making a thread about Bearded Dragons and share some pics and tips - there's others here who keeps them and I'm sure it could turn into something great, but someone'll have to plant the seed.

Or, how about sharing some knowledge on German Shepperd's? as far as I know they're used as work dogs in a boatload of fields, but some can have a tendency to go batshit insane (why is that?), I'm sure we could all benefit from a thread about those as well so just knock yourself out, I'd really hate to be unable to expand the amount of info and contacts here, simply because I couldn't justify adding a poster that might know something the rest of us don't.

[yawanur]

Put me up for turtles & salamanders, haven't posted here lately but I'm starting up my turtle tank again in a few months. I also know a lot about tank construction and low maintenance natural filters, if anyone needs help with a freshwater filter set up.

[Vizier]

Well, there will probably never be a thread about it but I can provide info on several critters that range from centipedes, scorpions, praying mantises, pseudoscorpions, whip scorpions (vinegarroons) locusts, crayfish...

While I rarely kept any of those as "pets" for too long, I did pretty much grow up surrounded by all of them and know their behaviour, data, myths, habitats, requirements; etc, should you want to keep them.

[SHARP]

Originally Posted by Runaway_Stapler

Put me up for turtles & salamanders, haven't posted here lately but I'm starting up my turtle tank again in a few months. I also know a lot about tank construction and low maintenance natural filters, if anyone needs help with a freshwater filter set up.

Nice, soft amphibians aren't commonly kept - and from what I know they aren't easy either, so it's good to have another poster to add to the list.

Would it be accurate to list you under Amphibians/salamanders, and Reptiles/Turtles?

I assume it would be appropriate to include "tank construction experience" to both categories?

Originally Posted by Vizier

Well, there will probably never be a thread about it but I can provide info on several critters that range from centipedes, scorpions, praying mantises, pseudoscorpions, whip scorpions (vinegarroons) locusts, crayfish...

While I rarely kept any of those as "pets" for too long, I did pretty much grow up surrounded by all of them and know their behaviour, data, myths, habitats, requirements; etc, should you want to keep them.

How about I list you under "Terrestrial Invertebrates"/common in Southern part of North America, and "Aquatic Invertebrates"/crayfish...

Would that be accurate?

BTW, Thanks both of you!

[Vizier]

Sure, add me in. I should've studied biology instead of some shit degree I don't like