LG ~ The Handi-Capable Bearded Dragon

[beardie parents]

It seems like she's getting more active. That's good, it means her health is improving. I'm really glad to hear this.

 

[Goonie]

I tried taking some good pics, but lately she keeps doing this thing where she tries to launch off the edge when I'm feeding her with one hand and holding the camera with the other... Kinda leaves me short handed to catch her when she starts slipped off the edge of her enclosure.

She knew you'd be shorthanded and took advantage of the opportunity :wink:

 

[sweetiepie9]

She gobbles silk worms, glad she likes them because they are really good for her, full of calcium and other good stuff. And butters, too? I've never been able to entice my crew with butters and they're good for them, too. Hopefully you'll get some answers about your seizures when you have the MRI done, hopefully. At least you'll know.

Thanks for the pics of LG, they're always great to see. I've been following your thread for a long time and I'm still amazed at how you've cared for LG through thick and thin. She's very lucky you found her. Give her a big hug from all of us,
Deb, Sweetie, Leo, Lonzo, Rubio and Didi.

 

[jscott]

Thanks everyone.

I just fed her a few minutes ago; Reptiworms, Butterworms, and Silkworms. Which reminds me, I need to go get them some more leaves after work tonight...

I have to get ready to leave right now, but I will get on the other computer tonight and try to get it going; Lately it's been giving me the blue screen of death, (a scary looking blue screen filled with jargon most people don't understand that pops up out of nowhere when your computer is about to crash)...

I've been having to turn it on/off 5 time before I can successfully get logged in; A lot of times the computer freezes during startup... I want to laugh, because that computer is brand new(maybe 2 years old, maybe). My computer on the other hand, has been running fine for the past 11-12 years...

They don't build them like they used to... I guess since computer technology moves so fast, you don't have to look too far into the past to find an example of good craftsmanship(before planned obsolescence really took hold and throw-away computer became the fad). :roll:

 

[rdoyle]

I hear that. my 03 runs better then my new lab top. they make them like that so you have to buy a new one ever few years. :roll:

 

[Pixall]

I hear that. my 03 runs better then my new lab top. they make them like that so you have to buy a new one ever few years. :roll:

A certain brand(not going to name it) Has a counter in their batteries(for laptops) after a certain number of plug ins and outs, it refuses to take a charge, though the battery is just fine. >.> Modern stuff is poop.

 

[rdoyle]

if it is dell there changers are chap. I have had 4 or 5 of them. they burn out fast they have a 6 month warrniet.

 

[Pixall]

NOPE. Apple. And it doesn't matter if you replace the charger.

 

[jscott]

I hear that. my 03 runs better then my new lab top. they make them like that so you have to buy a new one ever few years. :roll:

A certain brand(not going to name it) Has a counter in their batteries(for laptops) after a certain number of plug ins and outs, it refuses to take a charge, though the battery is just fine. >.> Modern stuff is poop.

Yup... This is the idea behind planned obsolescence; Obsolete, being no longer in use or no longer useful. They say they are making products safer or cheaper for the consumer, but what it all boils down to is things are built to break. There are people working at companies doing R&D to find out just how crumby of a product they can sell us while still holding up the integrity of their brand name.

Like you mentioned about the computer battery, it was the same with the ipods when they first came out. The battery was very cheap and couldn't be replaced. If your battery malfunctioned and the ipod stopped working, they would tell you to just buy a whole new device...

Printers; Many brands have a kill-switch built in that counts prints, just like the above poster was talking about with batteries. After 10,000 prints or however many, the chip tell the printer to freeze up and stop working. The reason is most ink-jet printers are poorly/inefficiently designed, cleaning the heads with a bit of ink after each print... This excess ink falls onto a little sponge that was installed in the printer purely to catch that ink. Once the counter-chip thinks the sponge is dirty enough it tells the printer to lock up and you are forced to go out and replace the entire printer instead of a new sponge...

There are websites confirming this, and they also show how to trick the printer by installing a clean sponge and some software to reset the count on the printer's chip.

I am pretty frustrated to say the least; You might be able to tell from my tech rant... The camera-comp is really sick, I fear there might be a physical problem with the hard disk or some other internal part.

If I can't get my mom's comp to turn on any more, than I will start trying to upload my LG pics over at my sisters'... Sorry for the lag on the photos...

 

[jscott]

I was able to get the computer that handles my pictures up and running(on it now).

I wanted to post these pics before the site goes down for maintainance(it's 2:45am right now)...

Thanks again to everyone who has helped feed LG recently; I couldn't have done it without your help.

 

[jscott]

 

[MissT]

2.45am?? You are keen, Jason! Hehe!
Great pics- I love how she is half way out the door stretching to get the worms!!!

 

[Pixall]

So cute! And I see you are braver than me. I will not touch the heads of reptiworms. They just seem too much like worms that might burrow under your skin. -shudder-

 

[beardie parents]

She really likes those butterworms, I can see in her eyes it's like she's saying "boy those look really good!" You are doing wonderful with her, Jason.

 

[Goonie]

This pic reminds me of when a dog gets a hold of something and violently shakes its head :mrgreen:

So happy to see her eat those fatty worms! So far, which ones are her favorite?