MICKWISH needs your help........BAD

[cyclone2]

Though it's no longer St. Paddy's day Mick needs help with his GREEN friends!!! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=1&u=/afp/20050318/od_afp/australiaanimalsfrogs_050318172308) Please give all you can!
Please Note: Flies sent by mail MUST be accompanied with a food source...

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Please Note: Flies sent by mail MUST be accompanied with a food source...

Cyclone, didn't you know you can freeze a fly and when it thaws it will "come back to life"?

So perhaps sending flies frozen might be more humaine.

I have no idea what this thread is about tho..

[cyclone2]

It's not easy being green, Australia's only frog hospital set to croak

SYDNEY (AFP) - After six-and-a-half years of mending broken legs and treating disease, Australia's only frog hospital is closing its doors due to a lack of funding.


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Cairns Frog Hospital in northern Queensland state, which at times had as many as 200 sick amphibians in its care, has had to close down because of unsustainable costs, founder Deborah Pergolotti told AFP on Friday.


"We're not taking in any more cases," she said, adding that the hospital had been hit by an increase in sick frogs being brought in and a reluctance by Australians to pay for the medical treatment.


While some frogs cost only 20-30 dollars (US dollars) to treat, others can cost more than 100 dollars, Pergolotti said.


She warned of an increase in the number of previously unrecognised frog diseases which could indicate broader environmental degradation.


Typical symptoms included changes in skin colour, lethargy and weight loss, she said.


"These are new and unrecognised diseases. Because we know so little about them, we get as much lab work done as we can afford," Pergolotti said.


However the hospital, which she runs out of her two-bedroom house, could no longer afford these tests as well as the live insects for meals, vet fees and medicine.


The hospital, which is part of the Frog Decline Reversal Project, received no government funding, she said, adding this may have been because frogs were not "iconic" Australian animals such as koalas or kangaroos.


"There may be an issue with frogs, that they are not warm and fuzzy," she said

[mickwish]

LOL, Cyclone. :ROF:

That's up near where RustyGT lives (anyone remember him? :D ). No where near me. In fact, not that many frog species down where I am. :rolleyes: And that ain't because they've all died off, either; too hot and dry. :eek:

But it's a good cause, so if anyone wants to donate, feel free. ;)

Cheers
Mick

[draboo]

yea,i remember ol` Rusty. He had an old Hd Sportster similar to what I owned.Ya ever hear from him,Mic?? I see he s crunchin FAD somewhere. Hope he likes frogs :)

with thoughts about frozen flies..

there is a pet store downtown that didnt know much about crickets,but received a lesson right quick.They got a shipment of em in and thought they were all dead.Come to find out they were all froze when delivered. The store help,thinking they were dead,left the boxes open and closed up shop for the evening.The next day it sounded pretty "peepy" around the store. And for some time to come afterwards :lol:

[mickwish]

RustyGT is now a mod (can you belive that?!?! :P ) at a Oz motorcycle forum (http://www.overclockers.com.au/mc/forums/). :cool:

He ain't crunchin' FAD ATM - got hisself burned out inan IT job again. :o

But, he's currently happy and healthy, and that's the important thing!! :)

No idea if he likes frogs or not. Where he lives has be overrun with cane toads (nasty things :mad: ), so I doubt it. :rolleyes:

Cheers
Mick