A lot of this threads remedies are not immediately available. At the onset of symptomatic tingling, to stop any development of an unsightly blister & obviate the need for scabbing that will take weeks to fall away there is a really easy trick. Buy a product for gum pain, like tube sold for denture irritation (these are a heavy colloid designed to stay in place) & apply (dab it on, do not rub it in) this directly on the lips where feel a herpes cold sore is brewing. Repeat as often as deem needed, throughout your waking hours, for as many days as feel threatened. If you do not test scrape your lips with your teeth, or probe lick the spot with your tongue, or scrub wash spot, or hot compress the site the treated cold sore will NOT develop - unless you stupidly dehydrate the site from excess direct sun exposure, thereby promoting the site's skin to crack. These tubes for denture pain are way cheaper than any products touted just for labial herpes. The active ingredient, 10% benzocaine, is a local anesthetic that keeps you from fretting the site into a full blown outbreak. When you use this & let the tingling site alone it will still threaten to get worse, but in reality the bump will dry out un-noticed by anyone but you. This drying up is not so much the lip's meaty tissue as it is the virus & auto-immune response factors being kept to a minimum inside the flesh. Keep the benzocaine tube capped & you can use it again for years. It is also very convenient to take with you so can re-apply throughout the day. It is a heavy cream & people might notice the white daubed on your lip - be resolute & don't rub it in (remember, roughing up the site will make the outbreak course unstoppable). It is my experience that this simple remedy also makes the repeat intervals of outbreak less frequent.

There's no extreme shortage of treefrog breeders in Canada, and especially not in Ontario, I would think. At least not for the common ones, like RETFs. I only know of some albertan breeders, but I bet that if you posted on the Canadart forum you'd get a lot of answers. It's not just for dart frog lovers.

hey viridis. that is true about the 17 species of geckos there is alot more than that there are just about every reptile that you can think of. and more trust me from collecting in the everglades. i seen a lot and know that people let lose rep. and so do the reptile wholesellers let lose a lot of reptiles. so ther is a lot not reported yet. this can turn into a problem later on. but is nice to look at while hunting reptiles. none???????????????????????????????

If you read this forum often, you will see the term "flipping". This references the turning over of log, boards, and anthing else that a snake might get under to hide and get out of the hot mid-day sun. Some snakes find these location ideal for finding their favorite food item as well, that is; worms, grubs, mice, etc. Only in the Spring when snakes are out in number looking for mates do you normally see many snake just by walking around in the field. Blue races, Garter snakes and some water snakes might be exceptions. The down side of flipping is that most people don't take enough care to protect the habitat they have just invaded. There is a whole world of different life under many logs, and some snakehunters only think about the one animal they have interest in. Please take care in you snake hunting, not to damage the home of the other animals living there.