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[aSnakeLovinBabe]

The word you are looking for, is "crepuscular".

and I thought I may be the only one on this forum who actually uses that word

[Lovok]

OK, is that a real word? LOL I know it is, of course, but you just taught me a term I never knew. GOD I love learning new stuff!!

Only problem is, there's no one around here smart enough to be impressed that I even know "crepuscular" now... Maybe I can screw with people and let them think I'm insulting them LMAO

[GarterGeek]

How would you pronounce "crepuscular"? Are the "u"s long or short?

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

OK, is that a real word? LOL I know it is, of course, but you just taught me a term I never knew. GOD I love learning new stuff!!

Only problem is, there's no one around here smart enough to be impressed that I even know "crepuscular" now... Maybe I can screw with people and let them think I'm insulting them LMAO

New words can be quite fun, especially the biological ones. My favorite thing to call people is a "deuterostome". We are all deuterostomes. All vertebrates, chordates, even echinoderms (starfish, urchins, sea cukes, sand dollars) are deuterostomes. It means, during the embryological stage of our development, our buttholes develop before our mouths. TRUE STORY!

[mustang]

food thing right!

[guidofatherof5]

food thing right!

No, they were fed this morning. I opened it up, they came out and crawled up my arms, once around the neck and back into the enclosures. Now everyones resting away from the glass. Sometimes they crawl onto my shoulders and just sit there. For the most part I can go about my duties and they just hangout for the ride. They don't make any quick movements to get away or jump to escape. I think they like the interaction or at least tolerate it. Wait, I think it is like.

[mustang]

mine thinks like this...."no let me go i dont wanna come out if i wanted to id do it myself..hey let me go i wanna go into the crevice of no return,...pffft ha take that human your mother unit will kill u beceause i pooped on ur floor thats right human slave ..wait no i dont wanna go back home no no nooo"

[guidofatherof5]

mine thinks like this...."no let me go i dont wanna come out if i wanted to id do it myself..hey let me go i wanna go into the crevice of no return,...pffft ha take that human your mother unit will kill u beceause i pooped on ur floor thats right human slave ..wait no i dont wanna go back home no no nooo"

"Resistance if futile. You will be assimilated!"

[mustang]

"Resistance if futile. You will be assimilated!"

no thats the boa constrictor that swallowed mary

[ConcinusMan]

So, I guess that instead of saying "don't let your hummingbird as... overload your alligator mouth", I could just say, don't be such a deuterostomes? Somehow it just doesn't have the same ring to it. Anyway, about the diurnal thing. The behavior being described can be induced. Any diurnal animal, especially reptiles, that are being kept too warm, and aren't getting enough of a cool down at night, will do that. Temperature is not the only thing to consider. Many keepers overlook the daylight period. A.K.A. the day length. Always make the day length AND temperature appropriate for the time of year, or at least, the time of year you want them to think it is, taking into consideration the species, and latitude at which they are normally found in the wild. Even species that are normally diurnal will sometimes become active at night/dawn/dusk, and hide during the day, if it's the peak of summer.