The unofficial newbees guide to forum lingo...

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Keep seeing the same questions over and over and over again. So here is the unofficial guide. Please feel free to add whatever I have forgotten or fix whatever I messed up.

Maybe once we get a complete list we can get our mods to put together a BP.net specific dictionary....

1.) 2.3.1 = 2 males, 3 females, and 1 unknown sex.

2.) LOL = You made me laugh out loud.

3.) LMAO = You made me laugh my A## off.

4.) Dinker = snake that looks different then a normal, and the keeper plans to breed it to see if the not so normal trait is genetic.

5.) ASF = African Soft Furred Rat. http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=70828

6.) DUW = This thread has lots of pictures so if you have dial up internet service you better leave it alone or your computer might die.

7.) Het, dominant, codom, recessive, hypo, Morph = Not going to try to explain it here, look at this guide: http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=52847

8.) BP = Ball python silly!

9.) OMG = Oh My God!

10.) Flexwatt = Heat tape. http://www.reptilebasics.com/Flexwatt-FAQ-sp-4.html

11.) tub = a Tupperware container that is used as an enclosure to keep snakes in.

12.) Rack = a shelf like structure that holds multiple tubs to keep snakes in.

13.) FYI = for your information

14.) WTB = Want to buy

15.) F/T = a term used for feeder rats or mice that means you buy them frozen, then thaw them out at feeding time.

16.) FS = for sale

17.) Paradox = Usually a morph that has a visual feature that is very different then the norm.... a fluke of nature that likely will not be repeated.

18.) DIY = Do it Yourself

19.) UTH = under tank heater

20.) CHE = Ceramic Heat Emitter

[Michelle.C]

CB = Captive Born
CH = Captive Hatched
WC = Wild Caught
OBO = Or Best Offer

A few off the top of my head.

By the way, if there isn't already a sticky like this, I say, "sticky it!". Nice post!!

[hoax]

I win...

O wait wrong thread sorry.... but that is a common theme...

Thanks for doing this Mike and to any one who adds to this!

Mike

[ThyTempest]

Rack= "shelving" unit designed to hold tubs...not to be confused with...

Edit: Damn...didn't see it the first time around.

[Melicious]

Well, I know a lot of us use 1337 chat lingo, so let's break this down.

1337=Leet; Elite. C'mon. There's a hierarchy in every society, including the online ones.
1=L
3=E
4=A
5=S
7=L
8=the sound "ate"
0=O
I'm sure there are more, but that's a good starter.

FTW= For the win.
ROFL=Rolls On Floor Laughing
Sterilite, Iris, Rubbermaid=They're plastic tubs/containers used in racks and as singular enclosures. More importantly, they're the manufacturers.
Normal=a wild type, non-morph ball python.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

go job so far! would anyone care to define dimmer VS thermostat? I certainly know what they are but don't have enough brainpower left to define them accurately...

Here is 2 more:

Quarantine room : It is a special section of the forum where sensitive threads go... politics, religious, controversial threads start up or end up there. You have to ask a Admin (in red) of the forum for permission to enter via Priavte Message.

PM : sending a message to an individual member of the forum.

[Michelle.C]

Rheostat/Dimmer = Controls temperatures by reducing the flow of electricity.

Thermostat = Controls temperatures by switching off the flow of electricity based on the temperature.

[hoax]

A Dimmer or rheostat works by limiting or increasing the amount of electricity going to the heat source. You have to adjust it manually and keep an eye on the heat source temperature, adjusting it up to several times a day.

A thermostat has a temperature sensing probe that will adjust the amount of electricity automatically to a user set temperature. You set the temp once and leave it alone, just be sure the temperature in the enclosure is correct (it will not always be what the thermostat says).

Hope this helps... Does this mean I win?

Mike

What she said:

Rheostat/Dimmer = Controls temperatures by reducing the flow of electricity.

Thermostat = Controls temperatures by switching off the flow of electricity based on the temperature.

[dr del]

Um guys?

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69059


dr del

[Michelle.C]

Oviparous = Means the animal lays eggs.

Ovoviviparous = Egg develops inside of the mother. When they begin to "hatch", she gives goes into labor and gives "live birth".

Gravid = "Pregnant"

Ovulation = The Ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum into the oviduct.

Brumation = The Reptile version of hibernation.

Follicle = Egg Cell Surrounded by Follicle Cells.

Crepuscular = Crepuscular animals are most active at Twilight (Dawn and Dusk).

Nocturnal = Nocturnal animals are most active at night.

Diurnal = Diurnal animals are most active during the day.

Sexual Dimorphism = The external differences between sexes.

Probing = Inserting a probe into the cloaca of a reptile searching for a hemipenial pocket. If the animal does not have a hemipenial pocket, it is female. Males probe deeper than females.

Popping = The act of Hemipenial eversion. Gently apply enough pressure to make a males hemipenes evert. If you are experienced and you can not evert the hemipenes, you likely have a female. Probing is generally considered a more accurate way of sexing.

Arboreal = Arboreal animals most often inhabit trees and spaces off of the ground.

Terrestrial = Terrestrial animals inhabit land, usually close to the ground.

RI/URI = Respiratory Infection/Upper Respiratory Infection.

Pinkie = A young Rodent, usually less than a week old.

Fuzzies = A young Rodent, usually 7-14 days old.

Hoppers = A young Mouse, usually 14-18 days old.

Weaner/Weanling/Weaned / A young Rodent, usually 21-28 days old.

Pups = Immature Rats.

Doe = A female Rat.

Buck = A male Rat.

Megacolon = Megacolon is a defect in rats caused by abnormal dilation in the colon. It is usually the result of breeding two Rodents of poor health together. High Whites, Odd Eyes and American Blues are at risk.

Panacur/Fenbendazole = Most often used for the control or removal of Roundworms, Hookworms, Whipworms, etc.

Albon = Most often used for the control or removal of Coccidia, Protozoa and Giardia.