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Posted by Cheri Smith Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 05:05 PM EST
There will be a planned outage on the site on May 10, 2008, beginning at 11 p.m. CDT. We'll do our best to minimize downtime; however, we anticipate the outage could last as long as seven hours.
Please if all members will check their accounts and make sure your email is correct. We will be contacting members for information on contest and prizes shortly, as we change over some features on the site and improve preformace that I think you all will be very pleased with.
Thanks to all for you for your continued support of REPTILEROOMS.COM and making it what it is today, the best infomational and educational reptile site in the world helping owners and their reptiles!!
Posted by Cheri Smith Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 08:03 AM EST
Our apologies for the down time of the site. We are having problems with the server that runs the site, it is constantly being hit by brute force attacks and anything they can think of to do to purposely take it offline a variety of ways. We are attempting to do what we can, along with the server company themselves, legal department and a private company.
Sadly there are people that for their own reasons do not want this site open to the public and this seems to be their method.
Apologies again, but we continue to do what we can to keep it up and running. Some days I am spending the entire day on phone and emails to fix whatever it is has been done again.
Please read the forums Site info section for information and comments
Posted by Cheri Smith Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 09:01 AM EST
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
-- Mark Twain
The past week, a letter was distributed claiming that "Due to circumstances beyond our control ReptielRooms.com is closing its doors." Per a copy of this letter I have obtained, this was sent on the evening of January 22nd. The letter also stated "Most of your friendly mods and admin staff will be returning, but there will be new management in place [...]."
As you can see, this is not the case, a blatant lie to justify the theft or illegal use. Neither did the mangement or mods go with them, 1 person that I wanted removed did. The other moderators listed on that letter never consented to the use of their names or participated in this criminal act
On January 23rd, ReptileRooms became the victim of both theft and destruction of data. The database was downloaded from and removed from the server, and some files critical to the functioning of the site were also deleted. The ReptileRooms forum data was then used to populate a new site started by the offenders with Reptile Rooms forums of the past years appearing on them. The number and locations of affected files makes it abundantly clear that this act was deliberate.
On January 24th, the stolen data was made available by the perpetrators and recovered. The last two days were spent restoring the majority of the data and missing files. The remaining data (namely the Steve Irwin memorial forum) will be restored very soon. We are unable to restore serveral days of lost posts and new stories uploads.
Even though account passwords are encrypted, I urge all the members to change their account passwords as a precaution.
The main offenders, Tux and Shrap, have been banned, as well as certain other possibly involved parties.
I am very grateful for the outpouring of support from our members and around the reptile community. Likewise, I am disappointed that trusted members of our community would commit these crimes.
PLEASE, if you like this site and want to help to defray the cost of this outrageous act, use the PAYPAL donate button to the left. It IS greatly appreciated........ And, welcome back! Reptile Rooms well continue to function as it has, a place for the owners and their animals, not a site for self gain
Posted by Cheri Smith Friday, December 14, 2007 - 02:12 PM EST
Enjoy your holiday season and remember that Reptile Rooms Care Resources with Forums, Gallery and Live Assistance is provided for you and the community as a public service, popup and spam free. To continue to operate and be available for that I do need donations if you can. Reptile Rooms server alone runs $3600.00 a year to keep the site online. PLEASE DONATE what you can using the Paypal donate at the left
Posted by CheriS Monday, April 02, 2007 - 07:04 PM EST
For the first time in over a year, we have been able to get silkworms to stay healthy through the 5th instar and cocooning without the mass die off experienced in the past by us, many private breeders and distributors too.
In the fall of 2005, a virus hit the silkworms being imported into the U.S. and that seemed to be followed by bacterial infections too. During that time, many silkworm breeders went out of business as they could not get a start up stock going again. I know I reordered eggs multiple times and young silks, only to lose them within a short between 2nd and 3rd instar. I was able to get a few colonies to the 4th instar and some even to cocoon, but they were erratic, failed to hatch..
During that time I was uncertain of using these as feeders, due to a bacteria that was also affecting many breeders silks. Finally with some young silks from Coastal Silkworms last month, I was able to raise them without any health problems or dieoffs to adults and spinning. Hopefully I will have some eggs again to start a second generation.
I am glad to see, that it appear the problem they were experiencing in the US has been resolved as these do make an excellent feeder for many insect eating reptiles of all ages. Babies enjoy them without the risk of impaction and they are very good for older dragons due an enzyme that is found in them. With 20 lizards in the house, silkworms are a rare treat for them and it was so frustrating to pay the cost of them and have them all dying within days.
My order from Coastal Silkworms was more than the promised amount and of moderate size. I also ordered some eggs, but have not hatched them yet, I will when it gets warmer here as I use our lanai area to hatch them in. I do need to remember to keep them covered so the wild anoles that make a home here, do not have fat bellies again and my hatching trays empty. I had the happiest and best fed anoles in the state!
Posted by CheriS Friday, March 16, 2007 - 02:03 AM EST
This month, March 2007, sadly the reptile community has lost two very special, well known and beloved pets when they passed away. Vega$, the Movie and TV star green iguana, owned by Des Wong of California died March 5, 2007 after a long illness and Tiny Tim/Tina an inland bearded dragon, owned by Dean & Melissa of Alabama, was lost this week suddenly. In the course of many years with reptiles, these two made such strong impressions on me and others, that even though they are no longer living among us, their memory will remain with not only me, but others that knew their stories and many of the rescue work they sparked through out this industry. They taught their owners and other they met what personality and caring was all about, they left a mark in the world that made it a better place for their kind and educated us.
VEGA$, the Green Iguana 1996-2007
Many of you will remember seeing Vega$ on TV when she and Des were interviewed by Pet Psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick on Animal Planet and she appeared in a photograph in TV GUIDE with her. Vega$ was also in a short movie and her photograph appeared in numerous publications of iguana care and helped promote iguana conservation and awareness. I cherish several Christmas cards with Vega$ on them and one remains near my computer each year.
Des, her owner has been active with the International Reptile Conservation Foundation and has traveled to many locations including the Grand Caymans to help with the Blue Iguana Recovery Program to preserve the endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguana. I had the pleasure of getting to know and spend time with her the past several years in Daytona and also hear many entertaining stores of Vega$ through emails and during the Breeders Expos. Vega$ will be dearly missed, we were all fortunate to have shared a portion of her life and stories. She certainly had a strong impact on her species future wellbeing and leaves the world a little better place for her being here and others having known her.
TINY TIM: It takes a community to raise a bearded dragon 2003-2007
Tiny Tim started out as Tiny Tina until I noticed in a photo update sent to me later, that she/he had areas that females do not have, Once confirmed, Tina was renamed Tiny Tim and it fit him, as he lost a leg when just a hatchling. That injury, traveling across the country, surgery, recovery and then adoption is how a community of people became involved with a tiny bearded dragon. This dragon captured all our hearts with its determination to survive, be loved and overcame such terrible odds to find a happy and good life with a wonderful couple, Melissa and Dean in Alabama.
(please click on Read Full Story below-to read the rest)
For the first time in over a year, we have been able to get silkworms to stay healthy through the 5th instar and cocooning without the mass die off experienced in the past by us, many private breeders and distributors too.
