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Meades family homepage. We are Rob in one house, Alice in
another house, Hazel (aged 15) and Leo (aged 11) in both houses. We
live in
Saffron
Walden, which is just south of Cambridge in the UK. We're
interested in reading science fiction, watching films (from
Scooby Doo to Pi),
keeping
marine
fish,
keeping
lizards,
trapping
moths,
writing
stories,
playing
with
toy
cars,
gardening,
model
railways
and
drinking
beer.
Details of the bits
and bobs
on this website are given below.
This site can
be quite picture-rich and includes streamed videos so those with
dial-up links
please be aware that it may be slow (sorry). This site also
includes in-line videos so, if you are using Internet Explorer, make
sure that in Tools->Options->Security->Custom Level,
the ActiveX controls and plug-ins section, Display video
and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player
is set to Enable.
Here you will find our marine aquarium tank diary and information on our lizard keeping; during the summer months you can find moth stuff here. The highlights follow... |
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We began lizard keeping with Norman, a bearded dragon, who sadly passed away on Friday 13th February 2009. We would heartily recommend bearded dragons to anyone who desires an interesting yet non-allergy-generating pet that is suitable for children. And you simply have to watch the arm-waving and head-bobbing videos on www.beardeddragon.org to appreciate quite how bizarre these pets can get. Norman himself bobbed, though he never waved. We have since kept several Panther chameleons, most recently Ramone, an Ambilobe Panther chameleon from Madagascar, born on 16 June 2009. |
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Rob has wanted to build a moth
trap since he was ten and a few years ago took the opportunity
to do this before he reached the age of forty. As a small boy
interested in entomology this would not be surprising,
but as an adult he was amazed at how exciting it turned out to be. You
need to
build a trap (see link below) and put it
out on a nice warm summers evening.
When you get up in the morning in midsummer you will find up to a few hundred moths sleeping inside it. And not just the little ones you find attacking your lamp shades indoors - you are likely to capture large hawk-moths. If you trap regularly over the period of the summer you will notice the rise and fall in populations of moth species from week to week. Fascinating.
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We've kept a marine fish tank since February 2002 and have designed a new 260 litre tank with sump, pump and skimmer in the built-in garage next door. More details on the system below. The current fish population is pictured here (we also have increasing varieties of corals). |
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