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PetHobbyist.com Chat Week
December 7-14, 2003

View press release here!
View Chat Week 2002 Lineup and Transcripts here!

Welcome to the Sixth Annual Chat Week at PetHobbyist.com! Below you will find our current lineup of guests for the event; more names are being added daily so check back often! At the bottom of the page you'll find a list of confirmed guests who are not yet scheduled for a specific date and time, as well as directions on how to attend the chat and where to find more complete information.

Current scheduled guests include:

Sunday December 7

Kevin McCurley, New England Reptile Distributors (NERD)
Ball pythons, Retics, Indo Monitors
Sunday, December 7, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Dr. Tom Lonsdale
Raw Meaty Bones for Dogs, Cats, & Ferrets
Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM Eastern in the Dog Den

Richard Cary Paull
Tortoise Care
Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Monday December 8

Mark O'Shea
From Animal Planet's "Mark O'Shea's Big Adventure"
Monday, December 8, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Eric Averill, DVM
Feline Diabetes
Monday, December 8, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central

Martin A. Moe, Jr
Author, The Marine Aquarium Handbook, The Marine Aquarium Reference, and numerous other titles
Monday, December 8, at 9 PM Eastern in Fish & Marine Life Chat

Melody Pugh
The Pet Detective
Monday, December 8, at 10 PM Eastern in the Auditorium

Tuesday December 9

Tom Lang
Executive Director of Aquarius Aquarium Institute and President of The Breeders Registry
Tuesday, December 9, at 8 PM Eastern, in Fish and Marine Chat

Richard Fife
Care and Husbandry of Turtles, Tortoises, and Other Reptiles and Amphibians
Tuesday, December 9, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

NEW DATE AND TIME! Kevin Kohen
LiveAquaria.com
Tuesday, December 9, at 9 PM Eastern in Fish & Marine Life Chat

Sharon Coleman, Attorney at Law
Rights of Dog Owners and Other Canine Legal and Legislative Issues
Tuesday, December 9, at 9 PM Eastern in The Dog Den

Caroline Coile, Ph.D.
Author, "Show Me!"
Tuesday, December 9, at 10 PM Eastern in The Dog Den

Jim Smith, Tejas Bengals
Myths About the Bengal Cat
Tuesday, December 9, at 10 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central

NEW DAY! Julia Allen, President, National Cockatiel Society
Learning Through Exhibiting
Tuesday, December 9, at 10 PM Eastern in The Aviary

Wednesday December 10

Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry
Deputy Director of the Australian Venom Research Unit
Wednesday, December 10, at 8 PM ET in Kingsnake.com Main

KJ Lodrigue, Jr
American alligator management in Texas
Wednesday, December 10, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Cyndi Napolitan-Faircloth
Trainer/Kennel Owner, Red Wings Kennel, Dairyland Greyhound Park
Wednesday, December 10, at 9 PM Eastern, in The Dog Den

Moira O'Connor
Pet Insurance: Is it Worth It? Which One is Right for Me?
Wednesday, December 10, at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium

NEW DATE AND TIME! Chad Brown
Topic TBA
Wednesday, December 10, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Jonathan E. Reyman, Ph.D.
The Feather Distribution Project
Wednesday, December 10, at 10 PM Eastern, in The Aviary

Amy Shojai
Caring for Senior Dogs
Wednesday, December 10, at 10 PM Eastern, in The Dog Den

Thursday December 11

Julian Sprung
Two Little Fishies, Inc.
Thursday, December 11, at 8 PM ET in Fish and Marine Chat

Craig Hassapakis
Editor/Publisher of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Journal
Thursday, December 11, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Bob Seibels, Curator of Birds, Riverbanks Zoo
Avian Husbandry at Riverbanks Zoo
Thursday, December 11, at 9 PM Eastern in The Aviary

Monica Segal
Your Dog's Diet: The Truth Behind the Hype
Thursday, December 11, at 9 PM Eastern in The Dog Den

Gloria Stephens
Author, The Legacy of the Cat
Thursday, December 11, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central

Melanie Piazza , Director of Animal Care at WildCare in San Rafael, California
Helping Injured or Orphaned Wild Animals and Birds
Thursday, December 11, at 10 PM Eastern in the Aviary

Darlene Arden
The Irrepressible Toy Dog
Thursday, December 11, at 10 PM Eastern in The Dog Den

Helmi Flick
Digital Feline Photography
Thursday, December 11, at 10 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central

Friday December 12

Patrick Nabors
Dart Frogs
Friday, December 12, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Debbie Ducommun, "The Rat Lady"
Rats as Pets
Friday, December 12, at 9 PM Eastern in Exotic Pet Chat

Jacki Hadra
IMOM.org
Friday, December 12, at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium

Dennis Gallagher
"The International Marine Aquarium Conference (IMAC) and What You Could Get Out of It"
Friday, December 12, at 9 PM Eastern in Fish & Marine Life Chat

Trooper Walsh
"Komodo Dragons and Other Dangerous Herps Going into the Private Industry...How...?...When...??...Why...???"
Friday, December 12, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Russ Gurley, Director of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group and owner of LIVING ART publishing
Self-Publishing Reptile Books/Keeping and Breeding Turtles Indoors/South American Aquatic Turtles
Friday, December 12, at 10 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Saturday December 13

Hans F. Koenig
Herping in Arizona
Saturday, December 13, at 8 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Amy Shojai
Caring for Senior Cats
Saturday, December 13, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central

Mike Ralbovsky
Crocodilians
Saturday, December 13, at 9 PM Eastern, in kingsnake.com's MainRoom

Sunday December 14

Brian Speer, DVM, ABVP(av), ECAMS, Birds for Dummies co-author
Veterinary Care of Birds
Sunday, December 14, at 10 PM Eastern in the Aviary
View transcript here: Brian Speer, DVM

How to Attend

These events will be held in chat rooms listed above. To access the chats: