Pretend Chat 2.14

[Gillian M]

I am well, except for a bit of allergy sniffles due to working in weeds. How about yourself? How is your tortoise doing. I know he worries you at times.

Wishes to get well soon. Take care.

Am fine, thanks for asking. Yes, Oli has been giving me a lot of trouble recently. He just will not move from 'his corner' (as I've called it), unless we go out for a walk. Really strange, isn't it?

 

[Jacqui]

Wishes to get well soon. Take care.

Am fine, thanks for asking. Yes, Oli has been giving me a lot of trouble recently. He just will not move from 'his corner' (as I've called it), unless we go out for a walk. Really strange, isn't it?

But he is normal otherwise, right?

 

[Momof4]

He just passed his test the doctor gave him so we are going home .

Great news!!!

 

[Jacqui]

He just passed his test the doctor gave him so we are going home .

YIPPY!! Great news!

 

[Gillian M]

But he is normal otherwise, right?

Oh yes. He eats, drinks, poops ok.

We've all been guessing: temp, the flat, he wants to stay outside, he's bored/insecure/scared, etc.Personally, I think it's his poor diet: he only eats Roman lettuce, tomatoes and carrots, none of which are good for torts I know. Can't wait to go get the food Ed and Lyn were so kind to send me.

 

[mike taylor]

I'm ready to be home and I know he is .

 

[Jacqui]

Oh yes. He eats, drinks, poops ok.

We've all been guessing: temp, the flat, he wants to stay outside, he's bored/insecure/scared, etc.Personally, I think it's his poor diet: he only eats Roman lettuce, tomatoes and carrots, none of which are good for torts I know. Can't wait to go get the food Ed and Lyn were so kind to send me.

That was nice of them. I hope it helps.

 

[Jacqui]

I'm ready to be home and I know he is .

No doubt.

 

[Gillian M]

That was nice of them. I hope it helps.

Oh, very nice of them.Won't forget it so long as I live. And neither will Oli! I was under so much stress after I found out that cuttlefish just is NOT available here. I was thinking of.....giving away my tort! Hopefully the nightmare is nearly over.

 

[Jacqui]

So they sent a cuttlefish, too?

 

[Gillian M]

So they sent a cuttlefish, too?

Yes. Let's just hope Oli likes it; in which case I will have to order it from abroad.

 

[Jacqui]

Yes. Let's just hope Oli likes it; in which case I will have to order it from abroad.

It is so easy to forget how hard it may be for folks in other countries to acquire items we take as common.

 

[Jacqui]

I have only one outdoor enclosure, which has a cover over it. I house my ornates in there. A couple of years ago, a mulberry tree sprouted in the very center. It looked so cute, so I left it. Well as life goes, it has grown. Grew right out the top of the enclosure making it almost pure shade. I went to trim it down and wouldn't you know it, I can not reach across the enclosure far enough to cut it.

 

[Gillian M]

It is so easy to forget how hard it may be for folks in other countries to acquire items we take as common.

So very true. Some people would so easily say: 'Do this, don't do that, feed your tort this, don't feed him that.' I know they'd be trying to help, trying to give advice, but at the same time they don't seem to realize that in Third World countries some human beings are literally dying of hunger, let alone animals.

Believe me Jacqui, there's NO food for torts, NO vets for torts, NO, NO, NO, here. The reason is - I was told - that torts here live in the wild PLUS, when thinking of a pet, people here would rather a cat, dog, bird,to a tort. Therefore a business like a pet store would go bankrupt within 24hours.

 

[Jacqui]

Sorta a bit sad here. Last year I sent Maggie some mulberry leaves for Bob. He liked them, so I let grow two trees for him. With Bob getting sick, I never sent them. Now he has no need of them (nor do I), so I cut off the branches today.

I miss Bob without ever meeting him. With his huge personality, I can only imagine the hole he left in Maggie's life.

 

[Jacqui]

So very true. Some people would so easily say: 'Do this, don't do that, feed your tort this, don't feed him that.' I know they'd be trying to help, trying to give advice, but at the same time they don't seem to realize that in Third World countries some human beings are literally dying of hunger, let alone animals.

Believe me Jacqui, there's NO food for torts, NO vets for torts, NO, NO, NO, here. The reason is - I was told - that torts here live in the wild PLUS, when thinking of a pet, people here would rather a cat, dog, bird,to a tort. Therefore a business like a pet store would go bankrupt within 24hours.

If they have bird supplies, they might have cuttlebones. Are they also sending seeds, so you can try to grow your own in pots. Figure might not work outside in your climate.

 

[Gillian M]

Sorta a bit sad here. Last year I sent Maggie some mulberry leaves for Bob. He liked them, so I let grow two trees for him. With Bob getting sick, I never sent them. Now he has no need of them (nor do I), so I cut off the branches today.

I miss Bob without ever meeting him. With his huge personality, I can only imagine the hole he left in Maggie's life.

That was sweet of you Jacqui. It's nice to feel that there's someone around when one is in desperate need of help.

 

[Gillian M]

If they have bird supplies, they might have cuttlebones. Are they also sending seeds, so you can try to grow your own in pots. Figure might not work outside in your climate.

I'm afraid cuttlebone is not available.I've been to many malls, 'pet stores', supermarkets, only to be turned down. I have even e-mailed so many places uselessly. Phone calls didn't result in anything either. The issue drove me nuts!

Don't know if they sent seeds, and as you mentioned: it may/may not work here. The climate is a very tough one and 'hard' to deal with:

-extremely dry
-very, very hot Summer
-terribly cold in Winter with....SNOW (and 'imprisonment' at home).

 

[Jacqui]

I'm afraid cuttlebone is not available.I've been to many malls, 'pet stores', supermarkets, only to be turned down. I have even e-mailed so many places uselessly. Phone calls didn't result in anything either. The issue drove me nuts!

Don't know if they sent seeds, and as you mentioned: it may/may not work here. The climate is a very tough one and 'hard' to deal with:

-extremely dry
-very, very hot Summer
-terribly cold in Winter with....SNOW (and 'imprisonment' at home).

That's why I thought inside pots.

 

[Jacqui]

That was sweet of you Jacqui. It's nice to feel that there's someone around when one is in desperate need of help.

People have sent me many things, so it is pay back. Unfortunately, mulberry leaves is all I ever have to send.