COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Splendid!
Tidgy's got September in the TFO calendar and my copies have been posted to me today!
Tidgy had a happy day, wifey's well fed and cheerful and I had a nice play with my Lego.
So all's right with the world.

 

[Killerrookie]

Good evening Austin (or maybe Good afternoon where you are).

Thank you and it's the afternoon!

 

[Killerrookie]

Splendid!
Tidgy's got September in the TFO calendar and my copies have been posted to me today!
Tidgy had a happy day, wifey's well fed and cheerful and I had a nice play with my Lego.
So all's right with the world.

That's good!
I see that Tidgy got on there! That's awesome.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's good!
I see that Tidgy got on there! That's awesome.

Two years in a row.
She's an international super model and is getting awfully big-headed!

 

[Killerrookie]

Two years in a row.
She's an international super model and is getting awfully big-headed!

Nice nice XD
Gosh only 7 more weeks till Christmas @-@
Time is flying by and it's not that far away

 

[JoesMum]

Phew! That was traumatic! When David Attenborough 's Planet Earth 2 reaches the rest of the world, I strongly recommend you watch it.

Absolutely fantastic photography. Cute lemurs and sloths. Warring Komodo Dragons and then marine iguanas versus racer snakes. Just stunning!

Oh and in Poldark: the baddy didn't die, the good doctor got his girl and Ross & Demelza have patched it up until the next series when the likely early arrival of Elizabeth's baby will cause more problems with the baddy! Ross looked nearly as good in uniform as he did without his shirt

 

[JoesMum]

Time for bed now. Try not to dream of snakes Lyn!

 

[Lyn W]

Planet Earth 2 (David Attenborough) and Poldark. See you in a couple of hours

I realised at the start of Poldark that I missed an episode last week!
I was convinced the night that he was a very naughty boy was the last in series.
I've pieced together what I missed but will have to watch it on iplayer now to check.
Planet Earth II brilliant as always.
Isn't nature wonderful - cruel - but wonderful!
The swimming sloth was really funny.
I love sloths too.

 

[Lyn W]

I love sloths, must get some for The Cold Dark Room.
It's quite quiet in here at the moment.
Perhaps we just can't hear the others ?
Speak soon.

We are all watching Poldark and Planet Earth 2!

 

[Lyn W]

Time for bed now. Try not to dream of snakes Lyn!

I was willing those little marine iguanas to run for their lives, I couldn't watch after the first one was caught by the snakes.
I know it's survival but such a shame
Loved the shearwater waiting for his mate.
Night Linda - hope you sleep like a sloth
- but not in a tree!

You're right about the uniform!

 

[Lyn W]

On a more serious note I am really worried about Lola.
I noticed today that he was having trouble walking on his good rear leg - it seemed tender to put down, so did a search and was horrified to find that kidney disease affects joints!
The other legs are all ok and he is quite well raised up on them, so I am trying not to think the worse yet but it doesn't look good with the lethargy.
I will be devastated if it's that or some other incurable illness.
Keep everything crossed for us!
Night night

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice nice XD
Gosh only 7 more weeks till Christmas @-@
Time is flying by and it's not that far away

Bah!
Humbug!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Phew! That was traumatic! When David Attenborough 's Planet Earth 2 reaches the rest of the world, I strongly recommend you watch it.

Absolutely fantastic photography. Cute lemurs and sloths. Warring Komodo Dragons and then marine iguanas versus racer snakes. Just stunning!

Oh and in Poldark: the baddy didn't die, the good doctor got his girl and Ross & Demelza have patched it up until the next series when the likely early arrival of Elizabeth's baby will cause more problems with the baddy! Ross looked nearly as good in uniform as he did without his shirt

I worked with David once.
Lovely man.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Time for bed now. Try not to dream of snakes Lyn!

Night, night; Linda.
Sleep well.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

On a more serious note I am really worried about Lola.
I noticed today that he was having trouble walking on his good rear leg - it seemed tender to put down, so did a search and was horrified to find that kidney disease affects joints!
The other legs are all ok and he is quite well raised up on them, so I am trying not to think the worse yet but it doesn't look good with the lethargy.
I will be devastated if it's that or some other incurable illness.
Keep everything crossed for us!
Night night

Oh, goodness, Lyn!
Everything crossed and then some.
maybe he's just sprained his leg with the extra weight it must bear.
The reason i joined the forum was that Tidgy had a problem with a rear leg.
But she made a full recovery.
hoping this is the case with Lola.
Good luck at the vets.

 

[Lyn W]

Oh, goodness, Lyn!
Everything crossed and then some.
maybe he's just sprained his leg with the extra weight it must bear.
The reason i joined the forum was that Tidgy had a problem with a rear leg.
But she made a full recovery.
hoping this is the case with Lola.
Good luck at the vets.

Thanks Adam.
I'm hoping that because I keep him so well hydrated with daily soaks and his well soaked food
that it isn't kidney related, but the symptoms seem to fit.

What did you have to do to help, Tidgy?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

She just got better by herself!
Despite all the suggestions and ideas of helpful (and much appreciated) forum members, I became convinced it was just a strained, or pulled muscle or the like and it gradually got better over the next week or two.
I just needed some kind words, which I received in abundance, to reassure me and then let nature take it's course.
I don't really have a vet option, though if it had continued or become worse I would have found a way........
You do, so please go to the vet.
I'm constantly reading articles about diseases and parasites of tortoises and people that seem to fit Tidgy or my current symptoms. But I don't think we have any of them. It's a kind of hypochondriac paranoia that I am aware of and deal with and seems common to tortoise owners!
I'm explaining this very badly, but i'm trying to say, usually it's nothing and we just worry, but sometimes it may be a real problem.
Hoping it's the nothing bit.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Golly, it's late.
Night night Cold Dark Roommates.
Sleep well, i'm off for a kip myself.

 

[Killerrookie]

Ever since I came back to the forums from being busy I sure have missed JD!!
Wonder how those jaw dropping Ghost Redfoots are doing.

 

[JoesMum]

Good Morning all. Monday again.

Lyn my fingers are crossed that there's nothing too seriously wrong with Lola - like Adam I suffer from Owner's Hypochondria... sometimes you can know too much.

And a message for Lola: kindly stop worrying the heck out of all of us... NOW please.