COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

I'm in Florida, so no cold weather yet. The cats are all ready for cooler weather, though. They've been hard at work, practicing taking over the bed and tunneling under the covers!

To be prepared is always a good thing. Your kitties sound like real characters.

 

[CarolM]

German shepherds get big enough and are formidable enough that people should not get them unless they are going to follow through with basic training, at least.

Mixed dog-cat households run best when the dog knows the bipeds are in charge and that the cats are firmly entrenched ABOVE the dog in the pecking order.

Pecking order probably doesn't matter much if the DOG decides to add the cat to the household. Years ago, my parents' dog found a little kitten on the side of their dirt road, and basically wouldn't budge until they took her home. She is HIS kitty, and they all know it.

AAAhhh that is so sweet the story about the little kitten.

 

[Yvonne G]

Number 56 just this year? Yvonne, you’re a saint!!
Keeping dogs and torts separately — I’ll need to think of that one hard, because some day I’d love to have both.

Isn’t it true that when eggs are incubated at slightly lower temps, mostly males would develop?

I think the species has something to do with that, but as a general rule, yes - lower temp=male

 

[Yvonne G]

Frustrating! That’s why services providing shows on demand are the future of entertainment TV.

Did you end up switching back and forth during the commercials?

no, I watched The Good Doctor. I'm going to see if I can watch the other one "on demand" on my cable co.

 

[Yvonne G]

So which one did you end up watching?

the doctot one

 

[Momof4]

Tom is adamant that dogs and torts just don’t mix. And he is an animal trainer! I think that says quite a lot.

I am sure Misty and Aldabraman Greg’s German Shepherd are both sufficiently well trained and supervised to be trusted with torts, but many people don’t actually train their dogs properly... the dog thinks it is leading the household ‘pack’ rather than the human.

I keep telling people on a desert tort group on Facebook about this topic and it’s so frustrating when I’m helping someone new who is asking how to keep there’s safe from dogs and others chime in “my dogs don’t bother my tort!” “They get along great in the yard!”
Until that one day 5 yrs later your crying because your dog attacked your tort!! I’m done!! I’m not chiming in anymore.

 

[Momof4]

We had clouds all day yesterday and part of the morning and I loved it!!
Tomorrow and the next few days we’ll be back in the 90’s! I want fall!!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

We had clouds all day yesterday and part of the morning and I loved it!!
Tomorrow and the next few days we’ll be back in the 90’s! I want fall!!!

We’ve been having rain rain clouds rain soaking rains an occasional pop of sun, then more rain. We are so far above a “normal Summer” that all rain records have been broken.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Hmmmmm, not a good news bulletin for Washington DC

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes.....Manifest was rather interesting - at least the initial plot. Not sure how many shows in the future will be able to grab the attention of viewers.

I was thinking they'd take a different passenger each week and have the episode be their story.

 

[Momof4]

I was thinking they'd take a different passenger each week and have the episode be their story.

Shoot! I forgot to watch it!!

My show This Is Us is premiering tonight!! Love this show even though it makes me cry and I’m not a crier!!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I keep telling people on a desert tort group on Facebook about this topic and it’s so frustrating when I’m helping someone new who is asking how to keep there’s safe from dogs and others chime in “my dogs don’t bother my tort!” “They get along great in the yard!”
Until that one day 5 yrs later your crying because your dog attacked your tort!! I’m done!! I’m not chiming in anymore.

Cats can inflict a certain amount of damage on tortoises, but dogs usually come with much larger mouths (with larger teeth) and much more force behind them.

How should I put this...? Big mouths should not be going around unsupervised!

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Crap. Catching up here in TCD room. I had zero idea that Adam was mia. Concerning dogs and Chelonia, I’m with Tom here … they don’t mix ever…period. My Ava ignores them and doesn’t see them at all. The only one she noticed was this Northern Painted Turtle https://www.fws.gov/refuge/julia_butler_hansen/wildlife_and_habitat/western_painted_turtle.html
Concerning where are all the female sulcata, I had that large, breeding size female but my ex wife farmed her out while I was in recovery with my broken neck wreck injuries. Last I knew, Makita my tortoise was at the tortoise rescue in Washington state. She allows zero visits and never returned my text mess, phone mess, or email.
And I don’t know if cats think of themselves as tortoises or tortoises think of themselves as cats?

 

[JoesMum]

Crap. Catching up here in TCD room. I had zero idea that Adam was mia. Concerning dogs and Chelonia, I’m with Tom here … they don’t mix ever…period. My Ava View attachment 252473 ignores them and doesn’t see them at all. The only one she noticed was this Northern Painted Turtle View attachment 252475View attachment 252476 https://www.fws.gov/refuge/julia_butler_hansen/wildlife_and_habitat/western_painted_turtle.html
Concerning where are all the female sulcata, I had that large, breeding size female but my ex wife farmed her out while I was in recovery with my broken neck wreck injuries. Last I knew, Makita my tortoise was at the tortoise rescue in Washington state. She allows zero visits and never returned my text mess, phone mess, or email.
And I don’t know if cats think of themselves as tortoises or tortoises think of themselves as cats? View attachment 252477

Howdy Cowboy! It's nice to have you back in the CDR

 

[EllieMay]

Crap. Catching up here in TCD room. I had zero idea that Adam was mia. Concerning dogs and Chelonia, I’m with Tom here … they don’t mix ever…period. My Ava View attachment 252473 ignores them and doesn’t see them at all. The only one she noticed was this Northern Painted Turtle View attachment 252475View attachment 252476 https://www.fws.gov/refuge/julia_butler_hansen/wildlife_and_habitat/western_painted_turtle.html
Concerning where are all the female sulcata, I had that large, breeding size female but my ex wife farmed her out while I was in recovery with my broken neck wreck injuries. Last I knew, Makita my tortoise was at the tortoise rescue in Washington state. She allows zero visits and never returned my text mess, phone mess, or email.
And I don’t know if cats think of themselves as tortoises or tortoises think of themselves as cats? View attachment 252477

That was a huge cover of a lot of different subjects!!!
Lol

 

[EllieMay]

Our new tractor came today!!! I’m so excited.... we have a REALLY old one that I my husband refused to replace. I asked him why one time and he said “because it’s the only thing here that I know you can’t mess with” [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

We had clouds all day yesterday and part of the morning and I loved it!!
Tomorrow and the next few days we’ll be back in the 90’s! I want fall!!!

Be careful what you wish for.

 

[CarolM]

Hmmmmm, not a good news bulletin for Washington DC

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Hmm not good

 

[CarolM]

Cats can inflict a certain amount of damage on tortoises, but dogs usually come with much larger mouths (with larger teeth) and much more force behind them.

How should I put this...? Big mouths should not be going around unsupervised!

Whahahaha

 

[CarolM]

Crap. Catching up here in TCD room. I had zero idea that Adam was mia. Concerning dogs and Chelonia, I’m with Tom here … they don’t mix ever…period. My Ava View attachment 252473 ignores them and doesn’t see them at all. The only one she noticed was this Northern Painted Turtle View attachment 252475View attachment 252476 https://www.fws.gov/refuge/julia_butler_hansen/wildlife_and_habitat/western_painted_turtle.html
Concerning where are all the female sulcata, I had that large, breeding size female but my ex wife farmed her out while I was in recovery with my broken neck wreck injuries. Last I knew, Makita my tortoise was at the tortoise rescue in Washington state. She allows zero visits and never returned my text mess, phone mess, or email.
And I don’t know if cats think of themselves as tortoises or tortoises think of themselves as cats? View attachment 252477

Hey there Ken
Nice to see you here in the CDR.
Welcome back. I hope you stay for a while.