COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

I guess lol. I've been posting a lot of pics of my torts and turtles on FB lately and I guess she seen one somewhere. The problem with starting a rescue is I wanna keep them all! Lol

Welcome to Yvonne’s world. As you have said yourself. [emoji23]
We all are guilty of wanting to keep them all, and then get some more. [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Goeie Middag!

God morgen!

 

[Kristoff]

It’s Sully soaking morning. Tub is full of nice warm water. Ive lugged my 70 lb rock upstairs and plopped him into a nice bath. A good long head dunk, and now floating in the spa. Time to rest my backin preps for the reverse process. Problem is that a slippery Sully easily slides south. I have gravity on my side, it’s all down hill.

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I now understand why you need all that muscle training with kayaking and chopping firewood. All for our kids, right? [emoji33][emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Good evening my friends all over the world, ähh in the cold and dark room.
I`ve found a new tortoise specie: A Lady tortoise with high heels.

She looks a little overweight — look at her swollen legs. You’re going to need a bigger enclosure to get her to exercise more, and switch to natural greens and weeds as a diet. [emoji33][emoji6][emoji6]

 

[Kristoff]

Hello all. Well, we are about to be in for a few rough days here. Snow, and more snow, and more snow, and well you get the picture. We are supposed to get anywhere from 9 to 12 inches Saturday and Sunday. I will be hibernating in my Sally’s room! It is 85 in there! All my babies are growing well including the new hatchlings. They have gained weight! And look bigger already. My one sullybaby, Dozer, should be topping 200 grams this Monday. We will see what the weekend brings!

It’s going to be rough only until you get the ice. Then everything should go smoothly...
Sorry. [emoji85] Stay warm. Hope to see more baby pictures soon [emoji6]

 

[Kristoff]

English and Russian also. What I'd really love to know is how we manage to communicate on tortoise forum. I've never liked digital translators before because they don't translate correctly. But we are all sharing still...how nice

We might end up cooking Hans, but that’s a rarely occurring side effect... [emoji33][emoji33]

 

[Kristoff]

I have arrived home early from work to a gorgeous Sunny day with 73F temp.. it’s deceiving because Saturday we are supposed to drop into a hard freeze.. But in the mean time, I ran straight inside and brought all my Sullies out to enjoy some rays!!!! View attachment 262584
Just don’t judge the messy and dry enclosures... They haven’t gotten much use lately

Beautiful sunshine.
Can you swim in that pond/lake in the summer?

I hear Marie Kondo’s method is doing magic transforming messy habitats. Just hold each dry leaf one by one and ask yourself if it gives you a “spark of joy”. Then stack those you decide to keep in little boxes, and make sure to thank all the others that you’re going to throw away. [emoji33][emoji33][emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

To all of the English people out there. I have a question. Queen Elizabeth has a husband but, he is called a Prince. Why is he not the King?

The “prince” husband of the Danish queen was most annoyed about his own such circumstance. So much so that on his deathbed he decided he would be buried in France, just to make sure his remains will be as far as possible from those of his crowned wife, long may she live.

 

[Kristoff]

Good girl.

 

[Kristoff]

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[Kristoff]

Godmorgen, roommates!
My Friday is here. Which means having more than one child, extracurricular activities, and more of the latter tomorrow. It was -3C/27F this morning but nothing of yesterday’s brief snowfall remains. At least the sun now sets after 4 pm, the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Kristoff]

English and Russian also. What I'd really love to know is how we manage to communicate on tortoise forum. I've never liked digital translators before because they don't translate correctly. But we are all sharing still...how nice

Speaking of automated translations, here’s something that popped into my feed this morning:



Never knew how to translate the name Frederikke until now.... [emoji85]

 

[Bee62]

She looks a little overweight — look at her swollen legs. You’re going to need a bigger enclosure to get her to exercise more, and switch to natural greens and weeds as a diet. [emoji33][emoji6][emoji6]

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Friday all.

A nice gentle snowfall overnight coated everything with 1-2 inches of fresh powder. All white again. Another big storm is enroute, BUT i think it will just be north of us as far as heavy snow. Unfortunately, heavy rains... 1 inch of rain = 1 foot of snow.

Time to head out this morning to our International market - ISO dandelions and cactus pads for the King.

 

[CarolM]

It’s Sully soaking morning. Tub is full of nice warm water. Ive lugged my 70 lb rock upstairs and plopped him into a nice bath. A good long head dunk, and now floating in the spa. Time to rest my backin preps for the reverse process. Problem is that a slippery Sully easily slides south. I have gravity on my side, it’s all down hill.

I don't think that Sully will see it quite the same way.

 

[CarolM]

Don't want to attract any leprechauns though.....

You can leave the leprechaun and the one legged pirate out if it, but you might need some jelly fish to light the way for them. Do you think that the Jellyfish will be able to create some UVB for them as well?

 

[CarolM]

Hahahaaa, your description of Sully taking a bath is so funny ! You need a Sully-Lift !

I am imagining one of those eletrice chairs that slide up the stairs. Sully can sit on there and take a rid upstairs and then a lift down once he has had his bath.

 

[CarolM]

Good evening my friends all over the world, ähh in the cold and dark room.
I`ve found a new tortoise specie: A Lady tortoise with high heels.

That looks like a queen tortoise. Wifey has some competition.!!

 

[CarolM]

Hello all. Well, we are about to be in for a few rough days here. Snow, and more snow, and more snow, and well you get the picture. We are supposed to get anywhere from 9 to 12 inches Saturday and Sunday. I will be hibernating in my Sally’s room! It is 85 in there! All my babies are growing well including the new hatchlings. They have gained weight! And look bigger already. My one sullybaby, Dozer, should be topping 200 grams this Monday. We will see what the weekend brings!

Sounds Cold. Keep warm and good idea on staying in the torts rooms. I think it is time for some more pics of the newborns....just saying and hinting big time.

 

[CarolM]

And lipstick!!!! A classy lady for sure!!!

Do you have to wear lipstick to be classy? If so then I sure ain't a classy lady. Sjoe the pressure is off!! What a relief.