COLD DARK ROOM

[charlygal123]

I’m also from the south east of england at the moment sunny old Kent! You’d think it would be a good thing but it’s actually all sweaty gross! I’m glad you all like a good joke and fresh meat I may be ....but be prepared I’m a quick learner [emoji6]
So what is everyone up to?

 

[charlygal123]

Clown loaches sleep anyway up. They frequently look dead. They quite like to sleep in a pile

When I had a fish tank years ago (we are talking about loach fishes aren’t we)? I decided I’d swap tanks did this and about two weeks later needed the big filter from the tank I’d swapped from and in the filter was a rogue loach and he was still alive!

 

[Cathie G]

I managed to pick a couple but there were not very many. That sounds like a good method.

I've actually done that with home grown leaf lettuce for my family and it works. It makes it taste better then straight from the garden.

 

[Cathie G]

I actually purchase a few pounds of dandelion every week that are bundled with rubber bands. To keep them fresh, as soon as i get them home i take them out of the plastic bags,and remove the rubber bands. I take them and lay them inside our refrigerator in the veg crisper drawer, layering in some water absorbing paper towels. Ive found that the wet dandies in plastic bags quickly get mushy, whereas the ones that are dried off and in the veg drawer loose, stay quite fresh. /reminds me, i think today is shopping day/

That sounds like a good idea too. Maybe dedicate one drawer for leafy greens. I think the damp paper towels are an important part of that.

 

[Cathie G]

When I had a fish tank years ago (we are talking about loach fishes aren’t we)? I decided I’d swap tanks did this and about two weeks later needed the big filter from the tank I’d swapped from and in the filter was a rogue loach and he was still alive!

No wonder they call them clowns...

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Hello there!!! From the uk

Hello! I'm Anne, and I live in North Florida. I once lived in the UK for about three years (near Blackpool and near Leeds), but that was quite a few years ago.

 

[Yvonne G]

I’m also from the south east of england at the moment sunny old Kent! You’d think it would be a good thing but it’s actually all sweaty gross! I’m glad you all like a good joke and fresh meat I may be ....but be prepared I’m a quick learner [emoji6]
So what is everyone up to?

I'm up to about 5' 5" or so, but at my age I may be shrinking a bit. Because my tortoise partner is coming to visit soon ( from San Diego) today I vacuumed the house and washed the kitchen floor. I also knocked down spider webs in all the tortoise sheds and picked up all the poop. Because it's unbearably hot today, that's about all anyone is gonna' get outta me for the day.

What about you? . . . and do we call you "Charly"?

 

[Ben02]

I'm up to about 5' 5" or so, but at my age I may be shrinking a bit. Because my tortoise partner is coming to visit soon ( from San Diego) today I vacuumed the house and washed the kitchen floor. I also knocked down spider webs in all the tortoise sheds and picked up all the poop. Because it's unbearably hot today, that's about all anyone is gonna' get outta me for the day.

What about you? . . . and do we call you "Charly"?

What do you do with your tort partner? Obviously you talk torts but do you care for each other’s torts and stuff like that? I’ve got a tort mentor who has and still is teaching me the ways of the tort

 

[Cathie G]

I’m also from the south east of england at the moment sunny old Kent! You’d think it would be a good thing but it’s actually all sweaty gross! I’m glad you all like a good joke and fresh meat I may be ....but be prepared I’m a quick learner [emoji6]
So what is everyone up to?

Hello I'm CathieG. Welcome! I'm trying really hard to not be up to no durn good.

 

[Ben02]

Hello there!!! From the uk

Welcome to the CDR....... Where no one ever leaves!!!!!! MWHAHAHAHA

 

[EllieMay]

Hello there!!! From the uk

Hello & Welcome From the USA

 

[EllieMay]

Good afternooning all . I have been off at the rescue this morning. We’re inundated with swallows and house martins at the moment.

They’re both cute. The house martins catch on to hand feeding much quicker than the swallows. Today I have learned how to get a swallow’s beak open so I can get some food in it [emoji4]

So what’s the trick? You never know when one might need to know

 

[Cathie G]

Bug swings in temp can be hard on them. But my guess would be less O2 in the water.

I bought an air stone, pump, etc. today. I was thinking that too. I've had a tiny bit of experience with ponds and saw how lack of movement and freshwater can really hurt. Arrow has a filter on low but maybe putting a really small air stone on the other end will add a little without crazy turbulence.

 

[Ben02]

I'll have to get some

Crustaceans are my favourite

 

[Cathie G]

I’ll try that aswell, unfortunately I don’t think we have any dandelion sellers near by

Our grocery stores are selling them in the organic food section lately for people food. With my backyard I could get rich! lol

 

[JoesMum]

I’m also from the south east of england at the moment sunny old Kent! You’d think it would be a good thing but it’s actually all sweaty gross! I’m glad you all like a good joke and fresh meat I may be ....but be prepared I’m a quick learner [emoji6]
So what is everyone up to?

Oh! Whereabouts are you? I’m in Tonbridge

 

[Ben02]

Our grocery stores are selling them in the organic food section lately for people food. With my backyard I could get rich! lol

Mmmm I may have to a bit of research

 

[Cathie G]

We never needed it in the past. Climate change is real!

I've never HAD to use ac until a few years ago. Even in Florida where you would think it's humid I didn't have to use air conditioning. It's different. Maybe that's why they are using terms now like "feels like". I know my temperature devices aren't lieing.

 

[JoesMum]

A very short video, of a little bird that makes a big fuss constantly. This little Goldfinch has been reared from a pink nestling and spends its entire day demanding to be fed. It’s a wonder it’s heart can cope with it.

Sorry for the quality. You really need at least 3 hands to film, feed and prevent escape!

You can hear the overexcited sparrows in the next cage demanding to be in on the action. They do go quiet once fed unlike this chap!

 

[DE42]

I bought an air stone, pump, etc. today. I was thinking that too. I've had a tiny bit of experience with ponds and saw how lack of movement and freshwater can really hurt. Arrow has a filter on low but maybe putting a really small air stone on the other end will add a little without crazy turbulence.

That sounds good. One reason I like to use a sponge filters with bettas. It has a slow flow rate, good chemical filtration and provides extra air