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Maro2Bear

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A car’s boot is what you call a trunk.

People load up their car with what they don’t want any more and congregate with others doing likewise in a field or car park to sell it. Sort of a yard sale that doesn’t rely on people to drive past your property.

Car Park = parking lot
 

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The eco logic works really good on mosquitos too. It’s made with lemongrass oil. I sprayed down my little rubber maid garden shed.. usually when I open it, a whole swarm comes out.. now—— nothing!! It’s bliss. I use it inside my house around windows as well. They make an aerosol too.View attachment 278358View attachment 278359
Thanks I will get that with your other recommendations.
Got back from the doctors around 5 and Opo hadn't come out. My wife got him out and I gave him some kale. I was getting his bath ready and he walked back to his hide. Crawled in so I turned up the heat for the Kane mat just a tiny bit. We had a cool front move in 80°. Opo is sensitive to barometer changes. I think he will be fine tomorrow.
 

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Well then it's possibly a new colony and you won't have a lot of problems getting rid of the ants. What's nasty is I read that ants aren't native to the US. Yet they thrive in Florida...along with a lot of other non native critters.
I am happy they were not fire ants. Opo has come across a fire ant colony. I have never seen a tortoise move so fast.
 

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Thanks I will get that with your other recommendations.
Got back from the doctors around 5 and Opo hadn't come out. My wife got him out and I gave him some kale. I was getting his bath ready and he walked back to his hide. Crawled in so I turned up the heat for the Kane mat just a tiny bit. We had a cool front move in 80°. Opo is sensitive to barometer changes. I think he will be fine tomorrow.
I wish we could get Kane mats here.
I found one place but they only had old stock without the thermostats and way too big for what I wanted, but there aren't any other stockists left in the UK now.
I'll have to start searching again for something similar before the temps drop.
 

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Well, I'm back on a very limited basis.

Less than 4 weeks after Pete died, I found myself in Eisenhower Med Center. I had an extremely high fever. Turns out I had bilateral lower lobe pneumonia, very involved and serious, with right mid lobe involvement. I had serious colitis, then I went into Atrial fib, then my kidneys failed.

Ended up with 1 kidney dialysis treatment, cardioversion for afib,
and a long road ahead to get over the pneumonia. On day of discharge, after 12 days, I found out I was not expected to survive...BUT I DID!!

Now home, alone but with an excellent support church family, struggling to do even the little stuff, like breathing. LOL!

I will read, but probably l will post only occasionally...please be patient with me.
Welcome back. Sounds like you have been thru to much. My prayers are still with you.
Stay strong!
 

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I wish we could get Kane mats here.
I found one place but they only had old stock without the thermostats and way too big for what I wanted, but there aren't any other stockists left in the UK now.
I'll have to start searching again for something similar before the temps drop.
I found the thermostat they sell is more expensive than picking one up online. Maybe we could send you one.
 

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I wish we could get Kane mats here.
I found one place but they only had old stock without the thermostats and way too big for what I wanted, but there aren't any other stockists left in the UK now.
I'll have to start searching again for something similar before the temps drop.
Ask @Bee62 what she uses in Germany. Being in the UK, you may have an easier time getting a German product.
 

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I found the thermostat they sell is more expensive than picking one up online. Maybe we could send you one.
The new models have built in thermostats.
Thanks Ray but I think the shipping would cost too much and they don't make them with UK connections either, I did email the company to ask .
There must be similar mats closer to home. There are lots of pig farmers in the UK - maybe I should email them to find out what they use.
 

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Thanks I will get that with your other recommendations.
Got back from the doctors around 5 and Opo hadn't come out. My wife got him out and I gave him some kale. I was getting his bath ready and he walked back to his hide. Crawled in so I turned up the heat for the Kane mat just a tiny bit. We had a cool front move in 80°. Opo is sensitive to barometer changes. I think he will be fine tomorrow.

A cool front??? That’s it, tell wifey too make room.... I’m coming over (and I’ve got quite the entourage! )
 

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I wish we could get Kane mats here.
I found one place but they only had old stock without the thermostats and way too big for what I wanted, but there aren't any other stockists left in the UK now.
I'll have to start searching again for something similar before the temps drop.

eBay!
 

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The new models have built in thermostats.
Thanks Ray but I think the shipping would cost too much and they don't make them with UK connections either, I did email the company to ask .
There must be similar mats closer to home. There are lots of pig farmers in the UK - maybe I should email them to find out what they use.

There is one made by farm innovations I think. It is very similar with the hard plastic cover. I believe it was designed for lambs?? I have the small one that I bought from one of our farm suppliers. It’s been well used by Toretto when he was indoors and now by Pickles..I run it on an inkbird thermostat.. GOOD LUCK!
 
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