Recent content by TheLastGreen

Wait! I misread the lizard tag and assumed you were talking about your tort. The process for a lizard permit is the same as for a tort permit, as far as I remember. They may provide a list for restricted species on the relative Nature Conservation website. I hope I didn't scare you off with the...

Hi @SoupHasCookied, to get a permit in South Africa, you'll have to go through the Nature Conservation of your province, through them you get a permit from the permit office. From what province are you from? If you are from Gauteng, these links should help Here's more info...

Yeah, there's really no way to describe the fear you feel when you see it. We already knew that fires easily happen here, but still. The fires' smoke started about the size of a campfire, but within two minutes it was the size of the image above. What didn't help was that the previous day was...

Thanks Yvonne! Here's a picture of another tort we saw the other day The sunset from a few days back

Well, everything's fine now A fire erupted after a neighbouring farmers' generator exploded. About a dozen farmers showed up and started plowing and clearing the ground infront of the fire. The fire brigade quickly came and started to survey the area with their planes and helicopters, and later...

Happy solstice!☀️🌙

We found another one wandering near the house today! This one was much calmer than the previous one

Today we saw this little fella crossing the road on our water haul It's got a really round shell, much rounder than some of the other torts we've seen. We're here for the Christmas period, if I'm not back on by then, Geseënde Kersfees to you all!

Thanks! Yes, we're surrounded by miles of fynbos The nearest town is a few kilometres away. So the house has solar panels and we draw water from a borehole. I'm sure Mary K would've loved the scenery here, and she might've enjoyed seeing her distant cousins, that's a beautiful photo of her!

Today in Stilbaai I saw this It's always a good day when you see wild torts! It's a bit difficult to see, but in the top left is a tort. The one to the right was larger and "chasing" the other one. It could be that time of year, or he was chasing the other tort out of his territory. When he saw...

Goeie middag! It's been a bit busy. I'm currently not in Johannesburg, I'll let you guys guess where I am (Hope all you guys on the US East coast are doing ok)

We have a yesterday today and tomorrow that sprang up in our garden. This year it's blooming profusely. The young stinkhout leaves above show just how nicely Spring is progressing here in SA Enjoy the rest of your day!

Apparently people started leaving marmalade sandwiches and stuffed Paddington bears as a tribute to the queen, but since then the royal family has asked that people stop, most likely because the sandwiches being left out is food waste and it mifs/rots easily Paddington bears account also...

She used it to signal her servants. If someone was talking too long with her or about something she disliked, she would switch it to the opposite hand to get out of a conversation. After the signal was given her servants would fetch her to let her know she should "attend" to something else. I...

I forgot about that, Tidgy's dad is always watching😳 On that note I bid you all a good night!