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Is this a tortoise seed mix or your regular old turf? Im starting to think about gaïa’s outdoor enclosure and im wondering if my actual turf is fine or if I have to destroy everything and re-seed.

I assure you that Joe ate our unfertilised unweeded lawn for his entire time with us ... 47 years.

There is no need to do anything other than mow it to give the weeds a chance to grow. We had dandelions, plantain, clover (a particular favourite), buttercups, ... :D
 

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Hi Everybody,

It is with great sadness, that I write this. Kang did not make it. I went back home at lunch time and he was completely still and would not move. I will not be on here a for a few days and as I need to grieve for him. I have no idea why he has died. I am sorry I just cannot do this for a while. I will see you when I feel that I can be okay and think rationally again. But his death has hit me extremely hard. I will chat to you all when I feel that I can talk about him again without bursting into tears.
I'm terribly sorry to know that Kang died.

But you never know: he may be still alive, as @Lyn W put it. I remember Bertha's story. So please do not give up hope.

If you need to "talk" you can PM me any time.
 

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I assure you that Joe ate our unfertilised unweeded lawn for his entire time with us ... 47 years.

There is no need to do anything other than mow it to give the weeds a chance to grow. We had dandelions, plantain, clover (a particular favourite), buttercups, ... :D
Ok but I tought maybe because there's lots of stuff that can be bad and can grow without being noticed it was best to remove the old lawn completly and put the seed mixes. Like I know there's some oxalis here and there on mine should I try to remove to more as I can? I also read the bad things like oxalis can be eaten by the tortoise but just not in a too large quantity? We also have plantain, clover, dandelions, wild strawberries but also a lot of small plants I don't know the name. It sure would be easier to just let gaia eat what she wants as it is.
 

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I haven't been on the TFO nearly as much as I would have liked to lately. There's no telling how many pages in the CDR I need to catch up on.

Mainly, I've been frustrated with technical difficulties in trying to access the forum. Some pages take insanely long to load now, and the relevant posts and links are either not available or continue moving around until the ads are settled in. I access the forum from my mobile device (no app, as the TFO app is not an option on my device's operating system), and since the new ads / changes, the TFO pages have been crashing far more than they used to.

I don't have the patience for too many of those glitches at a time. It's much better for my mental health (and the physical health of my electronic devices) to set the device(s) aside and hope the interface will be working better later.

It's frustrating, because I miss the TFO in general and especially the CDR interaction. I've managed to persevere long enough to read up on the threads about my mud turtles (Bold and Pinstripe) and @Moozillion 's new baby razorback musk (Nelson).

Many apologies for all the important (and unimportant, and miscellaneous, and fun) stuff that I've missed. :(
 

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Hello everyone, just wanted to let you all know. If you know anyone with a amputation of the left leg. I have plenty of shoes for the right foot. Size 14:)
I don't know of anyone needing just the right foot of a pair of size 14 shoes, but there's got to be a need for that kind of thing out there. Sort of like a matchmaker entity... Although I guess I would be more of a mis-matchmaker program! ;)
 

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@Yvonne G

Are you on the FB desert tortoise group?

There’s a poor senior lady who needs to regime her two torts because she’s having a hard time physically.
She wants a rescue group and all these people are trying to get them but it’s overwhelming for her.
Where can I direct her?
Someone mentioned CTTC.
I feel bad for her because she heartbroken.

I think she’s in Redlands.
 

JoesMum

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Ok but I tought maybe because there's lots of stuff that can be bad and can grow without being noticed it was best to remove the old lawn completly and put the seed mixes. Like I know there's some oxalis here and there on mine should I try to remove to more as I can? I also read the bad things like oxalis can be eaten by the tortoise but just not in a too large quantity? We also have plantain, clover, dandelions, wild strawberries but also a lot of small plants I don't know the name. It sure would be easier to just let gaia eat what she wants as it is.

I assure you we have never grubbed up a lawn. Joe had free range over our garden and I used no chemicals and weeded only if absolutely essential. The only thing I did do was pick up windfall cherries from our neighbour’s cherry tree. He adored them.. and I found stones in his poop from time to time... but they weren’t good for him!

He was quite fond of windfall cooking apples too - they were easier to pick up.
 
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I haven't been on the TFO nearly as much as I would have liked to lately. There's no telling how many pages in the CDR I need to catch up on.

Mainly, I've been frustrated with technical difficulties in trying to access the forum. Some pages take insanely long to load now, and the relevant posts and links are either not available or continue moving around until the ads are settled in. I access the forum from my mobile device (no app, as the TFO app is not an option on my device's operating system), and since the new ads / changes, the TFO pages have been crashing far more than they used to.

I don't have the patience for too many of those glitches at a time. It's much better for my mental health (and the physical health of my electronic devices) to set the device(s) aside and hope the interface will be working better later.

It's frustrating, because I miss the TFO in general and especially the CDR interaction. I've managed to persevere long enough to read up on the threads about my mud turtles (Bold and Pinstripe) and @Moozillion 's new baby razorback musk (Nelson).

Many apologies for all the important (and unimportant, and miscellaneous, and fun) stuff that I've missed. :(
It is frustrating having ads jumping around, if I'm nio in the mood to deal with it I have to have a break too.
 

JoesMum

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I haven't been on the TFO nearly as much as I would have liked to lately. There's no telling how many pages in the CDR I need to catch up on.

Mainly, I've been frustrated with technical difficulties in trying to access the forum. Some pages take insanely long to load now, and the relevant posts and links are either not available or continue moving around until the ads are settled in. I access the forum from my mobile device (no app, as the TFO app is not an option on my device's operating system), and since the new ads / changes, the TFO pages have been crashing far more than they used to.

I don't have the patience for too many of those glitches at a time. It's much better for my mental health (and the physical health of my electronic devices) to set the device(s) aside and hope the interface will be working better later.

It's frustrating, because I miss the TFO in general and especially the CDR interaction. I've managed to persevere long enough to read up on the threads about my mud turtles (Bold and Pinstripe) and @Moozillion 's new baby razorback musk (Nelson).

Many apologies for all the important (and unimportant, and miscellaneous, and fun) stuff that I've missed. :(

Hi Anne

Good to not see you in the gloom of the CDR. The forum has been trying of late. It hasn’t been too bad for me today thank goodness.

A couple of friends have dipped out for a break in the last couple of days. Lena, due to the death of her 90 year old grandfather, and Carol following the unexpected death of her tort Kang today.

The rest of us are muddling along in the darkness. :)
 

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@Yvonne G

Are you on the FB desert tortoise group?

There’s a poor senior lady who needs to regime her two torts because she’s having a hard time physically.
She wants a rescue group and all these people are trying to get them but it’s overwhelming for her.
Where can I direct her?
Someone mentioned CTTC.
I feel bad for her because she heartbroken.

I think she’s in Redlands.
No, I'm not a member of that group. Seems like Josh lives in Redlands. CTTC would take them.
 

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That's interesting I would have probably thought this plant in the second pic would not be good for gaia...Maybe I don't have to worry so much, if your sully has no problem mine should be okay...
Maybe it depends on the age/size of the tort as to how much they can tolerate?
 

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Maybe it depends on the age/size of the tort as to how much they can tolerate?
Maybe a baby is more fragile for this...When the times come I'll just post pictures so people can help me ID weird plants, I cannot wait to let my sully graze outside, there is so much grass here, I don't think she will be able to keep it short by herself tho...no im not talking about getting another sully lol, lawnmower will have to work too.
 

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I assure you we have never grubbed up a lawn. Joe had free range over our garden and I used no chemicals and weeded only if absolutely essential. The only thing I did do was pick up windfall cherries from our neighbour’s cherry tree. He adored them.. and I found stones in his poop from time to time... but they weren’t good for him!

He was quite fond of windfall cooking apples too - they were easier to pick up.
Joe looks like he was a cool guy, do you have any videos of him?
 

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