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Momof4

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I don't see you. Are you the one just out of camera range cracking the whip?

Lol!!
Nobody ever takes my pic. Sometimes it doesn’t even look like I went on vacation with the family.

We are so sore!! Lowe’s dropped off the wrong size block and the bigger ones are so heavy!! My arms and back hurt.
 

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Day 7

Grading over old enclosure
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We got some help to put up the last of the posts and put in gate.
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Fencing done!
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I picture visitors to your place climbing into a little train car with one of your kids driving and you at the front of the train facing backwards yelling through a megaphone, "And over here on the right we have. . ." !!!!!!!!!
 

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I picture visitors to your place climbing into a little train car with one of your kids driving and you at the front of the train facing backwards yelling through a megaphone, "And over here on the right we have. . ." !!!!!!!!!

You’re too funny @Yvonne G !!

I did joke with my friend that I could charge for tours. I was joking.
 

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Day-4

Broke our sewer line
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The start
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Starting to dismantle old enclosure.
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Our backs are a little or should I say a lot stiff tonight. We worked from 8-7:30pm. Hopefully back at it tomorrow depending on the rain.
We have about 50’ of panels, posts and gate to do.
Then, divide up for the 5 torts. Plus, a water line and electricity.
Trying to get a majority of it done because my husband has this thing that’s called a job and he already took Friday off for me.
This reminds me of when Chug's enclosure was built.

My husband couldn't help, so a man from church volunteered to build it, with my meager assistance.

On the very first day, for the first corner post, he was using the post-hole digger...we suddenly had a 30 ft geyser soaking us both. Yep, the main water line into the house.

The look on his face...well, he's never forgiven me for how hard I laughed, actually, guffawed! [emoji1787][emoji1787]

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The last few days!!
This whole project was really hard on our old bodies!!
My husband worked so hard for me even though he was in pain. He may have back surgery this year too because of numbness in his arms and hands.

This weekend we planted, put up shade and installed 200’ of pipes and gave me water in 3 areas.

The biggest thing left is a concrete watering hole for all of them and decorating the Sulcata area. He needs grass, weeds, shade and a tree.

I’ll take suggestions for trees. I was thinking a mimosa and couple dwarf mulberries.
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This reminds me of when Chug's enclosure was built.

My husband couldn't help, so a man from church volunteered to build it, with my meager assistance.

On the very first day, for the first corner post, he was using the post-hole digger...we suddenly had a 30 ft geyser soaking us both. Yep, the main water line into the house.

The look on his face...well, he's never forgiven me for how hard I laughed, actually, guffawed! [emoji1787][emoji1787]

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Lil!! Glad you guys can laugh about it, it sounds pretty funny!
 

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Wow! And here I was freaking out about a little 20'X12'. [emoji23] so awesome looking
 

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What kind of water source do you use for your adult Sulcata?
Just looking at your pics is making me tired. I KNOW how much work all that is. WOW! It all looks great.

At some pizza places they have these large tubs for holding the dough. They are about 32x24" and 3" deep. I sink them into the ground and they work great. Use them for my SA leopards too.

Mulberry trees are great. Hibiscus, grape vines and cape honeysuckle are all good plants too. One that has become a favorite and does really well here is the lavatera. They can eat the leaves and I feed out tons of the little purple flowers to all my tortoises.
 

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Just looking at your pics is making me tired. I KNOW how much work all that is. WOW! It all looks great.

At some pizza places they have these large tubs for holding the dough. They are about 32x24" and 3" deep. I sink them into the ground and they work great. Use them for my SA leopards too.

Mulberry trees are great. Hibiscus, grape vines and cape honeysuckle are all good plants too. One that has become a favorite and does really well here is the lavatera. They can eat the leaves and I feed out tons of the little purple flowers to all my tortoises.

Oh, I forgot about the pizza pans!! Thank you!!

I love my Lavatera but it keeps getting brown spots which I think was aphid type bugs. I cut it back and it grows back beautifully and they show up again.

Thanks for the ideas @Tom
 

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