COLD DARK ROOM

[johnandjade]

I'll be joining him then!

joe has the right idea

 

[johnandjade]

Have you ever read the Rats of NIHM, it's a kids book but a good story about intelligent rats.

 

[Lyn W]

I think I'll keep him on this substrate till I find a garden centre that does coco noir and some orchid moss just because she doesn't eat it and I'm always home , as well as this it does a good job with humidity in the burrows

Is repti bark any good

Pets at Home and the Range do coco coir. About £3 a block. It's dried into a compact block so you soak it in a clean, chemical free bucket (I have one for tort use only) and it expands. I use boiling water to kill off any little insects that may be in it. Some people bake it in the oven to do that.
P at H also do bags of orchid bark - 2 for £14 and I get my sphagnum moss from the range for about £7 I think. I put a thin layer of bark on top of the coir.

 

[Lyn W]

Interesting child psychology.
A good picture.
The others will tell you how great my drawings are.

I thought it was one of yours of Wifey and Tidgy, until I read the whole post!
Then I realised it was by a far superior artist.

 

[Lyn W]

Apparently Repti bark is just orchid bark under another name.
It is fine as a substrate but more expensive than buying the same stuff (fir bark) at a garden centre.
If you've got the money go for it, though some say it doesn't hold humidity as well as coco coir.
I use coir.

Ikea do cheap coir as well but label says it has 'minerals for plant growth' and I can't find out what they are, so I haven't used that. If you find a garden centre that sells coir check with them in case it has added fertilisers etc which could harm tort.

 

[Lyn W]

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See you've been branded tattooed again John, you're a glutton for punishment!!

 

[Lyn W]

better shot,

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the metallica star . thats 3 different bands now!

Are you being sponsored by them?

 

[Lyn W]

oh, the christmas card exchange!!! i believe was mums idea? or maybe miss lynn??

i seen in PM, its not my baby... just call me rosemary.

It was Cameron's idea.

 

[johnandjade]

Are you being sponsored by them?

just a groupie

 

[Lyn W]

After a busy week I'm off to my bed.
So see you all over weekend
Take care and Nos da

 

[JoesMum]

Fair enough, can't seem to find a shop near me with coco coir :/

@Squirt16 You find coco coir in garden centres (or the garden bit of Homebase/B&Q). It comes in bricks that you have to moisten so it expands and breaks up.

 

[JoesMum]

I'm pages behind.

We had a lovely night out.

Really enjoyed Fantastic Beasts but it has a 12A certificate for a reason. It's not for little kids.

Half past midnight here so goodnight all

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Have you ever read 'Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIHM'? It's a kid's book but a good story about intelligent rats.

Nope, don't know that one.
Will look it up.
Good evening, Lyn, though I've probably missed you again.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi John, he has been more active this week, pooped and eaten all his food so things were looking up - until today when he didn't leave hide all day again .
Ate well and wandered about after his soak though.
Temps have dropped again so it could be that - but his room temps are the same, maybe it's air pressure changes as the forecast is bad for weekend. Very strange.
Hope all is well with you, just catching up with everyone's news.

I'm fairly sure they're sensitive to changes in the weather, even when indoors in an enclosure.
Tidgy definitely panics and reacts to a thunderstorm, even when it can't be heard or seen inside.
She sometimes alerts us to the oncoming storm.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I thought it was one of yours of Wifey and Tidgy, until I read the whole post!
Then I realised it was by a far superior artist.

Ta.
But fair point.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

After a busy week I'm off to my bed.
So see you all over weekend
Take care and Nos da

Night , Lyn.
Yes, hopefully actually chat over the weekend some time!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm pages behind.

We had a lovely night out.

Really enjoyed Fantastic Beasts but it has a 12A certificate for a reason. It's not for little kids.

Half past midnight here so goodnight all

Glad you had a good evening.
I heard the film is great but a bit disjointed and has too many characters ?
Night night, Linda.
Speak tomorrow before the tennis, hopefully!

 

[Yvonne G]

So are you all happy with the people on the Christmas Card Exchange private conversation? Is there anyone else you'd like to invite to exchange? Just let me know and I'll add them to the conversation.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

So are you all happy with the people on the Christmas Card Exchange private conversation? Is there anyone else you'd like to invite to exchange? Just let me know and I'll add them to the conversation.

Thanks, Yvonne, i'm not sure i want to drag too many people into something they may not want to get involved in, but anything Cold Dark Room related should include Ed, @ZEROPILOT
(hope you'll forgive me, Ed.)

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh, yipes! I went back a couple pages and picked out names, but Ed must not have posted in a while. Of course Ed should be added. Thank you so much for reminding me.