Raqib Farid
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Thanks. I bought it. I seems to be 2 to 3 months old. Or I don't know may be younger.
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Raqib Farid
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Just answered that too [emoji23]
CarolM
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Lol. My fault. I tend to reply to posts as I read them. I really need to catch up first then start replying. Naughty me.[emoji1]
Raqib Farid
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Hahaha. I also do this [emoji23][emoji1][emoji23]
Raqib Farid
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Can anyone tell me. My coco coir just arrived. How to make bedding? Its not in brick form. So i have to just put that on base of my baby tortoise enclosure or whatever its called or 1st wet it? Or just put it simply and spread out all over?
Raqib Farid
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Like this?
Welllllll...I DO tend to like the naughty boys...Good morning, Bea!
Naughty hubby!
Hi, Carol!
They haven't called yet this morning, but I'm taking that to mean she continues to do well and they are working on the patients who need more attention.
I'll probably give them a buzz shortly. If nothing else, to confirm that i'll be bringing her home tomorrow!
CarolM
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What I did is to put it in a bucket first. Then mix it with the water until it is nice and damp. Then I put it in the enclosure, spread it nicely and then pack it down with my hand. Did I see right and you have two tortoises in the pic?
CarolM
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It is not really good to have two torts together as one will bully the other one. It actually looks like that is already happening in your pic. The one is eating and the other is hiding in its shell.
Raqib Farid
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1 of them is of my cousin. He will take it back within a week.
Raqib Farid
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May be you're right. But both are sleeping. [emoji23]
That one is not eating [emoji23]
Raqib Farid
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So 1st I have to mix it with water.
CarolM
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Well no news is good news generally. I also really hope she does get to come home tomorrow. Please post a pic if you have a chance, once she is home.[emoji1] It will be nice to see her.
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CarolM
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Lol. Couldn't see that. It might still be better to try and seperate them. Especially as your one is new and trying to get used to it's home.
Raqib Farid
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Ok. I'll separate them.
CarolM
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Yes. As it helps with the humidty in your enclosure. Your enclosure is a closed enclosure right.
Raqib Farid
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Its not big one. I'll buy something that is bigger and better than this as soon I find it. It has open roof. Not closed.
And I will also find something for their hiding place. Its too big as there is not much space for them. I made it by cutting bottle and wrap it till I get something for their hiding.
Carol, I wanted to pass on some information that my sleep doctor gave me.
She said that when sleep apnea goes on untreated for a period of time, it becomes a CARDIAC problem. This is because even though the periods of stopped breathing may be short, as the patient keeps having them, the carbon dioxide in their system rises. That triggers hormone responses that the body uses when it's under attack or has been harmed. Some of the most important hormones that get triggered are the ones that cause blood to clot more easily (The body's logic is apparently If you've been injured, you'd want your blood to clot instead of bleeding to death through the injury). This MAY be the reason that the majority of heart attacks happen very early in the morning: the person has undetected or untreated sleep apnea and all the "alarm" hormones that have been inappropriately activated at night for however long, finally caught up with them.
But some people can have sleep apnea for years and have no medical issues. My dad was a horrible snorer for MANY years. He was always sleepy in the late afternoon, so he would take a nap, and use sleeping pills to try and sleep at night. It was a HURRICANE that helped the problem come to light!!! After mom died, he went to live near one of my sisters who lives in south Florida (VERY near ED/ ZEROPILOT!!!).
Because my sister is a doctor at a local hospital, whenever a hurricane comes, any of the hospital staff who have signed up to be in the Shelter program at the hospital are allowed to bring their families to stay there for storm shelter. They sleep on cots and beds in the conference rooms and auditorium etc. And the hospital has lots of doctors available because they're staying with their families, so it's a win-win situation all around!!! The family was asleep in a conference room, except my teenage niece. She kept hearing dad snore, then he would stop breathing so long it frightened her and she would wake him up. My sister got him tested, and he has severe sleep apnea: he goes 90 seconds (Yes, a minute and a half ) without breathing!!!!!! CPAP controlled his sleep apnea and he will be 94 this summer!
My sister got herself tested and SHE has severe sleep apnea!
She called me and advised that I get tested because I had developed real problems with memory and concentration as well as being very sleepy in the afternoons. I also have severe sleep apnea.
Untreated sleep apnea is not just annoying or inconvenient, it can end up being very dangerous in the long run.
@CarolM
She said that when sleep apnea goes on untreated for a period of time, it becomes a CARDIAC problem. This is because even though the periods of stopped breathing may be short, as the patient keeps having them, the carbon dioxide in their system rises. That triggers hormone responses that the body uses when it's under attack or has been harmed. Some of the most important hormones that get triggered are the ones that cause blood to clot more easily (The body's logic is apparently If you've been injured, you'd want your blood to clot instead of bleeding to death through the injury). This MAY be the reason that the majority of heart attacks happen very early in the morning: the person has undetected or untreated sleep apnea and all the "alarm" hormones that have been inappropriately activated at night for however long, finally caught up with them.
But some people can have sleep apnea for years and have no medical issues. My dad was a horrible snorer for MANY years. He was always sleepy in the late afternoon, so he would take a nap, and use sleeping pills to try and sleep at night. It was a HURRICANE that helped the problem come to light!!! After mom died, he went to live near one of my sisters who lives in south Florida (VERY near ED/ ZEROPILOT!!!).
Because my sister is a doctor at a local hospital, whenever a hurricane comes, any of the hospital staff who have signed up to be in the Shelter program at the hospital are allowed to bring their families to stay there for storm shelter. They sleep on cots and beds in the conference rooms and auditorium etc. And the hospital has lots of doctors available because they're staying with their families, so it's a win-win situation all around!!! The family was asleep in a conference room, except my teenage niece. She kept hearing dad snore, then he would stop breathing so long it frightened her and she would wake him up. My sister got him tested, and he has severe sleep apnea: he goes 90 seconds (Yes,
a minute and a half ) without breathing!!!!!! CPAP controlled his sleep apnea and he will be 94 this summer!My sister got herself tested and SHE has severe sleep apnea!
She called me and advised that I get tested because I had developed real problems with memory and concentration as well as being very sleepy in the afternoons. I also have severe sleep apnea.
Untreated sleep apnea is not just annoying or inconvenient, it can end up being very dangerous in the long run.
@CarolM
