COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

Hi friends, today I took a short video of my torts being outside.
This spring is amazing. So many warm, even hot days are very unnusual for Germany.
My sullies and my redfoot ( they are only outdoors together ) enjoy it.

 

[Bee62]

and my Monty enjoyed the warm weather together with the torts

 

[Bee62]

But at last the tortoises had been too curious and Monty decided to take a nap in the sun without the nasty walking stones ...

 

[Maro2Bear]

TTT is biased toward Testudo. The same may not apply to Sulcata.

Thank you....makes sense.

 

[Bee62]

a view of my terrace. Please excuse the mess. That is me .....

One of my old dogs. Her name is "Mara" and she is 12 years old.


A view from the terrace in the tortoise garden. On the right side you see the bunny cage of my little Hermanns tortoises. They would get lost when I put them in a bigger outdoor enclosure but they have soil and gras in the cage too and are save against crows. My big sullies are to heavy for crows or ravens.

 

[Kristoff]

Hi friends, today I took a short video of my torts being outside.
This spring is amazing. So many warm, even hot days are very unnusual for Germany.
My sullies and my redfoot ( they are only outdoors together ) enjoy it.

Munch, munch, munch! Oh no, Bee's grass won't last long!!
I hear someone is meowing for attention in the background.

 

[Kristoff]

and my Monty enjoyed the warm weather together with the torts

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Ooh, somebody was getting territorial there!

 

[Kristoff]

and my Monty enjoyed the warm weather together with the torts

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"Get away, you silly mammal! Your species are just babies, compared to us!"

 

[Bee62]

Munch, munch, munch! Oh no, Bee's grass won't last long!!
I hear someone is meowing for attention in the background.

Hi Lena. Thanks to the heavy rain yesterday the gras is growing well.
You are right, one of my "not in the house" cats is meowing `cause he wants me to go to him.

 

[Kristoff]

I wasted two good hours of this beautiful afternoon waiting for someone to check the heating meters. I guess I didn't even have to wait -- the guy came, checked something outside the building, and then disappeared. Time to go for a walk. Not see you all later, roommates!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Friday All

A gorgeous start to the day here in Maryland. Pure blue skies, slight cool breeze, temperature around 68F and going to slowly rise through the day. Ogh...and no humidity. Following all of the rain last week, everything is G R O W I N G!

 

[Bee62]

Ooh, somebody was getting territorial there!

That is my biggest sully, Leo. I am sure he is a male. A few years later and he will play "catch the cat" with the cats....

 

[Maro2Bear]

I wasted two good hours of this beautiful afternoon waiting for someone to check the heating meters. I guess I didn't even have to wait -- the guy came, checked something outside the building, and then disappeared. Time to go for a walk. Not see you all later, roommates!

Enjoy the evening.

 

[Bee62]

I wasted two good hours of this beautiful afternoon waiting for someone to check the heating meters. I guess I didn't even have to wait -- the guy came, checked something outside the building, and then disappeared. Time to go for a walk. Not see you all later, roommates!

Enjoy your walk and calm down ....

 

[Bee62]

Happy Friday All

A gorgeous start to the day here in Maryland. Pure blue skies, slight cool breeze, temperature around 68F and going to slowly rise through the day. Ogh...and no humidity. Following all of the rain last week, everything is G R O W I N G!

Sounds good for doing a kayak tour.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Sounds good for doing a kayak tour.

Yes...but later today helping a friend move house. But tomorrow is the great “Baltimore Flotilla” paddle in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 100’s or more paddle to promote Clean Water, a clean Chesapeake Bay.

 

[Bee62]

Yes...but later today helping a friend move house. But tomorrow is the great “Baltimore Flotilla” paddle in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 100’s or more paddle to promote Clean Water, a clean Chesapeake Bay.

You know what that means ? Please PICTURES for us ! I love your nature pictures soooo much.

 

[Yvonne G]

Well, I found a space for my new tort. I still need to add a few visual barriers but it’s coming along. It turned out to be 6x15ish.
Now, to get him home after 5-6 hours in the car.
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Where does your sis live?

Depending upon how big her tortoise is, you may need to add a layer of blocks to that wall.

I can't remember if I've said hi to everyone today(yeah its been that kinda day)
So hi everyone!
Have only skimmed the posts so I probably have missed alot of stuff.
I'm going to go over to the garden thread and post a few pics then take a nap

'Morning, Bam Bam!

So....our Sully is at the 70 pound marker...or more. Is outside in his heated house eats grass, and everything else we feed him. And, have seen plenty of people feeding larger Sullys whole ears of corn. Never thought twice about the safety of corn for a tortoise.

The last week or so, corn on sale here for 20 cents/cob.

We started feeding our guy one or more per day. Loves the husks and corn...

But wait, the Tort Table says this!

• The plant from which we get Corn on the Cob is actually a grass. It is safe to feed the leaves to your tortoise, but you should not feed the vegetable itself (the ears or cobs of corn) as it is too high in phosphorous, protein, and sugars which can ferment in the tortoise's gut causing acidosis, a condition that can cause severe intestinal problems and possibly death).

Wow....who knew!

I guess only husks starting tomorrow. Anyone else feed whole corn on the cob..? @Lancecham

I have, on occasion. Glad I didn't know about the fermenting thing. Yipes!

Well, time to go start my day. Later!

 

[Kristoff]

You know what that means ? Please PICTURES for us ! I love your nature pictures soooo much.

Yes...but later today helping a friend move house. But tomorrow is the great “Baltimore Flotilla” paddle in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 100’s or more paddle to promote Clean Water, a clean Chesapeake Bay.

Yay!!! Beautiful pictures to look forward to!

 

[Kristoff]

Where does your sis live?

Depending upon how big her tortoise is, you may need to add a layer of blocks to that wall.


'Morning, Bam Bam!

I have, on occasion. Glad I didn't know about the fermenting thing. Yipes!

Well, time to go start my day. Later!

Good luck with your chores, Yvonne!