COLD DARK ROOM

[TheLastGreen]

Could loss of appetite be down to seasonal changes? Lola eats and poops less during winter even though he's inside and warm.
Cucumber is a good laxative, I grate some of the flesh (no skin or seeds) to a mush to make it work more quickly - although I've no evidence that it does, it just seems to make sense to me that it would speed up the digestion of it.
If you can get some opuntia cactus pads (spineless) that is a really good way to encourage poops and they are much more nutritious than cucumber. The ones I ordered are enormous so I just feed thin slithers of them and have to ration it because because otherwise poop is very loose and frequent!

Now I wonder the same thing, it could be?
I have changed his diet to more salads and he is disgusted, so it could be the change that's deterring him, but I'm still mixing his food with what he likes. But earthworms he still eats without hesitation.
Perhaps it could be a mixture of things?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Took my son Jim and granddaughters shark fishing yesterday. We caught 6 in about 2 hrs. Nanay my mother in law started getting sea sick. So we came back to the dock. Had a great time!
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Time for some shark chowder!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Time for some shark chowder!

Yes and shark blackened on a skewer!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Some more shark pics!

 

[Cathie G]

Some more shark pics!
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Those are some cute little fishergirls

 

[Yvonne G]

What is the size limit?

 

[Cathie G]

Apparently so, it breaks down the bird poop and doesn't seem to be any evidence of it being toxic to other animals. I took it up though because of Tilly the pup coming to stay next month, so just making sure my garden is Tilly safe!

It may come back again later anyway since it's a fungus. And well better safe than sorry but Tilly will be older for the next baby sitting job it just seems really interesting that it starts growing under a bird feeder where you live. I've never seen anything like that here. Of course there is other fungi here but not hairy that I've seen. But I can't see them either. I am the worst at mushroom hunting.

 

[Blackdog1714]

Lazy Sunday for the dog! My vicious beast the love bug!

 

[Cathie G]

Lazy Sunday for the dog! My vicious beast the love bug!

Is that your little Chow Chow?

 

[Maro2Bear]

And bench No 2 is complete.

 

[Lyn W]

And bench No 2 is complete.

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Wow they look great - do you ship to the UK?

 

[Lyn W]

It may come back again later anyway since it's a fungus. And well better safe than sorry but Tilly will be older for the next baby sitting job it just seems really interesting that it starts growing under a bird feeder where you live. I've never seen anything like that here. Of course there is other fungi here but not hairy that I've seen. But I can't see them either. I am the worst at mushroom hunting.

It probably will, but it's strange that it's grown this year when the feeder has been in the same place for years. I've never seen it before anywhere, but I read on a few gardening forums that it's quite common under bird feeders. I think I'll have to put some weed barrier over the soil and then I can clean it more easily.

 

[Ray--Opo]

What is the size limit?

No minimum size limit on black tips, you are only allowed to keep 2 per boat.

 

[Blackdog1714]

Is that your little Chow Chow?

The Shiloh Shepherd

 

[Ray--Opo]

And bench No 2 is complete.

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That is some great craftsmanship!

 

[MenagerieGrl]

And bench No 2 is complete.

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Yes, Very nice Job, Looks good!

 

[Lyn W]

Good afternoon/evening all,
It's been dreary and windy here with some rain.
I visited our HWRC (tip) this morning to recycle a lot of paper. It really annoys me that since covid you have book visits - even now, at really quiet times when everything else is getting back to normal. It seems that some services have realised they can make life a lot easier for themselves........and that includes GPs - you still can't get to see a doctor at local surgeries, but they are still having the same pay!!
Anyway rant over!
I hope you are all having a good Monday and that April has started well for you.

 

[Cathie G]

It probably will, but it's strange that it's grown this year when the feeder has been in the same place for years. I've never seen it before anywhere, but I read on a few gardening forums that it's quite common under bird feeders. I think I'll have to put some weed barrier over the soil and then I can clean it more easily.

I of course had to Google it. Turns out its very common everywhere but I've never seen it. Turns out it likes to eat any kind of dung. And other waste too.

 

[Cathie G]

The Shiloh Shepherd

Oh I forgot you had a shepherd also.

 

[Lyn W]

I of course had to Google it. Turns out its very common everywhere but I've never seen it. Turns out it likes to eat any kind of dung. And other waste too.

I've seen the white paler version of it, but never the black - maybe that's because it blends in more. It was the amount of it that baffled me - it was like a large mat!