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Lyn W

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this is the first 'summer' we've had fido so dont want to miss the chance. only spare light fitting i have handy is plastic but i guess will be ok for couple hrs supervised? me, i LOVE the sun :) View attachment 142438

cheers! :)
Sometimes the ground temp in an area that catches the sun can be higher than the air temp. Fido may be ok. Do you have a temp gun or can you lay a thermometer on the ground to check
 

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this is the first 'summer' we've had fido so dont want to miss the chance. only spare light fitting i have handy is plastic but i guess will be ok for couple hrs supervised? me, i LOVE the sun :) View attachment 142438

cheers! :)
Cheers, mate!
I love the sun, but not when it's actually shining on me!
I love heat, not direct sunshine.
Love sitting in the shade.
 

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Sometimes the ground temp in an area that catches the sun can be higher than the air temp. Fido may be ok. Do you have a temp gun or can you lay a thermometer on the ground to check


great idea :) , I always er on side of caution and go by lowest temp. had heat gun but bloomin thing broke so it go recycled lol. yeah i'll take a meter out fidos house and hopfully get him out tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy a wee bask myself in the local park just now :)
 

Lyn W

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great idea :) , I always er on side of caution and go by lowest temp. had heat gun but bloomin thing broke so it go recycled lol. yeah i'll take a meter out fidos house and hopfully get him out tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy a wee bask myself in the local park just now :)
Very nice - make the most of it!
 

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Cheers, mate!
I love the sun, but not when it's actually shining on me!
I love heat, not direct sunshine.
Love sitting in the shade.


we have a saying here, 'suns oot, guns oot!' not actual guns, the biceps lol. its soo true fisrt chink of sunlight and its skinny albino bodies everywhere
 

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great idea :) , I always er on side of caution and go by lowest temp. had heat gun but bloomin thing broke so it go recycled lol. yeah i'll take a meter out fidos house and hopfully get him out tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy a wee bask myself in the local park just now :)
Sitting in the park drinking lagers ?
Oh those were the days!
 

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Congratulations!!!! About time!
We haven't had 6 hours of sunshine in Wales unfortunately - it's been warmish but overcast since about 1 pm
Lola only likes to be out for about 2 hours at a time and then he starts trying to scale and barge the side of his enclosure and wants to be in again. Strange creature! I think he's been in so long he's become institortionalised!
Aww that's rubbish. I make the assumption that if where I am is sunny then the rest on the UK will be sunnier!
It depends with beastie I think he's been climatised in a weird way. He thinks that if it's over 25 then he will sit in the shade and look around. Whereas if it's under 25 he goes mental and just walks around for hours until I bring him back in!
 

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Can I ask you guys a tort related question?
Is it ok to feed Mediterranean torts a small strawberry once a week?
Reason I ask is I actually do that and was advised by someone on this forum that that's the best way to give your tort the small doze of protein they require. Then I read on another post you shouldn't do that at all and I'm now terrified that I've been giving my baby beast stuff that's not good for him! I've tried soo hard as well to make sure that he has an amazing diet :(
 

kirsty Johnston

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Can I ask you guys a tort related question?
Is it ok to feed Mediterranean torts a small strawberry once a week?
Reason I ask is I actually do that and was advised by someone on this forum that that's the best way to give your tort the small doze of protein they require. Then I read on another post you shouldn't do that at all and I'm now terrified that I've been giving my baby beast stuff that's not good for him! I've tried soo hard as well to make sure that he has an amazing diet :(
Sorry I know that it's unrelated to the usual cold dark room banter! It's just that I trust everyone on this thread and don't think you would judge if I've messed it up!
 
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