COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Welcome home, Adam!!!

Thank you, Bea.
I missed you all.

 

[AZtortMom]

Good afternoon, Noel.

Hi Adam
Welcome back

 

[Laura1412]

Hi everyone
All condos are occupied by the girls
The curtains go in this weekend. Currently I have old shower curtains draped over it for the time being.
Misting system will be installed on the patio this week before the weather gets too hot View attachment 202250
Shelly taking a peek View attachment 202251
Moe showing me how she feels about me taking her pictureView attachment 202254
Jay just not wanting to be bothered

They are amazing u done a fantastic job for your torts they will love them

 

[AZtortMom]

They are amazing u done a fantastic job for your torts they will love them

Thanks!
They seem to enjoy them. They do send a lot of time in them

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What? You actually have people to shoot ravens in order to keep ibis eggs safe? Raven predation on desert tortoise babies has been going on for eons, and only NOW have I been reading about how they're thinking of doing something about the ravens. Geez.

Hello, Yvonne!
I'm back.
The species is critically endangered, and the southern Moroccan breeding colonies are newly reestablished and in a very tenuous position.
The natural balance between predators and prey hasn't been reestablished and so, rather unfortunately, any dangers to eggs have to be eliminated, i have only 20 breeding pairs, there are only a couple of hundred wild breeding pairs left in the world.

 

[Laura1412]

Thanks!
They seem to enjoy them. They do send a lot of time in them

Bless them lucky and happy torts

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You can come for a visit and view the Ibises in my yard from the comfort of the porch.

Hmmm.
These are Northern bald ibises, critically endangered.
We have lots of other ibises we can see everywhere, but these beauties are special.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

23 notifications!

What on earth...?!

Oh it's Adam working the backlog!

I had a couple of hundred notifications to come back to, more this afternoon, and another 67 since 3 pm alone!
Nearly caught up now.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

23 notifications!

What on earth...?!

Oh it's Adam working the backlog!

Oh, and 650 posts in the Cold Dark Room to read.

 

[Laura1412]

I'm glad to be here, feel.like I am starting to know people

Good evening Jane how r u today

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Not a nice email to come back to, but I figured it was better than reading the story as it happened in the CDR without warning. It's OK in a novel, but this was real life unfortunately It put quite a damper on things for a couple of days in here. I think people are gradually recovering.

The excitement of cute new babies - Ed's Grandtorts - and becoming CDR aunties and uncles has helped a lot.

Yes, I'm glad I was forewarned, but it was gutwrenching knowing the ending.
Super tortoise.
I will keep his Christmas card forever.

 

[JSWallace]

Good evening Jane how r u today

Am good thanks, had a training day which involved four hours in the car to get there and back on top of the actual work of the day so feeling a little weary now!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I am currently waiting for an appearance by the plumber: sewage started backing up in our bathtubs and shower this morning!!!!

SO GROOOOOOOOSSS!!!!

How lovely.
Not.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I know! I am well chuffed. Nice that you're back, as you will have noticed I decided to hang around in your room a bit..

You are most welcome, Jane.

 

[Momof4]

Welcome home Adam!!!

 

[Laura1412]

Does any of my fine room mates no if this is suitable to use for my Clyde i think iv found that it's the coir that's causing the irritation to Clyde as iv removed it out his hide box and put in orchid bark and he is still making the slight popping but not as much and also he is not rubbing constantly at his eyes anymore or they no longer puffy however as he is a burrower and loves digging seems he's not fussed about the bark and also iv caught him twice trying to eat it

 

[Laura1412]

Am good thanks, had a training day which involved four hours in the car to get there and back on top of the actual work of the day so feeling a little weary now!!!

O dear training courses are a bore especially if it's just sat listening all the time n nothing practical

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm glad to be here, feel.like I am starting to know people

There's a lot of very lovely people here in the Cold Dark Room.
And then there's me.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi everyone
All condos are occupied by the girls
The curtains go in this weekend. Currently I have old shower curtains draped over it for the time being.
Misting system will be installed on the patio this week before the weather gets too hot View attachment 202250
Shelly taking a peek View attachment 202251
Moe showing me how she feels about me taking her pictureView attachment 202254
Jay just not wanting to be bothered

Lovely photos, Noel .
I've said it before and I'll say it again :
Wibble.
No, I mean it's a fantastic job.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi Adam
Welcome back

I thank you, milady.