COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

We can bet if he will arrive or not.

I think he will.....now he won't [emoji6]

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Okay. I have asked someone to come and stay while we are gone but I have become paranoid about baby. Wasn't sure if it would be okay to leave her in someone elses care (she does not know anything about torts) but if you say it should be fine then I trust your judgement. Baby's enclosure also has lots of different edible plants. I am so bad that the first thing I do when I walk in is go and check on her. 17.00 comes and if I am out, I start iching to go home. [emoji85] I have become crazy. View attachment 226852

That picture is making me giddy.
Are your lamps pointing sideways? What type of bulbs are those, may i ask, most UVB bulbs should point directly downwards.
How old is baby? Does she flip ?
Having someone come in to check is great, they just have to make sure the tort is okay and change the food and water.
i have left Tidgy alone many times, without problems.
One can never guarantee anything, but i am more worried about the stress it would cause her uprooting her every few months while i go off on holiday. She is more than happy to be left alone for a day or two and if longer than three days, i get Zak to come in and attend to her.
No problems.

 

[Bambam1989]

Aahh. Thank you. I still feel like I am floundering in the dark. Once I have done this for a few years like you guys then I will feel like I am off the newbie status.[emoji1]

I have only been here for a month or two longer than you! Lol

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

In Germany a delicacy: Raw meat of a young cow. Called Tartar ( not the cow, but the delicacy )

Very yummy !

In the UK it is called steak tartare, indeed very yummy.

 

[Bambam1989]

Okay. I have asked someone to come and stay while we are gone but I have become paranoid about baby. Wasn't sure if it would be okay to leave her in someone elses care (she does not know anything about torts) but if you say it should be fine then I trust your judgement. Baby's enclosure also has lots of different edible plants. I am so bad that the first thing I do when I walk in is go and check on her. 17.00 comes and if I am out, I start iching to go home. [emoji85] I have become crazy. View attachment 226852

I'm exactly the same way! Just came back from grocery shopping and I immediately checked on Clunker.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

We can bet if he will arrive or not.

You can bet with me if you like.
Then I can cheat.

 

[CarolM]

I have only been here for a month or two longer than you! Lol

Really. You seem so much more experienced.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm exactly the same way! Just came back from grocery shopping and I immediately checked on Clunker.

Of course you did!
I expect we all do.
Tidgy first, then wifey.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I need some advice please. We are going away for the weekend in February. Leaving the friday and coming back on the Sunday. Do you think I could take baby with in a basket. We would be going about an hours drive out of Cape Town. And we are in the middle of summer here so it is between 25c to 30c everyday. Or what should I do?

Hey...on this, I’d say no. If you have a good, proper enclosure that your baby is in day and night, then your good. Give a good soak the day you leave, provide a good bunch of food, and go have a good weekend. All will be fine. There are more chances for harm taking away in a basket.

If you have a trusted neighbor or friend who can pop in to check... good. I wouldn’t worry over this.

 

[Bambam1989]

Really. You seem so much more experienced.

I love to read. So I have been going through older posts and just learning. Some of the threads are very interesting, others make me think humanity is losing it's common sense.

 

[Kristoff]

[emoji15]is that raw meat with INSECTS on it?!!?!?![emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]

Steak tartar with ants in lieu of lemons [emoji85]

 

[Kristoff]

Happy New Year
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everyone at CDR.

Happy New Year, Gillian! Hope you and Oli are well.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Steak tartar with ants in lieu of lemons [emoji85]

Oh, i've eaten lots of different ants.
They're fine.

 

[Kristoff]

View attachment 226837
Good morning, Adam!!! And a Happy Christmas Egg to you, too!
Good morning, Roomies!

I'll be in and out a bit. My cat Julio has his annual vet visit today. Of my 3 cats, he is actually the best behaved at the vet's.
Then lunching with hubby and some friends.
The ginger cat in this photo is Julio. The other is Rosie.

Pretty pink nose. But he looks like he’s up to some mischief [emoji78] [emoji76]

 

[Bambam1989]

Oh, i've eaten lots of different ants.
They're fine.

I would be willing to try ants... NOT MAGGOTS

 

[Kristoff]

This is my kitty. Her name is Bella. View attachment 226847

Bellissima! [emoji76]

 

[Kristoff]

Really. I thought it was balsamic vinegar beads or some kind of spice. Yuk on the insects. The raw meat hmm I would try but i don't eat larvae. Worms. Crickets. Insects. Or anything like that. No no no thank you.

It wasn’t bad actually

 

[CarolM]

That picture is making me giddy.
Are your lamps pointing sideways? What type of bulbs are those, may i ask, most UVB bulbs should point directly downwards.
How old is baby? Does she flip ?
Having someone come in to check is great, they just have to make sure the tort is okay and change the food and water.
i have left Tidgy alone many times, without problems.
One can never guarantee anything, but i am more worried about the stress it would cause her uprooting her every few months while i go off on holiday. She is more than happy to be left alone for a day or two and if longer than three days, i get Zak to come in and attend to her.
No problems.

The white one is an led cool white daylight bulb and is really for the plants and the day light No heat but in range of 5000 - 6500k. The one in middle is a 40 watt bulb from hardware store. That one is pointing down to the slab. The uvb is the 5.0 exoterra and is above the area that Baby likes to sleep. That one is not really necessary as Baby soaks in her water everyday in the sunlight for her hydration and UVB, I use it more for the light effect and just to make sure she is getting her UVB. I am currently waiting for the wood shops to open their cutting sections. As I want to build a better one. I posted a thread about my design. But I don't have cutting tools.
Humidty is 99% (not sure if that is too high. But I watch Baby very carefully) temps are 30c in basking spot and currently 28c in cool spot. All the lights will be pointing down in the new enclosure. I had a hide in for Baby but she wasn't interested in it. She only likes the spot in the corner. If I put the hide in the spot she likes then she moves her spot. But Angulata don't like to burrow from what I have seen - the most that they will burrow is to dig a depression into the sand and sleep in that or under bushes. Baby is now 8 months old. She has only flipped twice. Once in the enclosure and I immediately removed the object and once in her soaking bowl. Changed that to higher and straighter sides as well. Last week when I weighed her she was 64grms. She stayed at 60grms for a long time and started picking up again last week. I have been giving her a variety of food. Some she likes others she doesn't. She loves seedlings the best. As they are nice and tender. She does not like succulents but I think that is because she cannot bite through it properly yet.

 

[CarolM]

The white one is an led cool white daylight bulb and is really for the plants and the day light No heat but in range of 5000 - 6500k. The one in middle is a 40 watt bulb from hardware store. That one is pointing down to the slab. The uvb is the 5.0 exoterra and is above the area that Baby likes to sleep. That one is not really necessary as Baby soaks in her water everyday in the sunlight for her hydration and UVB, I use it more for the light effect and just to make sure she is getting her UVB. I am currently waiting for the wood shops to open their cutting sections. As I want to build a better one. I posted a thread about my design. But I don't have cutting tools.
Humidty is 99% (not sure if that is too high. But I watch Baby very carefully) temps are 30c in basking spot and currently 28c in cool spot. All the lights will be pointing down in the new enclosure. I had a hide in for Baby but she wasn't interested in it. She only likes the spot in the corner. If I put the hide in the spot she likes then she moves her spot. But Angulata don't like to burrow from what I have seen - the most that they will burrow is to dig a depression into the sand and sleep in that or under bushes. Baby is now 8 months old. She has only flipped twice. Once in the enclosure and I immediately removed the object and once in her soaking bowl. Changed that to higher and straighter sides as well. Last week when I weighed her she was 64grms. She stayed at 60grms for a long time and started picking up again last week. I have been giving her a variety of food. Some she likes others she doesn't. She loves seedlings the best. As they are nice and tender. She does not like succulents but I think that is because she cannot bite through it properly yet.View attachment 226878View attachment 226879View attachment 226880

Sjoe that was long. Sorry should have made a new thread instead.

 

[CarolM]

Hey...on this, I’d say no. If you have a good, proper enclosure that your baby is in day and night, then your good. Give a good soak the day you leave, provide a good bunch of food, and go have a good weekend. All will be fine. There are more chances for harm taking away in a basket.

If you have a trusted neighbor or friend who can pop in to check... good. I wouldn’t worry over this.

I worry anyway. But I trust all your judgement so she will be staying at home.