COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

Nice site, but I think it's mostly about the USA.
This fossil is presumably from New Zealand so a more international forum may be more appropriate.

• First few I looked at made refs to this far away location called Morocco....These are small, authentic fossil Mosasaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous (~70 million year old) phosphate deposits near Khourigba, Morocco.

I think the initial link I posted takes one all over!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

• First few I looked at made refs to this far away location called Morocco....These are small, authentic fossil Mosasaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous (~70 million year old) phosphate deposits near Khourigba, Morocco.

I think the initial link I posted takes one all over!

Hmm.
I'll have a proper look.
Certainly a site worth perusal.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Well, Bea, now we wait, it may take a little while to get the answers we need, but it should happen.
@Moozillion

 

[Moozillion]

Well, Bea, now we wait, it may take a little while to get the answers we need, but it should happen.
@Moozillion

Thanks bunches, Adam, for helping me get started over there!!!
Well, Roomies, Now da from Louisiana!
Not see you all tomorrow- although it's already "tomorrow" for our UK and Moroccan contingent...

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thanks bunches, Adam, for helping me get started over there!!!
Well, Roomies, Now da from Louisiana!
Not see you all tomorrow- although it's already "tomorrow" for our UK and Moroccan contingent...

Night night, Bea!
Twas a pleasure, as Bobby said, you can never have enough tort folk on a forum!

 

[DE42]

I tried to do too much after being sick. And now I'm laying in bed with a headache and my chest hurting. Actually my while body hurts some but my head and chest is worse. Lol. Silly me for thinking I can hit it 110% the day after being sick and probably losing 2 gallons of water lol. I'm soooo dehydrated and the water is still running through me. This is where I wish I could do an IV bag at home and pump some fluids in me lol.

 

[CarolM]

Night night, Carol, sweet dreams of horses, fossils and cheese!

Good Morning Adam. No horses, fossils or cheese. Just dreams about tortoise enclosures. Lol

 

[CarolM]

Thanks bunches, Adam, for helping me get started over there!!!
Well, Roomies, Now da from Louisiana!
Not see you all tomorrow- although it's already "tomorrow" for our UK and Moroccan contingent...

Good Morning Mooz

 

[CarolM]

I tried to do too much after being sick. And now I'm laying in bed with a headache and my chest hurting. Actually my while body hurts some but my head and chest is worse. Lol. Silly me for thinking I can hit it 110% the day after being sick and probably losing 2 gallons of water lol. I'm soooo dehydrated and the water is still running through me. This is where I wish I could do an IV bag at home and pump some fluids in me lol.

Go climb into a humid enclosure. I hear it is very good for hydration. [emoji6]

 

[Bambam1989]

Go climb into a humid enclosure. I hear it is very good for hydration. [emoji6]

Or a sauna!

 

[Kristoff]

Yes but definitly not at 3am.

LOL!

 

[Kristoff]

I can't see my own pics. Can you guys see them?

Yes!!! I love the “Think Water” sign as Christmas decoration. Beautiful pics.

 

[Kristoff]

Here are photos of my turtle "fossil," Adam. I bought it when i was working in New Zealand just over 20 years ago.
It weighs 9.5 lb (4.3 kg?), is 10 inches/25 cm long and 9 inches/23 cm wide at the widest point. The black "scutes" on top are a little crumbly, and when I pick it up today, I heard a slight creaking sound under one of the black "scutes." I've read that counterfeiters will attach alligator parts to the fossils to try and make them look real, and have always wondered about the scutes. @Tidgy's Dad

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No matter what our expert says, this looks fantastic!

 

[Kristoff]

Sparky says hi to everyone. View attachment 227566

Hi Sparky. You’re adorable!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I tried to do too much after being sick. And now I'm laying in bed with a headache and my chest hurting. Actually my while body hurts some but my head and chest is worse. Lol. Silly me for thinking I can hit it 110% the day after being sick and probably losing 2 gallons of water lol. I'm soooo dehydrated and the water is still running through me. This is where I wish I could do an IV bag at home and pump some fluids in me lol.

Hope you feel better in the morning!
That's not very nice.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good Morning Adam. No horses, fossils or cheese. Just dreams about tortoise enclosures. Lol

Well, that's a lot better than Wool Spiders or meerkats.
But not as good as cheese.
Good morning, Carol!

 

[JoesMum]

We went to the beach earlier thats where I dissapeared to. So I took some pictures for you. Then we drove into town to see the xmas lights but they were not very xmasy but took pictures for you of that too. View attachment 227540View attachment 227541View attachment 227542View attachment 227544View attachment 227545View attachment 227547View attachment 227549View attachment 227550View attachment 227552View attachment 227555

Oh wow! They’re lovely. Table mountain across the beach is particularly lovely!

We went on a family holiday to South Africa a few years ago and have fond memories of Cape Town.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

No matter what our expert says, this looks fantastic!

But they always look more fantastic if they're real!
And i'm pretty sure it is!
Good morning, Lena!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi Sparky. You’re adorable!

SNAP ! ! ! !

 

[JoesMum]

Talking about baked beans. I decided to bake three dry blocks of coco coir to kill any bugs it might have and almost had a bbq in my oven. [emoji85]

Golly!
I never bother to bake mine and have never had a problem.

Likewise. The bugs people report are detrivores that move in to clean up once the substrate is warm and damp. They’re completely harmless.

Some people pop a few pill bugs in the enclosure to help control numbers. The tricky part for you might be finding them given the drought.

They like damp places, so turning over rocks and logs in shady places is the way to find them.