COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

It's your birthday - you're allowed to indulge yourself.
I'm going out for afternoon tea after work tomorrow so sandwiches and lots of cakes for me too!
I had a voucher given to me for Xmas so my sister and I are going to use it!

That sounds awesome. Yummy. Is it a High Tea place?

 

[CarolM]

Their advice sheets seemed to be pretty much in line with what I've learned here, so I was quite optimistic when I first found out about them.
Maybe their normal days are better though.

I hope so.

 

[CarolM]

Can anyone tell me if this is Rue starting to shed or something else?

 

[CarolM]

Well it is late and tomorrow is a work day. So good night all. Sleep tight and sweet dreams.

 

[Lyn W]

That sounds awesome. Yummy. Is it a High Tea place?

Well, it is on a hill!

 

[Lyn W]

Well it is late and tomorrow is a work day. So good night all. Sleep tight and sweet dreams.

Sorry missed you Carol - my sister phoned.
Sleep well and enjoy the week ahead.
Last week for me then freedom for 6 weeks!!!
Night, Night

 

[Lyn W]

Can anyone tell me if this is Rue starting to shed or something else?View attachment 245212

What a lovely face!
Do you mean the flaky skin?
I know some torts do shed but I don't know for sure if that's what it looks like.
However, I am sure that someone will be able to tell you soon though.

 

[Lyn W]

My bed beckons.
The weekend has flown by again!
Wishing you all a very pleasant Monday.
See you soon
Nos Da.

 

[EllieMay]

My hubby is a Texas boy: he grew up in Hereford and McGregor. His dad and both uncles lived in Austin and hubby went to high school in Austin. I can testify first-hand that Texans are a great bunch of people!

Thank you! I think so.. I married a Louisiana boy.. but I brought him back to Texas[emoji16].

 

[EllieMay]

Well, New Orleans had WAAAY too much excitement this weekend.
Saturday morning around 7:00 am, a keeper saw Valerio, the zoo's male jaguar, LOOSE ON THE ZOO GROUNDS. Jaguars are the 3rd largest cat in the world and THE largest in the Americas (Yes, bigger even than cougars and mountain lions). A mature male can be 2 feet tall at the shoulder and up to 6 feet long from nose to BASE of tail. They weigh up to 210 lbs.
The zookeeper followed the emergency protocol they had been taught: FIRST secure YOURSELF in a building then radio the situation to the central office. (Although, if faced with a wild jaguar, my FIRST step would have been to take a large poop in my pants, but I digress..)

The vet and zookeepers managed to locate, sedate and recapture the animal. They found he had killed 4 alpacas and mauled a 5th, which died overnight despite intensive medical attention; leaving the zoo with NO alpacas. He had killed one emu, killed a fox and mauled 3 others. One fox died overnight; one remains critical and the 3rd seems to be ok. The zoo remained closed all of Saturday but reopened Sunday.

The zoo staff said that Valerio is a normal 3 year old male jaguar who was just doing what jaguars do, and he will NOT be euthanized.
A search revealed that the roof of the jaguar enclosure "had been compromised" and repairs are rapidly under way.

That is so sad but I’m sure thankful he wasn’t put down. !

 

[JoesMum]

Well, New Orleans had WAAAY too much excitement this weekend.
Saturday morning around 7:00 am, a keeper saw Valerio, the zoo's male jaguar, LOOSE ON THE ZOO GROUNDS. Jaguars are the 3rd largest cat in the world and THE largest in the Americas (Yes, bigger even than cougars and mountain lions). A mature male can be 2 feet tall at the shoulder and up to 6 feet long from nose to BASE of tail. They weigh up to 210 lbs.
The zookeeper followed the emergency protocol they had been taught: FIRST secure YOURSELF in a building then radio the situation to the central office. (Although, if faced with a wild jaguar, my FIRST step would have been to take a large poop in my pants, but I digress..)

The vet and zookeepers managed to locate, sedate and recapture the animal. They found he had killed 4 alpacas and mauled a 5th, which died overnight despite intensive medical attention; leaving the zoo with NO alpacas. He had killed one emu, killed a fox and mauled 3 others. One fox died overnight; one remains critical and the 3rd seems to be ok. The zoo remained closed all of Saturday but reopened Sunday.

The zoo staff said that Valerio is a normal 3 year old male jaguar who was just doing what jaguars do, and he will NOT be euthanized.
A search revealed that the roof of the jaguar enclosure "had been compromised" and repairs are rapidly under way.

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What idiot compromises a big cat enclosure?!

That person needs euthanizing not the cat (OK punishing) I hope there is cctv to identify them

 

[JoesMum]

My weekend is almost done so sad[emoji24][emoji24]. But before i go here are some post cards. I also wanted to take a pic of the seagulls but they wouldn't stay still. There was also a small bird with blue and orange that I wanted to take a pic of but that one also flew away before I could take a pic[emoji21].
The 2nd pic is through the window of the lighthouse.
Some pics of the beach by woodbridge Island. And of the mountain by Claremont.
Rue climbing into the water bowl while enjoying outside time.
One of Kang going in for a bite.
One of Clark playing hide and seekView attachment 245184View attachment 245185View attachment 245186View attachment 245187View attachment 245188View attachment 245189View attachment 245190View attachment 245191View attachment 245195View attachment 245196View attachment 245197

Wow!

 

[JoesMum]

Good afternoon/evening hope you've had good days so far.
I wasn't too impressed with the sanctuary.
I appreciate what they are trying to do, and provide a home to unwanted or found torts, and maybe I was expecting too much, but sadly there was a lot lacking.
There was a lot of overcrowding in very small enclosures. Especially for the Sullies and Leopards. They mixed species and the diet today for every species was cabbage and chunks of cucumber; they'd had a donation of trays of iceberg lettuce from a store so I assume that will be on the menu tomorrow. Not a weed in sight!
I didn't manage to ask any questions but I managed to point some soon-to-be tort owners in the direction of TTF so they could see the care sheets and find out more before their baby arrives.
I didn't stay long and I didn't become a member as from what I saw I wouldn't want to leave Lola there. Maybe I'm being unfair and they were busy with their open day so not as organised as usual, I will have to pop in another Sunday when it's quieter to see if it's better.

Oh dear

You are not being unfair. These facilities don’t have to be licensed and are set up by well-meaning people with little proper knowledge.

You are quite right not to entrust them with Lola.

My friend runs a guinea pig rescue that is part of an informal network around the country. She has visited some of the others and, while many are OK, is appalled by some of the others.

 

[JoesMum]

Sorry missed you Carol - my sister phoned.
Sleep well and enjoy the week ahead.
Last week for me then freedom for 6 weeks!!!
Night, Night

Ooh. You break up early. Schools here break up on the 24th!

 

[JoesMum]

Can anyone tell me if this is Rue starting to shed or something else?View attachment 245212

Perfectly normal shedding skin.

Snakes do it all in one go. Torts spend long periods looking tatty. It will rub off as Rue goes about. Don’t try to speed it up

 

[JoesMum]

Thank you! I think so.. I married a Louisiana boy.. but I brought him back to Texas[emoji16].

Hi EllieMay * waves *

Welcome to the CDR. I’m Linda and live in Kent in the south east of England.

I hope you have been introduced to the residents of the CDR. I have been a little busy of late, so haven’t been in as much as usual * tickles Montgomery on the tummy *

Have you been introduced to our armadillo coffee table? Montgomery is very friendly. So is the snow leopard... she eats carrots so is perfectly safe.

The wool spider, if she exists, who lives up there somewhere * points * is a little moody, but nobody has come to more serious harm than excess knitted underwear so far as we are aware

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning all. A busy weekend is about to be followed by a busy week.

England beat India at the cricket. It was good to win, but India’s performance was lacklustre which was unusual and disappointing.

Yesterday we watched the Wimbledon men’s final, then I left JoesDad and Son to the World Cup Final and went and watched the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Final on the little tv in our bedroom.

JoesDad has since been taken to Heathrow and flown to New Delhi. His flight was delayed because a child sat near him vomited as soon as he got on the plane and the airline insisted the family got off. I don’t blame the airline; the last thing you need on a long haul flight is someone who is unwell.

Son found a room in a house share and is just sorting out the rental agreement. He takes possession on Tuesday, so I will be driving him and a load of stuff there to start moving him in.

Today starts with a routine fasting blood test (no breakfast ) and finishes with another school governor meeting. Not see you later.

 

[CarolM]

Sorry missed you Carol - my sister phoned.
Sleep well and enjoy the week ahead.
Last week for me then freedom for 6 weeks!!!
Night, Night

Oh how awesome is that. 6 whole weeks. Lola is not going to be able to sneak anything past you for a while.[emoji3] [emoji3]

 

[CarolM]

What a lovely face!
Do you mean the flaky skin?
I know some torts do shed but I don't know for sure if that's what it looks like.
However, I am sure that someone will be able to tell you soon though.

Thanks Lyn. I hope so. Maybe I should get some anti - fungal cream / athletes foot cream and put it on for a few days just in case.

 

[CarolM]

Perfectly normal shedding skin.

Snakes do it all in one go. Torts spend long periods looking tatty. It will rub off as Rue goes about. Don’t try to speed it up

Sjoe. That i can handle. Was worried for a moment. Thank you Linda.