COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

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Happy Friday Noel. How are your eyes doing now? Are the exercises helping?

 

[Cathie G]

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Go girl...

 

[Cathie G]

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Hi oli...

 

[Cathie G]

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Yes I like cheep cheep.

 

[Cathie G]

Yes, thats pretty much all I use to refresh our aquarium. Just filled up all the buckets today. I just filter it through floss, bring it to room temp and add in. Seems to work well. I did read someplace that one might have to worry about rain being high in acid (rain falling through polluted air), but i don’t think we have that issue here.

Our rain is ph6 but nothing else. It's my best addition...besides tap.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Our rain is ph6 but nothing else. It's my best addition...besides tap.

And, rain water really has no additives (chlorine, flouride). I just collected, filtered and added a fresh gallon from today’s rainfall. I’ll add / replace another gallon tomorrow.

 

[AZtortMom]

Happy Friday Noel. How are your eyes doing now? Are the exercises helping?

Hi Carol [emoji4]
I’m doing pretty good.
My eyes are doing good.
I’m not really sure if the exercises are making a difference, I still have the double vision ‍

 

[AZtortMom]

Hi oli...

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[Pastel Tortie]

Aw, geez...doesn't anybody else in here NOT like bats? I mean, I know the CDR is cold, and dark...perfect for bats. But I so much prefer hedgehogs, and jellyfish...not the Wolf spider (even if she exists).

I will admit that long-eared one was cute, but that's as far as it goes.

I like bats from a distance. They are really interesting creatures. However, I wouldn't want to get up close and personal with any bats without knowing their rabies status first!

 

[AZtortMom]

 

[Cathie G]

And, rain water really has no additives (chlorine, flouride). I just collected, filtered and added a fresh gallon from today’s rainfall. I’ll add / replace another gallon tomorrow.

I like the addition of stress coat because it has aloe Vera...my tank is only 5 gals. I'll have to be watching. I think the rain I collected will really help soften the water just a little bit. Better then anything else. I've been looking at water for a long time so that I can have a good pot of COFFEE in the mornings!!!

 

[Cathie G]

Can't be housemaids knee - I've not been doing enough housework!!

Well...

 

[TriciaStringer]

We are supposed to close on our house May 6th. The sellers gave us permission to start building tortoise enclosures so they have somewhere to go as soon as we move in. We started today. They will be super tiny for now but the first month we are there we can enlarge the at a more leisurely pace.

I sat on the back porch swing and just enjoyed the peaceful view while Eric brought the kids back home after they helped unload the wood. We still can believe that this will be our home.

 

[Reptilony]

We are supposed to close on our house May 6th. The sellers gave us permission to start building tortoise enclosures so they have somewhere to go as soon as we move in. We started today. They will be super tiny for now but the first month we are there we can enlarge the at a more leisurely pace.

I sat on the back porch swing and just enjoyed the peaceful view while Eric brought the kids back home after they helped unload the wood. We still can believe that this will be our home.

Dream place for tortoises, NICE [emoji41]

 

[Reptilony]

Yes, thats pretty much all I use to refresh our aquarium. Just filled up all the buckets today. I just filter it through floss, bring it to room temp and add in. Seems to work well. I did read someplace that one might have to worry about rain being high in acid (rain falling through polluted air), but i don’t think we have that issue here.

Do you pay your water where you live?

 

[Cathie G]

We are supposed to close on our house May 6th. The sellers gave us permission to start building tortoise enclosures so they have somewhere to go as soon as we move in. We started today. They will be super tiny for now but the first month we are there we can enlarge the at a more leisurely pace.

I sat on the back porch swing and just enjoyed the peaceful view while Eric brought the kids back home after they helped unload the wood. We still can believe that this will be our home.

I'll be hoping and praying for you and your family. It looks like a lot of fun coming.

 

[Cathie G]

Do you pay your water where you live?

I do. They call it "storm water". So I have to pay for rain going down their storm drain. Then we pay for water we can't drink. Whatev...I'm still lovin it.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Happy Birthday Karen!!!!
Hope you have a lovely day!

Thank you, I have been having a very pleasant day, partially due to all the wonderful well-wishers like you!

You find the cutest little pix of torts!

 

[KarenSoCal]

I think that too. Kind of. I think I will use some rain water like Marco2Bear said also with tap though. And just keep an eye on it. I have a petsmart close and they test for free. Our water is sooo hard. I do want to keep using the API stress coat. I have a kit. I'll test their water too just for gp. I'm sure they use a filter...no one I know will drink our tap water.

I think softening your tap with rain water is a good idea.

I still suggest that you get an API master test kit so you can test yourself.

If you don't want to spend that much, you can buy individual tests. You could get just a pH test bottle. They have them at Petco or PetSmart.

Changes in water values can happen VERY fast, especially in a small tank. If you can't test yourself, you are dependent on the store being open, and you going immediately.

It's really easy to check pH. And any tests you buy, get liquid tests. Test strips are notoriously inaccurate, and when you are talking about, say, ammonia...a tiny bit makes a huge difference.

 

[AZtortMom]