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MenagerieGrl

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As to your rain comment - We've had quite a bit more rain than normal for our area, but now, for the past month or so, nothing. The day after our last rain event I broadcast a bunch of pasture grass seed over the back yard tortoises' yards, and now, after a month, I can still see plain old seed sitting on top of the bare spots in the yard! I wonder if I should sprinkle water over it.
Probably the best, that you did. Your in the Central Valley and bout 200 mi from me, so as far as the state is concerned, were both in about the same situ.
Hopefully the birds haven't eaten all your seed. What mix do you sow? Clover mix?
 

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Good morning my friends...
Well, this is a cr*ppy situ.....I'm NOT a big Football Fan, but
Dang 9er's choked in the 4th quarter. Ram's read their plays, like it was handed to them. The Rams, are the better team right now.
Would have been interesting if The 9er's had won, it would be the second time the 9er's & Cincinnati played in the Super Bowl, last time was in 89' when SF beat the Bengals 20 to 16. . . . kinda like yesterdays score . . 20 to 17 .? My brother in law is HAPPY right now as he was from Cincinnati and a Bengals fan. I would have had to put down a lil wager if the two teams had played, you know . . . just to make it interesting.,
Oh, well they tried and were given lil hope at the beginning of the season...
That AND . . . Still NO sight of Rain . . . ?
Think this is gonna be another Drought year. Jan & Feb are supposed to be the rainiest Months and we got squat for January.
Starting my Veggie & Flower seedlings for spring time. Will have to figure out what plant's I can give up by not watering, to keep the ones that I want....my lil farm is gonna take a hit this year....sad?
As Lyn says. . . TTFN?
Wales is known for being wet all year around but we haven't had the usual rainfall here this winter. We've had some this last few days but it's been mostly drizzle because of low cloud, nothing substantial.
 

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Probably the best, that you did. Your in the Central Valley and bout 200 mi from me, so as far as the state is concerned, were both in about the same situ.
Hopefully the birds haven't eaten all your seed. What mix do you sow? Clover mix?
It's something I bought at Tractor Supply. A mixture of horse-edible plants.
 

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Hi Marsha, it's been an OK day just usual chores.
Have you had a good start to your day (apart from the football and lack of rain)
It's Monday . . . Start of a new week, Have dog baths to give today, and washing all the dog bed's, both inside and outside beds....I have a running list of new projects and need to pull some new ones out . . Hum, pull out the regrigerator and clean beneath/service, and wash all the glass ware in Kit cabinet's. . . that will keep me busy....
 

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It's Monday . . . Start of a new week, Have dog baths to give today, and washing all the dog bed's, both inside and outside beds....I have a running list of new projects and need to pull some new ones out . . Hum, pull out the regrigerator and clean beneath/service, and wash all the glass ware in Kit cabinet's. . . that will keep me busy....
I sometimes wonder how I ever had time to work - but I suppose my house just wasn't as clean :)
 

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Hello everyone, I had a problem earlier this morning. Opo had no heat for about 4 hours. It got down in the 30's. I checked him about 3 am and everything was fine. About 8 am I checked and the circuit breaker popped. I panicked and Rose and I pulled his nightbox inside. I pulled him out, he was awake and seemed normal. After being in the house for about 5 minutes. I took his temp on the shell it was 65°. I am letting him warm up slowly, not putting any direct heat on him. Is there anything I should watch out for?
 

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Hello everyone, I had a problem earlier this morning. Opo had no heat for about 4 hours. It got down in the 30's. I checked him about 3 am and everything was fine. About 8 am I checked and the circuit breaker popped. I panicked and Rose and I pulled his nightbox inside. I pulled him out, he was awake and seemed normal. After being in the house for about 5 minutes. I took his temp on the shell it was 65°. I am letting him warm up slowly, not putting any direct heat on him. Is there anything I should watch out for?
While 4 hrs w/o heat in 30° temp's are not good, I would think with a gentle warm up, he should be fine. If you had a Infrared temp gun, I'd have took a shot and saw what the temps of his legs was....
 

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Hello everyone, I had a problem earlier this morning. Opo had no heat for about 4 hours. It got down in the 30's. I checked him about 3 am and everything was fine. About 8 am I checked and the circuit breaker popped. I panicked and Rose and I pulled his nightbox inside. I pulled him out, he was awake and seemed normal. After being in the house for about 5 minutes. I took his temp on the shell it was 65°. I am letting him warm up slowly, not putting any direct heat on him. Is there anything I should watch out for?
Ray, How big is Opo?
 

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Hello everyone, I had a problem earlier this morning. Opo had no heat for about 4 hours. It got down in the 30's. I checked him about 3 am and everything was fine. About 8 am I checked and the circuit breaker popped. I panicked and Rose and I pulled his nightbox inside. I pulled him out, he was awake and seemed normal. After being in the house for about 5 minutes. I took his temp on the shell it was 65°. I am letting him warm up slowly, not putting any direct heat on him. Is there anything I should watch out for?
Oh dear that must have been hard work for you and Rose!
I think and hope that because it was only for a short while that he was without heat he will probably be OK once he is warmed up again.
Do you know what tripped the circuit?

A few evenings ago Lola's heating tripped 3 times in a couple of hours and I was worried there was a problem with my electrics but turned out to be power cuts (outages) in the area.
 

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Hello everyone, I had a problem earlier this morning. Opo had no heat for about 4 hours. It got down in the 30's. I checked him about 3 am and everything was fine. About 8 am I checked and the circuit breaker popped. I panicked and Rose and I pulled his nightbox inside. I pulled him out, he was awake and seemed normal. After being in the house for about 5 minutes. I took his temp on the shell it was 65°. I am letting him warm up slowly, not putting any direct heat on him. Is there anything I should watch out for?
As big as he is, I doubt you have anything to worry about with the TORTOISE. Your worry is why the breaker popped.
 

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While 4 hrs w/o heat in 30° temp's are not good, I would think with a gentle warm up, he should be fine. If you had a Infrared temp gun, I'd have took a shot and saw what the temps of his legs was....
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Oh dear that must have been hard work for you and Rose!
I think and hope that because it was only for a short while that he was without heat he will probably be OK once he is warmed up again.
Do you know what tripped the circuit?

A few evenings ago Lola's heating tripped 3 times in a couple of hours and I was worried there was a problem with my electrics but turned out to be power cuts (outages) in the area.
I think the plug is bad. When I unplugged the cord from the plug it was burnt. That plug gets used a lot and is over 20 yrs old. Last week my temp monitor/alarm went bad. A new one should be delivered any day now.
 
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