COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Now ….
I axe you……

Where the heck da ya buy “Wild Animal Urine”????????

Amazon - I bought some and hung the pellets in nets in the spots where cats like to poop and it worked a treat, but it has to be replaced regularly if it rains. It also comes with a warning to use gloves.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

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Amazon - I bought some and hung the pellets in nets in the spots where cats like to poop and it worked a treat, but it has to be replaced regularly if it rains. It also comes with a warning to use gloves.

Wow Lyn,
Ya learn something new every day.
I am so far behind the times it’s not even funny!
Animal urine…. I guess NJ is kinda smelly enough that we never even THINK we need to use animal urine???
Down in one town here called “Elizabeth” it smells like … old garbage mixed with gasoline mixed with poop from a dead person and old socks mixed with the stuff they use to preserve dead bodies mixed with tort poop! (A real nasty one too!)
Then they burn it and send it out through their stacks all over the county.

 

[norma.b]

The only problem is that she could probably then report you for spraying pesticide in your yard when you have an animal of your own wandering around there - Cruelty to Opo !
Angie

How about sprinkling cayenne pepper over the wall to deter the dog from that area. Otherwise a cork strategically placed when the owner isnt looking. ( kidding) I understand your frustration. Yoy can at least find friendly sympathy from your friends in this cold dark room.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning/afternoon all.
It's a bright sunny spring day here so far.
I need some new summer shirts and sandals, so been out looking around the shops this morning but not found anything that floats my boat.
Back home now, and Lola has headed out for a little wander in the garden and is waiting for the sun to hit his favourite basking spot. I'd much rather spend my time with him than shopping.
I hope you all have a good Thursday.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Wow Lyn,
Ya learn something new every day.
I am so far behind the times it’s not even funny!
Animal urine…. I guess NJ is kinda smelly enough that we never even THINK we need to use animal urine???
Down in one town here called “Elizabeth” it smells like … old garbage mixed with gasoline mixed with poop from a dead person and old socks mixed with the stuff they use to preserve dead bodies mixed with tort poop! (A real nasty one too!)
Then they burn it and send it out through their stacks all over the county.

….I take it that you DON’T work for the NJ Tourist Board !

 

[Cathie G]

I'm recuperating from my injection and have a perfect right to take it easy so... and well... I'm crocheting again. This time it's dish scrubbys. I haven't given up on my stuffy Tortoise I got one half done and got stumped even though I left it out to drive me nuts to finish it I couldn't. Anyhoo, doing the dishes scrubbys is giving me ideas

 

[Lyn W]

I'm recuperating from my injection and have a perfect right to take it easy so... and well... I'm crocheting again. This time it's dish scrubbys. I haven't given up on my stuffy Tortoise I got one half done and got stumped even though I left it out to drive me nuts to finish it I couldn't. Anyhoo, doing the dishes scrubbys is giving me ideas

What a great idea - love that!!

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all,
It's quite a grey, chilly and breezy morning here but dry so able to peg my washing out to dry.

I just logged in to see how a RF with either a prolapse or penis that he can't retract is; I tried to get him help but it looks like its been a quiet night on TFO. Hopefully someone with experience of that will chip in soon, I could only post a link to old advice and tell him what I'd do which may not be right.

I'll pop back in later to see how he is, but for now I'm off to the library to find some books for bedtime.
I hope you all have a good Friday.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Earth Day all.

Here‘s a cool Navajo-type tapestry with a neato turtle design.

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[Cathie G]

Happy Earth Day all.

Here‘s a cool Navajo-type tapestry with a neato turtle design.

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Beautiful. I really love the Native American needle arts.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Earth Day 2022 to everyone who celebrates. Hope you got to participate in something earth centric.

I got out early kayaking since the weather forecast was for a perfect day. Turned out nice with cool temps rising to 75 here so far.

Lots of things out on the water to explore, including this nice Trumpeter Swan.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Earth Day 2022 to everyone who celebrates. Hope you got to participate in something earth centric.

I got out early kayaking since the weather forecast was for a perfect day. Turned out nice with cool temps rising to 75 here so far.

Lots of things out on the water to explore, including this nice Trumpeter Swan.

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Here’s a short YouTube slideshow/video of today’s exploration.

 

[Lyn W]

Here’s a short YouTube slideshow/video of today’s exploration.

Very calming and peaceful to watch.

 

[Lyn W]

Lola has exhausted me today just watching him, he must have walked miles around his outdoor space and back and for his room with very few basking stops.
He is also refusing to go to bed at 10.30pm!! I'm waiting for him to go back in his hide so that I can cover him over and hopefully he'll settle.
I wish I could have the sudden burst of energy that he seems to be having!

 

[Cathie G]

Here’s a short YouTube slideshow/video of today’s exploration.

Wow I can see why you love kayaking.

 

[Cathie G]

Lola has exhausted me today just watching him, he must have walked miles around his outdoor space and back and for his room with very few basking stops.
He is also refusing to go to bed at 10.30pm!! I'm waiting for him to go back in his hide so that I can cover him over and hopefully he'll settle.
I wish I could have the sudden burst of energy that he seems to be having!

Spring sprang onto Lola. Old guy still has a springy step in him yet

 

[Lyn W]

Spring sprang onto Lola. Old guy still has a springy step in him yet

........he's still a youngster - only about 10 or 11 - give or take.
I've had him for 8 years this summer and he was at least 3 then - maybe more.
The first vet I saw with him, thought he was about 10 (and female!) but then I saw one who was definitely 7 and almost twice the size of Lola so it's a guesstimate based on that, although not very reliable because they all grow at different rates and I don't know how well Lola was cared for before he went wandering.

I wonder if this spurt in activity is something to do with him looking for a mate?

 

[Cathie G]

........he's still a youngster - only about 10 or 11 - give or take.
I've had him for 8 years this summer and he was at least 3 then - maybe more.
The first vet I saw with him, thought he was about 10 (and female!) but then I saw one who was definitely 7 and almost twice the size of Lola so it's a guesstimate based on that, although not very reliable because they all grow at different rates and I don't know how well Lola was cared for before he went wandering.

I wonder if this spurt in activity is something to do with him looking for a mate?

Maybe it's a new spring in his step this year. Has he ever flashed you yet? it does seem like a new thing for him to be out and about. I've been here since 2018, and it's the first you've ever said that he is behaving like this. Silly tort

 

[Lyn W]

Maybe it's a new spring in his step this year. Has he ever flashed you yet? it does seem like a new thing for him to be out and about. I've been here since 2018, and it's the first you've ever said that he is behaving like this. Silly tort

Oh yes - he's been flashing since the first year I had him - had me worried sick that there was an alien trying to escape from him . Anyway, I quickly learnt on TFO that it was quite normal for males and made me realise that general vets know very little about sexing torts!
He has adjusted to being a tortoise pretty quickly this year. Normally it takes him months to be brave enough to go outside, but now he is also spending longer out there on sunny days and even started grazing on his clover patch the other day. Maybe he is growing up or perhaps it's the natural uvb recharging his batteries more quickly!!

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all, it's another greyish day here with some rain coming in later. Apart from odd showers it's been a very dry April.
Only a week until Tilly comes to stay so I'm busy making the garden safe for an inquisitive pup who likes to pick up sticks, leaves. etc. So I'd better go and do some more work before the rain arrives.
I hope you all have a good day and I'll see you later.