BILBO-03
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Looks good!
Thanks!! I'm glad we put a roof over his head as the neighborhood hawk was circling today...Looks good!
E-mail me....I've missed you!Hey, there's terryo our resident enclosure expert.......hi terry....how are ya? Things here in Oregon are just freakin wonderful. I don't need sun, or a decent freeway, or a decent lawn...lol, things are ok here and all the animals are fine. I've got 4 Sulcata now....I am going to keep one of them and find a better home for the other 3. I know how much you'd love having a big tortoise ruin your beautiful enclosures. I have 15 box turtles now 4 of them are mine. Lookin for homes for the rest maybe. I'll email you, don't wanna hijack this thread......
Thank you for the kind words! You will have to return to this thread in July when I post the "jungle" photos. The garden will be crazy at that time of year.He's a lucky little guy to have all that space to explore and enjoy. Every time I go to the pet store there is some poor Russian tortoise in a little tank and he can't even get in his water dish. Wish I could take them all home. Your enclosure will be fabulous when the Summer comes and he will love it.
Awww, cute reunions! I'm happy my thread could accommodate.E-mail me....I've missed you!
I love it! What kind of flowers do you have there? Usually the chicken wire around the walls and ceiling of my garden gives it away, otherwise it's just a backyard garden with mostly Michigan native plants with some other tortie treats!View attachment 203155 View attachment 203156 Here's my turtle garden in the Winter, and here it is toward the end of Summer....everything in full bloom. My Dad raised box turtles and his garden was 5 times bigger than mine with a beautiful pond. When you looked out his kitchen window, you never knew it was a turtle garden.....just a beautiful flower, fruit and veggie garden. You could always peak in between the plants a see a turtle eating fruit, or a veggie.
Thanks for reading!What an inspiring thread. Thank you for sharing.
I'm really enjoying your thread. I ran across all your pictures and think Steve is a really lucky tort. There is really a bright side in having so much seasons and making changes in your enclosure all year ! You are really doing a great job. Where I am there is almost no winter or summer, quite boring... lol. Kisses to your little cutie.September 2017:
The native asters are in bloom! Both the large bush on the left with white flowers and the bush in the bottom right with deep purple flowers are from Lowe's, but the rest are native species. All did pretty well this year except for those hit by powdery mildew, which appeared on some of the asters' bottom leaves, but mostly on the plantain. I'll be tearing out a lot for the fall.
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This native phlox I recently added just bloomed as well, although the photo doesn't do it justice. The flowers are a little more pink/purple than in the picture.
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The praying mantis stopped by on the giant white aster. I watched him for a while hoping I'd get to see his crazy bug attack, but eventually I had to eat dinner.
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Two mantids! I guess the aster was the place to be.
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There's a lot of buzzing among the asters now, and I take careful steps in and out of Steve's garden so as not to disturb all the bumbles! Mister Honeybee even stopped by!!
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There's still one bellflower that Stevie hasn't eaten.
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Stevie relaxing earlier:
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Ninja power!
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Thank you, thank you! Stevie is like my little son, so spoiling him is a gift for me as well!I'm really enjoying your thread. I ran across all your pictures and think Steve is a really lucky tort. There is really a bright side in having so much seasons and making changes in your enclosure all year ! You are really doing a great job. Where I am there is almost no winter or summer, quite boring... lol. Kisses to your little cutie.