Spring Is Really Here

[Len B]

No doubt left, Spring is here, Today for the first time since last Oct, Walker pooped in the yard, all winter he does it in his house and he hates it(me) when I clean it out.I'm still not ready to open his underground tunnel. The ground hasn't warmed up enough for me to feel comfortable letting him go under ground just yet, Len

 

[ascott]

Great news....however, not so convinced Spring is here yet....lol

 

[Yvonne G]

I would have agreed with you last week, however since then (80'sF) we've had thunder storm, hail, lightning and this a.m. there was frost on my roof. But its nice and sunny right now!

 

[Jacqui]

Was it his choice to poop in his house or was he not allowed outside?

 

[SnakeyeZ]

Spring is here in Winnipeg too! Been warm for quite a few days all snow is gone and things are drying up. I was hoping to get the tortoise outside this weekend but I think the ground is still too cool on that end of the yard.

 

[GBtortoises]

I don't think spring is here just yet in the Northeast. It's going to be in the 70's this week. Next week in the 40's & 50's, two weeks from now 30's and possible snow!

 

[Jacqui]

I don't think spring is here just yet in the Northeast. It's going to be in the 70's this week. Next week in the 40's & 50's, two weeks from now 30's and possible snow!

I figure it will be something like that here... just in time to wreck a few plants and blooms.

 

[Tom]

Yeah, it was a mild winter here. Hardly any rain. But it was below freezing last night and old man winter just doesn't seem to wanna let go yet...

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Soooon!

 

[Len B]

We didn't have a winter anywhere normal,the only day that Walker stayed in all day was around Halloween when that snow storm moved up the east coast and devastated the areas north of us,it was cold but we had mostly rain.No long cold spells, some nights in the teens but warmed up quick. The past month or so our nightly low temps have been what the average daytime high temps are at this time of year. right now it's 62 degrees and supposed to get down to the mid 50s, and this unusually warm weather is supposed to last at least to near the end of March,----Me, and the torts hope it does---Len

 

[CLMoss]

I live in Brooklyn, New York and I feel as if winter never came...

 

[GBtortoises]

It has been a very uncharacteristically warm and mild winter here in the Catskills. We may have received about 6" of snow total from November to now. None of which stuck. We typically have totals of 3-5' of snow during that time with an average of 12-18" on the ground throughout the winter. But in a couple of weeks we still may have some significant snowfall. It's not unsual for it to snow here and stick anytime through April and even into mid May!

It may suprise most people to know that Syracuse, NY which is just over 100 mile west of me is the top city in the continental U.S. for annual snowfall.

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

Last week it was sunny and in the 70s, so we got to take our tortoises out a little bit. This week it's 50s-60s, and we won't get tortoise weather again until the weekend.