23-07-2006, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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Well I finally got the courage to leave the torts outside overnight so some reasuring words would be nice and will perhaps stop me going out to check on them yet again
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23-07-2006, 11:02 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Lisa, well I've been out once more to check on them and now I've locked the door. I'll be out at 6 to check them though.
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23-07-2006, 11:05 PM | #5 |
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I hope it does im thinking of all the things that could go wrong lol. Thats great another horsfield?
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23-07-2006, 11:06 PM | #6 |
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Pete my newest baby horsfields spend the nights out side only weeks old they are very secure though from magpies, squirrels, and rats.
One more word of warning the mentioned predators are what we all no as small animals thieves but song thrushes and blackbirds are just as dangerous to baby tortoises as the above mentioned so don't let there pleasant song and garden bird image disguise there predatory instinct . Darren
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I've secured them all they have mesh over there enclosure with netting over that. The net is always on to stop birds getting in.
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23-07-2006, 11:09 PM | #9 |
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Hi Peter,
I know what you're going through! The first night I left Boris out I woke up about ten times and just went outside to have a discreet peek. What if a fox got into his enclosure? What if a rat got in? Do the cleverer magpies fly around at night with the specific aim of grabbing young torts out of their enclosures while everyone is asleep? What if a glacier comes down from the North (sorry people from the North) and covers Boris's nice enclosure with ice and very large boulders? It's not easy letting go . . . .<vbg> Nina |
23-07-2006, 11:11 PM | #10 |
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I'm not doing to badly so far havent been out in al of about 20 mins Thats great lisa hope to see some pics of it when its out
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