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Old 02-09-2013, 08:10 AM   #1
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Managed to get them out a lot during June July and te last two weeks. Having looked outside this morning it's misty and temp nudging 10deg.

So it seems as soon as I got them into a routine of being out they are going to have to start overnighting indoors again.

Poor little fellas.
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Old 02-09-2013, 08:21 AM   #2
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Managed to get them out a lot during June July and te last two weeks. Having looked outside this morning it's misty and temp nudging 10deg.

So it seems as soon as I got them into a routine of being out they are going to have to start overnighting indoors again.

Poor little fellas.

lol mine have been outside 24/7 since the end of April. And are still outside even though we are now having "hop picking mornings". They start out coldish, but the sun comes up and my tortoises come out. They will have a few more weeks before I start bringing in the smaller ones. The adults are outside in the GH, still unheated so far, and come and go as they please.
I do live in the SE which helps.
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Old 02-09-2013, 09:24 AM   #3
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Away up here on the opposite corner of the east coast in Aberdeen, we are already at 19c this morning and it is supposed to be like this all week. This has been one of the best spring/ summers in a very long time up here. Hopefully it will last for a couple more weeks at least?
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It still feels like summer here, it's been really good since the start of June, I remember it well cos I had my tooth pulled out and I sat in the garden all week in the sun. So a good long warm summer! Probably won't have another one for about 10 years
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Like above, mine have been outside fending for themselves for the last four months, I'm not going to bring them in until I absolutely have to.
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Mine are all still out even though two of my horsfields have dug in i will leave them there for now and dig them up when they are all ready to go to bed for that loooong coooold winter
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Its been great here & forcast 27 for later this week! My yearlings have been out 24/7 hall summer (although I do admit to worrying about them, how cold its been last few nights) but they were up before me this morning basking under their propegator/coldframe My big ones live out 24/7 they have got heat & insulation but so far this hasnt been needed

& yes Suze, probably be another ten years till the next good summer, lets hope not!!
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Although the sun is lower and takes longer to reach my garden and early evening, the girls always go out after a good bask and warm up in the shed, but go to be earlier now x
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Mine are all out. It's lovely here today. Bring on the Indian summer!
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Managed to get them out a lot during June July and te last two weeks. Having looked outside this morning it's misty and temp nudging 10deg.

So it seems as soon as I got them into a routine of being out they are going to have to start overnighting indoors again.

Poor little fellas.
My boys have been brought in over night anyway, they are going out later in the morning now as the sun doesnt reach their enclosures until about 9am and they are being brought indoors earlier in the evening x
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