Early sunshine

vikki · 23-02-2016, 11:04 AM

It is a nice day again here so Herbie and Daisy had half an hour in their outdoor enclosure to do a bit of natural foraging as still have alot of weeds. They certainly made the most of it

Gordon · 23-02-2016, 11:44 AM

I have just been out cleaning out my greenhouse and picking up lots of blue rat poos and given it one good spray to sterilise it.
But on the bright side of things there are buds on my grape vine and weeds growing everywhere even all my cacti unfortunately have survived.

emma_mcraf · 23-02-2016, 11:44 AM

Oh how lovely to see photos of torts outside enjoying a bit of sunshine! It's not warm enough here yet but I'm banking on it being a lovely warm and dry summer. Your photos have made me more eager than ever to get the winter out the way!

vikki · 23-02-2016, 11:53 AM

Thanks - not really warm enough here for more than the half an hour that they had but was nice for them to have a munch and wander around but they are back in under the heat lamp now

Suze65 · 23-02-2016, 12:26 PM

Oohhhh lovely photos, I do like their foraging area, nice and weedy. It's lovely here too today, it really feels like spring. I will have to wait a few more weeks for my garden to get much sun, but I can't wait to get out there and start getting it tortoise ready.

Jan W · 23-02-2016, 08:33 PM

Lovely pictures. How great to have them out. We had some sunshine but there was a chill wind. Made me feel quite excited about the spring and now I need to get cracking on completing their new home outside!

JerryMaffz · 23-02-2016, 08:51 PM

Great pics, Vikki. I now have weed envy!

Finsky · 24-02-2016, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JerryMaffz

Great pics, Vikki. I now have weed envy!

You don't often 'hear' people saying that..

But yes, I do agree...

Yesterday my Putin had chance to go into her greenhouse enclosure for few hours..sun warmed the air nicely and he enjoyed the change...so much so that he was behaving like a cow...endless appetite for green things...

vikki · 24-02-2016, 10:08 AM

I have been very lucky with the weeds overwinter, the outdoor enclosure is in quite a sheltered but sunny spot and i think that combined with the fairly mild winter has enabled me to have a limited amount of weeds through the winter but they really do seem to prefer being able to graze than having picked ones

Ozric Jonathan · 24-02-2016, 12:57 PM

yes lovely photos. That winter sun brought out the torts' colours beautifully!

23-02-2016, 11:04 AM	#1
vikki Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 456	Early sunshine It is a nice day again here so Herbie and Daisy had half an hour in their outdoor enclosure to do a bit of natural foraging as still have alot of weeds. They certainly made the most of it

23-02-2016, 11:44 AM	#3
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Oh how lovely to see photos of torts outside enjoying a bit of sunshine! It's not warm enough here yet but I'm banking on it being a lovely warm and dry summer. Your photos have made me more eager than ever to get the winter out the way! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

23-02-2016, 12:26 PM	#5
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Oohhhh lovely photos, I do like their foraging area, nice and weedy. It's lovely here too today, it really feels like spring. I will have to wait a few more weeks for my garden to get much sun, but I can't wait to get out there and start getting it tortoise ready. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

23-02-2016, 08:51 PM	#7
JerryMaffz Member Incubating Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 194	Great pics, Vikki. I now have weed envy! __________________ Keith Testudo hermanni boettgeri 1:0:0 Jerry Maffz

24-02-2016, 12:57 PM	#10
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	yes lovely photos. That winter sun brought out the torts' colours beautifully! __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

23-02-2016, 11:44 AM	#2
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	I have just been out cleaning out my greenhouse and picking up lots of blue rat poos and given it one good spray to sterilise it. But on the bright side of things there are buds on my grape vine and weeds growing everywhere even all my cacti unfortunately have survived.

23-02-2016, 11:53 AM	#4
vikki Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 456	Thanks - not really warm enough here for more than the half an hour that they had but was nice for them to have a munch and wander around but they are back in under the heat lamp now

23-02-2016, 08:33 PM	#6
Jan W Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,400	Lovely pictures. How great to have them out. We had some sunshine but there was a chill wind. Made me feel quite excited about the spring and now I need to get cracking on completing their new home outside!

24-02-2016, 10:08 AM	#9
vikki Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 456	I have been very lucky with the weeds overwinter, the outdoor enclosure is in quite a sheltered but sunny spot and i think that combined with the fairly mild winter has enabled me to have a limited amount of weeds through the winter but they really do seem to prefer being able to graze than having picked ones

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