COLD DARK ROOM

Turtle girl 98

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2019
Messages
768
Location (City and/or State)
Sandstone mn
Very fun day today. I got peed on by Honey the sugar glider and held a Mexican red knee tarantula.

Here’s a pic of the two Hornbills I was working with, they are surprisingly clean when it comes to their night time/rainy day enclosure you can see here.

View attachment 280366
Omg those are so cool looking! What is a sugar glider? I've heard the term but can't put a picture to it
 

Maro2Bear

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
May 29, 2014
Messages
14,712
Location (City and/or State)
Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA
Hot here, but cold temps are soon to come.... sad, but true. I’m now thinking about a new indoor nightbox for our Sully for the Winter. The “outdoor night box” is far too cumbersome to relocate. I’m going to build a new indoor box for the dark gloomy wintry months. I’ll probably re-use the Kane heat mat and thermostat in the new one....maybe get a new radiant heat panel.

@Ray--Opo and @Pastel Tortie .are so lucky - no freezing temps, no sleet, no snow, no frost. No worries! (Ok, hurricanes)
 

Maro2Bear

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
May 29, 2014
Messages
14,712
Location (City and/or State)
Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA
Omg those are so cool looking! What is a sugar glider? I've heard the term but can't put a picture to it

The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference for sugary foods like sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.[11] They have very similar habits and appearance to the flying squirrel, despite not being closely related—an example of convergent evolution.[12] The scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, translates from Latin as "short-headed rope-dancer", a reference to their canopyacrobatics.[13]

AE8CBB10-FD4F-46B9-B8FA-62C0DB038C81.jpeg
 

Turtle girl 98

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2019
Messages
768
Location (City and/or State)
Sandstone mn
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference for sugary foods like sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.[11] They have very similar habits and appearance to the flying squirrel, despite not being closely related—an example of convergent evolution.[12] The scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, translates from Latin as "short-headed rope-dancer", a reference to their canopyacrobatics.[13]

View attachment 280367
Oh thank you! And wow it's cute [emoji7] can you have them as pets? Just curious how they're attitudes are. Are they shy?
 

EllieMay

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2018
Messages
9,603
Location (City and/or State)
East Texas
Oh thank you! And wow it's cute [emoji7] can you have them as pets? Just curious how they're attitudes are. Are they shy?

You certainly can! They are bonding animals and if you get one fresh out of the pouch and train it with a bonding pouch it will do amazing things with you. If you don’t have that kind of time, get a few so they can bond with each other. They are very playful and full of antics. If they are angry or irritated at you they let you know by crabbing. This is a blown up stance with a lot of chatter and growling. They also put off a musky odor so you have to be diligent in washing their cage bedding. They need lots of caves, tunnels and climbing accessories..
 

Turtle girl 98

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2019
Messages
768
Location (City and/or State)
Sandstone mn
You certainly can! They are bonding animals and if you get one fresh out of the pouch and train it with a bonding pouch it will do amazing things with you. If you don’t have that kind of time, get a few so they can bond with each other. They are very playful and full of antics. If they are angry or irritated at you they let you know by crabbing. This is a blown up stance with a lot of chatter and growling. They also put off a musky odor so you have to be diligent in washing their cage bedding. They need lots of caves, tunnels and climbing accessories..
They sure are cute I just did an internet search. I think it would be a fascinating animal to have around [emoji3526] they do good in groups to? Wow that's cool as well. I might look into getting one someday. Thank you for the info EllieMay! They sure are cute little fellas
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
14,904
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Well as a former Ohio resident I think be a little envornmentally concious is not a bad thing since I do remember the Cuyahoga River catching fire- A RIVER caught fire HMMM. Fortunately in Richmond or Public Works does do a few thing right and a hazardous chemical reclamation site is IT! Even oils and differential fluids
Maybe I could have stated it differently. Sorry. I was born and raised in Ohio. The citizens are environmentally conscious but it sometimes takes time for laws to catch up. That can be good or bad. I really wouldn't want to live anywhere else. The thing that stopped me from declawing our Dilly was a ban on that in San Francisco. When I heard that on the news I started asking questions to my vet. Also several friends that had their cats declawed. Since I have amputees in my family I know what phantom pain can be like. Dilly was spared declawing because I heard that news story within a few days of doing that to him. I honestly didn't know that declawing is amputation of the ends of their toes. Right now I'd like to find out why around 500 additives have been banned in the UK that are still in our everyday products. Over the years I've seen California act earlier on some issues. Also each state has different laws in our country and even cities within that state. But we're still US. Thank God.
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
14,904
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Hi Cathie! Thx
I speak french, english & spanish so I think we can find a way to discuss! :p
Tortoise/Turtle langage is universal. :tort:
Amen...I especially love spanish and tease my Hispanic friends about how many syllables it takes for them to speak one word...but I love it
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
14,904
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Good morning everyone if the CDR, here in Minnesota it is has been getting very cold as well.. I believe it's 52 out right now.. Mr. Elvis doesn't like the cold either as he's burried himself in the dirt since the colder weather came. My son has been potty trained since this summer and he does not I repeat does not want to wear his clothes.. he's crazy [emoji16] hope everyone here has a wonderful day and stays warm!
He's probably found a less time involved way of making sure his clothes stay clean.
 

JoesMum

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Oct 26, 2011
Messages
21,606
Location (City and/or State)
Kent, South East England
Very fun day today. I got peed on by Honey the sugar glider and held a Mexican red knee tarantula.

Here’s a pic of the two Hornbills I was working with, they are surprisingly clean when it comes to their night time/rainy day enclosure you can see here.

View attachment 280366

I think you’re in heaven [emoji4]
 

JoesMum

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Oct 26, 2011
Messages
21,606
Location (City and/or State)
Kent, South East England
Good evenooning all.

We had a busy day. We admitted a Mallard duck and a hedgehog that will soon be released; not much wrong with either.

I spent my day cleaning out birds and intermittently feeding a house martin.

This green woodpecker came in yesterday after flying into a window. It was a reluctant eater. However, minutes after this photo it decided it liked the food we use for swifts so things are looking up for it :)
IMG_0470.jpg
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
14,904
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Yes he definitely keeps them clean [emoji23]
The only reason I know is because my little son tried to pull that crap on me. He was sneaking his daytime clothes on underneath his PJ's. When I asked him why he said, "So in the morning all I have to do is get undressed."
 

Turtle girl 98

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2019
Messages
768
Location (City and/or State)
Sandstone mn
The only reason I know is because my little son tried to pull that crap on me. He was sneaking his daytime clothes on underneath his PJ's. When I asked him why he said, "So in the morning all I have to do is get undressed."
Omgoodness lol. That was very thought our answer he gave you lol. My son is 3 so I'm expecting him to say and do things like that soon. So far he just won't wear clothes.. my daughter just started walking a few months ago and is now in this stage where she wants to take her diapers off and run like her brother.. [emoji1]
 

Cathie G

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Aug 9, 2018
Messages
14,904
Location (City and/or State)
Lancaster
Good evenooning all.

We had a busy day. We admitted a Mallard duck and a hedgehog that will soon be released; not much wrong with either.

I spent my day cleaning out birds and intermittently feeding a house martin.

This green woodpecker came in yesterday after flying into a window. It was a reluctant eater. However, minutes after this photo it decided it liked the food we use for swifts so things are looking up for it :)
View attachment 280373
I love that. What does your rescue use for swifts? I think they're really good at what they're doing. Sounds like a quick recovery is in the making after the impact. Yeah!!!
 

New Posts

Top