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    Is Anyone In The UK Giving Their Tortoises's Extra Soaking In The Heatwave?

    Yep! Me! I'm soaking my sulcata regularly and I put the sprinkler on in the garden for him. I am feeding him romaine to help with hydration.
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    Please welcome Zola

    Great picture Angie! Happy 22nd Birthday Zola!! 🎂 🎉 🥳
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    Thank you Big Ron. It looked like Bastoyne in 1944 on Friday! All fixable though. I like gardening when the weather improves. Roll on Spring, I've had enough of winter!
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    You're right, nothing bad to deal with. No one hurt. I think of the storms, fires, floods, etc that some of the members deal with and we're very lucky in comparison. I will need to sort back up power though. We didn't lose any this time but if we did, I don't know how we'd heat the tortoise house.
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    Thank you Sarah. Sorry to hear about your tiles. Hope it's fixed for you soon
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    I hope so! The fencing guys are coming this Saturday which will make the garden secure. The pond is a nightmare. Nothing but trouble. We have a 'grill' which lies beneath the surface of the water to save kids, dogs and tortoises from falling in! No fish. We had koi but had to remove when the...
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    Thanks Angie. You did the right thing by trimming yours in advance! Bit of a palaver but no one hurt thankfully. We were at home when it happened, I was on a conference call and could see it unfolding every few minutes, Carnage! Rodney not affected by the storms, he likes the rain although we...
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    Storms destroyed our garden

    The storms we had on Friday took out 3 large trees (plus another 2 removed) in our garden and 6 fence panels. Tree surgeons have been working for the last 2 days to remove a huge eucalyptus. The garden isn't secure until the fencing contractors can come next Saturday to repair all the fencing...
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    Global warming and the 'doomsday' glacier

    In the UK, we take our own bags. Plastic bags used to be free, now they charge, so 'voila', everyone brings their own. But I see your point.
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    Global warming and the 'doomsday' glacier

    Thank you. You got my point. Play our part.
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    Global warming and the 'doomsday' glacier

    I agree with what everyone has said; the observations on the changing planet and lying politicians. Those things won't ever change. But what I don't hear from this thread is a recognition that regardless of the doomsday warnings, lying politicians and evolution of Earth, each of us still has a...
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    Global warming and the 'doomsday' glacier

    They changed the components in aerosols to prevent further degradation didn't they?
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    Global warming and the 'doomsday' glacier

    Am I reading your responses correctly? Are you all saying human impact to climate change isn't a real threat and is just natural evolution of the planet? Makes me wonder what hope there is if some of the most intelligent people on this forum feel this way.
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    Face photos...(picture heavy)

    Staffy with glasses! Chickens on the dashboard! Cat in the bird cage! I like your style ElliMae. You got some lovely animals there. Thank you for sharing. Where is Hagerstown?
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