Yes Cape Town has very strict water restrictions at the moment, all the major supply dams are extremely low, which is rather frighting. Luckily Napier, which is about 170 km from Cape Town,has its own water supply so the situation is not as drastic.
Hi, yes this is a lovely area, however this time of the year the Western Cape is so very dry I wish we had just a little bit of your wet weather. The tortoises do seem to love the heat ........
Thank you. I definitely will post an update on how the Tortoises are doing whenever I go down to Napier, my next planned trip is in April, I cant wit to see what they are up to.
Oh super, i would love to watch a large group of Tortoises like that, just to see the different characters. Do you keep them all together or separate the different species?
Thank you. Actually "Speedy" is too fast, I have tried to take photos of him but he is off in a flash and under a shrub the next minute. I will attempt, once again. to get a photo of him when I go to Napier in April.
Thank you, when I go down to Napier, in April, I will definitely attempt to take more and better photos of the Tortoises, especially Cabbage Patch and post them on the Forum,
Thank you so much for the feedback, I did notice the triangular shapes on the sides of Cabbage Patch and thought he may be different to the other Tortoises. As I mentioned with them being wild it is difficult to get very close without scaring them. However when I get back there I will get a...
My name is Russell and I have joined your Tortoise forum to gain some Tortoise knowledge. From the different articles I have read I have already gained a lot of Tortoise know how. Thank you. Here is my rather lengthy (sorry) essay ........
My story is a little different to the norm as I don't...