Wow! a crash with a big truck. She's lucky to be alive.
Whatever ? I'm still wondering how long it'll be before I quit having tortoise nightmares. The ones where you can't find him. All kinds of crazy dreams?. It'll be 14 years May 18th. The dreams is why I joined the TFO. I just made myself very happy by looking that up. All can say is good luck with no more worries bout your jewel ?I agree, I am on a learning curve. Next spring this won't worry me.
Prayers ?My 18 year old granddaughter up in Michigan. Got in a auto accident yesterday. A driver pulled out of a gas station in front of her. I guess the driver didn't see her. She got checked out at the hospital and had some bumps and bruises. She had also hit her head but there was no bump or wound. My son just informed me, Jaelynn passed out and had about a 30 second seizure. EMS took her to the hospital and she has slight bleeding on the brain. Keeping her overnight for observation.
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Yes some species hibernate in houses.That's so neat. I didn't know that butterflies can survive a winter.?
Yes, it could have been a lot worse.Wow! a crash with a big truck. She's lucky to be alive.
Ohhhh,the dreams are crazy! Rose has them also.Whatever ? I'm still wondering how long it'll be before I quit having tortoise nightmares. The ones where you can't find him. All kinds of crazy dreams?. It'll be 14 years May 18th. The dreams is why I joined the TFO. I just made myself very happy by looking that up. All can say is good luck with no more worries bout your jewel ?
Thank you!Prayers ?
Wow I learned something new today!Yes some species hibernate in houses.
Mine moved in about September. I moved mine into an unheated room because heating can wake and confuse them.
They hang themselves on ceilings or high up on walls.
They look dead and I suspect that many are vacuumed up by people who don't know they're just hibernating.
If you move them you have to put them somewhere away from predators like spiders or mice or put them in a box to protect them.
Crikey that must have been so frightening for a young girl and for her mum and dad too.My 18 year old granddaughter up in Michigan. Got in a auto accident yesterday. A driver pulled out of a gas station in front of her. I guess the driver didn't see her. She got checked out at the hospital and had some bumps and bruises. She had also hit her head but there was no bump or wound. My son just informed me, Jaelynn passed out and had about a 30 second seizure. EMS took her to the hospital and she has slight bleeding on the brain. Keeping her overnight for observation.
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I'm going to have to check that out. I've never had one come inside. I'm surprised they can live that long. I wonder if some of them try to hibernate outside? I would give them a box to live in.❤️Yes some species hibernate in houses.
Mine moved in about September. I moved mine into an unheated room because heating can wake and confuse them.
They hang themselves on ceilings or high up on walls.
They look dead and I suspect that many are vacuumed up by people who don't know they're just hibernating.
If you move them you have to put them somewhere away from predators like spiders or mice or put them in a box to protect them.
Apparently those that overwinter in the adult form can live up to 10 months!I'm going to have to check that out. I've never had one come inside. I'm surprised they can live that long. I wonder if some of them try to hibernate outside? I would give them a box to live in.❤
Yea it'll never stop. I already got that. And the longer Sapphire lives means I was able to help him a little bit. That one little decision not to send him back and just try to help him has payed off with a lot of happiness.Ohhhh,the dreams are crazy! Rose has them also.
Is that after they wake up? 10 more months? Maybe they have a short life expectancy like most because they have to live on a crazy planet. And I'm not joking about that. My Zebra Finches have a life expectancy of 2 or 3 years but mine I've had for probably 12 years. Very interesting.Apparently those that overwinter in the adult form can live up to 10 months!
10 months in total I think.Is that after they wake up? 10 more months? Maybe they have a short life expectancy like most because they have to live on a crazy planet. And I'm not joking about that. My Zebra Finches have a life expectancy of 2 or 3 years but mine I've had for probably 12 years. Very interesting.
That could possibly be a couple of seasons. I've never known to even look for hibernating butterflies. It's pretty amazing to me. I've always wanted them to live a long life and not be so fragile.10 months in total I think.
Thank you, it has come at a bad time also. Jaelynn has played fast pitch softball from the age of 8. She is on a travel team and plays tournaments almost every weekend. She has a strong bat and hits home runs often. In the last 2 weekend's she hasCrikey that must have been so frightening for a young girl and for her mum and dad too.
I hope she'll make a speedy recovery from this. I'll be thinking of her.
Were you not happy with Sapphire when you received him?Yea it'll never stop. I already got that. And the longer Sapphire lives means I was able to help him a little bit. That one little decision not to send him back and just try to help him has payed off with a lot of happiness.
I’ll pass along lots of healing thoughts and prayers! That’s scary that they didn’t catch it the first check..My 18 year old granddaughter up in Michigan. Got in a auto accident yesterday. A driver pulled out of a gas station in front of her. I guess the driver didn't see her. She got checked out at the hospital and had some bumps and bruises. She had also hit her head but there was no bump or wound. My son just informed me, Jaelynn passed out and had about a 30 second seizure. EMS took her to the hospital and she has slight bleeding on the brain. Keeping her overnight for observation.
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Yeah,, I guess because there was no bump or wound on the head. I would think if someone hit their head in any type of accident. The head should be checked out. My son has great health insurance. So that shouldn't have been a problem.I’ll pass along lots of healing thoughts and prayers! That’s scary that they didn’t catch it the first check..
He wasn't in good health with his shell and very dirty. I was really mad that he had been so abused. I decided to keep him and take the loss if I couldn't. He had to have been wild caught probably. I have a tremendous amount of respect for you and Rose. You've raised a good looking baby. I'm glad Sapphire was an adult. Even though he wasn't in the best shape he was already an adult. It was probably easier to get him back to health because of that.?Thank you, it has come at a bad time also. Jaelynn has played fast pitch softball from the age of 8. She is on a travel team and plays tournaments almost every weekend. She has a strong bat and hits home runs often. In the last 2 weekend's she has
Were you not happy with Sapphire when you received him?
That is great for you to rescue Sapphire. That is what I am waiting for. Somehow or someway a abused tort comes my way. I don't want to look for them, because I am afraid there are a lot of them out there.He wasn't in good health with his shell and very dirty. I was really mad that he had been so abused. I decided to keep him and take the loss if I couldn't. He had to have been wild caught probably. I have a tremendous amount of respect for you and Rose. You've raised a good looking baby. I'm glad Sapphire was an adult. Even though he wasn't in the best shape he was already an adult. It was probably easier to get him back to health because of that.?