I had a trip to Pretoria when I was spending Xmas in Boksburg many years ago.I'm in similar situation. I'm tryingbto sell my home and might go back to Pretoria. 2 dogs and my older cat cat would be all I can take. Fortunately the torts have a home to go back to as I'm just nursing them back to health till I manage to sell up. So I have to find her a good home preferably while she is still young. Fortunately property isn't selling easily. Market should recover soon..
Are you sure you weren't burgled?One of my inside cats decided being on the piano was a good thing. Now I have two broken Foo dog figurines, a broken metronome and a broken keepsake soap stone inscense burner:
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I found Lola in the garden having a good nibble on an old oyster shell once, I thought he was probably after the calcium but I was worried he would cut his mouth so I moved it and gave him his cuttlebone - which he ignored.Interesting factoid. The other day I found a whole pile of very old very dried out oyster shells that were full encrusted with all kinds of encrusted worm tubes/shells/barnacles. I picked up a handful, brought them home, soaked them & scrubbed them off thinking that hey….this is just a wild natural source of calcium. I tossed them in with our Sully’s food stuff & today I see that they have been fully destroyed, eaten & smashed up. Good for beak filing & calcium intake.
Thoughts?
Tom says opuntia pads are rich in calcium - as well as other things.I've been thinking and wondering about that same subject with my Russian. Calcium and the source and also even for myself. Since Sullys eat a bit of animal it's more than likely ok for them. But I'm not an expert. But I was thinking that possibly I could find a plant based calcium for Sapphire that I wouldn't have to hide in his food. I've been reading that certain types of algae are good sources of calcium. They are selling capsules of it for vegetarians.
Oh my gosh 😂😂😂😂Are you sure you weren't burgled?
A cat burglar maybe!!
Sapphire is a picky little person. He'll eat okra but won't touch the opuntia even if I cut it up into little buttheaded teeny tiny pieces 🤪 and work my fingers to the bone trying to please him.Tom says opuntia pads are rich in calcium - as well as other things.
If Sapphire is anything like Lola he'll love it!
I ration it though or messy poops will follow!
Sapphire is a picky little person. He'll eat okra but won't touch the opuntia even if I cut it up into little buttheaded teeny tiny pieces 🤪 and work my fingers to the bone trying to please him.
Maybe he doesn't like chunks - even tiny ones.Sapphire is a picky little person. He'll eat okra but won't touch the opuntia even if I cut it up into little buttheaded teeny tiny pieces 🤪 and work my fingers to the bone trying to please him.
I've never seen a buzzard up close. A couple years ago there was a whole flock (20 or 30) of them flying around our neighborhood and roosting in nearby eucalyptus trees, but I never saw one up close. And after about an hour they were gone never to return.Hhhhmmm. From the other night.View attachment 343738View attachment 343739
I just put three new chicken legs out. I think one Vulture does an afternoon recce over our garden checking for new tidbits. I have a BLINK webcam set up so i can easily check for activity every 10 mins or so. It’s easier to quickly check for animal activity. Vultures & fox.I've never seen a buzzard up close. A couple years ago there was a whole flock (20 or 30) of them flying around our neighborhood and roosting in nearby eucalyptus trees, but I never saw one up close. And after about an hour they were gone never to return.
Interesting factoid. The other day I found a whole pile of very old very dried out oyster shells that were full encrusted with all kinds of encrusted worm tubes/shells/barnacles. I picked up a handful, brought them home, soaked them & scrubbed them off thinking that hey….this is just a wild natural source of calcium. I tossed them in with our Sully’s food stuff & today I see that they have been fully destroyed, eaten & smashed up. Good for beak filing & calcium intake.
Thoughts?
Oh he'll eat chunks. He'll even chew up a quartered zucchini himself. That's how I have to get his vitamins and such in him and other tricky methods that I use. He doesn't like the opuntia. If I plant my spineless prickly pear in his enclosure he'll probably sleep beside it. I would like to find a supplement for him though through the winter that is more what he would want. I once put a rabbit treat from small pet select on his salad just to see what he would do. It was a dried flower mix. As soon as he smelled it he was chomping down on everything. That's why I'm thinking there might be a plant based calcium and D3 supplement capsule that I can use for him.Maybe he doesn't like chunks - even tiny ones.
I use a vegetable peeler and give Lola very thin slices - I have a fear of him choking.
I feed them when he's in his soak.
It is fast approaching midnight here so I'm departing this dark place in exchange for my cosy bed. Nite all . Nice chatting to you.We have white backed Vultures here Cape Vidal Wetland Park and in the Umfolozi Game Reserve nearby. As well as Palm nut Vultures and Bataleurs but I have neveŕ seen them really close up. Do you call Vultures Buzzards ? Or are they different species ? is that a dumb question.! 🤣 I should Google it. I Never thought to put out a chicken leg. Must try it !
I think they're actually turkey vultures.We have white backed Vultures here Cape Vidal Wetland Park and in the Umfolozi Game Reserve nearby. As well as Palm nut Vultures and Bataleurs but I have neveŕ seen them really close up. Do you call Vultures Buzzards ? Or are they different species ? is that a dumb question.! 🤣 Never thought to put out a chicken leg. Must try it !
I think they're actually turkey vultures.
They aren't a bird that's nice to be up close and personable with because of their diet. They are really nasty as far as odor and a lot of other things including infestations of insects. But since they aren't mean to the living like a hawk. At least the one I dealt with personally wasn't I liked him. He sure liked to attack dead stuff though 🤣 while he was recuperating he just danced around but kept his distance and ate what I put out for him.I've never seen a buzzard up close. A couple years ago there was a whole flock (20 or 30) of them flying around our neighborhood and roosting in nearby eucalyptus trees, but I never saw one up close. And after about an hour they were gone never to return.
It's so strange to hear you talk about the onset of fall when we're talking about spring here in the States. We finally had a day with not much wind in Oklahoma when it's been 2 solid weeks "of they're blowing the air out of Kleenex at the factory" (a late 50's or early 60's ad on tv about how soft Kleenex was when they took the "air" out of the tissue). It's been warm so unless you're trying to go boating, it's ok once you batten down the hatches.Have a good day all!View attachment 343632
It's getting much colder here and our great dane hates it. Autumn/Fall/Herfs is coming quickly, most trees are losing leaves like there's no tomorrow
Some more images from my grandparents vacation
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The last image isn't zoomed in. The lion was that distance from the camera.
Today was a good day. I painted my closet's insides and took it easy. Anyway, have a good day!