#40

sounds like my nan

#41

It’s not a crap animal, but you might say it’s a crap pet (but I don’t think it is)

#42

Herons are smaller than you’d imagine aren’t they? Very majestic looking things though. What do terrapins eat? We had a wild duck land in our pond a few weeks ago, was mad craic. Resident ducks/chickens were like GTFO BITCH

#43

name me 3 good things a tortoise has ever done…

#44

Herons are incredible beasts, with their backwards knees, their gait and eyes that never seem to blink. They’re kind of scrawny and smallish looking when their standing about, but when they fly their wings make them look massive I think. I was up looking at them in regent’s park yesterday during lunch.

2 Likes
#45

Well one carries the world on it’s back (it says tortoise in brackets)

1 Like
#46

Wars started by tortoises: 0
Transformers films directed by tortoises: 0
Donald Trump Tortoises: 0

1 Like
#47

turtles all the way down!

1 Like
#48

much more plausible than the simulation theory

1 Like
#49

People were dumb as shit back then weren’t they?

Wonder what we’ll all end up being laughed at for believing. ~cough~ We are all definitely living in the Matrix

1 Like
#50

Esio Trot. Teg Reggib

2 Likes
#51

Kris says:

"Mine usually go down in mid-October as the days shorten and the temperature drops

They become slow down and usually find somewhere sheltered and out of the elements, usually digging themselves in the ground. Once she has started to dig a winter home I bring to her winter box, kept in the garage or very cool room and let her clear her system and bath her and then let her sleep until about March."

#52

that’s so useful: thanks to you and to Kris.

1 Like
#53

Great at beating hares in races through sheer persistence though

1 Like
#54

Yep. Very dinosaur-like.

I’m a fan of the heron.

#55

Tickle her underside with a toothbrush.

(Not advice from @anon29812515 but something MsWza’s work colleague does with her tortoise. Loves it, apparently.)

#56

We had two tortoises when I was growing up. Toddy and Speedy (Speedy was technically mine). We went on holiday and left someone to look after them, when we came back one of them was upside down and maggot riddled! Can’t remember what happened to the other one.

I was pretty young so wasn’t too involved with welfare.

#57

this is making me laugh. I know it shouldn’t

did your folks kick off?

#58

I don’t really know, it is a mysterious time in my life. Think it was Toddy that snuffed it. Speedy must have gone to live with some other tortoises. (tortus by the way).

#59

love herons. can’t go 5 minutes in the nether lands without seeing one. also storks.
here’s a heron anecdote you may have missed I’m shit at interviews

1 Like