The Tortoise Table

Ok so I just left the plastic off for a week hoping seeds would settle then covered it over winter... opened it up 2day and WOW!

Tiny was a very happy girl

Thanks Nina, it was the fluorescent strip and all sorted now!

Cannot wait til spring and they can go outside again, the both of them are driving me mad indoors

Oh dear -- don't know what i've done, but I replied to your post, posted my reply, and I seem to have deleted your post! So I've cut and pasted your post underneath the one i just wrote, below. Not sure how that all happened, but many apologies: Hi Bex, Ooh, nasty. Was it a heat/light/UVB combined m...

Brilliant thanks Nina, will chose leaves with as little on as possible...both my torts eat it now and it’s a great hardy all year plant for them!

Happy new year to you too hun! Yep roll on spring :D can’t wait! Although I have just found a lovely sow thistle patch growing along a back alley, so that will help for a week at least :lol: Can I ask on the Mallow, I’ve noticed orange bits on the leaves...there hard, not sure if there bugs? Any ide...

Update on bath....here’s the new one!

Thank you for your comment albass

I’ve been putting a few leaves in and they have been eaten so all good!

My weed raised bed is growing nicely, I have all sorts in there! Just wish the foxes didn’t enjoy digging it all up

Will return when spring comes if I have any new things grow!

Thanx Lin, u r a star!

Bex x

Hi guys,

Well I’m not gonna be able to give her a crafty bath like this for much longer!

Excellent Ty, I will see if they like it and keep a bit growing if they do! x

Hi guys, we finally have decent weather so taken the opportunity to get out and weed!

Just come across this, any ideas plz?

Thanx x

Thank you Lin! Can you sex them if we send pics plz?

I have sent Paula the care sheet to read through and they are in very safe hands now the smaller seems to be more dominant, should we split them or see how they go?

Thanx x

Hi guys, just to let u know these guys r approx 5 and have been kept in a 3 ft Vivarium all there lives! They haven't been out I don't think, the lady didn't even want them in the 1st place so glad Paula saw them! They didn't have the appropriate heat lamp, uv, substrate, food etc but now they will ...

Brilliant big thank you Lin I will remove the no feeds and leave what's ok, glad the toadflax is ok, I will only allow a small amount to grow through though as Tiny is a little piggie!!

I'm sure I'll be back soon, as I still have lots not flowering yet hehe x

And finally.... This is the one near Tiny!

And more....

A couple more...

Hi guys, we are getting used to our new garden! Speedy likes bramble and Tiny loves both the bindweeds, although both only moderate feeds I'm glad there trying new things. They are both doing really well and hate rainy days! Things are growing all over the place and I have no idea what anything is! ...

Hi to everyone on Facebook commenting...just for the record I did have a qualified electrician to run the wire and fit the outside plug socket for me! It was inside the shed and the bulb run off a thermostat. I always turn it off before I go anywhere but left in a rush and first time I didn’t do it,...

Hi guys, thank you for your kind words and continuing support. I did have a layer of cardboard on the bottom as it was a metal base and Speedy didn't like it, she wouldn't go in until I covered it. I have had so much to do I did not get round to filling it with dirt/sand. I did find broken glass pie...

The new space is only temporary but I think she likes it! I dug the grass back up and repotted it so it gives her somewhere to hide etc, she was busy exploring earlier today when the sun came out, but is snuggled in her cupboard now.

Hi guys, Before I start just want you to know Speedy is ok, probably still in shock but have had her checked and Vet seems happy with her. I returned home from shopping to find her shed on fire! I made sure she wasn't in there and then managed to put fire out with garden hose pipe! I have never been...

Yeah it's lovely!! I sat and watched her for ages and she spent all day in and out of it!! I think the move was the best thing for her, she seems very happy now and even takes herself outside when she's woken up! She never did that before! And all the lovely weeds are growing well and there's plenty...

Hi....hope everyone is enjoying this lovely weather

I've finally found a dish big enough for Speedy to have a bath outside, as she has outgrown the last one already!!
Dunno how long it will last tho....

Thank you ladies....my Nan did mention I should do this for a living!! The semi circle the cold frame is in, is our old pond filled in and my main aim is too half empty it and have the whole area for Tiny, as she is growing well and will need more room by next summer! I just wanted her outside asap!...

Enjoying the sunshine