Gopher tortoise in the yard
KaraLynn
10 years ago
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My tortoise ate some beautiful flowers and I'm happy!!!
Comments (8)They not only bring them back but they bring them back in good shape. If pbulbs are wrinkled because of lack of watering, I cut them off. Everyone knows by now how to take care of them, its only for a couple of weeks at the most as they get them some time after they started blooming so usually less than 2 weeks away from my care. Anyway, it does not seem to be a problem, I always get them back. Is there room for more? Is the Pope Catholic? Will Rush find more ways to rant and rave against Obama? Of course there is, there is always room for at least a few more. Big Bob just did me a big favor, so his recent transgression is forgiven. One of my daughter's 26 foot motor home was parked just inside the fence, street parking is not allowed in both her and my neighborhood. He crawls under that to escape the mid day heat. Recently he did minimal damage to the retractable step. It was obviously necessary to move the motor home just outside the fence which makes the side yard a little smaller. What good is a front/side yard anyway? All you do is spend money on it, lawn care, flowers etc, totally useless. Now the MH sits snugly in a corner, back to the house, side to the fence. The beauty of all this is that it frees up a great new growing area, full sun all day, no human factors to deal with at this time. I have to move fast before the more normal Homo Sapiens of the household find a use for this space such as BBQ, table and lawn chairs etc. It can be done, I'm going to start this week end. Nick...See MoreAngel Face - before gopher, after gopher (pics)
Comments (30)Kasie - I've tried the traps. I bought 2, and have set them each about 20x. Not one single gopher. I have found the "giant destroyer" brand bombs that seemed to be working, so I'm not giving up on gassing. The putzy red and black ones they've been stocking at HD and Lowes have been useless - I end up digging them up, un detonated. If (when...sigh...) this happens again, I will try to see if I can get rootstock to again produce roots - mostly as an experiment. I've tossed 2 of my losses: Angel Face - WILL replace, Tantalizing Red - will not replace, then Pink Peace had some tiny straggling roots left, and I chopped her down to about the relative size of her remaining roots leaving all the low leaves I could, and replanted her and am soaking her daily. She isn't dead yet... Caged 3 more roses last night after coming home from work - Bolero (missing all but a few feeder roots), Young Lycidas (whoppee - roots intact), and Intrigue (most roots intact). That now makes a total of 8 now caged. Just about 70 something to go. It's a good start. !...See Morefrustrated: how to get raccoons to stop pooping
Comments (12)gotta figure out a way to get DH to do this for me,lol! Raccoon guy left me with some coyote urine and I put it out last night(you reminded me he had left me this and I had it in the garage and opened it and it stinks big time) and no poop last night,though the beast out there was playing w/ the rag I left where he/she pooped because it was all over the place. The other rags were left alone. If this doesn't work, I'll buy DH a six-pack! thanks again....See Morecareing for land turtles
Comments (7)You can put a source of water out that the turtle can get in. We have a box turtle that has lived in our yard for about five years now, and he likes getting in the "toad pools" we have around the yard. He'd probably like something deeper than what we have. Box turtles, for whatever reason, like to poop in the water rather than on land. We scrub the pools out regularly (not using bleach or other chemicals). Do you know what kind of turtle it is? Box turtles can spend their entire lives inside an area the size of a football field. Our box turtle has taken up residence just fifty feet from where it hatched. It disappears for long periods at a time, but always shows up later. We planted some strawberry plants (not the wild, invasive type) that we know he eats, and they're really spreading. He also really likes the june bugs we've had lately. Probably the most important thing you can do is just make sure you don't hurt it accidentally, by mowing, weedeating, pets, etc.... If it's selected your yard, it's probably because you already have what it needs. They know a lot more than we do. Tim www.WildlifeTheater.com...See Morejenniferinfl
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