Still looking

Torches at the ready, wellies on, join me for the search party? http://lifeofatortoise.blogspot.com/2009/05/granny-is-that-you.html

Managed to catch up with Blue Peter, they race different types of tortoise by putting them in a circle & seeing which one reaches the edge of the circle, made from lettuce leaves by the look of it, owner was surprised this is what happens at Oxford uni??? Then the winner got to race the Blue Peter tortoise Shelly in narrow wooden race lanes, the tortoises were NOT impressed, owner wasn't, I wasn't, then one was carried a bit down the race track & declared the winner, great, make tortoise look like a toy, encourage a whole era of badly informed tortoise keepers...

Granny - is that you?

I wonder if the wonders of technology and the lovely people who read my blog could help me search for any long lost relatives of either me or any other tortoise. There is a prize for the eldest tortoise found, he he I thought, I'll just rewrite my blog and claim to be a 200 year old rare never heard of before miniature tortoise (well poodles can be mini!) but if you are going to claim this rather exciting status, then proof is required, not just a pic of you & your birthday cake with zillions of candles on, more info is here http://www.pethouseclub.com/blog.aspx?id=238

A day filled with excitement, there were 2 tortoise on Blue Peter this morning, sadly turned off before the race, hmmm Blue Peter, I still hold them responsible for the loss of many tortoise, remember the advice to put your tort in the airing cupboard to keep them warm??? Sadly a death sentence :o(


My next installment will tell the story of the day I was mistaken for a girl... I just need time to come to terms with the incident...

Lost or stolen?

I came across this story, reminded me of the recent lottery ticket news story, by finding something doesn't mean it's yours. I think the behaviour is shocking, no attempt to find the owner??? It's not like you see a tortoise wandering the streets every day.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hTP0lrpIT-u-Eq_UNh5gufdpk4Og

Not to mention taking a tortoise home with you, I presume not many households have a spare UV bulb in the cupboard.

Bargain of the day

Owner does pride herself on shopping around, here she will share bargain of the year, save 50p on the magazine mentioned in the previous post, go on you know you want to see the picture mentioned, this way it can be delivered to your door for £2.50 imagine what I could have done with that 50p, half a pack of dandelion seeds!

http://www.practicalreptilekeeping.co.uk/

For my fellow twits follow them here

http://twitter.com/ReptileMagazine

May I also take this oppurtunity to compain about the weather after my garden area was all tideied up (again) for me yesterday it rains today, destined for a day under my lamp with a few dandelions

Shocking really...

The owner returned from her shopping trip with a first edition of Practical Reptile keeping, she kept it from me initially, strangely enough at the side of the microwave until she got some peace and quiet, one of the little people is also doing a project for school about reptiles, ever keen for pictures but this magazine will stay intact. There is loads of information in it about tortoise, what more could anyone want? Owner had a flick through in the shop, if it had said to keep tortoise in glass tanks she would have been mortified, but no, KEEP YOUR TORTOISE IN A TORTOISE TABLE SET UP, let us breathe in an open air environment, hurrah, I hope the message reaches some of the mean people who let my relatives live in condensation filled tanks.

The real shock of the magazine was the pictures, lots of high quality pictures, stories about a trip to the Galapogos islands, but.... I can hardly type there were some erm, mating pictures, no everyone should this picture owner referred to it as tortoise porn but I think she is exagerrating, the tortoise just looks very happy, I presume copyright & all that I can't include it, but everyone should see it, absolute classic!

Go & buy Practical Reptile keeping now!

Wow!

The owners have returned... all wearing the same glasses, thought optician appointment wasn't until tomorrow, chatter concludes they have been to see monsters vs aliens, they weren't even gone that long, needle poked in eye, amazing! yeah sounds it... flying balls into your face, they seem impressed, doesn't sound so good to me but they brought back a dandelion with them, I think they feel guilty for the influx of popcorn they have consumed.

They had another home in visiting the cinema, the new tv would seem smaller when they returned, but no it still looks gigantic! Impressive picture quality, looks more coloured in than the last one, deeper colours they say they spent last night flicking between normal football and football in HD, they were admiring the patterns on the grass, never mind the grass, where are the dandelions!!!

A new arrival

i wish they would keep me better informed of what is going on, the morning started bright and early (too early if you ask me) the netire room turned into a building site whilst a new creation was built, a phonecall "30 minutes" panic followed, could they build the creation before the 30 minute deadline.... I am sure you are on the edge of your seats, I was on the edge of my shell, but no they didn't make it, this massive box arrived, great I thought, one way of changing the flooring = cover it all in cardboard boxes! I decided to snooze whilst Mrs Owner left the building, by the time she returned there was a big difference, out with the little tv in with the, the, how do I describe it, an almighty moving picture sat on the new creation, I say sat but they keep calling it a stand, a bit more shuffling around with the conclusion that actually it's still rather big for the room, should have invested wsely in Romaine lettuce instead I think