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Hooray xxxxx Harold is awake

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 31 Mar 2021 08:28

Are yours outdoor tortoises Joy


Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 31 Mar 2021 00:33

I have a horsfeild Tortoise and an African Sulcata
and neither hibernate

Both are male :-D :-D

The big guy eats us out of house and home

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Barbra

Barbra Report 29 Mar 2021 18:14

Shirley she has a good home they sleep a good while that's past now hope she enjoys her Summer x

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Mar 2021 17:45

She went down late Oct so has had a long sleep

I bed her down in hay inside a big box inside her house

I insulate around and under the box .
Hay under and foam insulating beads each side and behind it

The box has a lid with several holes in it

Her house is then sealed up so nothing can get in to hurt her

She gets checked every so often to check she is ok


Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Barbra

Barbra Report 29 Mar 2021 16:58

How long has she been asleep sounds cosy for her xx :-)

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Mar 2021 15:37

She has her house on the patio that has hay bedding in it

She takes herself in and out as she wants

Can just close it down if the weather turns

She has had a little roam today and gone back to bed :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 29 Mar 2021 14:47

That is good news, it is going to get cold again though

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 29 Mar 2021 14:16

Great news, Shirley.

I bet Keiran will be looking forward to seeing her again soon.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2021 13:30

Greek for Harold - Chárolnt

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Mar 2021 13:30

Afraid it’s been Harold for too long to change the name

All the family know Harold

Grandson Kieran adores her and loves feeding her when he is with me

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 Mar 2021 13:16

Lovely! <3

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 29 Mar 2021 13:10

Great news - well Harolds are called Harry - could she be a Harriet ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Barbra

Barbra Report 29 Mar 2021 12:59

Aw bless nature is wonderful new life & others wakening Barbara :-)

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Mar 2021 12:32

Harold the aged sixty plus tortoise is awake

Is actually a female Greek spur but only discovered that last year

Has been with us since 1968 and was daughters pet that stayed after she married

Named Harold because Harold Wilson was prime minister then and hubby said the tortoise was slow like him!

It’s always a phew every year when she comes out of hibernation

<3 :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957