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chubsta
Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2013 Location: Folkestone,Kent Status: Offline Points: 430 |
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So many slow worms! I wonder what the survival rate is is a garden?
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Suzy
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I don't know Chubsta. My neighbour found a dead one on her lawn yesterday, very likely killed by one the the many cats that live in the neighbourhood. I do see some slow worms under the covers with missing tails, so something must have had a go at them. There are a lot of places they can retreat to, both natural and introduced by humans. Compost heaps really are great homes for them but I realise they go out in the open at times. I think it's been said on here before that you can have them in your garden and not realise, until you find one underneath something.
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Tom Omlette
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never get tired of seeing your slowie update pics suz
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Liz Heard
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Me neither.
I'm really grateful to my parents that after years of me groaning about their grass maintenance policy, they have finally relented and adopted a more relaxed regime. I'm sure the slowies feel the benefit too. On Sunday i checked the various roofing slates/tiles i have placed around their west-facing, terraced garden. This one is the thickest and least reliable, but it came up with (briefly glimpsed) 'spaghetti' that day; I wasn't quick enough to get them all in tho' |
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will
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Fantastic Ben and Suz - very jealous of your spaghetti!
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Tom Omlette
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that's great ben :)
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Liz Heard
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Thanks Will and Timtom
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Suzy
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This small slowie was the only one seen today during a look round all seven covers I've got in the garden. There had been many hours sun by the time I looked. I have noticed the numbers reducing recently - particularly all the adults have gone weeks ago. Over years of watching it seems the small ones are last to bed and first up in spring. I'll try and look after less sunshine and see if more are still about. Air temp 11degC.
Edited by Suzy - 01 Nov 2018 at 2:07pm |
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will
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Great to see a November reptile, Suz I wonder if this will be the last one of the year? Will anyone beat a Nov 1st slowie? - not counting wall lizards, that is!
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chubsta
Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2013 Location: Folkestone,Kent Status: Offline Points: 430 |
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Challenge accepted - it its still very warm here during the day so will have a nose tomorrow...
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