Re: landlord treated yard

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Posted by brian m on May 05, 2000 at 00:59:05:

In Reply to: Re: landlord treated yard posted by Heather on May 04, 2000 at 17:33:24:

: Hi, don't get me started on tenant's rights...

: Anyway, Giovanni is right...the longer you can keep your torties off of it the better. I know that doesn't help much. I realize how tough this would be because spring is here, summer is on its way and tortoises want to get on the grass.

: Here are my ideas
: 1. You don't say what kind of tortoises you have but can you put something temporary out for them to go in like kiddy pools or something? I know they are unattractive, but at least you could put them outside safely.
: 2. Call the company that makes the fertilizer and talk to someone in their research department. Ask them about absorbtion rates, how long is in the grass leaves, etc. Ask them how long you should keep the tortoises off and double the time period they give you as safe.
: 3. I read this somewhere, and I do not know if it is true, have not used this method, and do not endorse it...so
: I read that if you aerate the soil, heavily water the treated grass, let it grow long, then mow it down short, that after 3 cycles of this it should be safe for your tortoise to go on. Again, I haven't done this, only read it in some tortoise info...can't even find the info now.

: But you know if you are in a pinch and you are afraid they will get lost confined to the other part of the yard, you have to weigh your options.

: In the mean time, can you temporarily fence them in the smaller area and block off the deck until you figure out what to do?

thanks everyone for your replies on this subject. last year was great because my landlord never came out to weedand feed because of the drought in central ohio. and last year i only had one tortoise a baby red foot who seemed to enjoy running arond in the flower garden for most of the morning and early afternoon.it had morning sun and then was shaded the rest of the time and he loved it. now i've got a russian and she won't be able to go in the flower garden out front. the back of our apartment building has a hill and we also have flowers out there but not the kind that they ca eat. so i'm kind of limited on space even on the deck its only 7' x 11' with a grill and a few chairs. i can make an enclosure for the deck but its hard to find the correct location. my landlord really screwed it up for me i can't wait until i can get a house. thanks again everyone! brian m

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: : : Hi, don't get me started on tenant's rights... : : Anyway, Giovanni is right...the longer you can keep your torties off of it the better. I know that doesn't help much. I realize how tough this would be because spring is here, summer is on its way and tortoises want to get on the grass. : : Here are my ideas : : 1. You don't say what kind of tortoises you have but can you put something temporary out for them to go in like kiddy pools or something? I know they are unattractive, but at least you could put them outside safely. : : 2. Call the company that makes the fertilizer and talk to someone in their research department. Ask them about absorbtion rates, how long is in the grass leaves, etc. Ask them how long you should keep the tortoises off and double the time period they give you as safe. : : 3. I read this somewhere, and I do not know if it is true, have not used this method, and do not endorse it...so : : I read that if you aerate the soil, heavily water the treated grass, let it grow long, then mow it down short, that after 3 cycles of this it should be safe for your tortoise to go on. Again, I haven't done this, only read it in some tortoise info...can't even find the info now. : : But you know if you are in a pinch and you are afraid they will get lost confined to the other part of the yard, you have to weigh your options. : : In the mean time, can you temporarily fence them in the smaller area and block off the deck until you figure out what to do? : thanks everyone for your replies on this subject. last year was great because my landlord never came out to weedand feed because of the drought in central ohio. and last year i only had one tortoise a baby red foot who seemed to enjoy running arond in the flower garden for most of the morning and early afternoon.it had morning sun and then was shaded the rest of the time and he loved it. now i've got a russian and she won't be able to go in the flower garden out front. the back of our apartment building has a hill and we also have flowers out there but not the kind that they ca eat. so i'm kind of limited on space even on the deck its only 7' x 11' with a grill and a few chairs. i can make an enclosure for the deck but its hard to find the correct location. my landlord really screwed it up for me i can't wait until i can get a house. thanks again everyone! brian m

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