Archive for March, 2010

My Map turtles AREN’T BASKING!?

My map turtles have been staying in their water since i got them three days ago…they haven’t got up on their floating plastic lilipad…is something wrong or am I just freaking out over nothing?
They are still nervous because they have only been there three days. Make sure it is the right temperature and quiet [...]

Can you help me find a cute nickname for me?

I need a cute nickname, You can choose from these, or make your own sugjestion. Thanks guys!
Noodles
Lillypad
Peaches
Kiwi
Fran

Has anyone tried LilyPadz rather than regular breast pads?

www.lilypadz.com
I used disposable ones & went through LOADS every day, sometimes they soaked through really quickly & I always felt you could see the "bumpiness" through my bra & top!
My friend only managed to breastfeed for a couple of weeks but she used Lilypadz & says they were really good & also very discrete, [...]

what is a difference between a lilly pads adaptations and a cactus?

what are the adaptations of a lilypad and cactus?
what are the difference?
Lily pads: Lots of channels through the leaf petioles to carry oxygen down to the roots buried in low oxygen mud. The leaves have the stomata on the upper surface of the leaf rather than the lower surface. Waxy cuticle on [...]

What are these tiny fish in with my water lily?

I have recently got a water lily in a pond and there are hundreds of tiny fish appearing – far too small to be tadpoles and i cannot find anything about them.
Fish??
Might be a bug called a water boatman, or as other have mentioned mosquito larve or even daphnia.

How should I deal with these water lilies?

I ordered a couple of water lilies online but I’m not ready to plant them yet. I just got them today. How should I store them until I can plant? Can I just put them in water without the soil, and if I’m going to keep them outside, is it bad if [...]

How do I draw a water lilly?

I need to know how to draw a water lilly (You know, like the ones on lilly pads!) for art class. I need it really soon! HELP! =D
search waterlily – waterlilies ?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Pink_water_lily.jpg

Has anyone tried ‘lily padz’ nursing pads?

They look almost too good to be true… How on earth to they keep sticking for up to 6 months? How to they restick after just one use…
Iam really intrigued, but though I’d ask you guys first.
Surely someone has tried them… Theyre backordered every where I find them, so someone is wearing them… lol.
here, i [...]

Does anyone know a fast effective way to get rid of lily pads in a pond?

The lily pads are very small but cover the whole pond.
Shore-Klear or AquaStar can be mixed with a surfactant and water and sprayed on the pads that you want to kill. This enables you to spot treat, leaving water lilies in areas where you want them and removing them from areas where they interfere with [...]

How can I move a lily pad to a new location?

There’s some huge ones in another pond that I’d love to move into my pond, but I am unsure if or how you can move them. Do they grow out of the ground underwater? Or can you grab them without ruining them?
i dont think u can. unles u can plant them. they grow on there [...]