Artemis The #Tortoise Talks About Enjoying Watermelon In The #Heatwave

Hi everyone.  This is Artemis the tortoise.

 We've had what the humans are calling a heatwave.  It's been so hot here that some days even I've thought it's a bit warm, and tortoises like me love hot weather.  In fact, Mummy says something called the met office - which she says is something to do with weather warnings - issued its first ever amber alert for extreme heat in the UK.  Apparently it usually only has to do those amber alert things for storms, because it doesn't get hot enough in the UK to need them for heat usually.  But there was one of those amber alerts for all of last week.

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Being a tortoise, I haven't minded it too much (though, like I said, even I thought it got a bit hot from time to time) but the rest of them have been hating the heat.  Mollie especially hated the heat.

 

Chinchillas aren't built to cope with hot weather, and even with everything Mummy was doing for her, Mollie was hot and miserable.  So much so she started refusing to eat and drink, and Mummy and Daddy both got really worried.  But luckily Mummy managed to figure out before Mollie got sick from it that one thing Mollie will accept in hot weather like we've been having is watermelon.  In fact, that's the only thing she'll accept.  Even that she won't eat loads of, but she's eating enough that she's doing OK and staying hydrated, which is all that matters.

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Since Nana fetched lots of watermelon for us as soon as she learned Mollie would at least eat that, the rest of us have been getting some too.  Even Lilie and Logan like it, which is good since Logan is another one who doesn't drink well enough to deal with the heat, so the watermelon has been helping him stay hydrated too.  Personally, I absolutely love watermelon, so I'm very glad I got to share Mollie's watermelon supply.  In fact, here are some photos and a video of me enjoying some:

Mummy and Daddy didn't get any photos or videos of Mollie enjoying her watermelon, because she was so miserable with the heat they didn't want to bother her more than they had to.  And the dogs' share was gone so quickly there wasn't time for photos or videos of them with it.

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If it's been as hot with you as it has with us, I hope you've got something as tasty as watermelon to keep you hydrated too.  Cucumber is a yummy option for staying hydrated as well, in case you're interested.

~Artemis