Our slider has enjoyed his indoor aquatic turtle aquarium complete with basking rock & both UV light & heat lamp. As Spring/Summer approaches, I’d like to make a make shift outdoor habitat for him. I only intend on moving him outside for the day so he gets some natural exposure…then back in for the night.
Without a lot of construction or spending a lot of money, this is my idea:
Place a kiddy pool in an area that gets good sun & shade.
Place a shallow bowl (maybe something you’d water squirrels with) filled with water inside one side of the pool.
Fill the remainder of the pool with natural objects/plants…like driftwood, sod, etc.
Any other methods I could consider?

I’m pretty crunchy. I do the whole reduce, reuse, recycle thing, sometimes to greater extremes than "normal" people would. And sometimes I’ll reject standard medical advice, if I don’t think it’s sensible. For example, I generally don’t wear sunscreen. Sunburn is a protective mechanism of the human body, and by blocking the UV rays that cause sunburn, but not the UV rays that cause cancer, I’m not doing myself any favors.

So a lot of the people I talk to are crunchy, too. But sometimes I feel like we’re on completely different wavelengths.

For example, I had the following conversation with a crunchy coworker (who I love, but regardless):

Me: "I think I need to go to the doctor and get antibiotics. My cat bite is swelling up and looks infected."

Her: "You should put turmeric on it."

Me: "Uh, turmeric? Like the spice?"

Her: "Oh yes, [Indian coworker] told me about it. I put it on my cat bite, and my whole arm ended up streaking and swelling, but it went away after a couple of weeks."

Me: "Uhhh…okay."

It’s just like there’s this huge dividing line. She continued to put turmeric on her bite, even though she had a massive infection, because it was natural. And while I don’t use sunscreen, I’m not sitting out in the sun burning my skin off because the sun is natural. I go inside when I’ve had too much sun, like a sensible person. I mean, if my arm was streaking and swollen, I would’ve gone to the emergency room, not the grocery store.

I was online looking for sunscreen towelettes and very few had customers’ reviews and the ones that did have reviews, they weren’t very good. So I thought I’d pose this question to the smartest people I know – you Yahooers! Help me out, please.
I know, I know, he shouldn’t drive around with the top down, but he won’t listen to me. I feel like the best I can do for him is do find sunscreen that he’ll use. A hat would help a bit, but his arms also got sunburned today. Thanks for your suggestions.

my reviews on: Neutrogena’s UltraSheer Dry-Touch Sunblock (spf 30) Bourjois’s Eau du Gloss in Framboise Glacee MAC’s Liquidlast Liner in Pop Iris . . . and my story on dropping my blackberry/ipod in the toilet

Dr. Jody Levine discusses what you eat can help protect you from sun damage to your skin.

Kids grinding sandalwood to create natural sunscreen common near Thailand.

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Are these good daily moisturizer to use? It has sun protection also and I hear a lot of good reviews about it. Anyone try this, I hate moisturizers that leave a shiny and oily look and feel. Is one better than the other?

Healthy Defense® Daily Moisturizer SPF 50
Healthy Defense® Daily Moisturizer SPF 50 provides superior protection from skin aging effects of the sun while hydrating your skin all day.This innovative formula contains Helioplex®, the sunscreen complex that helps block the harmful UVB-burning rays and UVA-aging rays which can cause premature lines and wrinkles. This daily moisturizer has an exclusive anti-oxidant blend with pure Vitamin E, which helps prevent environmental damage. Lightweight, non-greasy, it’s powerful protection and hydration you can rely on all day, every day.

# Non-greasy
# Lightweight
# Contains Helioplex®
# SPF 50

Healthy Defense® Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 – Sensitive Skin
Neutrogena® Healthy Defense® Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 – Sensitive Skin features an exclusive blend of 100% naturally-derived sunscreens to physically block the sun’s damaging rays. This lightweight, non-greasy formula is designed to give you both UVA and UVB protection while being gentle enough for sensitive skin—providing superior anti-aging sun protection and keeping skin hydrated.

# Purescreen™ technology
# Hypoallergenic
# Fragrance-free
# Oil-free
Sorry, stupid Y!A won’t allow me to post the links.

my sun burn from trip.

Video review of Beyond Coastal’s Active and Natural Sunscreen line. Great oil-free and fragrance-free UVA and UVB sunscreens that are healthy for the skin. For more information, please check out the rest of the review at OceanMountainSky.com