my tort is missing :(

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Posted by doug on July 05, 2001 at 00:46:32:

Hello. I lurk here often, but this is my first post. It's not good news. My adult male Egyptian is missing (his name is Shackleton.) He was in the backyard eating some clover, dandelion, etc., then he disappeared. I'm hoping like heck that he just got a little too warm and strolled under the deck for a cooler spot. This happened once before, two years ago. He was missing then for three days. It's been that long now. There's just not enough clearance to get under the deck to see if he's there. So I'm waiting and checking often. Just in case, I've put posters up around the neighborhood and got one call from a nice woman who said her kids had found my tortoise. When I got there, it was a wild box turtle. (Crushingly disappointing.)
I got this tort when my neighbor's dog FOUND him in his backyard! He knew I had turtles, so thought it might be mine. It took some time to even figure out exactly what species he was (I had no experience with kleinmanni and given their rarity...) I'm in NY, so I can only guess that he walked away from someone else. That was a couple of years ago. I spent the first year keeping a daily log, listing what he weighed, ate, and did, so I could get a base of knowledge. I corresponded with the Egyptian Tortoise project in the UK and Egypt when I found he had worms, and thanks to them and my great vet, his treatment was smooth and successful. It worked out great, and I learned a lot. I really love the little guy (more than I'd admit to non-tortoise people) and I'm alternatingly frantic and depressed over his being missing. -Just figured I could vent here a little while I wait and search and pray for his return. Thanks.

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See UPDATE above (7/9/01) nm doug 07/09/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Cindy 07/06/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( doug 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Dawn 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Stoli 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Esther 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Esther 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( E F 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( doug 07/05/01 (1)
- Operation kid-search Bill Moss 07/05/01 (0)
Re: my tort is missing :( Marissa 07/05/01 (0)
I am very sorry to hear that.............. Kevin Lorentz 07/05/01 (0)

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: Hello. I lurk here often, but this is my first post. It's not good news. My adult male Egyptian is missing (his name is Shackleton.) He was in the backyard eating some clover, dandelion, etc., then he disappeared. I'm hoping like heck that he just got a little too warm and strolled under the deck for a cooler spot. This happened once before, two years ago. He was missing then for three days. It's been that long now. There's just not enough clearance to get under the deck to see if he's there. So I'm waiting and checking often. Just in case, I've put posters up around the neighborhood and got one call from a nice woman who said her kids had found my tortoise. When I got there, it was a wild box turtle. (Crushingly disappointing.) : I got this tort when my neighbor's dog FOUND him in his backyard! He knew I had turtles, so thought it might be mine. It took some time to even figure out exactly what species he was (I had no experience with kleinmanni and given their rarity...) I'm in NY, so I can only guess that he walked away from someone else. That was a couple of years ago. I spent the first year keeping a daily log, listing what he weighed, ate, and did, so I could get a base of knowledge. I corresponded with the Egyptian Tortoise project in the UK and Egypt when I found he had worms, and thanks to them and my great vet, his treatment was smooth and successful. It worked out great, and I learned a lot. I really love the little guy (more than I'd admit to non-tortoise people) and I'm alternatingly frantic and depressed over his being missing. -Just figured I could vent here a little while I wait and search and pray for his return. Thanks.

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