Re: my tort is missing :(

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Posted by Stoli on July 05, 2001 at 16:03:00:

In Reply to: my tort is missing :( posted by doug on July 05, 2001 at 00:46:32:

The posters are a great idea. I lost one of my redfoots to thieves this year. Long story, but we got him back because of our posters. We offered a reward, and the thieves who stole him to sell on the black market turned him in to us for the reward. Pet stores are another good place to put up posters. If someone finds him and thinks they want to keep him, they will got to pet stores to buy supplies. Trust me, I just went through this recently, I know what you are feeling. People would say, "just go buy a new tortoise", but it is not that easy. I really hope he turns up for you.

: 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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: The posters are a great idea. I lost one of my redfoots to thieves this year. Long story, but we got him back because of our posters. We offered a reward, and the thieves who stole him to sell on the black market turned him in to us for the reward. Pet stores are another good place to put up posters. If someone finds him and thinks they want to keep him, they will got to pet stores to buy supplies. Trust me, I just went through this recently, I know what you are feeling. People would say, "just go buy a new tortoise", but it is not that easy. I really hope he turns up for you. : : 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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