Jan A
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I thought Snoopy was run over & gone. He's back...Hallelujah!! Did he show up on the porch, back yard, tell me, tell me, tell me!!!!
THE NUT HOUSE
- Thread starter Chubbs the tegu
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Really ? so cool.?
Remember dad and I knew he was run over, we buried him, but my son did not believe us?
I got a message from a girl who said her dad found a Russian tortoise at his work, which is (kinda) near our home, about a mile as the crow flies, full of houses, then ditches a valley....anyway she said her dad told her that Snoopy walked up the road to the main gate where he works and acted like he owned the place! Dad checked around and after a couple of days no one claimed him, so he took Snoopy home. Luckily, she has had torts in the past, she said he looked thin and kinda stressed, so she soaked him, and fed him then hit social media.
It took her 3 weeks of digging through the Humane Society, Paw Posse, Stolen Stuff Hawaii, Instagram my now favorite assh**e site Next Door, and a zillion FaceBook Groups. She found my post from way back on May 31st and saw that where her dad found him is near our home. To be sure he was ours, she asked for a photo of Snoopy and I have lots of them showing a weird chip on his shell. She sent back a picture showing the chip! She lives in Kailua near my workplace, we went to her house and got Snoopy back. My son was overjoyed and we are thrilled! She had him for about 3 weeks, so where was he for the other 3 or 4 months? Was he wandering? Did someone take him and he escaped? Did someone take him then decide they didnʻt want him and let him loose? In any case, it was so nice that she went through all that trouble to find us and not just keep him.
I still canʻt believe heʻs alive after completing his mission, or field trip, or whatever!
I wonder whose tortoise we buried?!
I got a message from a girl who said her dad found a Russian tortoise at his work, which is (kinda) near our home, about a mile as the crow flies, full of houses, then ditches a valley....anyway she said her dad told her that Snoopy walked up the road to the main gate where he works and acted like he owned the place! Dad checked around and after a couple of days no one claimed him, so he took Snoopy home. Luckily, she has had torts in the past, she said he looked thin and kinda stressed, so she soaked him, and fed him then hit social media.
It took her 3 weeks of digging through the Humane Society, Paw Posse, Stolen Stuff Hawaii, Instagram my now favorite assh**e site Next Door, and a zillion FaceBook Groups. She found my post from way back on May 31st and saw that where her dad found him is near our home. To be sure he was ours, she asked for a photo of Snoopy and I have lots of them showing a weird chip on his shell. She sent back a picture showing the chip! She lives in Kailua near my workplace, we went to her house and got Snoopy back. My son was overjoyed and we are thrilled! She had him for about 3 weeks, so where was he for the other 3 or 4 months? Was he wandering? Did someone take him and he escaped? Did someone take him then decide they didnʻt want him and let him loose? In any case, it was so nice that she went through all that trouble to find us and not just keep him.
I still canʻt believe heʻs alive after completing his mission, or field trip, or whatever!
I wonder whose tortoise we buried?!
Jan A
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I'm thrilled he's back!! A much better ending then before!! YAHOO!! Made my day!!
I didnʻt think he was still alive! Goes to show that there are still some wonderful people in this world.
Wow. I didn't remember that Snoopy was a daggone Russian.? Ain't that just like them ?? This makes my day and I'm sure your lifetime. What's the odds?
Sneaky little buggers arenʻt they? I now realize that all those crazy stories about them are true, the one defining character of a Russian Tort - "Escape Artist" at the top of the list!
Yep. They say on here not to let them run around your house and that is very true... but you need to actually watch them do stuff to see what they are capable of for a while. It's downright nuts what they can do. I watched Sapphire climb a wall and thought I had his number. He's done worse since.?
Bridgebob
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My baby Eastern Box got run over by a car or bicycle when I found her with an amputated front foot and broken rear leg.
She's doing great now.
This awful but I saw her eat a spider today.
Hip, hip, hooray! Let's hear it for Snoopy!!!
Iʻm glad sheʻs doing well! My Haha was about the spider - not her leg
How is Houdini?
Congratulations on getting your little wanderer back - I'm so happy for you - and for him too, as I'm sure he is very relieved to be with his mom again.
Angie
Jan A
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Houdini is doing very well. Weather has been cold & rainy so he's been indoors since Sunday. He is so mellow. He still tries to get out of both indoor & outdoor enclosures but he can't. I think it's more for exercise. Other than that, he's very well behaved. He definitely is a food smasher picking out the things he likes first.
I think they are not really trying to escape. They just like to explore and try to overcome puzzles or something standing in their way. Which they have to do in the wild anyway. The problem is the little bulldozers are good at it ? I've watched Sapphire stay in one place for a couple of hours or more, with his neck stretched out staring at something he's trying to figure out. When he finally makes up his mind he doesn't have to say it. He shows it.
Bridgebob
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That’s too funny, I see Snoopy doing that, stretching out his neck to look at something. The sully on the other hand has these brain farts where he just stops in his tracks, stares for awhile like he forgot what he was doing then starts walking again.
Bridgebob
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Snoopy! A name for a Tortoise/Turtle!?
My little girl's name is 'Carbuncle'.
I found her on the bike trail here in Northern Virginia! Missing her front foot and a broken back foot.
These animals are tougher than hammer forged steel
She is luxury condo sleeping most of the time.
My little girl's name is 'Carbuncle'.
I found her on the bike trail here in Northern Virginia! Missing her front foot and a broken back foot.
These animals are tougher than hammer forged steel
She is luxury condo sleeping most of the time.
Poor little girl with such a name! Bet ya most younger keepers wouldn't know what a "carbuncle" is...not a very feminine name for a girl...what species is she?
Bridgebob
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She is an Eastern Box Turtle. The 'Carbuncle' name is perfect.
She has learned to go into her pond now by herself now.
She has learned to go into her pond now by herself now.
