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    Star Tortoises missing for months - do they dig into burrows.

    Yes, we do have few burrows around, mainly dug by our dogs. The garden has some areas where they can hide (though most of it has been searched) and I will go through those soon. The strange thing is that they used to come to our front door for their evening snack of fresh leafy greens and some...
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    Star Tortoises missing for months - do they dig into burrows.

    What kind of predator? We do not have big predators in our area, except perhaps for civet cats that come out in the night. Either them or a human thief might have taken them. Yes, now that I have learnt the bitter lesson, the youngsters and the surviving adult is kept in a secure enclosure. Tank...
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    Star Tortoises missing for months - do they dig into burrows.

    It is a brick wall with a good foundation. However, we have left a couple of holes at the bottom of the wall. I believe that those were blocked with some netting. Besides the holes were too small for the bigger of the tortoises to creep through to the next yard. I will be checking the neighbours...
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    Star Tortoises missing for months - do they dig into burrows.

    Hi all, I joined this forum as I'm traumatised by the disappearance of 3 star tortoises we had in our garden. They were free to roam in our walled garden (about 1 acre) and if they were in the front yard they would come near our door for a snack of leafy greens. Two of the adults have been...
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