I think it is quite possible it has been in the wild for some time. My neighbours tortoise lives in a small part of the garden adjacent to the house. We can get a couple of metres of snow over the winter but the tortoise is left to fend for itself. It burrows under a bush and emerges every spring.
At the moment only about 2m square. I didn't want to go mad until I was reasonably sure no. one was going to turn up and claim him. he has various rocks and bits and pieces to play with but he is just intent on climbing the walls. I do let him ou once a day to have a stroll.
I built him a stone shelter on day one and filled it with hay. This is where he tends to sleep although I do occasionally find him with his head in a corner in the shade with his head, tail, and legs tucked in.
I put him in warm water a couple of times a week and he has plenty to forage. He has fresh water in a clay dish every day. We are too far north I think to have any natives and I also think it highly unlikely someone local would buy tortoise food. Even dogs and cats here often get human leftovers...
He eats nowhere near that much. Not that I have ever seen him graze. It's a very small community and we would have heard by now if he was an escapee, more likely someone let him go. I tried him with a neighbour's tortoise but the other constantly chased him and bit at his legs. The other is...
My wife recently found what I believe is a western Hermann walking along a deserted road. I have it outside but I have never seen it grazing. It won't eat dandelion leaves, seems to like wild rocket, but I think it may not be too good for him. The thing he eats most is frise or curly endive. How...