Recent content by VlastaRichter

Yes, here in PA, about 30 miles North of where I live.

Good suggestion! That’s what I was thinking, just please, don’t release it. Regarding your the location, please read my reply to Mark1. The guy who found it, claims it was roaming around the streets of the town he lives.

The person who found this box turtle contacted me through a local lost and found animal Facebook page, after I posted a thread about my own Hermann’s tortie who escaped. Apparently, because I posted my tortie pic, I may know all things turtles or might even want that box turtle he found...

The guy who found her said it looked very out of place, and said he literally found her on a street in his town. He said there is not much of a forest anywhere nearby. I’m thinking that maybe somebody else picked it up in a forest and decided to keep it as a pet, then it maybe became too much...

Hi guys! Is anybody able to identify what type of turtle/tortoise this is? I think it’s an Eastern Box Turtle, am I right? This little guys was posted as found in the nearby city, just roaming the streets. This guy who found him said he looked out of place there, and thinks it’s someone’s pet...

35 years! That’s wonderful! I always wished for that with our Buggy, he was a very happy and active tort, and I wanted to “grow old” with him. I’m very happy you guys were able to find him, please don’t make a mistake like I did and get too comfortable. You were SO lucky to find him! I will...

Thank you! Every morning I wake up and look at his empty indoor table, it hits me all over again 💔

Thank you for the kind words, I’m playing it over and over in my head, if I had done things differently and all the should haves. I’m so sorry for your losses, it’s so heartbreaking, confusing, mentally exhausting and challenging to deal with and move forward 💔🙏🏻

We don’t have a fence at all, and all around us is forest. He managed to climbed out of his enclosure, using part of his shade cover. I didn’t think he would be able to do it but here I was proved so wrong. 💔

Thank you, losing a pet is so difficult, it’s part of the ownership, but it’s so hard to deal with 💔

Oh no, please keep your watchful eye on alert all the time. See, after 17 years of having him, I thought I knew him very well, until 2 days ago when he decided to go on an adventure. I was so hopeful that he was just burrowed somewhere, keeping cool in these hot temperatures. He was our first...

Thank you! I do have his original birth certificate/CITES registration, the site is really confusing so I called US FWS and they are supposed to call me back from the endangered species dept. My mom in Czech is going to inquire about authorities there since that’s the original country we got him...

I’m so sorry that happened, that is just terrible!

He was so loved, it’s just hitting me really hard, because this year in February, we lost our first family cat, Oskar, whom we had for 16 years and both him and Buggy were growing up together and doing all these adventures with. I’m very happy for you, that you were able to find your tort all...

Thank you for your condolences. Yes, he literally travelled the world, he was so easy going and just the kindest pet. I could have done better and will not forgive myself allowing his escape to happen and, ultimately, costing him his life. He is so missed!