Nah. Could not have survived locked in that room for thirty years with no food or water!!! This is another tortoise that somehow got in there more recently, of course. Beautiful story, though. Nice for Christmas and all that.
People online doubted the credibility of the story
When the story went viral in 2013, thousands of people ruled it a stunt, arguing that it’s impossible for a tortoise to survive 30 years without food, water, air, and vegetation.
It's an amazing story, but I agree it sounds a little bizarre. It may be partially true that they may have lost him for a while, but nowhere near 30 years. Yeah it may have been able to eat bugs, but it would've needed water to survive. Love the story, but I think there's more there than they are telling people.