If you're Catholic, try Saint Anthony. He's never failed me, and has wrought many small miracles for our family. Once he brought back my beloved cat George two days after he'd been lost...
HELP - I'm heartbroken!
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Stephanie Logan said:
I'm not Catholic, but I just might try this!
Sorry i wasn't able to do a video today. I'll try tomorrow. Basking lights going up tonight.
I got home from time with family and my wife had a card and a little stuffed turtle for me!
Your wife is so sweet.
I know what you're going through. I lost my Izzy (three toed) last summer outside and hopefully she's hibernating out there under all the snow. St. Anthony has helped me many times also, but this time I'm thinking maybe he's just keeping her safe....that's all I ask. Your's is inside, so you will have an easier time finding her. The only other thing I could think of is ......it's a biggie......move all the furniture to one side...then do the other side. Under your couch, do you have material? I was just thinking....we were missing a hamster, and we turned the couch over and he had made a whole in the material under the couch and crawled in there. Long shot....but at this point you should try anything you can think of. Still praying for you.
I know what you're going through. I lost my Izzy (three toed) last summer outside and hopefully she's hibernating out there under all the snow. St. Anthony has helped me many times also, but this time I'm thinking maybe he's just keeping her safe....that's all I ask. Your's is inside, so you will have an easier time finding her. The only other thing I could think of is ......it's a biggie......move all the furniture to one side...then do the other side. Under your couch, do you have material? I was just thinking....we were missing a hamster, and we turned the couch over and he had made a whole in the material under the couch and crawled in there. Long shot....but at this point you should try anything you can think of. Still praying for you.
I just don't understand how you can even think of giving up---Like Terry said, poor Izzy is outside. Your baby is in the house. How can you not still be tearing things apart looking for him?
Nigel managed to escape once. I even looked in my closets, though all the doors were shut tight, and I was frantic and teary until I found him.
If you stop looking, when you do find him, he'll be dead for sure.
Nigel managed to escape once. I even looked in my closets, though all the doors were shut tight, and I was frantic and teary until I found him.
If you stop looking, when you do find him, he'll be dead for sure.
I lost Mini once i let her out in the house whilst cleaning her enclosure, when i went to put her back i could not find her, then i remembered i had left the front door open i was in despair then we found her 3 hours later hiding under the TV cables as it was nice and warm from the power points, so dont despair you will find your little tort. Good luck 
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Meg90 said:
It's the frustration of looking through the same things, under the same things, behind the same things. Trust me, my heart is heavy anytime I'm not looking (like when I'm eating, trying to sleep, going to church, etc.). We haven't given up.
Again i look at this thread and cant seee what im waiting to see! Is gus definitly inside? or could he maybe have escaped outside?
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ChiKat said:
At this point, anything is possible. I don't believe he was left outside at all, but may have made his way out the back at some point. Pretty slim chance, but I'm not ruling anything out. Yesterday is the first day I did not look outside, and that was mostly because I was not home. We got some rain, but there are plenty of places he can escape to to hide the water, including a large covered patio.
Food and heat lamps will continue tonight. The search time is limited not that I am back to work. (I live an hour away from home and work 10 hour days.)
We are really hoping to post good news this week!!
rwfoss said:
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Shelly said:
Haha! I meant I work an hour away from home. (I was tired.)
no.... you meant you live at work, we know...
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Like some others have said ... check for heating Floor Vents. Also any other " low " cover. Check even under the dishwasher and fridge. Its amazing... how small of spot they can get in.. and most of the time .. get stuck themselfs because they cant back up .. once wedged in. Also on one note .. you mentioned a cat ??....Umm does the cat play fetch ? ..or hide the toy? .. Kitty could have snagged him.. just for play /... check where other favo spots kitty likes.
:shy:The dog..... . if you have one .. and well a young tort... dosnt really have a chance... they are too " fragile and brittle" at first year. Best of luck and dont give up! ... I have lost a tort once for 6 months .. and it showed up!!!! I think I might invent a TORT GPS .. unit! < smile >.. Keep on LQQING!
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JD
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:shy:The dog..... . if you have one .. and well a young tort... dosnt really have a chance... they are too " fragile and brittle" at first year. Best of luck and dont give up! ... I have lost a tort once for 6 months .. and it showed up!!!! I think I might invent a TORT GPS .. unit! < smile >.. Keep on LQQING!
regards,
JD
TortoiseCove.com
Some advice, TIME TO GET MORE POEPLE INVOLVED!
Get your mates round, in laws, every one! (take shoes off, dont want to stand on him)
I bet he is looking for you to, and as you leave the bedroom to look in the kitchen he looks into the bedroom
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Get your mates round, in laws, every one! (take shoes off, dont want to stand on him)
I bet he is looking for you to, and as you leave the bedroom to look in the kitchen he looks into the bedroom
xxxxx
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I hope you find your little guy soon. I saw someone suggested under the stove, which is a very good idea if you haven't already. We once lost Bear (ferret) and we looked everywhere in the house for over 3 hours and couldn't imagine where he'd gone. Finally I went to get a pan out for dinner and I opened the drawer under the stove and there he was- taking a snooze. I have no idea how he got in there, but animals can get into places we haven't even thought of!
I also had a hermit crab go rogue once. Six months later we found him (still alive and well) at the top of the closet in a bedroom all the way down the hall from where his cage was. We had checked there before, but as the time passed he had moved locations and we never even saw him as he went. So even if you've checked a place before make sure you keep looking because he may have moved.
Good luck, I hope you find him soon!
I also had a hermit crab go rogue once. Six months later we found him (still alive and well) at the top of the closet in a bedroom all the way down the hall from where his cage was. We had checked there before, but as the time passed he had moved locations and we never even saw him as he went. So even if you've checked a place before make sure you keep looking because he may have moved.
Good luck, I hope you find him soon!
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I love this forum. Words of encouragement help. Hearing that a tort was lost for 6 months and turned up is VERY uplifting, because I'm thinking that 108 hours into him being missing, we were running out of time. (Not that I'm relaxing one bit.)
Our home in AZ doesn't have floor vents, so that's one place I don't have to look. I've used a flashlight to check under the stove. The space under that drawer is so small that I couldn't possibly imagine he could get in there, but I'm going to pretend I'm looking for a jellyfish at this point.
I had to go straight from work to dinner with some visiting family. While I love spending time with them, I'm all the while thinking of Gus at home somewhere.
We had two cats and recently (because our hearts are bigger than our brains) we took in two cats that a friend thought they had found a home for but the people backed out. Those two cats are scared of our dogs and live in the den only. (Probably the farthest room from where Gus was, but searched top to bottom twice - with everything pulled out.) None of the cats have showed a bit of interest in him. One cat came by while I was giving Gus a bath and he sniffed, then started drinking the bath water.
We have two small/medium dogs, with one that likes to play with small animals. (I do mean play.) However, we keep them separated as he is a dog, afterall. I know he has insticts. I have thought about the possibility that while loose in the house, Millhouse found him. Even with the worse case scenario, I would have found evidence. We keep checking the animals hiding placed just to be sure, including the litter boxes and in their crates.
Thanks for the entry to this topic. Hearing "6 months" and everything was okay gives me more hope!
Our home in AZ doesn't have floor vents, so that's one place I don't have to look. I've used a flashlight to check under the stove. The space under that drawer is so small that I couldn't possibly imagine he could get in there, but I'm going to pretend I'm looking for a jellyfish at this point.
I had to go straight from work to dinner with some visiting family. While I love spending time with them, I'm all the while thinking of Gus at home somewhere.
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We had two cats and recently (because our hearts are bigger than our brains) we took in two cats that a friend thought they had found a home for but the people backed out. Those two cats are scared of our dogs and live in the den only. (Probably the farthest room from where Gus was, but searched top to bottom twice - with everything pulled out.) None of the cats have showed a bit of interest in him. One cat came by while I was giving Gus a bath and he sniffed, then started drinking the bath water.
We have two small/medium dogs, with one that likes to play with small animals. (I do mean play.) However, we keep them separated as he is a dog, afterall. I know he has insticts. I have thought about the possibility that while loose in the house, Millhouse found him. Even with the worse case scenario, I would have found evidence. We keep checking the animals hiding placed just to be sure, including the litter boxes and in their crates.
Thanks for the entry to this topic. Hearing "6 months" and everything was okay gives me more hope!
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Have you tried just laying down on the floor, maybe even press your ear to the floor, and just sit and listen for a while? You may hear scratching\digging sounds if it is stuck somewhere or just moving around.
Have you tried dusting flour on the floor and then checking for tracks? You'll have a mess to clean up, but it might show something.....
Also, have you been checking poo? Bits of shell might show up if he was eaten.
I'm guessing the 6 mos thing was an older tort. Babies cannot go without food for long. How warm is it in your house? Cooler might be better at this point, because his metabolism is slowed with the lower temp. That will help him last longer.
Also, have you been checking poo? Bits of shell might show up if he was eaten.
I'm guessing the 6 mos thing was an older tort. Babies cannot go without food for long. How warm is it in your house? Cooler might be better at this point, because his metabolism is slowed with the lower temp. That will help him last longer.
what meg? baby powder? or flour? what kind of powder?
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