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William Green
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Hello-
I was looking online for some information and found your site. I was hoping that folks here might be able to give me some advice regarding a tortoise here in Florida.
I am an actor who works quite a bit, just north of Tampa/St. Pete, and live in company housing here over the past few years. There are quite a bit of tortoise and turtles here, and I have stopped traffic about 5 times in the area, to pick them up in the road or side of the road, before anything happens to them. There is a very small, vacant lot in the middle of this subdivision, and a rather large tortoise comes into the lawn here on occasion to eat. I have seen him at least 4 times over a 3 year period, and just saw him last week before the cold snap. The lot is for sale, and there is nowhere else for this fellow to go as he is surrounded by homes and major roads on all 4 sides. I have found the place where he lives and am amazed he has made it so long in this tiny space.
My home is back in Jacksonville, Florida, in a very rural area. This guy has to be quite old and I hate for anything to happen to him. I had considered finding a remote location back home and taking him there, but I have no idea if this would be more harmful for him. Could you recommend anything I could do to see that this guy has a long life in a safe environment? Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any suggestions.
Thanks!
Billy Green
I was looking online for some information and found your site. I was hoping that folks here might be able to give me some advice regarding a tortoise here in Florida.
I am an actor who works quite a bit, just north of Tampa/St. Pete, and live in company housing here over the past few years. There are quite a bit of tortoise and turtles here, and I have stopped traffic about 5 times in the area, to pick them up in the road or side of the road, before anything happens to them. There is a very small, vacant lot in the middle of this subdivision, and a rather large tortoise comes into the lawn here on occasion to eat. I have seen him at least 4 times over a 3 year period, and just saw him last week before the cold snap. The lot is for sale, and there is nowhere else for this fellow to go as he is surrounded by homes and major roads on all 4 sides. I have found the place where he lives and am amazed he has made it so long in this tiny space.
My home is back in Jacksonville, Florida, in a very rural area. This guy has to be quite old and I hate for anything to happen to him. I had considered finding a remote location back home and taking him there, but I have no idea if this would be more harmful for him. Could you recommend anything I could do to see that this guy has a long life in a safe environment? Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any suggestions.
Thanks!
Billy Green