Lost Marginated

[Amooliakin]

My daughter and her 12 year old marginated just moved to Northampton Massachusetts. She built a temporary enclosure but he has escaped. She is devastated and has done all the right things such as putting up signs, informing the neighbors, calling local police and animal control, posting on local facebook groups and of course searching for hours with 5 friends. It is currently early September so not too cold yet. But she is near a heavily wooded area and we don’t know what to do next. Any advice? The tortoise is large, about 9 pounds and 12 inches. He has never hibernated before. She has had him since he was 3 months old.

 

[wellington]

So very sorry. Tell her to look in the mornings when the sun is out. Look in sunny spots specially in the wooded area and along the perimeter. During the hottest part of the day the tort will be harder to find as many will take shelter/dig in to get cooler, but then come back out around 4-5 to roam and eat more before hunkering down for the night.
Tell her to keep looking every day.
Keep us posted.

 

[SinLA]

Little Stumpy escaped

So last Tuesday Stump (1.5yr 15lb sulcata) was by his burrow under the blackberry bush and busted through a hole in the fence by force. My wife checked on him 10 minutes later and he was lost for 1 week. I was an absolute wreck and it's the worst feeling in the world. We spent 2 days trying to...

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[Amooliakin]

So very sorry. Tell her to look in the mornings when the sun is out. Look in sunny spots specially in the wooded area and along the perimeter. During the hottest part of the day the tort will be harder to find as many will take shelter/dig in to get cooler, but then come back out around 4-5 to roam and eat more before hunkering down for the night.
Tell her to keep looking every day.
Keep us posted.

Thank you I will tell her that.

 

[Yvonne G]

First thing in the morning I will find most of my tortoises on the west side of their yard, up against the west fence where the first rays of the sun are hitting.