Lost Sulcata in Sonoma County, CA

[Messie]

My 2.5 pound Sulcata escaped on 8/13. We’re really missing her.

 

[SinLA]

Ok, well two weeks later she could have gotten pretty far away, but its also possible they are hunkered down. Someone just posted that they had good luck with a thermal imaging around sunset (while the tort is warmer than the surrounding landscape as it cools).

Also post on next door and your local shelters and rescue groups.

 

[Messie]

Ok, well two weeks later she could have gotten pretty far away, but its also possible they are hunkered down. Someone just posted that they had good luck with a thermal imaging around sunset (while the tort is warmer than the surrounding landscape as it cools).

Also post on next door and your local shelters and rescue groups.

Yes, I posted in local Facebook ‘lost and found pet’ groups right away, NextDoor, alerted the neighbors, signed up for daily updates for all reptiles in shelters in a 30 mile radius, check Craigslist and here regularly. Thought in should post here too, just in case.

I have about 3/4 acre and a heavily planted garden so I was hoping that she was just hiding, but i found a tortoise sized hole dug under the garden fence.

 

[SinLA]

Try thermal imaging, you have nothing to lose:

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...

www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[Messie]

Try thermal imaging, you have nothing to lose:

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...

www.tortoiseforum.org

Thanks! I’ll give it a shot!

 

[Messie]

Almost exactly a month later and she’s home! A kind family found her in their yard and had been caring for her for three weeks. We were reunited this morning.

 

[SinLA]

Congrats!

 

[TechnoCheese]

Almost exactly a month later and she’s home! A kind family found her in their yard and had been caring for her for three weeks. We were reunited this morning.

Woo hoo! glad you found her

 

[Megatron's Mom]

Great news. I'm glad the family found her and you so she can go home.