??'s about a lost sulcata

[KarenSoCal]

My suculate tortoise got loose the same way. I looked for two weeks. One day I looked out and he was at the gate trying to get back in the yard. I think he got thirsty, and missed his treats. Leave your gate open and see if he comes home. I live on 40 acres of brush and pasture. He missed his yard with green grass, water and treats. They can find their way home evidently.

I keep hoping he'll come home, but no one has seen him. Lynn can't leave her gate open because of her dogs, but checks it often. This evening is a week, but he was seen on Sat morning close to home.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Any updates?

Lynn and I have been searching morning and evening. I'm worried that he followed Tom's straight path and kept on going. He's had 6 full days to travel, and if he made 2-3 miles/day, that puts him 12-18 miles away! If he went that far in a straight line, he is in mountains in a vast area of wilderness. There are areas of recreational facilities and a campground he would pass through though.

We are hoping he is hiding near a house around here, but I'm really thinking he's far away. 😢
I'm considering driving to a road he would cross that's about 14 miles from any area we've searched, in a straight line. If he travelled that route, he had some tough going over hills, which I hope would slow him down.

 

[SinLA]

Did you investigate trying to get someone with drones who could help?

 

[enchilada]

id check with any neighbor who has a pool or water features . animals have a great sense wheres water

 

[jeff kushner]

I would call the local News Station, they LOVE these stories and may "rally the troops" by doing a story for you since it looks like a rural area....

Best of luck.........

 

[KarenSoCal]

Did you investigate trying to get someone with drones who could help?

I passed along the suggestion to Lynn...I don't know if she's acted on it.