TanksALot
New Member
Hi there! Newbie to the TF, I am a rescuer by nature, (*note* all the voices in my head finally agreed on SOMETHING!!).
That said, I have received a rescued tort that was first a raccoon's failed attempt at a quick snack. The breeder said that the hatchling was taken, and presumed lost forever. BUT! Four (4!) Years later, a neighbor found him in their yard. He was returned to the breeder who immediately took him to his exotics veterinarian to make sure he was still healthy. He had no internal parasites but he did have some external damage to both the carapace and the plastron and some appendage injuries. Once properly anesthetized, the jagged points of the carapace were then smoothed down and his wounds were attended to. The soft tissue wounds or that his tail was shortened and the plates on both his front legs were damaged as he was trying to protect his face.
Because he was on his own for 4 years, his ability to forage were limited because of his physical damage and the area in the south east where he resided. So this led to a very slow growth period, and when he arrived he was 4½" and 14oz. He was eating various hays when he left the breeder, about a month ago, and he is living the good life here, resulting in a carapace length of 5" and 15oz (425g).
So now he, "Tankasaurus Rex " lives under my roof and eventually will have his own paddock on my 7 acre ranch in South Carolina.
So That's All Folks!
(And isn't that enough already?!)
That said, I have received a rescued tort that was first a raccoon's failed attempt at a quick snack. The breeder said that the hatchling was taken, and presumed lost forever. BUT! Four (4!) Years later, a neighbor found him in their yard. He was returned to the breeder who immediately took him to his exotics veterinarian to make sure he was still healthy. He had no internal parasites but he did have some external damage to both the carapace and the plastron and some appendage injuries. Once properly anesthetized, the jagged points of the carapace were then smoothed down and his wounds were attended to. The soft tissue wounds or that his tail was shortened and the plates on both his front legs were damaged as he was trying to protect his face.
Because he was on his own for 4 years, his ability to forage were limited because of his physical damage and the area in the south east where he resided. So this led to a very slow growth period, and when he arrived he was 4½" and 14oz. He was eating various hays when he left the breeder, about a month ago, and he is living the good life here, resulting in a carapace length of 5" and 15oz (425g).
So now he, "Tankasaurus Rex " lives under my roof and eventually will have his own paddock on my 7 acre ranch in South Carolina.
So That's All Folks!
(And isn't that enough already?!)