I feel awful. My poor tortoise Tallis was stolen not a month after I got him. I've been away recently to be with my grandfather who is dying, and left tortie in the care of my mother, under strict care instructions. She left him in the garden enclosure -with a A4 sheet above it saying 'the tortoise is in' (visible from the street) to prevent my small brothers damaging him- and went out. Tallis was gone when she got back - i spent a few months making the enclosure tortoise-proof so we know he hasn't escaped, and apparently there is no sign of disturbed soil so we know he hasn't dug himself in.
Some horrible disgusting sod has stolen my baby tortoise. I spent so long making sure he couldn't get out himself it didnt occur to me someone would go and nick him.
And to top it all my mother didn't tell me this for a week (I'm still away from home), and broke it to me by saying 'I've lost the tortoise but its ok a new one is coming tomorrow' - like it's a frigging dvd or something! I know its silly as I had him such a short time, but i really cared for that tortoise i was looking forward to having him the rest of my life, and it feels like there's an imposter in his place now - my pet i never met. Nevertheless she is under strict instructions not to let the thing out of her sight, and to put up posters begging for Tallis back. I feel so guilty I didnt make the outdoor enclosure theft proof
Some horrible disgusting sod has stolen my baby tortoise. I spent so long making sure he couldn't get out himself it didnt occur to me someone would go and nick him.
And to top it all my mother didn't tell me this for a week (I'm still away from home), and broke it to me by saying 'I've lost the tortoise but its ok a new one is coming tomorrow' - like it's a frigging dvd or something! I know its silly as I had him such a short time, but i really cared for that tortoise i was looking forward to having him the rest of my life, and it feels like there's an imposter in his place now - my pet i never met. Nevertheless she is under strict instructions not to let the thing out of her sight, and to put up posters begging for Tallis back. I feel so guilty I didnt make the outdoor enclosure theft proof