One of our long standing efforts is to provide life time support and direction to anyone that has an aldabra tortoise. Last night a long time customers called me and shared a tragic event that i wanted to share to the tortoise community on TFO. One of his aldabra tortoises was just over six years old had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. This young tortoise was totally healthy and resided in the state of Florida. After watching home security cameras it was discovered that the tortoise was eating the rubber foamy tubing that was used to insulate the outside AC unit piping. It was substantially eaten and is suspected that it was either toxic or possibly caused a blockage resulting in the death of the 53 pound young aldabra tortoise. This was tragic, however the message here is to make sure all tortoises have the proper habitats that meet safe and secure standards. Please feel free to comment or add any information that may be of value!
RIP Timmy (Hatched 05-12-09, offspring of April)
RIP Timmy (Hatched 05-12-09, offspring of April)