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He's so cute. :)

We did get his burrow drained immediately but didn't pull him out. The days were sunny so we let him stay out. I didn't notice any gasping till that day he wouldn't go to his burrow to sleep (two weeks later). Not sure if that's common.

Thanks, It's difficult

Do you think he could have been saved?

Good advice, thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm sorry too

Thanks

Still so guilty over it and it's been like 2.5 years. I don't know how to get over it. When he died I couldn't even accept it. Felt like a nightmare or something & I had the urge to dig him out of the ground. Thought maybe he's not really dead. His suffering is my fault and I have to live with...

The hibernations always went well, but that year I waited too long to empty the water out of his burrow or drain it out. I think the year before my dad also dug a little ditch to make any water flow out instead of fill up the burrow. So mad at myself.

Hi, Family pet tortoise I had around 15 years died a few years ago. I was wondering if someone could give some insights. I'm sick over what happened. I'm wondering if he could have been saved. So his burrow filled with rain while he was hibernating, and he stayed in there. I guess it was like...

My tortoise had a flooded burrow while hibernating about 2 weeks ago...I thought he was probably dead! But we got all the water out and tapped his foot and it moved. He was alive. WOW Anyway a few days later he came out of his burrow. He was coming out every day and sunning himself. Seemed...