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Hints and tips
09-11-2012, 09:12 AM
Post: #1
Hints and tips
Help!! Good friends of mine have got a tortoise and are new to it so I'm helping them along!! But, it's gone missing Sad any tips or hints when looking for him guys!! I'm looking tommorow and won't stop till I find it Sad
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09-11-2012, 09:19 AM
Post: #2
RE: Hints and tips
I assume the tortoise is smallish? You'll have to look in everywhere. Those small tortoises will get themselves into the weirdest places you would never think to look.

An old member had one climb into a dryer vent one time.
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09-11-2012, 09:31 AM
Post: #3
RE: Hints and tips
What type of tortoise is it? It might of burrowed???? Hope you find it! Keep us posted Wink
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09-11-2012, 09:39 AM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2012 09:41 AM by yoda3106.)
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RE: Hints and tips
Neal Wrote:I assume the tortoise is smallish? You'll have to look in everywhere. Those small tortoises will get themselves into the weirdest places you would never think to look.

An old member had one climb into a dryer vent one time.

It's outside some where Sad
Alan RF Wrote:What type of tortoise is it? It might of burrowed???? Hope you find it! Keep us posted Wink

It's a Greek tort, he's not big but not tiny, but they move fast which can be a pain!! Will keep ya updated!!
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09-11-2012, 10:01 AM
Post: #5
RE: Hints and tips
One of the best tips I've heard is to get down on hands and knees and look from closer to the tortoises POV.
Some lessons I learned the hard way, so you don't have to:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Begi...z1tFmWpjdi
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Help...z1s7KwW130
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09-11-2012, 10:24 AM
Post: #6
RE: Hints and tips
Tom Wrote:One of the best tips I've heard is to get down on hands and knees and look from closer to the tortoises POV.

I'll be on my hands and knees until there red raw looking for him!! Tom, did you see my hibernation thread??
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09-12-2012, 02:01 AM
Post: #7
RE: Hints and tips
Sorry guys but it's bad news, we can't find him anywhere a we think it's possible that somebody has stolen him!! Theres no way he would have got out of his enclosure and there was a few Cypriots watching them feed him a few weeks back so maybe Sad
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09-12-2012, 09:23 AM
Post: #8
RE: Hints and tips
Don't give up the look. It can be amazing what they can climb or squeeze through to escape. Also did you did down in his enclosure to see if he went underground? Especially under a plant.
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09-12-2012, 11:30 AM
Post: #9
RE: Hints and tips
yoda3106 Wrote:Sorry guys but it's bad news, we can't find him anywhere a we think it's possible that somebody has stolen him!! Theres no way he would have got out of his enclosure and there was a few Cypriots watching them feed him a few weeks back so maybe Sad

I hope not Sad keep looking you never know Smile
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09-15-2012, 12:49 PM
Post: #10
RE: Hints and tips
Alan RF Wrote:I hope not Sad keep looking you never know Smile

Any news?
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09-15-2012, 01:20 PM
Post: #11
RE: Hints and tips
I have a small greek that totally buries herself underground and under a plant. I hope you find yours!
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