Is it a lost cause?

[persinger76]

our tortoise Terk went missing from our backyard one june 29 could hey still be in my backyard hidden?

 

[Yvonne G]

What kind of tortoise. Russian tortoises are very good at burying themselves, sometimes not leaving any trace evidence as to where.

Look next to a fence (or house or wall) where the sun first hits in the morning. My tortoises all come out first thing and sit in the sun.

 

[wellington]

It's not a loss cause. Be sure you put flyers up around the neighborhood so if someone finds him, they know where he belongs. As Yvonne said, look first thing in the A.m. For him to be out warming up. You may even put that bit of info in the flyer, that he will be sun basking first thing in the morning. Good luck, and keep looking. There has been reunions of lost torts, lost longer then yours.

 

[Laura]

have you put up flyers?
how big is the yard?
did he escape an enclosure?

 

[persinger76]

He is a sulcatta . we have a pretty large yard with 3 sheds.. No he didn't escape my husband was working on enclosure. Yes I
put up flyers

 

[yagyujubei]

Well, I had a small box turtle (about 3") escape his pen a while back. About two months later, I almost stepped on him in the tall grass about 40' from where he left. I was amazed. So good luck to you.

 

[diamondbp]

I have found lost turtles years later a short distance away but it's definitely a hope and a prayer.

I agree to do a good walk around early in the morning when the sun is first hitting the ground . That's your best time of the day to potentially find him.

 

[sissyofone]

And be sure to keep a watch under those sheds...put food out around your yard..Good Luck to you.

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[Angi]

Ours was recently gone for 10 days and a neighbor found him in front of her house. We had given up hope. You may get lucky too. I sure hope so. It is an awful feeling wondering where they are

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

They burrow something outrageous. Check under a shed, under the foundation of your house. I am not kidding, those tunnels when they are not noticed can go far. Gosh, I really hope you find your little Terk. Hoping for the best for you!

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

my sulcatas go sometimes inside our shed very deep in, or behind the shed, also they try to burrow underneath the shed,
I also very often thought that mine was lost but they hide extremely well

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I'm sure he's still in your yard

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the dig super fast, that's why you probably don't see him

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[Len B]

Look under things, last year one of mine went missing in the enclosure, after checking to make sure there was no way for her to get out, I knew she was there some where.I started removing things from the enclosure and setting them aside, there was a short piece of 6x6 wood that she was under, it showed no signs of any digging around it so it was one of the last places I figured she would be. Don't give up Hope, I had a retic missing in the house for 6 months many years ago, he finally got thirsty enough to come out and woke me up trying to drink out of a glass with melted ice in it. Here are pics to show how small the piece of wood was.

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Yup. So true mine tried to burrow between the chicken coop and a shed ...THERE is no accses for me,we had to cut bushes...to squeeze in.
Then he tryed burrowing under shelfs..it goes deep,we had to put something there

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