I go outside first thing this a.m. to open doors, clean up poop and feed. The Aldabran yard is always last on the circuit. I get out there and the shed door is open. No big deal. If I'm a little late, they push it open. So I look inside and BO is still in there, but SO is out. I scan the yard..no SO. My heart jumps up into my throat. Surely no one could have stolen him. He's too big to pick up. The fence is all intact. But, wait...back there in the corner...the fence to the gulf coast box turtle yard is broken:
(Notice how the dirt in front of the fence is all chewed up.)
I walk closer, and yup, sure enough, there he is. He sees me and, thinking I may have a meal, he starts coming back out:
The cinder blocks had been stacked up between the fence and the black tub to keep the box turtles in their yard. And just on the other side of the fence was a pine tree stump. It was in perfect condition, but now look how chewed up it is:
You can see one of the box turtles on the right side of the picture wondering how that monster got in their yard. He's too scared to move.
I've added the broken board as a lip, but I'm afraid nothing short of an elephant fence is going to keep this escape artist inside:
In the first picture you can see my white crane metal sculpture laying on the ground. He had been standing on the stump. I'm thinking SO was trying to get to that sculpture.
If he continues to 'worry' that part of the fence, I'll dig a couple post holes and set some 4x4's in cement in front of the fence.
When they widen the street and I have to move the Aldabs to the horse pasture, I'm going to have to invest in a pretty sturdy fence for that area.
(Notice how the dirt in front of the fence is all chewed up.)
I walk closer, and yup, sure enough, there he is. He sees me and, thinking I may have a meal, he starts coming back out:
The cinder blocks had been stacked up between the fence and the black tub to keep the box turtles in their yard. And just on the other side of the fence was a pine tree stump. It was in perfect condition, but now look how chewed up it is:
You can see one of the box turtles on the right side of the picture wondering how that monster got in their yard. He's too scared to move.
I've added the broken board as a lip, but I'm afraid nothing short of an elephant fence is going to keep this escape artist inside:
In the first picture you can see my white crane metal sculpture laying on the ground. He had been standing on the stump. I'm thinking SO was trying to get to that sculpture.
If he continues to 'worry' that part of the fence, I'll dig a couple post holes and set some 4x4's in cement in front of the fence.
When they widen the street and I have to move the Aldabs to the horse pasture, I'm going to have to invest in a pretty sturdy fence for that area.