Agreed. It's worth a shot. They usually have special equipment for rescue situations tooGood luck! Maybe the local Fire Department can help. They always get credit for rescuing cats from trees.... help, your tort needs 911!
Agreed. It's worth a shot. They usually have special equipment for rescue situations tooGood luck! Maybe the local Fire Department can help. They always get credit for rescuing cats from trees.... help, your tort needs 911!
Hello and welcome.New member...first post! Anymore updates on this? So sorry to hear what's she's going through...very sad. Lost my Biggie (130+ Lbs) 3 years ago. Had him for a long time 25+years ..he was around 46 (?) when he died. It's very sad..hope she gets him out
How about not doing that. I think she has enough to do for now. If you really want to see one go on YouTube and search tortoise burrow.Next time you go down there wear a GoPro. I don't think I've ever seen down a tortoise tunnel before.
Hi, if you are in Arizona, there are the people at a desert museum that run a rescue and adoption program. Call and email them and zoo's! They may have expert advise and possibly volunteers to assist! Boy scout troops, sand and gravel companies, tractor guy's, rental yards, may all know people to assist immediately. Kenan Harkin of Kamp Kennan of Florida, is a breeder, rescuer and educator. He knows everyone! Reach out for advise. I'm praying for you!Thank you for all of the ideas. We are going to try one more time today. I'm going to take a small trowel down and try again to dig out the dirt in front of him. It's really hard because I can't move my arms side to side or forward and back. So it's just tiny movements with my wrists. I have a ratchet strap that I will try to hook around his front legs and cinch it up. I'm getting some strong men to come hold my feet, I think it will take more strength than my teenage boys to pull me back. If I can Loop the strap around my arms as they pulled me back, maybe I can maneuver him around the corner and up the tunnel. It's a long shot, but I think it's the last option. Thank you for all the ideas, I'm kind of combining them all into one process! Since he is completely unresponsive, I really don't feel good about using water. But if something like this ever happened again, I would use water as soon as he went down there. I have to say this is one challenge that I didn't expect to have as a single mom!
Hi, if you are in Arizona, there are the people at a desert museum that run a rescue and adoption program. Call and email them and zoo's! They may have expert advise and possibly volunteers to assist! Boy scout troops, sand and gravel companies, tractor guy's, rental yards, may all know people to assist immediately. Kenan Harkin of Kamp Kennan of Florida, is a breeder, rescuer and educator. He knows everyone! Reach out for advise. I'm praying for you!