As the title says... My two babies were in the garden, and I went inside for a moment. I come out and Harry is gone. My husband comes out to help me look, and we see a seagull fly over us with something very large in his beak.
I'm absolutely heartbroken. Please don't tell me it's my fault for not being there because I completely know it's my fault, and will feel guilty about this for the rest of my life.
I wanted to come here to warn others: please don't leave your tortoises outside for even a second unless they are in a secure enclosure with a lid. I thought my torts were too big to be picked up by anything, but clearly I was wrong. I just hope whatever happened was quick.
Sorry, you all probably knew not to do that anyway, but maybe this story will help someone as dumb as me not to lose a tortoise. I'd had Harry for over 10 years, and now it feels like part of me is gone too.
I'm absolutely heartbroken. Please don't tell me it's my fault for not being there because I completely know it's my fault, and will feel guilty about this for the rest of my life.
I wanted to come here to warn others: please don't leave your tortoises outside for even a second unless they are in a secure enclosure with a lid. I thought my torts were too big to be picked up by anything, but clearly I was wrong. I just hope whatever happened was quick.
Sorry, you all probably knew not to do that anyway, but maybe this story will help someone as dumb as me not to lose a tortoise. I'd had Harry for over 10 years, and now it feels like part of me is gone too.