Fred's human
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Hello Tortoise Friends,
I am looking for a new home for Fred.
Fred is a 30 year old Bell's Tortoise. He lived with my sister when her children were small and I inherited him from my sister when her children went to college and she moved. Her husband "rescued" him years before from a naughty little boy in a park that was hitting Fred with a stick. HIs age is approximated from a local exotic pet vet who has cared for Fred over many years.
Although I feel guilty every time I think about sending him to a new home because my nephew grew up with him and understands Fred better than I do, my nephew is in graduate school now, I don't think he'll be able to take Fred for a while. I am pretty sure Fred is not happy.
There would be no rehoming fee. I have a large glass terrarium for him during the winter months with a reptile light for during the day, a heating pad on always and a UV light for nights. He does not like the terrarium but it is too cold to let him wander like he does in the summer. I have not built him an enclosure like the many impressive tortoise homes I have seen in pictures on this site.
During the warm months when he isn't wandering around the house (has anyone seen Fred?) he spends much of his time out on my deck in a doggie gate area where he has a little more space than his terrarium. We would let him out in the yard but my sister did that once and the whole neighborhood was in a panic when he burrowed and was lost for 6 hours.
He mostly eats steamed butternut squash, tomatoes and strawberries with some greens but often he has to be hand fed as he will just ignore the food. As I said, I think he is not happy and may be depressed.
We are not tortoise people and I am sure he would be happier with someone that understood him better. He needs a good home.
Thank you
Tina
I am looking for a new home for Fred.
Fred is a 30 year old Bell's Tortoise. He lived with my sister when her children were small and I inherited him from my sister when her children went to college and she moved. Her husband "rescued" him years before from a naughty little boy in a park that was hitting Fred with a stick. HIs age is approximated from a local exotic pet vet who has cared for Fred over many years.
Although I feel guilty every time I think about sending him to a new home because my nephew grew up with him and understands Fred better than I do, my nephew is in graduate school now, I don't think he'll be able to take Fred for a while. I am pretty sure Fred is not happy.
There would be no rehoming fee. I have a large glass terrarium for him during the winter months with a reptile light for during the day, a heating pad on always and a UV light for nights. He does not like the terrarium but it is too cold to let him wander like he does in the summer. I have not built him an enclosure like the many impressive tortoise homes I have seen in pictures on this site.
During the warm months when he isn't wandering around the house (has anyone seen Fred?) he spends much of his time out on my deck in a doggie gate area where he has a little more space than his terrarium. We would let him out in the yard but my sister did that once and the whole neighborhood was in a panic when he burrowed and was lost for 6 hours.
He mostly eats steamed butternut squash, tomatoes and strawberries with some greens but often he has to be hand fed as he will just ignore the food. As I said, I think he is not happy and may be depressed.
We are not tortoise people and I am sure he would be happier with someone that understood him better. He needs a good home.
Thank you
Tina