Chip's mom
Active Member
Thank you for sharing this story. We lost our Eastern Hermann's 3 weeks ago, and it has been very hard, so this story gives me hope. I think we need to both grieve and be hopeful, it's hard to know how to feel. I've posted and called everywhere so I do believe if a good person finds him they will find us.Last summer (August), our (then 3 years old) Hermann disappeared from his outdoor enclosure. We searched everywhere, of course. After about one month later, I gave up hope and grieved. We thought a predator must have taken him. This winter, there were multiple long periods of freeze and snow.
Fast forward 9 months - he appeared happy and healthy in my husbands shed (in May)! He looks great, is active, and ate Mazuri immediately. We’re really in shock over it! Thankfully, we still had his whole setup - I was literally listing it for sale this week!
We live in North Carolina. I just wanted to share this as such an amazing story that illustrates the resilience of these animals. They are amazing!
Oh, and we’re making him a way more secure, larger outdoor enclosure now!
We're a little colder up in PA, and the cold rains have been making me feel horribly for him. I'm surprised you had freezing and snow in NC!
Thank you again for sharing and we hope that you've been enjoying having him home!