Our tortoise returned!

Jono

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Hey all,

I've never posted here before but I just wanted to share my shock!

Last June our 1 year old tortoise went missing from our garden. We spent over a week pulling up everything in the garden but with no luck.

Anyway, this morning a neighbour 4 doors down knocks on the door and asks if we know if anyone has a tortoise, and it was her!! Nearly one year on she is found happily walking around a garden. Not only did she survive the whole winter, but to get to that garden she would also have to have crossed 3 huge gardens including a horse field!

It really is incredible what these little creatures can do!
 

Yvonne G

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This is truly amazing! You're so very lucky (and so is the tortoise)!
 

Tidgy's Dad

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What a marvelous story!
Thanks for sharing it with us and welcome to the Forum.
Just make sure she does't escape again!
 

Tom

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Congrats on her return. Hopefully you will do a better job of containing her this time around. :)
 

Lyn W

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That is fantastic, what a little survivor ! I'm very happy for your good fortune
 

DawnH

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Wow - I would have been frantic. How are your winters? Glad she is back!
 

Gillian M

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Incredible but true! Goodness what a wonderful :rolleyes: story....it sounds like a fairy tale.

How's your sweet tort after it returned home? I bet that you're happy and so is your tort. Take care it doesn't do that again!
 
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