Please help (found a sulcata)

[Scott7601]

I found this tortoise in my yard and I don't know what kind it is I live in texas and it doesn't look like a native

 

[Heather H]

Hi welcome to the forum. I will tag some people who might know.
@russian/sulcata/tortoise @yvonne @Tom @Cowboy_Ken
If they don't know they will direct you to the right person.

 

[wellington]

That is a sulcata tortoise. Not native of course, so please try to find its home, check on
Craigs list, call local vets and animal rescues to let them know you have a tortoise you found. In the mean time be sure there is water for him to drink if it's cold at all, below 65-70 with no day time warm up, please keep him warm and let him eat the weeds and grasses and you can feed him grocery greens too.

 

[Heather H]

That is a sulcata tortoise. Not native of course, so please try to find its home, check on
Craigs list, call local vets and animal rescues to let them know you have a tortoise you found. In the mean time be sure there is water for him to drink if it's cold at all, below 65-70 with no day time warm up, please keep him warm and let him eat the weeds and grasses and you can feed him grocery greens too.

Thank you I never know who to tag

 

[wellington]

Thank you I never know who to tag

You tagged right. I just happen to see it and know the species.

 

[Heather H]

There is a lost and found section on here. Don't give too much info so you can get it to the right person. Good luck.

 

[Heather H]

@Kristie8888 maybe? Not trying to get your hopes up.

 

[Scott7601]

That is a sulcata tortoise. Not native of course, so please try to find its home, check on
Craigs list, call local vets and animal rescues to let them know you have a tortoise you found. In the mean time be sure there is water for him to drink if it's cold at all, below 65-70 with no day time warm up, please keep him warm and let him eat the weeds and grasses and you can feed him grocery greens too.

Ok. Thanks. I'll try that. I checked the houses around me. No claimed it. So not sure how far he has wandered

 

[Robertchrisroph]

Yes please try and find the owner. If he was mine I would be going crazy trying to find him. So look on poles in the neibor hood. I'm sure someone is looking for him. Thank you for helping him.

 

[Scott7601]

I'm not in south texas. In lufkin which is east texas area.

 

[Scott7601]

The only reason I found it was my dog was going crazy in the back yard. I looked over the fence to see what was causing it and there the tortoise was sunning itself by the fence. I don't know much about them but I could tell it wasn't from this area

 

[Heather H]

You can make a thread here in the lost n found section.

 

[Heather H]

What will you do if you can't find the owner? If you go under species specific, go under Africa, you can learn lots .

 

[Scott7601]

Idk. I'll call around to whatever organizations are in the area and go from there. In the mean time I'll keep it warm and feed it.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

this is a sulcata tortoise the 3d largest species of tortoise in the world. keep it warm and put flyers evey where!!!

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Idk. I'll call around to whatever organizations are in the area and go from there. In the mean time I'll keep it warm and feed it.

this a grassland species feed it grasses from your yard and don't feed it any fruit.

 

[Heather H]

there a Facebook page for east texas herp society.

 

[mike taylor]

Well if you can't care for it . Let me know I can meet up with you . I live in New Caney Tx . About hour and half away . But post pictures in your neighborhood someone is missing this guy .

 

[Robertchrisroph]

Cool @mike taylor

 

[Heather H]

any luck finding the owner?