I advertised a found tortoise last week, and besides the 20 or 30 people who were just looking to get a free tortoise, I received 10 calls from folks who had really lost their tortoise.
This is a good time to remind all of you to double check your habitats. Make sure there are no holes under the fence. Open and close the gates to be sure they close and latch. Its always a good idea to cap off the corners of the habitat (they climb good in the corners). If possible, put an identifying mark on your tortoise. If its big enough, you can super glue a return address label to the center of one of the scutes. I'm sure there are many more things you can think of to protect your tortoise, and spring time is an excellent time to take care of it.
Last, but not least, try to not tell too many people in your neighborhood that you have a tortoise in your back yard...especially neighbors with children. Now-a-days, kids seem to think, "What's yours is mine!"
Yvonne
This is a good time to remind all of you to double check your habitats. Make sure there are no holes under the fence. Open and close the gates to be sure they close and latch. Its always a good idea to cap off the corners of the habitat (they climb good in the corners). If possible, put an identifying mark on your tortoise. If its big enough, you can super glue a return address label to the center of one of the scutes. I'm sure there are many more things you can think of to protect your tortoise, and spring time is an excellent time to take care of it.
Last, but not least, try to not tell too many people in your neighborhood that you have a tortoise in your back yard...especially neighbors with children. Now-a-days, kids seem to think, "What's yours is mine!"
Yvonne