Searching for Keita, my rescued Sulcata

[APBT_Fanatic]

Long time no post, but thought I would share!

I hadn't seen Keita (my Sulcata Tortoise rescued from the OC Shelter) for a while, and since her species does not hibernate, I was getting a little worried. Thanks to my creation of a camcorder and flashlight duct taped to a broom handle, I was able to find her safely tucked away in the back of her "home". I heard her "hiss", so knew I found her. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3sgcvlHJQ&feature=youtu.be

 

[tortoise007]

that's hilarious! LOL!!!

 

[firetwofire]

Their is nothing you cant do with duct tape! How big is keita?

 

[luvpetz27]

Love it!!

 

[mctlong]

Nice! Looks like Keita has been a very busy tortoise. How long would you say her tunnel is?

 

[batchick]

Nice. Very Blair Witch Project!

I spend a lot of time searching for Ned. I figure if he lives to 80, then I will spend at least a few months of my life looking for him.

 

[APBT_Fanatic]

She (or he?) is probably about 8-9 inches or so long. Her burrow is probably about 6 feet long.

Here are her older threads:

When I first got her: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-18760.html
More pics: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-35047.html
Her burrow: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-19612.html

 

[Laura]

she seems to still be digging... dont lose her!
that is one reason why I dont allow mine to dig natural ones.... but it is cool!

 

[wellington]

Nice. Very Blair Witch Project!

I spend a lot of time searching for Ned. I figure if he lives to 80, then I will spend at least a few months of my life looking for him.

Blair Witch is what I was thinking. Was waiting for a scream. If it were a little longer, I would have gotten some popcorn. Love the vid.

 

[Thalatte]

I was wondering what that wierd root was...then realized its tortoise butt! Very nice.

 

[laney]

Wow cool. Did he dig the whole thing by scratch? Or was there already some kind of hole or tunnel there? If he did that's pretty impressive

 

[l0velesly]

It seems like it would be really hard to pull them out! I would be too scared to let my sulcata burrow that deep when they get big

 

[AZtortMom]

Wow! Great shot of a tort butt

 

[APBT_Fanatic]

Wow cool. Did he dig the whole thing by scratch? Or was there already some kind of hole or tunnel there? If he did that's pretty impressive

She did it all by herself! She decided to start digging in the corner of her kiddie house one day, then just kept going!

 

[skottip]

One of my friend had three adults that tunneled under his house and almost caused major structural issues due to under mining. Cute tortoises but I lean towards the ones who live above ground. lol

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

[immayo]

Wow that is crazy! I didn't realize they made such long burrows like that!

 

[rayneygirl]

i love all your posts about Keita, I have recently rescued a sulcata with heavy pyramiding and MBD, your posts are an inspiration!! and keita is absolutely gorgeous~