digging/burying - Page 2

sandy · 30-07-2006, 08:14 PM

Lets hope the sunshines early in the morning, they usually head for the sunniest part to warm
up. Fingers crossed for you.
Just to say, one of mine was buried for a week, before I found her. I checked just like you, and I
checked next doors garden more than once. Only to find her dug down about three inchs, because
of the heat. This was last year, and its a lot hotter this year.

Monty · 30-07-2006, 08:39 PM

how tall are the borders actually? my 2 yr old is a real houdini. He can climb out of things you would never think he could. I've watched him try and try and eventually they find a way, so persistant.

I really hope he's just dug down and you fond him tomorrow.

SCiARA · 30-07-2006, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aprillinda

hi

are you going to put a net or something over the enclosure to protect the other one

i am really keeping every thing crossed that he will turn up

linda

when i'm not about there kept in a pen

they're only in the large enclosure when i'm in and out of the garden

i've checked the garden but nothing yet

Pitcorthie · 30-07-2006, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henry-flash

I have had a thought try watering the enclousure. All my hermanns emerge in the rain and I find the watering can has the same effect!

Have you tried Peters idea it sounds a good one to me

Sharon

nina · 30-07-2006, 10:43 PM

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that he turns up tomorrow - I know how worrying this can be. This afternoon for a bit of a change I put Boris inside a little portable logroll pen (about six foot by two or 3 foot) on an area where the grass is patchy and the earth is rock hard from all the dry weather we've been having. In forty minutes he had dug a nice little hole in the hard ground, but the hole was empty and he was nowhere to be seen. I started to panic, but then put my hand in the hole and discovered it was the beginning of an 8" long tunnel that he'd dug about 3" below ground level, but parallel with the ground, and when I put my hand in the tunnel, there he was at the end of it, burrowing away. He is a Horsfield, and they do dig, but maybe your tort has done the same thing.

Is there wire on the inside of your wooden surround, holding it together? They can accomplish amazing feats of climbing if given anything to hold on to (I've put some pictures below). If he did get out, how secure is the rest of your garden (i.e. could he escape into a neighbour's garden? If not, then you will probably find him under a shrub in the garden.
http://russiantortoise.org/escape_artist.htm

Nina

Henry-flash · 30-07-2006, 10:50 PM

I also hope you find him. I have 'lost' my tortoises a few times, only to find them in their enclousres! I did find one of my two yr olds about 4 inces up the side of my enclousure yesterday. Luckily when they get to the top they get stcuk in the netting and just sit there until I move them, thankfully this doesnt happen often. This is the reason I think yours may have climbed out as my 2 yr odl is capable of climbing over 4 inches which is more than twice his length.

owen-morris · 31-07-2006, 11:19 AM

hi hope he is found soon safe and sound, but I have noticed some replies are sounding like hermanns are left out 24/7 like the one where it was not for a week, my outside enclosure is meshed over the top 100% so can my hermanns be left out all day even when its cloudy as ive no heating or uv in the enclosure.

Henry-flash · 31-07-2006, 11:22 AM

In this weather at this time of the year all my torotrises stay out in their enclousre 24/7. They choose wheter they want to go into their shelter, but tey tend to prefer to sleep under a bush. I have no heat or Uv in my enclousre either

SCiARA · 31-07-2006, 11:23 AM

I hosed down the area this morning and still no luck, I’ll have another good look around all possible hide's after work.
My wife's knocking up some leaflets for neighbors on the (smallest of) chance he's been dropped in there gardens - you never know.

Leila · 31-07-2006, 11:26 AM

Put posters up down your street. That's how we got Tank back. He managed to dig under two fences (one being concrete based and quite deep into the ground) to be found in a neighbours garden. He was fine and after 3 weeks he was brought back to us all thanks to the posters we had put up in our cars. Chances are he is still in your garden but just in case he isn't put lots of posters up

Hope you find him. I know exactly how you feel.

Good luck

30-07-2006, 08:14 PM	#11
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Lets hope the sunshines early in the morning, they usually head for the sunniest part to warm up. Fingers crossed for you. Just to say, one of mine was buried for a week, before I found her. I checked just like you, and I checked next doors garden more than once. Only to find her dug down about three inchs, because of the heat. This was last year, and its a lot hotter this year. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

30-07-2006, 10:50 PM	#16
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I also hope you find him. I have 'lost' my tortoises a few times, only to find them in their enclousres! I did find one of my two yr olds about 4 inces up the side of my enclousure yesterday. Luckily when they get to the top they get stcuk in the netting and just sit there until I move them, thankfully this doesnt happen often. This is the reason I think yours may have climbed out as my 2 yr odl is capable of climbing over 4 inches which is more than twice his length. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

31-07-2006, 11:22 AM	#18
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	In this weather at this time of the year all my torotrises stay out in their enclousre 24/7. They choose wheter they want to go into their shelter, but tey tend to prefer to sleep under a bush. I have no heat or Uv in my enclousre either __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

31-07-2006, 11:23 AM	#19
SCiARA Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 181	I hosed down the area this morning and still no luck, I’ll have another good look around all possible hide's after work. My wife's knocking up some leaflets for neighbors on the (smallest of) chance he's been dropped in there gardens - you never know. __________________ Barry 3 female Hermanni Boettgeri 2 5yr & 1 6yr olds

30-07-2006, 08:39 PM	#12
Monty Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 85	how tall are the borders actually? my 2 yr old is a real houdini. He can climb out of things you would never think he could. I've watched him try and try and eventually they find a way, so persistant. I really hope he's just dug down and you fond him tomorrow.

30-07-2006, 10:43 PM	#15
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that he turns up tomorrow - I know how worrying this can be. This afternoon for a bit of a change I put Boris inside a little portable logroll pen (about six foot by two or 3 foot) on an area where the grass is patchy and the earth is rock hard from all the dry weather we've been having. In forty minutes he had dug a nice little hole in the hard ground, but the hole was empty and he was nowhere to be seen. I started to panic, but then put my hand in the hole and discovered it was the beginning of an 8" long tunnel that he'd dug about 3" below ground level, but parallel with the ground, and when I put my hand in the tunnel, there he was at the end of it, burrowing away. He is a Horsfield, and they do dig, but maybe your tort has done the same thing. Is there wire on the inside of your wooden surround, holding it together? They can accomplish amazing feats of climbing if given anything to hold on to (I've put some pictures below). If he did get out, how secure is the rest of your garden (i.e. could he escape into a neighbour's garden? If not, then you will probably find him under a shrub in the garden. http://russiantortoise.org/escape_artist.htm Nina

31-07-2006, 11:19 AM	#17
owen-morris Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10	hi hope he is found soon safe and sound, but I have noticed some replies are sounding like hermanns are left out 24/7 like the one where it was not for a week, my outside enclosure is meshed over the top 100% so can my hermanns be left out all day even when its cloudy as ive no heating or uv in the enclosure.

31-07-2006, 11:26 AM	#20
Leila Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southend, Essex Posts: 57	Put posters up down your street. That's how we got Tank back. He managed to dig under two fences (one being concrete based and quite deep into the ground) to be found in a neighbours garden. He was fine and after 3 weeks he was brought back to us all thanks to the posters we had put up in our cars. Chances are he is still in your garden but just in case he isn't put lots of posters up Hope you find him. I know exactly how you feel. Good luck

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