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**Alan1** · 31-03-2009, 06:12 PM

Amazing!! It must have been sneakin about the garden until the hibernation time

NATURALIS · 31-03-2009, 07:14 PM

hi, Thanks for all your replys, now shes warm ive been to see where she could have been, in one corner of the enclosure there is some pampus grass growing and besides that i have found a well used hole. ive just dug it out , it seems to go down about 6inchs and then along what looks like a old mole run, this goes down to about 18inchs to a dead end which seems much wider than the tunnel.Because i dont use this pen until next month she must have been coming and going back to this tunnel for 9 months with out being noticed, and when i think how cold its been? earlier on we had snow covering the ground upto 12inches for 7 weeks . the one lesson ive lernt from this is not to put small tortoises in a 30ft by 18ft enclosure. This year any hatchlings will go in a 6ft by 3ft enclosure with buried wire underneith and wire on the top.

Kristy · 31-03-2009, 07:26 PM

I'm so shocked, what an amazing story, I'm so pleased you found her and she is fit and well, the sneaky minx!

sky · 31-03-2009, 07:32 PM

How lucky you are to find her. What a great ending. Amazing, what a luck tort!!!!!!!

mazkc · 31-03-2009, 07:39 PM

wow that really is amazing, im pleased for u both! what a clever tortoise!!

linda · 31-03-2009, 07:47 PM

excellent news well done that tort

Jazzotang · 31-03-2009, 08:07 PM

WOW one tough little guy, im so glad you got him back. Maybe you should name him Ray Mears!

**Alan1** · 31-03-2009, 08:18 PM

By the way red foot marg, do you breed torts? There's a shortage of breeders in Caledonia

**16 shells** · 31-03-2009, 08:54 PM

That's good news, how resistant are these animals, stories like this should make us more confident in keeping them.
Paul

**Bindi** · 31-03-2009, 08:58 PM

Fantastic. I absolutely love these stories that show how resiliant these littel beauties are. Brilliant news.

31-03-2009, 07:14 PM	#12
NATURALIS Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cheshire Posts: 3,472	cant believe this one hi, Thanks for all your replys, now shes warm ive been to see where she could have been, in one corner of the enclosure there is some pampus grass growing and besides that i have found a well used hole. ive just dug it out , it seems to go down about 6inchs and then along what looks like a old mole run, this goes down to about 18inchs to a dead end which seems much wider than the tunnel.Because i dont use this pen until next month she must have been coming and going back to this tunnel for 9 months with out being noticed, and when i think how cold its been? earlier on we had snow covering the ground upto 12inches for 7 weeks . the one lesson ive lernt from this is not to put small tortoises in a 30ft by 18ft enclosure. This year any hatchlings will go in a 6ft by 3ft enclosure with buried wire underneith and wire on the top.

31-03-2009, 07:32 PM	#14
sky Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 2,901	How lucky you are to find her. What a great ending. Amazing, what a luck tort!!!!!!! __________________ Kayx 2.7.4 THB 0.3.0 Gpigs 1 grumpy husband

31-03-2009, 07:39 PM	#15
mazkc Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 499	wow that really is amazing, im pleased for u both! what a clever tortoise!! __________________ Maria 0.1.0 THB - Paddy ♥

31-03-2009, 08:54 PM	#19
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	That's good news, how resistant are these animals, stories like this should make us more confident in keeping them. Paul __________________ Paul.

31-03-2009, 08:58 PM	#20
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	Fantastic. I absolutely love these stories that show how resiliant these littel beauties are. Brilliant news. __________________

31-03-2009, 06:12 PM	#11
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Amazing!! It must have been sneakin about the garden until the hibernation time

31-03-2009, 07:26 PM	#13
Kristy Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 294	I'm so shocked, what an amazing story, I'm so pleased you found her and she is fit and well, the sneaky minx!

31-03-2009, 07:47 PM	#16
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	excellent news well done that tort

31-03-2009, 08:07 PM	#17
Jazzotang Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: near Canterbury Kent Posts: 610	WOW one tough little guy, im so glad you got him back. Maybe you should name him Ray Mears!

31-03-2009, 08:18 PM	#18
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	By the way red foot marg, do you breed torts? There's a shortage of breeders in Caledonia

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