I found my box turtle!

11 years ago

I posted in early May that my male box turtle escaped from the tortoise playpen.

I pretty much figured he was a goner. But he found his way to the garden (his outside pen is right next to the garden). I was picking tomatoes and there he was at the base of the biggest tomato plant.

I remember all the great support you all gave me and so I wanted to let you know that there was a very happy ending :-)

He seems like he's been getting plenty to eat and now he can tell the female what he did on his summer vacation.

Comments (17)

glaserberl
11 years ago
Wow! Great to see a happy ending!
Ninapearl
11 years ago
yayyy!!! wow, this is so cool! imagine...a TURTLE finding his way back home. ya know, i wonder if he's been close all this time and just decided to stop playing his little game and show himself. LOL

every so often, i would wonder what happened to the little guy. very nice to hear he's back where he belongs. :)
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airforceguy
11 years ago
Cool!! I wondered if you would have or had found him. Thanks for reporting back!! Congrats
Lily316
11 years ago
Glad he's back. I love turtles.
quasifish
11 years ago
Your post just made my day! I'm smiling ear to ear now. Thanks for coming back to share that. So happy for you!
petra_gw
11 years ago
What wonderful news!! Ours ran away 7 years ago and I still look for him whenever I am outside.
cat_mom
11 years ago
Big smiles here, too! Hooray!
spedigrees z4VT
11 years ago
I am SO happy to hear your turtle has been found and is home unscathed! Such wonderful news! Thank you for posting this followup!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
Delightful! Can I ask a 'stupid ' question? How do you know that it's your turtle? What is it that makes your little guy different from the rest?
newbuyer2007
11 years ago
What great news! :)
jomuir
11 years ago
Awesome!
kitasmommie
11 years ago
So great that he came back!!!!

We have a turtle that visits. Every summer, a couple time each year - for the past few years, he (?) shows up at our garage door. Hangs around for a day or so - then disappears till the next time. I'm assuming it's the same one.....

Not being a turtle expert myself, I often wonder why he comes. The closest water source (small creek) is about a mile away. Don't they usually keep closer to the water?
notolover
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks everyone for sharing in my joy!

To Rhizo. When I got him from the pet store, a kid had dropped him a few days before and he has a scrape and a bit missing from his shell. Also I live in the high desert so there won't be very many box turtles wandering around :-)

To kitasmommie: there must be something at your house that he likes; do you have flowers or something near the garage? Your yard must be in the boundaries of its territory and something draws it to your yard the same time every year.
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
11 years ago
So happy for both of you!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
Thanks, noto!
kittens
11 years ago
I remember when you posted about your lost turtle. I'm so glad he's back - that's unbelievable!
lisa11310
11 years ago
yea!