Someone was in my garden last nite :(:(

[Box girl]

Originally Posted by caledonia

you can get dummy CCTV cameras pretty cheap. I know you are not allowed broken glass these days but I can't understand when you are not allowed that, you are allowed spikey railings

We have the real thing and have proper CCTV bought 4 cameras and they all record to a hard drive. The cost £400 fairly simple to put in yourself. Thye are motion sensored. It enabled us to see who stole our car though we protect the torts more this way!
Also, it is not possible to get round the side of our house we now have a shed locked from the inside but before this used our old front door to provide more security and a 6 foot high fence. the back fence has barbed wire and is very rickety would not want to try and climb over!!
All sheds and greenhouses are also locked.
Fingerprint - photograph the underside of your tort with the straight line length and this is also a good aid to getting a tort back if they do go missing.
We also have movemnet sensor lights front and back and like you tell as few people as possible that we have torts.
Good Luck.

[vikiilou89]

im sorrry to hear this. i just cant understand how some one could have the heart to steal someones tortoise but i have the fear of leaving george out over night as we have a bit of bad history with the neighbours. its such a shame really but i hope you get your problem sorted. our area recently see a few tortoise thefts believed to be for the purpose of using them as studs.......hurts me to think how they end up getting treated .... but on a good note, thankfully yours were indoors x

[TortBabe]

I have got lots of great ideas and a lot to think about for next summer, thanks everyone!
The torts will not be out overnight again until I have upped my security big time
When they were in the rabbit cages I used to push them under the trampoline. I will be thinking about the cctv, motion sensors, security lights etc. Its such a shame that we have to do this

[Bindi]

Hi Clare, just caught up with this, I'm sorry that it's happened, you must have been quite shaken up.

Just my opinion but I wouldn't install security lights, if people are scrabbling arond in the dark by adding light you ar only making it easier for them to see where they're going and what they're looking for.

Perhaps a light that you could switch on yourself if you are aware people are out there, but I certainly wouldn't use one of those sensor triggered ones

[Box girl]

I take your point but these security lights warn me of someone in my garden. I had a car taken when I was in the house and this is usually when thieves strike. they also, don't like unsocial hours so rarely do anything in the middle of the night.
Our local neighbourhood watch recommend them as a deterrent to thieves they will think twice about your property 'a thought?'

Originally Posted by Bindi

Hi Clare, just caught up with this, I'm sorry that it's happened, you must have been quite shaken up.

Just my opinion but I wouldn't install security lights, if people are scrabbling arond in the dark by adding light you ar only making it easier for them to see where they're going and what they're looking for.

Perhaps a light that you could switch on yourself if you are aware people are out there, but I certainly wouldn't use one of those sensor triggered ones