Near death experience outdoors

**Alan1** · 28-05-2012, 06:53 AM

I came home from the racing last night to find Rodders upside down in the outdoor enclosure with head and legs completely tucked in. I don't know how long it might have been like that, certainly not all afternoon as it would have been baked to death in the heat of the direct sun.

It is quite big now, about 6 inches and 6 years old so you'd think it would have been able to get up again but obviously not, the soil is not loose so I don't know why it couldn't flip over again, you could see scraped bits in the soil where it had been trying but perhaps it was so hot that it gave up quite quickly. Luckily the sun moves off that area about 5pm or it would have been curtains.

It recovered after a long soak but anyway, it's worth checking in this weather in particular just in case. I like to know their whereabouts but there's not a lot you can do if you are not there

emma_mcraf · 28-05-2012, 01:33 PM

Oh thank goodness you came home when you did!
I check on mine a lot throughout the day and the kids are well-trained to peek in periodically when they're outside too. It is a worry though.
Glad that Rodders is okay and not any worse the wear for it.

knottyedge · 28-05-2012, 03:31 PM

bet your glad you found him when you did,it could have been so much worse,i check mind quite regularly throughout the day

Mrs Frog · 28-05-2012, 05:22 PM

I am so glad he is ok,what a shock for you

**Alan1** · 28-05-2012, 09:38 PM

Yes Jackie, I thought Rodders was dead but a lucky escape is what it turned out to be

Easter Bunny · 28-05-2012, 10:29 PM

Bet your heart was in your mouth as you approached him. Glad he's ok.

What a worry these torts are

longbowassassin · 28-05-2012, 11:02 PM

glad he is ok.

lynnedit · 29-05-2012, 01:34 AM

Good for Rodders to pull through! What a scare.

justmeandmytortoise · 30-05-2012, 08:32 PM

That was Lucky Alan

Catwoman63 · 31-05-2012, 05:03 PM

Glad he is all ok, and yes they are a worry. I've come home from work and found xena on her back just Dkt laying there, she usually corrects herself and there enough big rocks logs to use but this one occasion she was like that, I also didn't know how long she had been like that so I helped her over x

28-05-2012, 06:53 AM	#1
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Near death experience outdoors I came home from the racing last night to find Rodders upside down in the outdoor enclosure with head and legs completely tucked in. I don't know how long it might have been like that, certainly not all afternoon as it would have been baked to death in the heat of the direct sun. It is quite big now, about 6 inches and 6 years old so you'd think it would have been able to get up again but obviously not, the soil is not loose so I don't know why it couldn't flip over again, you could see scraped bits in the soil where it had been trying but perhaps it was so hot that it gave up quite quickly. Luckily the sun moves off that area about 5pm or it would have been curtains. It recovered after a long soak but anyway, it's worth checking in this weather in particular just in case. I like to know their whereabouts but there's not a lot you can do if you are not there Last edited by Alan1; 28-05-2012 at 08:52 AM. Reason: wrong age :)

28-05-2012, 01:33 PM	#2
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Oh thank goodness you came home when you did! I check on mine a lot throughout the day and the kids are well-trained to peek in periodically when they're outside too. It is a worry though. Glad that Rodders is okay and not any worse the wear for it. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

28-05-2012, 03:31 PM	#3
knottyedge Member Hatchling Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: the Cotswolds,gloucestershire Posts: 619	bet your glad you found him when you did,it could have been so much worse,i check mind quite regularly throughout the day __________________ X2 Greyhounds- Barnabas and Rufus x6 Spur Thighed Ibera's-Clover,Willow,Figwort, Radish,Pennywort and Bramble X1Tropical fish setup

28-05-2012, 05:22 PM	#4
Mrs Frog Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,419	I am so glad he is ok,what a shock for you __________________ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442...06053/?fref=nf

28-05-2012, 10:29 PM	#6
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	Bet your heart was in your mouth as you approached him. Glad he's ok. What a worry these torts are __________________ Lynne x

28-05-2012, 09:38 PM	#5
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Yes Jackie, I thought Rodders was dead but a lucky escape is what it turned out to be

28-05-2012, 11:02 PM	#7
longbowassassin Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lancashire... Posts: 333	glad he is ok.

29-05-2012, 01:34 AM	#8
lynnedit Member Hatched Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 332	Good for Rodders to pull through! What a scare. __________________ Lynne Horsfields 1.3.0 Ornate box turtle 0.1.0 Pacific NW, US

30-05-2012, 08:32 PM	#9
justmeandmytortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 2,682	That was Lucky Alan __________________ www.justmeandmytortoise.webs.com Tortoise, Terrapin and Turtle group covering Kent and London

31-05-2012, 05:03 PM	#10
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Glad he is all ok, and yes they are a worry. I've come home from work and found xena on her back just Dkt laying there, she usually corrects herself and there enough big rocks logs to use but this one occasion she was like that, I also didn't know how long she had been like that so I helped her over x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

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