Pretty Awesome Thing!

So look who I saved from becoming a road pizza! Meet Franklin…yes, I let him go, sadly and regretfully lol :joy:. Loved him…got to get myself a tort someday.
















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Awww he/she is such a cutie :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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He…I sexed him :wink:

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He’s a good lookin’ boy! I wish him luck.

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The side eye in that first picture is hilarious :joy:

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I need to get myself a tortoise :joy:…I have been researching all day lol :joy:

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You’re down in Florida right? Sounds like you could use a yard buddy to help trim weeds or exist in an outdoor enclosure! Assuming you have the space/yard ofc, which in this economy… :joy: :sob:

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We have a massive backyard…lol good thinking :wink:

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See there ya go! You’ll need a little garden buddy!

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I vote sulcatta then……. Definitely!

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See, my sister wants one…they are a bit big for me…I am think more like a red footed, or an Indian star tortoise (more likly this one).

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May Franklin go on to have many happy, healthy babies in the wild. Thank you for saving him!!

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Thank you :blush:…as you can probably tell, I would have loved to keep him. But I know that I had to release him so that he can continue. But it was such a rewarding experience…I brought him home and gave him something to drink and eat while I made sure he wasn’t going to develop any symptoms from being hit by the car. I got those pictures and just enjoyed him for an hour or so and then I took him and relocated him to a protected area (I walk there a lot…so I took him a ways in). Loved him…so happy to see that he was ok after the accident.

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Love these guys! I’ve been reading a bit about smaller tortoise species lately, and I think the Indian Stars are some of my favourites, they’re so freaking pretty.

Though if I had the space, I’d love to have a whole herd of giant tortoises.

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Yup I would have sulcatas and Galapagos and aldabras! The Indian stars are by far my favorite of the smaller species but boy are they expensive!

I love tortoises period! :heart::blush:

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