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kimbutgar

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1. I have a friend who lives in Hawaii and has a pet tortoise that was a baby when she got

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2024, 04:20 PM

May 2024

It’s gotten pretty large and one day escaped out of her backyard and made traffic come to a standstill. No one wanted to see the turtle hurt. Luckily she came home in time before animal control came. Now she doesn’t use her front entrance that connects to her backyard anymore and goes in though her garage! And it was actually written up in the local paper.

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friend of mine had a pet turtle when youger. the thing would rove around 10 mi from home base . [View all] AllaN01Bear May 2024 OP

I have a friend who lives in Hawaii and has a pet tortoise that was a baby when she got kimbutgar May 2024 #1

We didn't have a pet turtle but found one in our yard one day. marked50 May 2024 #2

Several years ago, I looked out onto our deck and was shocked to see a very large snapping turtle... 3catwoman3 May 2024 #3