Turtle Timer

(Note: Humpty Dumpty was found wandering a neighborhood two months ago and had obviously been run over by a car. He has three major cracks on the bottom of his shell and the only way to get those to heal is to keep him "Dry Docked" for 3+ months. So while he is an aquatic turtle, he's in a sick tank and has to be dry. He just finished a round of antibiotics too)

I try to put Humpty Dumpty in the bath everyday.

It never works. 

So I try every other day. 

Which sorta works. 

Except I forget about him. 

A lot. 

Whoops! 

Today I set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes and let him soak. I threw in a couple pellets even though he never eats them. 

The timer went off and I turned it off. Then I forgot about Humpty Dumpty. 

About an hour later, I remembered him! 

Blast!! 

The water was only a degree or two too cold and he had eaten! And pooped! 

So I added more warm water to get it to 85 degrees and threw in a few more pellets. 

When I checked on him again, the pellets were gone. Again!! 

Woo hoo! This is the very first time I've seen him eat! 

I must not be leaving him in the water for long enough. I'll rethink my soaking now. 

Making Reports

Today I've called my local police and animal control to let them know my baby sulcata tortoises was taken. I'll put up

some more flyers around my neighborhood. Other than that, there's not much else I can do. 

I did get a call last night from someone who found a tortoise. I knew it wasn't mine, but I offered to take it. It wasn't a sulcata, it's a red earred slider. He's a healthy and active little guy. He didn't want to stay in his temporary box or the kitchen so I put him in my garden so he can explore.