Terry The Turtle

TERRY TURTLE — A LITTLE CHARACTER LOOKING FOR A BIG COMMITMENT! We might be a dog rescue, but occasionally someone a little different needs our help… Terry came to us after we were alerted to an advert on a local selling site offering a “healthy male red-footed tortoise”. One look at his photograph told us he wasn’t healthy, so we arranged to bring him into our care. On arrival, we discovered he wasn’t a red-footed tortoise at all. Terry is a box turtle, with quite different care needs. His beak and claws were so overgrown that he struggled to eat and could barely get about. After veterinary treatment, an appropriate diet and a vivarium with suitable heating, lighting and a pool to dip in, he’s a transformed little turtle. And what a character he is! Terry is friendly, inquisitive and full of personality. He’ll eat from your hand and even knock on the glass when he wants your attention! He doesn’t particularly enjoy being picked up, so he needs someone happy to enjoy his company on his...