I had to rebuild a new space for my Radiata and unfortunately overtaken by time, the enclosure was not secure enough. Well-intentioned people have benefited of this to rob this gorgeous male of 10.330 kg,

Since that day I secured the recess together and I used the search procedure as shown here

This procedure gave nothing. Nothing new, I end up making me a reason I never see it again ... probably sold abroad, I thought ...

In early April, it sounds to my door. I look through the surveillance cameras: one - Five minutes later, it re-rings, I have a look and still nobody .... I ended up cutting the bell. Another 5 minutes later, honking on the street  .... I still ended up opening my portal. There, I saw a  plastic case. In this case a cover. And under this cover .... my big baby!

The big baby back !

  Yep! Seven months after the theft I he is back! What joy! But surprising isn't it ? ... not so much because in the end I found a letter in the case. "Sorry sir, we would not wanted rob you your turtle. Blabla blabla .... she is sick and we don't know how to treat" and here's why .... they gave it me back. You do have understand, unable to treat it, unable to go to a vet (without paper or cites,microchipped, I faxed pictures to all vets in the department) ... for resume, if my turtle does had not been ill, I'd never reviewed it.

Sick, indeed  he was ! Rhinitis, early pneumonia, weight loss (830 gr), he stopped eating, dried .... a mess.

Continued ....

Currently, after a stint at a specializing vet in reptiles (and several hundred dollars) is still on antibiotics, still not eating but drinking again ... even though its future remains uncertain, there is the improvement and has taken 70 grams, I think due to the fact that he was drinking again ...

I will keep you abreast of the events .....

Update April 19, 2008

Today is a great day: he ate ... I would even say he has crammed as evidenced by the video below ... weight after the meal : 9,850 kg.