Female hermans tortoise stolen from our garden on wednesday 20th april.
If you live near winchester to alton, and their surrounding areas and you have been offered to buy a tortoise, or if you have seen a neighbour with a new tortoise please email me at; georgebritten@hotmail.co.uk the theives that steel childrens pets such as mine dont seem to care that they are steeling a loved member of the family.

Hi,

So sorry to hear about your tortoise. Are you 100% sure she has been stolen? If she has the run of the garden she may he hidden somewhere, check all your neighbours gardens  as well.

You should also report this to John Hayward who runs a register for lost/stolen tortoises, his contact details are....

Tel/fax 01869 325699

Mobile 07802 404929

Email   jh@ntr.supanet.com

Fingers crossed you find her soon, please keep us updated.

Ali

So sorry to hear the news that someone may have stollen your tort.  I too came home and found that Toby was missing from his enclosure.  We searched the whole garden over and over, we eventually found him in a spot i had already checked, i guess he looked like a rock in my frantic search i didnt see him.  I was convinced that he had been stollen as his enclosure is nearly 12" in height with plenty of space and things for torts to do and eat.  However it was a really hot day and they do get very active.  Still not convinced he climbed out, i watched him for days, nothing, then he did it, i saw him climb, using anything to leverage up including his head, on to the roof of his house and over the top falling 12" to the grass landing and off he went.  I hope this is what has happened to yours, go through the garden with a fine tooth comb, put some freshly cut cucumber /toms [i know toms are a no no but torts cant help themselves] out and see if the smell will bring him/her out of the hiding place. 

good luck

Hi, i have told all of my neighbours, searched the garden many times and put a poster in the local vets. The pen she was put in has chicken wire on the top to stop her from climbing out. I do think she was stolen because the lock on my garden shed had been forced and bent like someone had been in my garden to steal something :( ill keep looking everytime i go out, thanks

Good Luck with your search. I hope she turns up soon