Timmy

[CELAT06]

Wakey wakey

[sassy59]

Great to see Timmy. How old is he. Xxx😘

[CELAT06 in reply to sassy59]

He’s over 100. We’ve had him over 40 years and he was an old man when we got him. You can’t import them nowadays, if you want one they have to be bred in this country or bought privately. My mum bought him for my daughter whose birthday it is today. X

[sassy59 in reply to CELAT06]

Wow, that’s amazing. What a grand old man. Xxxx

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

He's a gorgeous old man bless him. Have a good night and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx

[madonbrew]

Aww wow, he is so cool!! Looks like he’s doing well for his age 🙂 He’s cheered me up on a tough day, so thank you for sharing!

[CELAT06 in reply to madonbrew]

Glad he’s cheered you up, he certainly made me feel good when we checked him and saw he’d survived his hibernation. I always get a bit nervous in case he doesn’t come through it. X

[HungryHufflepuff]

Wow that is amazing. What changes he’ll have seen in his lifetime. Although maybe his horizons aren’t that wide. It’s nice he’s woken from his hibernation. Thank you for sharing this 🐢 What a great story. 😊

[madonbrew in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Thank hat made me laugh Huff...that maybe his horizons aren’t that wide...bless him!

[Lemon7]

I had a pet tortoise called toby when I was a child. Lovely creatures.

[Ergendl in reply to Lemon7]

My junior school had one. The building was a square figure of 8, and he lived in one of the central gardens.

[HighGables]

Looking good Timmy 🐢 xx

[Izb1]

Aaaw bless, how fab that he has lived this long , you must be looking after him well x

[CELAT06 in reply to Izb1]

He’s very easy to look after, we don’t buy him special food, he loves dandelions, which we pick from the local park if we don’t have any in our wild garden plot. He likes cucumber, tomatoes, fruit and most green veg. He just ambles around the garden of his own free will. A section is fenced off so he can’t stray but he has a few times in the past and we’ve been frantic looking for him. He’s seen my children and grandchildren grow up and now the great grand ones are interacting with him. It’s quite possible that he will outlive me and then he’ll be passed to another one of the family. He’s certainly well loved by everyone. X

[Izb1 in reply to CELAT06]

How lovely to have a member of the family for so long. Great that you are feeding him the natural stuff, he's certainly looking good on it x

[watergazer]

Amazing that they soldier on to such a great age. Lovely to see x

[winnabago]

That is a happy turtle.

[CELAT06 in reply to winnabago]

He is and he brings me much joy. XXX