Something you don’t see every day
By Fleur
@Fleura (35226)
United Kingdom
June 22, 2026 3:00am CST
As I was walking over to my friend’s house I saw an unusual sight – a woman taking her tortoise for a walk.
I paused on my way past and said ‘That’s something you don’t see every day!’ and she replied ‘Makes you think you must have been on the wine doesn’t it?’
I guess she gets comments a lot.
The tortoise was surprisingly fast as well. It trotted across the road and I was lucky to get a photo before it was too late!
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That is for sure unusual. My neighbors in Switzerland had two tortoises, they could run faster than I thought.@Fleura (35226)
• United Kingdom
6h
Our next-door neighbour in our last house used to have all kinds of reptiles, he had a special licence to breed rare species. He also had a large group of tortoises that lived in a greenhouse in the garden. In warm weather he would open the doors and they would roam outside. They were surprisingly fast!
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@toniganzon (77455)
• Philippines
7h
Glad you were able to take a photo. I was expecting a bigger tortoise lol! But they do grow big fast.
I had wanted one but I just didn't want it on a whim without knowing how to take care of them coz I don't want them dying or be unhappy under my care.
Until that day comes that I become an almost expert in caring for a tortoise, I won't have one.
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@Juliaacv (56415)
• Canada
5h
That is unusual to see.
We had a large sized tortoise wander rinto our yard and found his way into our koi pond one summer's day.
He was an excellent swimmer, and when my husband stacked some rocks to aid him in exiting our pond, we were surprised at how quickly he was out of that pond, across our yard and heading back in the direction in which he came.
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