African sulcata tortoises are 'escape artists,' as they can dig out of enclosures, the sheriff's department said.
An African sulcata tortoise found wandering alone in Florida has been identified as a pet tortoise that went missing in 2020. The Putnam County Sheriff's office posted about the animal on Facebook on Saturday, saying deputies spotted the 'unusual tortoise' in Interlachen.African sulcata tortoises, which are native to the Sahara Desert, are 'escape artists,' as they can dig out of enclosures, the sheriff's department said.
After the Facebook post went viral, followers began sending the refuge a post from 2020 about a missing tortoise, the refuge said in. Facebook post. The photos from the 2020 post matched the photos of the newly found tortoise, who went missing in the same area. Turns out it was the same missing tortoise – found five miles from where it went missing – and its owner has been found.