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I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this.. Mods,kindly help me move it to the right one.

So, I woke up this morning to find this creature in one of the buckets in the bathroom. My little nephew told me that he found it at our backyard this morning.
We don't know how it got there. Our backyard isn't bushy,neither is our area. Although there's some swampy land behind our compound,and it's possible that the heavy rain that's been falling for the past few weeks could have influenced it's migration to our compound.

The problem now is, we are confused on what to do with it.. My mom is talking about keeping it and raising it,but I don't think that's a good idea. A tortoise isn't an ideal pet in my opinion. We don't even know how to take care of it...
I suggested we sell it to a mini zoo that's located not too far from our area, but I'm not sure they would be willing to buy it.

I'm quite confused on what to do... Your advices would be well appreciated. Thank you

Please set it free, it's not a domestic animal

You can release it back into the wild or keep it and take care of it.

Must you sell it? Do humanity a favor and donate it to the Zoo close to you…

chigoziri2403:
Please set it free, it's not a domestic animal

It can be domesticated.

Tortoise Pepper Soup go make sense o,with Agbado and Cassava.

It's so cute. Keep it as a pet.
Find out what tortoises eat, so that you can know what to feed it.

you should offer an amount of food equivalent to the size of your tortoise's shell

You said it's mysterious but you're using your hand to caress it with reckless abandon.

Kazeem47:
Tortoise Pepper Soup go make sense o,with Agbado and Cassava.

Bobo Chicago 2022.

Miracood2:


Bobo Chicago 2022.

you Gerrit it?

chigoziri2403:
Please set it free, it's not a domestic animal

I think I'll do this ..
It's possible it came from the swampy area behind our compound...

Miracood2:
You said it's mysterious but you're using your hand to caress it with reckless abandon.

I only held it once to take the pictures...

Perhaps you are suggesting that the creature might be carrying some sickness or its appearance is superstitious

Danielnino00:


I think I'll do this ..
It's possible it came from the swampy area behind our compound...

I am in .

And almost all houses own pet of different kinds.

One comes to you and you are confused

Mariangeles:
It's so cute. Keep it as a pet.
Find out what tortoises eat, so that you can know what to feed it.

I can't do that o.. For one thing, I won't have the time since I'll be leaving home soon...For another, a tortoise is hardly my idea of a pet.
Thanks all the same...

Danielnino00:


I only held it once to take the pictures...

Perhaps you are suggesting that the creature might be carrying some sickness or its appearance is superstitious

The fact that you labelled it as a "mysterious" creature got me thinking.

There is nothing mysterious in that tortious.

Nothing mysterious

It's the rainy season and they are normal creatures having several species

Congratulations on having a new pet

Use it and cook ogbono soup since you don't know what to do with it..

Op don't try to be nice here, do the needful i gat your back

chigoziri2403:
Please set it free, it's not a domestic animal

Says who? I’ve been keeping a tortoise as pet for close to 8yrs now. So yes it can be domesticated, given that you can take care of it.

Danielnino00:
I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this.. Mods,kindly help me move it to the right one.

So, I woke up this morning to find this creature in one of the buckets in the bathroom. My little nephew told me that he found it at our backyard this morning.
We don't know how it got there. Our backyard isn't bushy,neither is our area. Although there's some swampy land behind our compound,and it's possible that the heavy rain that's been falling for the past few weeks could have influenced it's migration to our compound.

The problem now is, we are confused on what to do with it.. My mom is talking about keeping it and raising it,but I don't think that's a good idea. A tortoise isn't an ideal pet in my opinion. We don't even know how to take care of it...
I suggested we sell it to a mini zoo that's located not too far from our area, but I'm not sure they would be willing to buy it.

I'm quite confused on what to do... Your advices would be well appreciated. Thank you

Dash me make i add the one i get for house.

Pidginwhisper:
Says who? I’ve been keeping a tortoise as pet for close to 8yrs now. So yes it can be domesticated, given that you can take care of it.

when you keep it as a pet, you disrupt the ecosystem and food chain

Pidginwhisper:
Dash me make i add the one i get for house.

Are you based in Lagos?

Danielnino00:


I can't do that o.. For one thing, I won't have the time since I'll be leaving home soon...For another, a tortoise is hardly my idea of a pet.
Thanks all the same...

I need it if u don't mind

Danielnino00:


Are you based in Lagos?

Yes.

Dirtydog:


I need it if u don't mind

Where's your location?

Pidginwhisper:
Yes.

Where precisely in Lagos?
I stay at Badagry..

Danielnino00:


Where precisely in Lagos?

I stay at Badagry..

Ikorodu.
Same Danielnino00 on Super Eagles’s thread right? Name looks familiar

Danielnino00:


Where's your location?

Festac town

Pidginwhisper:
Ikorodu.
Same Danielnino00 on Super Eagles’s thread right? Name looks familiar

Badagry to Ikorodu is quite far... I don't think it's feasible unless you are willing to come down here...

Yeah, I'm the guy on the super eagles thread...

Dirtydog:

Festac town

It's not too far from my area.... How do we go about it?

Danielnino00:


It's not too far from my area....
How do we go about it?

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