Nearly 100-pound tortoise escapes Colorado home
Incident Date:
08/31/2026
Location:
Jefferson County, CO - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Sulcata Tortoise
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO – A nearly 100-pound Sulcata tortoise named Lard managed to escape his home last month in Colorado before animal control was able to capture him.
Lard successfully freed himself from his fenced-in yard and started wandering around the neighborhood on Aug. 31. Someone reported Lard to the sheriff’s office and an animal control officer responded. The animal control officer and a bystander lifted him up and returned him safely.
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