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Lucy is Missing in Fairfax Station, VA

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PAWBOOST ID

68359566

NAME

Lucy

STATUS

LOST

SEX

Female

SPECIES

Reptile

MESSAGE FROM OWNER

Lucy has been lost for a few months. After we posted signs at Burke Lake, people found other turtles and thought they were Lucy. And that became a problem because people were handling native turtles. This species looks sort of like the native eastern box turtle (which also has orange on its shell, head, and legs). But Lucy has SOLID orange patches on her shell. This photo is a few months old, so she'll be bigger now, but still a small turtle. Judging from her brother (which we have), she'll be about 4 inches long, 2 inches high. Because she is tropical, she won't survive the winter. So, we will be ecstatic if you find her. Offering a $100 reward.

DESCRIPTION

Juvenile South American Red-Footed Tortoise (land turtle). Distinct from the native box turtle because the Red-Foot has SOLID ORANGE in each section (scute) of its shell.

AREA LAST SEEN

Fairfax Station, VA 22039

ADDRESS LAST SEEN

Burke Lake Ampitheatre

DATE LAST SEEN

June 30, 2022


Devin R.

1 year ago

Auntiedeb Boyles, no, unfortunately not.

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Auntiedeb B.

1 year ago

Any word on the missing turtle?

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Luisa R.

1 year ago

🙏 🐢

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Jen B.

1 year ago

Devin Reese Oh no. How sad. And what’s ironic is she would have driven the “box turtle” way too far from its home. I’m so sorry. I wish there was something I could do.

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Devin R.

1 year ago

Jen Britts Connors, Lucy's disappearance at Burke Lake is a long story! She escaped from her pen in our yard in Del Ray, Alexandria, walked behind her house, was found by a lady who thought she was a box turtle, didn't realize that you shouldn't move turtles, and with the best of intentions drove her to Lake Burke and left her in the woods!! We did a lot of outreach in July-Aug... to local organizations around the lake. No luck. So, this was a last-ditch effort for Lucy's sake. :-(

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