A recent pet turtle news caught the attention of netizens: Incredible! The pet turtle is still alive after being forgotten in the warehouse for 30 years! That's right, the pet turtle species in the news is the red-legged tortoise.

A family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been locked away in a warehouse in a storage room due to family neglect for 30 years, but it still survives to this day.

At that time, the pet turtle suddenly disappeared, and the family couldn't find it anywhere. They speculated that the workers were working on the house at the time, and the front door was always open, so it must have been lost from the front door.

30 years later, the owner of the family passed away, and their children found tortoises hiding in a cardboard box while cleaning the utility room. The family said it was incredible, unbelievable, that it was still alive.

Experts believe it may have survived by eating termites in wooden floors, while veterinarians say it is the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria), which can survive long periods without food survive. Either way, it's incredible how long it can live.

The red-footed tortoise is a popular pet tortoise from northern South America. It is the oldest living reptile, a medium to large tortoise, and one of the eight tortoises. The red legs have a large yellow head and orange, red limbs and tail. The shell is slightly dark brown, and the central part of the shield is slightly yellow.

The red-footed tortoise is a very suitable tortoise to keep, especially suitable for small children. He is one of the few very intelligent and highly interactive tortoises and can grow up to a considerable size in a very short time. size advantage. They can grow to adulthood in 15 years. Although red-legged turtles are not difficult to raise, they are very suitable as entry turtles. But in fact, it is rare to see turtle friends raising red legs. The reason is because the price is very high. At present, the price of red legs in Taiwan is about 6000-8000, while the red legs in the United States are about 150 US dollars. This South American tortoise is very common in foreign pet stores and is the most popular among novice tortoises, but it is much rarer at present.