r/aww • u/abhitchc • 5d ago

I fed this female box tortoise some raspberries at the beginning of the summer. Now, she follows me all over the garden, and visits me almost daily looking for handouts.

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u/Fantastic-You9420 5d ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/07/06/west-virginia-box-turtle-nature/

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u/Fantastic-You9420 5d ago

Hope the link works. I tried to gift the article but couldn’t figure out how to send it to Reddit. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Mave_Datthews_Band 5d ago

Great article 🐢 long live stumpy

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u/Fantastic-You9420 4d ago

Glad everyone is enjoying the article about Stumpy as much as I did.

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u/btveron 5d ago

Thank you for responding! Looks like I can take advantage of signing up for a free WaPo account to read it

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u/Fantastic-You9420 4d ago

You’re welcome 😊

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u/LuckyDubbin 5d ago

You were right, that article was a very fun read! Thanks for making it possible for me to read it.

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u/Spirited_Touch7447 5d ago

Thank you for giving the link! I really enjoyed the article.

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u/MaggieNFredders 5d ago

This is the sweetest story!

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u/Fantastic-You9420 4d ago

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

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u/azriel1014 5d ago

Why did I tear up reading that!? What a sweet story!

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u/Silly-Swimmer-5681 5d ago

this was the cutest story. thank you for sharing!

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u/No-Will5335 4d ago

That was a great read

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u/QuestioningCoeus 4d ago

Thank you for sharing! I'm passing this on to my 11 y.o. niece who is obsessed with all things reptile. She especially loves turtles and cares for one herself.