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My pet tortoise keeps trying to escape so I had to tie him to a balloon to stop him running away

A TORTOISE that tries to escape from his owner’s garden is now tied to a balloon so he can be found easily.

Three-year-old Elmo has repeatedly scaled a wire fence to try to flee.

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Three-year-old tortoise Elmo has repeatedly tried to escape his owner's garden by scaling a wire fenceCredit: Kennedy News
Elmo is now tied to a balloon so he can be found easilyCredit: Kennedy News

Owner psychology student Claudia Carter, 20, said: “He’s like Houdini.

“We’ve lost him for hours.

“We’ve been searching, cutting down hedges and digging.”

Claudia, of Sheffield, came up with the idea to tie the helium-filled yellow balloon around her pet’s belly.

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She said: “We tied it around in a bow so he looked cute.

“I don’t think he can run away as easily as he once could.

“People think tortoises are slow — but they haven’t met Elmo.”

Owner Claudia Carter came up with the idea to tie the helium-filled yellow balloon around her pet’s bellyCredit: Kennedy News
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