A tortoise was rescued near Lincoln after flooding disturbed its hibernation and left it in a dangerous situation.
Alexander, a 13-year-old pet tortoise owned by Dunholme resident Stewart Green, was in the middle of hibernation when heavy rain and flooding hit the village on Thursday.
Stewart described the back gardens on Tennyson Drive as “lakes” and said that the back doors were being sandbagged and the fire brigade were pumping water from gardens to protect homes from flooding.
Tennyson Drive in Dunholme was hit with serious flooding on Thursday. | Photo: Diana Johnson
He told The Lincolnite that Alexander usually hibernates in his hedgehog house inside Stewart’s greenhouse, where he will rest from September until spring, but this year he fancied a change.
Alexander was hibernating underneath the compost where Stewart’s tomatoes were growing.
As the flooding got worse and water rose, it was apparent that Alexander was in trouble, so Stewart had to disturb his pet’s sleep to move him into his hedgehog home, where he is now safe and sound.
He dug Alexander out of his compost shelter and moved him into his wooden house, where he now rests under a bed of hay until spring.
Stewart said: “Alexander is now fast asleep again under some hay in his hedgehog house.”
Alexander is back in hibernation, and would like to not be disturbed for a while!
The Lincolnite welcomes your views. All comments are reactively-moderated and must obey the house rules. Please stay on topic and be respectful of other readers.
A City of Lincoln Councillor was forced to apologise for disregarding parents and the disabled during a debate on the Central Car Park last night.
Councillors were discussing a Conservative motion calling for a full review of the city centre facility amid a £150,000 spend on repairs to its lifts, alongside multiple complaints about parking machines being down and, recently, queues to exit following Remembrance Day and other events.
A student attending the University of Lincoln passed away due to acute alcohol toxicity, commonly known as alcohol poisoning.
An inquest into the death of first-year student Alfie John Head revealed that he suffered a hypoxic brain injury due to aspiration pneumonia, which was ultimately caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
Whatsapp
