Chris Leone — a turtles and tortoises fanatic who uses goes by the name @garden_state_tortois — shared the wild experience on Instagram

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A woman’s 49-year-old tortoise underwent an incredible transformation after visiting the vet

In a video shared by Chris Leone — a turtle and tortoise fanatic who goes by the name @garden_state_tortois — the creator discovered a tortoise named Rockalina that a woman said was adopted in May 1977

The tortoise lived on the kitchen floor for close to half of a century, surviving off cat food

A woman’s 49-year-old tortoise underwent an incredible transformation after visiting the vet.

In a video shared on…

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