He said: 'He has never been in hibernation before so it is a bit of a risk. Mr French has recently brought Timmy in the house to hibernate in a box in their garage until March next year in the hopes that this will calm him down. 'The preschool have definitely done the best thing by giving him to us as he now has a green house with his own heat lamps and garden to roam around in.' 'To be fair, Timmy leads a great life as John said that he used to live in a little vivarium. 'At the end of the Summer John built Timmy his own large pen with a green house to stop him attacking our family and any visitors but this new enclosure takes up a large part of our garden. Mr French has recently brought Timmy in the house to hibernate in a box in their garage until March next year in the hopes that this will calm him down 'He has a terrible temper and attacks anything that moves in the garden and he constantly bites at my shoes or any toys left lying on the grass. 'To make matters worse John told me that he may live to 100, so we are stuck with him now for life. 'He already has four large turtles living in our garden pond that love to escape into our garden. When John told me that he was actually living with us on a permanent basis I was not happy at all. Mrs French, a 31-year-old nursery nurse said: 'I initially thought he was just staying with us for the Summer holidays. However, when they explained they weren't able to provide that way of life for Timmy, Mr French decided to take him in, much to his wife's dismay. When Mr French spotted the tortoise last year he stressed to the staff that Timmy should be running around outside instead of being cooped up in the tank. Mr French said: 'He has a terrible temper and attacks anything that moves in the garden and he constantly bites at my shoes or any toys left lying on the grass'
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