r/halifax • u/lavenderavenues • 13h ago
Gus the Tortoise 🐢 Gus' surgery was a success
From the museum -
"An update on Gus the gopher tortoise - October 13th, 2026.
The procedure to remove his bladder stone was a success, and he is resting comfortably with his care team.
Gus will remain with his veterinary care team for close observation for 48 hours, before returning to the museum later this week.
Gus will be recovering behind the scenes for the next 8-10 weeks, but we will continue to share updates on his recovery.
Thank you to his vet team for their excellent care of our beloved Gus and to everyone for your support and well wishes."
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u/cache_invalidation Goose Historian 🪿 13h ago edited 13h ago
That's great! Go Gus!
https://naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/gus-gopher-tortoise
I must have loaded that page 100 times today..
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u/Firm-Ability-9501 13h ago
I still can't believe so much of Halifax has grown up with Gus their whole life 😂 He really is family!
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u/Roro-Squandering 13h ago
I wonder how many people in the entire city are older than him. Prob not many!
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u/No_Razzmatazz_5095 11h ago
Gus was 20 when he moved to Halifax and has been here for 84 years. I'd guess there are less than 10k that have been alive as long as he's lived here, MAYBE 100 people over 100.
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u/fawningsleepy 13h ago
This is so accurate. I met him as a kid, so did my mom. Her mother met him in adulthood. He has been a Halifax treasure for generations!!!
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u/Winnigin 11h ago
A lot of Nova Scotia I'd guess. I grew up on the south shore and we all knew Gus from class trips
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u/nickssss9 12h ago
I can’t imagine how nerve-wracking it must be to perform surgery on a 104 year old … anything … let alone a tortoise.
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u/CanIFixMe Halifax 13h ago
Heck yeah! Thank you soo much to his vet team. Take it easy Gus, we'll see ya in a couple of weeks
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u/Icommentwhenhigh 12h ago
The news cycle has been rough lately. I needed this. That tortoise has quite a legacy.
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u/TheOnesWhoFollow 9h ago
I face my own surgery on the 29th for a knee replacement and I'm more worried about a tortoise I have never met! Glad Gus is doing great!
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u/Sonya_Yost 12h ago
Long live the king. Glad to hear the old guy pulled through smoothly, he has certainly earned 8 to 10 weeks of being completely pampered behind the scenes.
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u/simplesamosa15 12h ago
I'm so glad that Gus is doing okay! I've been checking in on this sub just to get Gus updates. I don't even live in Halifax.
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u/cache_invalidation Goose Historian 🪿 12h ago
CBC covered Gus's 58th hatchday party:
"1980s story on Gus the Turtle will have you in stitches"
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u/KromMagnus 11h ago
The first time I had met Gus was when my wife and I brought our kids to see Sue the T-rex. Gus had his usual entourage of parents and their kids in his orbit just as expected for the Halifax Celebrity.
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u/TheElusiveBigfoot Semiprofessional Donair Inspector 9h ago
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u/beingsofnature 12h ago
and after the surgery Gus started a franchise called lo pollos hermanos 🗣️✌🏼
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u/nintendoisintense 9h ago
Im so relieved!Love Gus!Always have to go see him when ever i go to Halifax.
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u/fawningsleepy 13h ago
“And with that, a collective sigh of relief could be heard on both sides of the harbour.” - Narrator of Gus’s biography one day