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Javy Gonzalez wanted one tortoise. Now the Forsyth County resident has 3.
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Javy Gonzalez's three tortoises -- Dorothy (from left), Thea and Stanley -- wander in the back yard of his south Forsyth home on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. - photo by Ben Hendren
For his entire life, Javy Gonzalez has always loved having interesting pets. Monitor lizards, bearded dragons, and even snakes caught in the backyard as a kid. There’s something about reptiles that Gonzalez has always been inexplicably drawn to.