PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The clock is ticking on finding a baby tortoise that is missing in transit.

“I’m really pleading with FedEx to get poor little Ravioli found,” said Alexis Hanes. She and her family adopted a 4-month-old red-footed tortoise named Ravioli from a breeder in Texas. Since they live in the Valley, they made the arrangements to have him shipped overnight using FedEx.

“My son has loved reptiles and tortoises and animals of all sorts since he was a very small child,” said Hanes.

FedEx offers the shipment of animals as a service, but something happened mid-delivery, and now the Hanes family is pleading for someone to rescue Ravioli. A full day has passed since the tortoise was supposed to be delivered to their home.

“This is a live animal, hopefully still living and breathi

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