Wow! - Poor 'ol girl. Rats can do some major destruction. I am guessin they were hungry, as gross as that sounds.uke:
Maybe the owner needs to keep her inside during the winter time when she goes dormant, so that it does not happen to her other legs or her head. Obviously they have quite a rat problem where they live!
I am so happy that she has taken to her wheels so well.
It sounded like it was the guys pet rat that did it ...
Rats see other animals as predators or prey which is one reason why it is very dangerous to mix species
.... rats will kill hamsters, gerbils, unfamiliar rats, etc and tortoises I guess