 Simon Damborg and Pong became roommates three years ago when a friend was fostering the giant tortoise as it was convalescing after an injury. But Pong grew too big for that space, so Simon took him in. So yeah, it was a temporary rescue three and a half years ago. He tells CTV News they've been inseparable ever since. I wake up and there's usually a dinosaur sleeping on my kitchen floor, and it would be weird to not have that now.