Can a turtle ever run away from home?

I just met someone who said their turtle had run away, so: yes.

But did he run away from their home or HIS home? hmmm...

Firstly- when's the last time you saw a turtle run? :-p

I think your question suggests that a turtle's shell is it's home. To me, a turtle's shell is like our skin, we don't really consider our skin to be our home.

Turtles [chelonians] usually have some sort of ecosystem they prefer. Whether it's a desert tortoise or a sea turtle, they live like most other animals in the Animal kingdom-
that is, they prefer a certain ecosystem. If that ecosystem is disrupted or becomes unihabitable they may "migrate" to a different area. [Exception being most types of sea turtles that have yearly migrations to lay eggs]

is this a philosophical question re: the shell being his home??

my turtle left the home he shared with me about 3years ago

My sister's turtle disappeared from a pond in the big fenced backyard. She was thinking a big bird would get it? or maybe it did run away from home.

A turtle’s home is in the ocean. The ocean may be said to be a metaphor for the universe. Therefore as the ocean is home to the turtle, the turtle is home to the ocean. Long live the turtle even if they reside in aquariums.

Yeah my cousins turtle ran away

I like turtles.