A few weeks ago I posted about my tortoise not using his new shelter. Tom's suggestion of making a barrier around the new shelter did the trick. In 3 days Sheldon was on his own and using his new shelter. I was very impressed with how quickly he caught on. It has been cold and raining where...
Thanks for the responses. He does have room to get away from the pig mat. I'm going to try making a pen with the cinder blocks. Sounds like a really good idea. If that doesn't work I'll move the shelter to the area he likes best. I was glad to hear these guys can be stubborn. I will post...
My tortoise wil not go to his new heated shelter on his own. If I put him in it he seems to like it and will spend the night. However, he won't go there on his own. I blocked off access to an area in my yard where he likes to sleep under a covered paddleboard. I thought given no choice he...
We put the house right next to the burrow. We could block it off. He loves to go in it when its hot. In a perfect world I would like him to have access to both spots.
I am trying to introduce my tortoise to his new home with a heat pad. He is used to sleeping in a burrow we made for him. When he wakes up in the mourning I put him in the new house and he loves it. He will stay in there for up to 4 hours. In the evening he still wants to sleep in the burrow...