Burying

charlie4

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Why would my tortoise start to bury himself this early stopped eating and no interest in anything
 

charlie4

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What type of tortoise? Have you changed anything in his enclosure? What are you feeding him? Could you take some pictures of his enclosure?
Hermes not in enclosure lives in garden during summer goes into greenhouse at night has done this for last year's
 

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Yes pictures of where the tortoise is being kept may help. How much shade is there in the garden? Whats the temperature been like since he started doing this?
 

charlie4

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He has the complete run of the garden plenty of shade of temperature drops or continues rain o bring him in and put him back in viverim has been in garden in summer for the last 10 years ,+
 

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He has the complete run of the garden plenty of shade of temperature drops or continues rain o bring him in and put him back in viverim has been in garden in summer for the last 10 years ,+
Where are you?

What species of tortoise?

What is the day time high and over night low there where you are lately?
 

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My new Male Redfoot has been digging.
Unusual behavior for a RF.
He seems to be trying to regulate his temperature.
That seems to be the most common cause
 

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