OliveW
Well-Known Member
I've searched this question and only came up with an instance of this happening when the ground was frozen. This will never be an issue here in Florida.
This evening, I went to get Tortimer for his soak. He had dug his burrow so deep that I could no longer see if he was in there. I semi panicked and got my husband's lighted endoscope camera to put down there to find him. He was in there, but looked completely covered in dirt and appeared stuck to me. Further panic ensued and started carefully digging by hand to reach him. Once I started that, he came walking out on his own. He usually comes right out of his burrow when I'm out there.
So, I have two new questions -
1) Is it possible he could get stuck in a burrow he dug himself?
2) Should I be concerned about collapse since our "dirt" is actually soft sand?
I'm trying to talk myself down, since we have lots of gopher tortoises on our property and they have burrows all through the woods. Yet, I'm still concerned that the Gopher Tortoise burrows might have more substance since they area all in the woods, therefore having the tree roots to help.
This evening, I went to get Tortimer for his soak. He had dug his burrow so deep that I could no longer see if he was in there. I semi panicked and got my husband's lighted endoscope camera to put down there to find him. He was in there, but looked completely covered in dirt and appeared stuck to me. Further panic ensued and started carefully digging by hand to reach him. Once I started that, he came walking out on his own. He usually comes right out of his burrow when I'm out there.
So, I have two new questions -
1) Is it possible he could get stuck in a burrow he dug himself?
2) Should I be concerned about collapse since our "dirt" is actually soft sand?
I'm trying to talk myself down, since we have lots of gopher tortoises on our property and they have burrows all through the woods. Yet, I'm still concerned that the Gopher Tortoise burrows might have more substance since they area all in the woods, therefore having the tree roots to help.