How does your tortoise sleep?

[jstec]

My little guy loves to sprawl out under his heat light for the night and let it all hang out. For some reason this seems odd to me and I would think they would sleep I'm there shell if I startle him or wake him he will duck inside but never sleeps in it is this normal oboe do your tortoises sleep? He was not happy that I used a flash to get this picture

 

[luvpetz27]

So sweet!

 

[bigred]

With the lights out and 2 heat emitters on

 

[l0velesly]

My tortoises like to tuck themselves in or sprawl out.. depends I love it when they are sprawled out!

 

[cherylim]

Sometimes like this:

And sometimes like this:

And often in his hide, where I can't see him.

 

[Moozillion]

Sometimes like this:

And sometimes like this:

And often in his hide, where I can't see him.

OMG! That's SO cute! Elsa always sleeps half-buried in one particular corner, behind a large Boston fern.

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

Sometimes like this:

And sometimes like this:

And often in his hide, where I can't see him.

Omg! That last pictured cracked me up!

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Omg! That last pictured cracked me up!

I wanted to say .....wait for it .... With his eyes closed!

 

[jstec]

Hahaha okay I'm glad he's not the only one!

 

[jmhoesch]

Scared me to death when we first got our Mr. Pickles. I had no idea they slept like that! Yep, ours does that too! I thought he was dead at first. His legs were all sprawled out and his head was out and to the side. I think I scared him more tho, when I was picking him up making sure he was ok. lol

 

[AZtortMom]

mine sleep all kinds of weird..





my favorite! I wonder if mine are narcoleptic

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Carl has several sleeping positions as well, but mostly buried directly below the heat lamp with only his but sticking straight up into the air.

 

[AZtortMom]

Lol! That's awesome! Would love to see the butt in the air shot

 

[Kirin]

My leopard sleeps the same, lies her head down on the ground like if she needs a little pillow. Her front feet move back and forth when she is sleeping. She looks to cute I almost want to get her a pillow. It scared me too when I first brought her home and she would sleep like that, now I just love it! I love that pic of the one that just crashed with his head on the rock. That is way to cute!

 

[GeoGpp1012]

Benito always sleeps like this. Also freaked me out in the beginning but think its so great now lol

 

[Shannon and Jason]

I love when our lil one is in that position all sprawled out w/o a care in the world.

 

[Jess_sic]

My leopard tortoise loves to fall asleep burrowed in his substrate. Sometimes he falls asleep inside of the ceramic pot we got for him. He can be quite hard to find sometimes!

 

[Homerist]

my Indian star sleeps with her head and limbs all sprawled out. cute as hell.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

My leopard sleeps at night in a corner of his humid chamber nestled in the dirt under a plant. Usually in the same spot.

During the day he is outside and when I check on him he is always in a different spot exploring..I don't think he naps very much outside unless it's really hot out.

Heather
Sent from my Android TFO app

 

[theelectraco]

My Redfoot usually sleeps in his hide or in a corner, with his head resting forward. Not sprawled out, but right in front of his shell, looking forward.

My new Greek sleeps like its dead. Usually our in the open.

 

[taiuk10]

Mine sleeps with its head out as if its not alive. Arms and legs sprawled out. Other times they sleep with their head in and arms protecting its head

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Chainsaw kitten, you give your tortoise a blanket????