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It's a little over a year since I got Wally, and he is doing really great! He has grown SO much! We are in our new house finally and his enclosure is huge!
I started a burrow for him aiming it towards the center of the enclosure so that it didn't go towards the wall. Although block wall goes down about 3 feet, don't ask me why they did that. But I have heard from neighbors that another tort used to live here in almost same spot. Well Wally took off with it! It's about 5 feet long. Amazing what kind of dirt moving skills these guys have!
Yesterday I had the scare of my life. His food was still on the pavers untouched. So not like him. He usually comes out several times a day to graze on grass or hibiscus leaves, if there isn't something else I have put out. I look into his tunnel and see dirt. He's trapped! So I start to dig really carefully. I thought I would find him dead, but there are all these lizard holes in the ground and I guess he had fresh air where he was. Lucky for both of us! He seems unhurt.
I love that he is living the OPPOSITE of his old existence. He lives outdoors, has to "find" his food sometimes and can dig to his hearts content. How do I construct a tunnel and burrow that I know won't collapse? That he will like.
I added a photo of what he looks like now. He has a lot of new growth on his shell and as you can see in upper left side, the new growth looks to be coming in smooth. Any advice is welcome.
I started a burrow for him aiming it towards the center of the enclosure so that it didn't go towards the wall. Although block wall goes down about 3 feet, don't ask me why they did that. But I have heard from neighbors that another tort used to live here in almost same spot. Well Wally took off with it! It's about 5 feet long. Amazing what kind of dirt moving skills these guys have!
Yesterday I had the scare of my life. His food was still on the pavers untouched. So not like him. He usually comes out several times a day to graze on grass or hibiscus leaves, if there isn't something else I have put out. I look into his tunnel and see dirt. He's trapped! So I start to dig really carefully. I thought I would find him dead, but there are all these lizard holes in the ground and I guess he had fresh air where he was. Lucky for both of us! He seems unhurt.
I love that he is living the OPPOSITE of his old existence. He lives outdoors, has to "find" his food sometimes and can dig to his hearts content. How do I construct a tunnel and burrow that I know won't collapse? That he will like.
I added a photo of what he looks like now. He has a lot of new growth on his shell and as you can see in upper left side, the new growth looks to be coming in smooth. Any advice is welcome.