Moon Masked Poet
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So most of my family went on vacation this past weekend for the holidays, leaving our redfoot with my father. He had everything he needed, and we were only gone for two days. One and a half, really.
The tortoise seemed fine last night when we got home, but today when we let him out to walk around he started acting weird.
He won't pull his head out of his shell, and he keeps lurching forward like a frog trying to jump. His legs are out, and it doesn't look like he's hurt there, but I can't get his head out. He did eat some arugula leaves though, so I don't think it was something he ate.
I can't seem to find any explanation for this kind of behavior. I tried to look around on the internet for something, but everywhere I look people just say that something must've scared him. That should make sense, but why would he keep moving around if he was scared? Wouldn't it make sense to tuck his legs into his shell too?
I don't know, but I'm starting to get worried. He keeps running into walls repeatedly and, while his head isn't out, I'm sure that's not good for him.
As a summary: He's eating, doesn't appear to be injured, but keeps lurching forward with his head tucked in.
Has anyone heard of anything like this?
The tortoise seemed fine last night when we got home, but today when we let him out to walk around he started acting weird.
He won't pull his head out of his shell, and he keeps lurching forward like a frog trying to jump. His legs are out, and it doesn't look like he's hurt there, but I can't get his head out. He did eat some arugula leaves though, so I don't think it was something he ate.
I can't seem to find any explanation for this kind of behavior. I tried to look around on the internet for something, but everywhere I look people just say that something must've scared him. That should make sense, but why would he keep moving around if he was scared? Wouldn't it make sense to tuck his legs into his shell too?
I don't know, but I'm starting to get worried. He keeps running into walls repeatedly and, while his head isn't out, I'm sure that's not good for him.
As a summary: He's eating, doesn't appear to be injured, but keeps lurching forward with his head tucked in.
Has anyone heard of anything like this?