Redfoot not getting out of bed

[Vega]

I have a two-year old red footed tortoise, who is not getting out of the sleeping spot.
Even when we bring food, the tortoise will sit under the lamp to eat, but goes back after eating.
We recently put a heating pad underneath for night time, but the room is heated in the day.
We live in a cold northern climate, so the days are short, but last winter, the tort did not seem to behave this way.
The area is not covered, there is a bark hiding area, but do they seek/want darkness?
Thanks for any help!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

It's probably just the weather, your tort senses it. My Redfoots slow down in the winter months even indoors. As long as your tort is still eating you have no worries.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

What is the temperature in the enclosure?
Are you using a CHE?
If it's a heat lamp, what kind?
Is it turned off at night?

 

[Tom]

I have a two-year old red footed tortoise, who is not getting out of the sleeping spot.
Even when we bring food, the tortoise will sit under the lamp to eat, but goes back after eating.
We recently put a heating pad underneath for night time, but the room is heated in the day.
We live in a cold northern climate, so the days are short, but last winter, the tort did not seem to behave this way.
The area is not covered, there is a bark hiding area, but do they seek/want darkness?
Thanks for any help!

Sounds like you've got the wrong type of housing and heating for a red foot. They need a large heated humid closed camber. The room temp shouldn't matter. Is the room heated to 82 during the day? It also needs to be warm at night for this species.