So I've seen my tortoise act like this a few times before, but its never as, i dunno, fierce as he was acting a bit ago. Sometimes he rubs the side of his shell on his hide like he's scratching an itch (his hide is a plastic bin sort of thing). think like using a tree to scratch your back. usually he'll just do it for a few seconds, so i wasnt really worried that it was a problem. but like an hour ago i saw him running sideways across the cage. like really running. and i've never seen him do that at all. i looked him over because i thought maybe he had a peice of bark stuck in one of his legs or something, but there was nothing. so i set him on the carpet to see if he would do it again, and he did. i soaked him for a few minutes and tried again, and he walked normally. BUT now he keeps doing the scratching thing, like really really furiously. I can't see anything wrong with his shell or that anything should be bothering him. I keep misting him, but I don't really know what else i can do for him. I think he may be sleeping now, but is this some sign of something i don't know about? any ideas would be great. also "he" may be a she, but I just say he because I like his name and dont want to rename him.
Linsey
Washington State
Linsey
Washington State
