Recent content by Bethany Jerome

Ok. The burrow I made him is under the dog house in my avatar. So far he has shown little interest and I find him in shallow digs in various places- mostly in the open. He should be fine in there and can dig plenty deep.. any suggestion on encouraging him to use it? I moved the tile piece and...

Great! I will soak him tomorrow. I knew he needed to be soaked, but couldn't find good information on how to do it so I have been hesitant. And I worded my question wrong. When they are hibernating, I was told they will pop out every now and then for water, or some sun, then go back into...

I thought that water thing was false, just was double checking. I haven't actually seen him drink anything, but he has had access to water. Thanks for the tips on soaking him! I was told he is supposed to be hibernating soon, you still soak him when you hibernate? We're in AZ. low is 74 overnight

Ok great, thank you!

Could just be a full mouth, he does do it between bites. Thank you! I have a terra plant bottom piece I use for his water. It's big enough for him to sit in. I read somewhere else that he shouldn't have 24/7 access to water, is that true or completely false? He did voluntarily get soaked in the...

Hey! I am new here and to the tortoise owning world. I just got my desert tortoise a couple of weeks ago and he has the run of my backyard. He is about 7 inches and best guess 5 years old. The last couple of days I have noticed him doing kind of ducking his head in and out of shell kind of...