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xBapes

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So I added a fake plant by Iggy’s basking light since he has been reluctant to leave the hidebox without me doing so when I go to most the enclosure down. I see that he dig himself down by the plant..I would assume this is normal? as my Russian Tortoise I used to have did the same thing from time to time ‍♂️

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Yes, that is normal behavior for a box turtle. I like your fake plant, that's a nice addition.
 

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Yes, that is normal behavior for a box turtle. I like your fake plant, that's a nice addition.

So he was awake this morning when I went to check on the enclosure and mist it down around 8am. His head was out from under the dirt and all..but I just walked out at 1:45pm and he was in the same place and never moved [emoji31] he must be really scared? I dug him out ( he wasn’t that far down) and moved him up a little near the basking light (he wasn’t that far to begin with)..trying to encourage him to explore
 

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So he was awake this morning when I went to check on the enclosure and mist it down around 8am. His head was out from under the dirt and all..but I just walked out at 1:45pm and he was in the same place and never moved [emoji31] he must be really scared? I dug him out ( he wasn’t that far down) and moved him up a little near the basking light (he wasn’t that far to begin with)..trying to encourage him to explore
That's normal behavior. They dig in to the substrate, send up their periscope and may hang out in the same spot for a day or two.
 

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Next time I’m at Target I’ll snatch a fabric measurer to check his shell
Use a regular rigid ruler or tape measure to measure your turtles shell length. The easiest way is to place the turtle on a sheet of paper and draw a mark at the front of their top shell and another at the back of the top shell. Pick up the turtle and measure the distance between the two marks on the paper. This will be the Straight Carapace Length (SCL).
 

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