Underground Sulcata will not come out

Yvonne G

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Unless you're sure his path out of the burrow is clear, I wouldn't use water to get him out.
 

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As Tom said, they would normally come out early morning or late afternoon to graze. They would not stay in the burrow for 8 days.
Not necessarily. Under hot conditions they might stay underground for months at a time in nature. I agree with the suggestion that you try to lure it out with food, but I'd really hesitate to try broiling or flooding it out... unless you already suspected that this animal was ill or injured.
 

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What's happening? I would have dug him out by now for sure if nothing else worked.
 

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Mine started digging with this heat here in South Texas. I built him a shallow pool with a shade cover over it and also installed a misting wand in his shed. Between the 2 of those items, it has helped alot. Please update when you get him out. Good luck!!!
 

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