digging

Hi everyone, For a while my russian tort who is around 4 and a female has been digging at the walls. She used to do this in the past but usually after upgrading her past enclosures she would be okay. A couple of weeks ago she started doing it again in her IKEA bookshelf enclosure (inspired by...

I am currently building an outdoor habitat for my 12” male red footed tortoise with fences on my backyard. I am curious if he could dig through the soil & mud & grass under the fence and escape? If he possibly could do it, what should I do to prevent him from escaping? Should I make at least 6”...

My Russian tortoise is about 4 months old and digs alot, I gave him some extra bedding so he had more room to dig but for the last 2 days he seems to be lying head first in the holes he is digging. He always lies in his holes however not normally like this. Is this dangerous for him? Should I...

Hi, I have a female Hermann tortoise around 10 years old, Recently she keeps digging nests, she tries a few times a day digging then filling them in and starting again. I keep her inside as it gets too cold over here in the winter to keep her outdoors. I have fairly deep substrate however...

I thought this story might make you smile. First: My outdoor habitats are escape-proof, 10ft x 10ft each, with the walls sunken 12-18" into a trench, down to rock, and there are lids with hardware cloth on them, with locking latches with quick links. There is no way to get out. Here is a pic...

Hi all! I'm new here but decided to make an account because I'm worried about my Russian tort, Arnie. I built him a new outdoor enclosure (8 ft long, 3.5 ft wide, 3 ft high) with a lid on top. I introduced Arnie to it (with supervision) for a short periods for a few days because he's never had...

Hello Tesla lives in an outide enclosure and dug a hole. I dug it out and created a "hole" out of a 12 inch wide by 12 inch deep red ceramic pot that is flush with the ground when on its side. She has a path that I placed 1/2 inch wood on the walls and floor. The top is covered with a piece of...

I have been searching the forum for information on Wall height and digging but haven't found much. Does anyone house their redfoot outdoors? If so how high are the walls? Also do they dig much? I can't cover the the pen it is too large and odd shaped so I'm concerned about them climbing. I used...