JohnnyB65
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My Desert Tortoise doesn’t come out till after noon completely unlike the ones in the wild. I never see wild Desert Tortoises out after 12 and they usually are out well before 7 when it’s not so hot. I know of couple of burrows in the desert that I’ve visited and they usually just sit in the entrance with their back toward the outside where they remain for hours before disappearing inside. On really hot days in the three digits they are deep inside where it’s cool before noon.
He is never out in the morning and on those really hot days he just sits in the entrance for about a ½ hour and will not come out to eat. Sometimes when it gets hot early and temps go up to 112˚F he will not be out at all for days sometimes.
So what’s with my Tortoise? He has done this forever and I wonder if he’s depressed or if this is common for Tortoises in captivity. I sure wish he would come out in the morning because it would make my life so much easier.
He is never out in the morning and on those really hot days he just sits in the entrance for about a ½ hour and will not come out to eat. Sometimes when it gets hot early and temps go up to 112˚F he will not be out at all for days sometimes.
So what’s with my Tortoise? He has done this forever and I wonder if he’s depressed or if this is common for Tortoises in captivity. I sure wish he would come out in the morning because it would make my life so much easier.