Hey everyone... I'm new to the forums, but have lurked a bit in the past for information 
I have a (I think) 5-year old, female Hermann's tortoise named Maeby. I've had her for about 2.5 years and she has always been active and very hungry. We keep her in a huge tupperware with a rock cave, plenty of foliage, a log, heat lamps, water dish, food dish, etc.
Since Spring she has been acting a little crazy. She's constantly propping herself straight up and feverishly scratching at the plastic tupperware. She can almost get her head over the top and her back feet are completely stretched as if she is trying to jump out (which is impossible). She does it most often in the back corner where her cave is which has caused all her substrate to be pushed out. Sometimes I find her sleeping standing up like a Conehead hahaha! She will wear herself out and fall asleep! She also rubs her shell around the perimeter of the tupperware. These noises are very loud and irritating in my bedroom!!!
I'm also finding that she bites more. I know they are innocent little torts that can't always distinguish a finger from food, but she does it all the time now. When we put her on the floor she follows you around quite quickly. Once she catches up she bites your toes! This makes me sad because I love her and don't like to think of her as some nippy, unfriendly pet.
I'm wondering if she is doing this because we let her wander the room. Is she trying to escape? Or maybe she wants to mate? I wonder if she wants more food, but we feed her plenty.
I worry that she is unhappy... has anyone else had a tortoise start acting like this out of nowhere? Any opinions or comments would be appreciated.
I have a (I think) 5-year old, female Hermann's tortoise named Maeby. I've had her for about 2.5 years and she has always been active and very hungry. We keep her in a huge tupperware with a rock cave, plenty of foliage, a log, heat lamps, water dish, food dish, etc.
Since Spring she has been acting a little crazy. She's constantly propping herself straight up and feverishly scratching at the plastic tupperware. She can almost get her head over the top and her back feet are completely stretched as if she is trying to jump out (which is impossible). She does it most often in the back corner where her cave is which has caused all her substrate to be pushed out. Sometimes I find her sleeping standing up like a Conehead hahaha! She will wear herself out and fall asleep! She also rubs her shell around the perimeter of the tupperware. These noises are very loud and irritating in my bedroom!!!
I'm also finding that she bites more. I know they are innocent little torts that can't always distinguish a finger from food, but she does it all the time now. When we put her on the floor she follows you around quite quickly. Once she catches up she bites your toes! This makes me sad because I love her and don't like to think of her as some nippy, unfriendly pet.
I'm wondering if she is doing this because we let her wander the room. Is she trying to escape? Or maybe she wants to mate? I wonder if she wants more food, but we feed her plenty.
I worry that she is unhappy... has anyone else had a tortoise start acting like this out of nowhere? Any opinions or comments would be appreciated.
