how do babies act?

[heyprettyrave]

im just wondering this because my baby redfoot Dehlia is only active for a few hours in the morning and alittle in the afternoon, other than that she stays in her log all day. she eats fine and has alot of personality, but is it normal for babies to be shy?

 

[LindaF]

yes, babies love to hide!

 

[heyprettyrave]

well thats a relief

 

[coreyc]

yes, babies love to hide!

And sleep

 

[terryo]

Yup...that's all they do. Eat, sleep, and poop. Just like a real baby.
As the years passed (only three) Pio became more active, especially when she was outside. She became a hunter...worms, slugs anything that moved.

 

[HarleyK]

Yeah don't be alarmed if they hide all day. Mine is close to the one yr mark now and he now sleeps outside of the moss pile. He no longer buries himself!

 

[Pond_Lilly]

I got 2 more hatchlings and now have 3 I do a little intervention though with them. In the morning I take them out of their log and give them a soak and then they eat. Then they sleep a little and I take them outside, take them out of the log again and they eat a little again and march around a little. And then they hide and sit there 'till the next morning. I feel, though, if I did not take them out, they would sit in that log the whole day.

 

[Madkins007]

Tortoises in general sleep a full 12 hours a day- all night and a decent chunk of the daytime. Babies sleep (and/or hide) more than adults, indoor torts sleep more than outdoor torts do, and cool torts sleep more than warm torts do.

 

[heyprettyrave]

Yeah i do the same, in the mornings i try to take Dehlia out of the log and she'll eat her food and stay out for awhile. then its back in the log

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Normal.