Hi i recently bought a young Russian tortoise about 2 months ago. Getting quite worried as he buries himself in his substrate and dosent wake up till at least dinner time. He then only stays out for a few hours then back to bed. He is eating well. Should I be waking him or leave him too it.
I use pro med tortoise substrate in his table and use aspen bedding, the basking temp is usually between 31-33 degrees and at the other end it's about 24 degrees, he is fed mainly dandelion including leaves and I grow my own weeds too. He has kale and other leaves with the odd flower every now and then.
Just wonder what I can do to make him more active or shouldn't I be worrying. Many thanks
I use pro med tortoise substrate in his table and use aspen bedding, the basking temp is usually between 31-33 degrees and at the other end it's about 24 degrees, he is fed mainly dandelion including leaves and I grow my own weeds too. He has kale and other leaves with the odd flower every now and then.
Just wonder what I can do to make him more active or shouldn't I be worrying. Many thanks
Mine does it too. The best substrate I've ever used (I've tried three different kinds) is coconut coir. My tort likes it really deep and cuddles down in it. It's not very expensive ($6-7) and all you have to do it soak the brick and it turns to dirt. 
