BuddysOwner
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Hello,
I am a relatively new tortoise owner for reference (going on 2 years).
Inherited a 100+ lb sulcata from relatives, he is 22 years old.
For the first year, he was relaxed and his daily routine consisted of grazing, sunbasking, etc. He was relaxed and peaceful.
As of this year, he is going berserk. He paces around his pen, tries to break out, pushes on his housing (when he did not before). We made him a rock girlfriend as well and he humps it for multiple hours per day.
Wondering what else I can do to provide him enrichment?
Tried getting him an exercise ball and things to push around but he does not care for them. He does have a pool for the summer. Every day he gets a variety of fresh produce.
Just worried that he is unhappy and will continue being ornery. His pen is cinderblocks and rebar (seems to be holding up), but it is stressful leaving knowing he is constantly trying to break out (have a camera for monitoring at least and airtagged him). My understanding is that tortoises tend to be creatures of habit but he totally changed year over year (tortoise hormones)? We’ve had to squirt him and wrestle him to get him to chill, and it’s exhausting.
Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated!
I am a relatively new tortoise owner for reference (going on 2 years).
Inherited a 100+ lb sulcata from relatives, he is 22 years old.
For the first year, he was relaxed and his daily routine consisted of grazing, sunbasking, etc. He was relaxed and peaceful.
As of this year, he is going berserk. He paces around his pen, tries to break out, pushes on his housing (when he did not before). We made him a rock girlfriend as well and he humps it for multiple hours per day.
Wondering what else I can do to provide him enrichment?
Tried getting him an exercise ball and things to push around but he does not care for them. He does have a pool for the summer. Every day he gets a variety of fresh produce.
Just worried that he is unhappy and will continue being ornery. His pen is cinderblocks and rebar (seems to be holding up), but it is stressful leaving knowing he is constantly trying to break out (have a camera for monitoring at least and airtagged him). My understanding is that tortoises tend to be creatures of habit but he totally changed year over year (tortoise hormones)? We’ve had to squirt him and wrestle him to get him to chill, and it’s exhausting.
Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated!