Red foot burying himself

[Luke1032]

Hi everyone. I have a young red foot tortoise. I had it for a few months. now he is starting to bury himself. The only time he wants to come out is to eat and maybe move around a bit but then he goes back to bearing himself is this normal?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hi everyone. I have a young red foot tortoise. I had it for a few months. now he is starting to bury himself. The only time he wants to come out is to eat and maybe move around a bit but then he goes back to bearing himself is this normal?

Yes
That doesn't sound strange at all.
Do you have like a sideways pot or anything he can use for a night "house"?
He's just trying to feel hidden and safe. And young RF sleep a lot.

 

[Luke1032]

Yes
That doesn't sound strange at all.
Do you have like a sideways pot or anything he can use for a night "house"?
He's just trying to feel hidden and safe. And young RF sleep a lot.

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I do have a pot in his enclosure. He has recently been burying himself outside of it. He used to sleep in it at night and napes during the day.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I do have a pot in his enclosure. He has recently been burying himself outside of it. He used to sleep in it at night and napes during the day.

Try a larger one or maybe move that one to make it "new" again.

 

[Luke1032]

Try a larger one or maybe move that one to make it "new" again.

Thank you so much that was very helpful!