Redfoot no longer shy

[HarleyK]

So my redfoot was hatched in April 2010. The care has been exactly the same, but my redfoot has finally snapped out of his or her “shy” phase. Has this happened to anyone’s babies?

For the past year and a half or so, I felt like I had pet dirt! It was buried all day and I had to physically pull my guy out for him to drink/eat/defacate. He is now roaming around all the time, never buried, and soaks on his own! He even wakes me up at night with all the movement! It’s unbelievable how his behavior altered in the last couple of weeks

 

[Yvonne G]

That took a bit longer than usual, huh?

 

[HarleyK]

Haha yeah! I knew what I was in for though. He was probably the shyest one out of the group I picked from.

 

[Mgridgaway]

I have a 3" CBB and a 4" CB (raised in a South American Farm, bought at Petco) and the difference is night and day. The older one is very active and will wait by the food dish; the younger barely ever comes out of his log. He's gotten a little more adventurous, but not by much!

 

[ijmccollum]

My lil' one used to burrow, power sleep, wake up, get a drink before heading over to check out the food bowel, then retire back to the power nap, seemed a bit skittish. Now when I have it out in the tort armchair playpen, it will scale the side and climb up my arm to my shoulder and survey the room. Still likes to power nap though. Can't wait 'till mine becomes more active, well maybe I can - it might be like trying to keep up with a toddler.