That's why I pick Sapphire up and don't put him back where I found him., (Found him in his hide) He HAS to walk back to his hide and maybe munch a bit along the way when I get ahold of him 😊 Lazy Russians 🐢
My leopard like to stay in his cosy heated hide on colder days even though his room temp is constant and he has basking lights etc. Some days he won't move out of his door even when he can see his food waiting for him in his room. However, he seems to know that if he positions himself near his door then I will eventually give in and provide room service. He certainly has me well trained!
When I want him to come out to make sure he's exercising or to give him his soak I put a fake but realistic looking tortoise in his room so that he eventually marches out to confront this intruder. He hasn't noticed that the only time it moves is when I push it with my foot!
Yeah outside I put in in the FARTHEST corner from here he wants to be and he makes a bee-line there. He can move fast when he wants to... same with his inside space, i put him at the far end of his enclosure after his soak, but he always heads right to his hide...
The one I use isn't a permanent fixture in his room I just use it occasionally when I want to grab my torts attention and remove it as soon as he's out, so he doesn't get the chance to get too familiar with it.
