It never hurts to be sneaky about it.? Checking and all that. I still do that with my 20 year old. I try to never interrupt him if he's eating. I recently bought a Mobi Cam that I really like. It's a pretty cheap baby cam. I can watch him or check on him any time and anywhere I am now from my smartphone hehehe. Welcome to the forum ?Thank you angie! That’s really helpful.
I have utterly fallen in love with him, it is my first time having a tortoise and I’m so worried about him and constantly seeing if he is ok, so I think you are right, I need to leave him alone and let him settle. I bet he’s thinking “will this silly women leave me alone”! I will leave the food and put fresh food tomorrow so there is somthing there for when he is ready.