Sulcata (6months) tried to bite his own shell

[berrybon]

Hi everyone, not sure whether this is an issue or not. These couple of days I found my sulcata tried to bite the edge of his shell. There’s no change in his enclosure temperature/humidity. He lives alone. I also didn’t found any visible wound. Has anyone ever encountered this before? Is it normal?

Here’s the video

https://imgur.com/a/vsjCnQf

 

[Chefdenoel10]

 

[Tom]

They are like puppies. They try to both everything to "test" it out.

 

[berrybon]

They are like puppies. They try to both everything to "test" it out.

Ah thanks! I didn’t expect tortoises to be playful, I thought they are calm and only judge you from a far

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Everything is new to them, and worth a taste. Like human babies discovering their own fingers

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Aw welcome to the forum!! Adorable baby!

I don’t suppose whilst you’re here you’d mind including a bit of information on how they’re kept? It’s so handy with new members! Any photos of your full set up would be great! Don’t worry if you can’t answer everything

What are your temperatures like? Ie basking area?(directly under the bulb) overall day temps? Night temps?

What kind of heating&lighting are you using? Packaging pics are handy!

What kind of indoor uv?

What are you using for substrate and how are your humidity levels?

Any additional photos/info would be nice to see

 

[Tom]

Ah thanks! I didn’t expect tortoises to be playful, I thought they are calm and only judge you from a far

Its not playfulness. Its more of a sensory thing.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Its not playfulness. Its more of a sensory thing.

Sensory thing???
Please explain….?

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

I think it is like they are feeling what it feels like for the first time. Like babies getting a taste of their own fingers? The tortoise is discovering the world every day at that age and their mouth is just one way to get familiar with things