Sulcata wont sleep in his house

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

hi somehow tonight one of my sullies don't want to sleep in his house, he slept outside his house then I put it inside his house and one hour later he wasn't in his house again.
Why is that? what's going on that never happened before they always slept together. thanks for your help

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[sibi]

Oh oh, I think one of your sullies may be bullying the other. Most likely, the one going outside is somehow not feeling safe or comfortable to remain in the house. Sometimes you can't see bullying, but there are subtle hints, like one just doesn't want to compete for the best spot to sleep, or doesn't like that the other is dominating the other for heat, comfort, food, etc. You may have to separate them.

 

[Tom]

You know when we all say tortoises shouldn't be kept in pairs? This is why. Time to separate them.

 

[lynnedit]

If you do have 2 males, then one may be harassing the other when he tries to stay in the house.
You can't always see the behavior, unless you are watching them 24/7.

If this continues, you would want to seriously consider this, and separate enclosures.

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Its so wired because the much larger one is the one being outside, there wad no bulling yet, ...
Are there any other sighns then bulling?

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I will monitor them tomorrow

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let me ask you something else I sprayed the yard 3 days ago with bug killer,
it rained heavy for 2 days after , then they ate the grass. is it possible that he is sick? and if so how could I find out

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if it happens tomorrow again I will separate them

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[sibi]

OMG, never spray insecticide where the animals are grazing. Even if it rained for two days, some of that stuff is still on the grass! Why did you spray? If there are fire ants, there are home remedies that you can use that will not poison your animals like corn meal. You put large granules down, the ants eat it and bring it back to the nest, and because they can't digest it, they all die.

I don't think that's the reason why one leaves the house. No, it has to do with one dominating the other. The bigger one isn't necessarily gonna be the aggressor. Females are often larger than males. You may have one male and one female. The problem will still exist. Just watch them especially when you feed them or when you see they want to retire. If one is pushing the other out of the way, or overpowering the other for food, then you'll know.

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

thank you I'm so sorry I didn't know about the insect killer, it was up mosquito killer .there are so bad hete in south fl. I wont do it again. When i fed them today there wsd no sighns...i will watch them tomorrow .

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[Laura]

make a second house.. see if its used... is the house heated? maybe he doesn't like it.. but probably a bully thing...

 

[cemmons12]

Oh boy.....

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Tortoises are like kids " if it can go wrong it will " but we love them anyway

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

I put a secound house up last night,he went in there, and it wad fine. No heater its hot here, i had to put the secound house up anyway since they got soooo big, and the house stayed small lol. Sofar everything looks good, i keep u posted, thanks for ur help!

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[J REED]

Mine sleeps in his special corner...not his hide...

Jeremy

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Mine always in the house... Thank god he went in the other house...because it started to rain

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[ainfalt]

Sometimes mine will go in his house & other times he will get up real close to a wall or in a corner. Anyone know why they like to get in corners? I've heard it from others before. Do they feel secure like that?

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

yes I guess they feel more protected.
today is my sullie went back in his house together with the other one

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