He's got a horsfield hasn't he? They don't use hides, they prefer to dig down.

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But for the records, he does have a hide.

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Yes he has. It's something to do with this corner i think! I moved the UVB light now a bit and hes moving aorund lots more!

Mike

They certainly do use hides

My horsefield uses a hide sometimes and other times he digs down i suppose it depends on his mood

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1 Horsefield Tortoise - Henry
2 Leopard geckos - Meemoo and Bubbles
1 Chaco Golden Knee - Coco
1 Carolina Corn - Minty
1 Camel toe - Incy

U just see him disapear into his hide and then u hear all this scratching and then next thing u no hes berried himself and gone to the land of nod for a few hrs...

Mike

He sounds like a perfectly normal tort then!

Few! i got worried before because he had some flakey skin on the back of the top of his neck just before that yellow-ey sorta bit comes... then i realised hes probobly shredding. He kept moving his head in and our every now and again and kept trying to scratch it with his claws (but he obviously couldn't reach). Can someone just confirm it is that as i dont have any pics?

Mike

Mine did too but i think its coz he had never had a bath. The peeps that had him before were uninformed. I am new so don't take my word for it but i am sure it is fine

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1 Horsefield Tortoise - Henry
2 Leopard geckos - Meemoo and Bubbles
1 Chaco Golden Knee - Coco
1 Carolina Corn - Minty
1 Camel toe - Incy

My horsefield doesn't dig much! When I first changed in substrate to sand/soil he dug quite a deep pit in one corner but that's been it! He often goes to sit head first in the hole he made but he hasn't dug anywhere else! He seems to like the little cave hide I got him better. I would love to see him dig more!!