ive got a couple of tortoises and one of them is a bit of a nutter he's name is terry the terror when his doing his tortoise thing of exploring and climbing about when he flips over he seems to be really struggling to flip back its horrible to watch so i help himwhat can i do to prevent this and what happens if he cant flip back as im worried of coming in from work or sumthing and seeing him on his back

put wheelie bars on him like drag racing cars have to stop them flipping over

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thats not as sily as it sounds lol

A cross made from rigid tubing on the top of his shell like a 4 propeller helicopter would prevent upturning.

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make it so big he cant walk through door ways now that would be funny!

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how would you stick it on and what happens if they cant flip back he wont die will he

if he is on his back for a long period of time i belive they will find it difficult to breath and suffercate.

And you could attach it with tape, and then remove the tape with sergical spirit.

Would it no be easier to remove the cause of his falling? Rather than modifying the tort?

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he's always climbing up the walls what do you recomend

Hmm tortoise mods....some wheels a co2 canister some string hmm sounds like a plan!

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i just read this when i did a google search
My sulcata tortoise use to do that, just make sure that the place it flips isn't too close to a heat lamp or its basking area. After a couples times it flips over, it will learn not to do it anymore. (mine use to flip over a rock) I would leave him there for about an hour to 2 and he kept doing for about 3 more day and i kept him there and helped him after 2 hrs and then he knew to stop doing it. lol. Becareful because mine never stayed flipped past 3 hours. (usually it takes them a while but they will manage to get back up if they have a rock next to them)

If you make the walls slightly lent inward, they cannot climb them like this
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