Yesterday my 2-year old sulcata escaped from his fenced off pen in my backyard and we haven't been able to find him since. He could not have escaped from the yard itself, but I am worried that he went down into the desert tortoise burrow since there is pretty much no where else he could be. He hasn't come out yet, and so I was wondering if staying down in a burrow for more than 24 hours was normal or could be expected. It is unknown how deep this burrow goes...it was first dug by my rabbit and after the rabbit died, the adult desert tortoises took it over. Could he get lost or confused down there? Is there anything I can do to encourage him out? I placed a big plate of food near the hole but that only attracted the other tortoises out.
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