I got an Ackie monitor about a month ago, he’s tiny only a month or two old. The first couple days he was extremely active running everywhere. I am fully aware burrowing is their natural behavior.

The past 2 weeks or so, he usually goes down into a burrow and just stays there. This makes it difficult to feed him. I’m not worried about him being crushed, but since he’s so small he can get under flat basking rocks and other items.

Every few days I’ll have to literally dig him out and reposition the basking rocks in hopes he won’t be able to get under, but he always does. Temps are all correct, and verified daily. 80 ish ambient and 100-110 basking.

Just looking for recs on maybe curving the burrowing or should I just accept it?! My main concern is the feeding portion; if he’s burrowed, he won’t see the bugs (I literally have never see him leave the burrow once he gets in it. I always have to dig him out). Thanks!