Yep. More specific CAN they swim? I saw some pics the other day of these adorable sulcata babies swimming in their soak, and was wondering if it's healthy to offer a chance to swim, or if it would be too stressing!
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a vet once did a "float" test, to see if one part of my tort's body seemed heavier than others, which supposedly would indicate something wrong with him, and all he did was float with his head underwater tucked into his shell. he didn't even try moving. it was pretty awful to watch. we don't use that vet anymore, let me tell ya!
Thanks! Okay, I thought it might be, they don't really have a need to swim aboutSome can (leopards, and sulcata come to mind) but russians don't, most sink like stones. Besides, I honestly think it is to stressful.
a vet once did a "float" test, to see if one part of my tort's body seemed heavier than others, which supposedly would indicate something wrong with him, and all he did was float with his head underwater tucked into his shell. he didn't even try moving. it was pretty awful to watch. we don't use that vet anymore, let me tell ya!
Yep. More specific CAN they swim? I saw some pics the other day of these adorable sulcata babies swimming in their soak, and was wondering if it's healthy to offer a chance to swim, or if it would be too stressing!
Thanks
Interesting. Mine sinks like a rock. Where did you see these Russians swimming?Russians find lots of rivers during the raining season and even during the dry season they find the occasional but not too rare river.
I seen more than one crossing deep irrigation systems and a river.
I know this has been dead for quiet a while but I thought I'd share my personal experience.