Tails

[mike taylor]

So this ones for you Tom . Have you seen little sulcatas walk with there tails down ? My male sulcata walks with his tail to the side. But the young I have walks with its tail down . So heres the question don't females walk with there tails down ??? Could this be a early sign of a female ? Or am I hopeful thinking??

 

[diamondbp]

So this ones for you Tom . Have you seen little sulcatas walk with there tails down ? My male sulcata walks with his tail to the side. But the young I have walks with its tail down . So heres the question don't females walk with there tails down ??? Could this be a early sign of a female ? Or am I hopeful thinking??

I suspect you are correct.

 

[mike taylor]

You know you watch tortoises to much when you start seeing things like this . Ha ha but i don't care I like to watch them .

 

[wellington]

(In my singing voice, that luckily you don't have to hear)
You like tortoise butts and you can not lie.

 

[mike taylor]

Re: RE: Tails

(In my singing voice, that luckily you don't have to hear)
You like tortoise butts and you can not lie.

You crazy girl you crazy!!

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Where are you hiding Tom.

 

[mike taylor]

Hello Mr Tom. @Tom

 

[Dizisdalife]

Mike, as one tortoise butt watcher to another, I'm not sure about this. My 3 1/2 year old sulcata is a male. At times he will walk with his tail down. Almost always right after a BM he will, and some other times. Mostly he has it tucked away for safe keeping. I think as a baby I would see the tail a lot more than I do these days. Then again, I have but one tortoise butt to watch. Others have seen many.

 

[Tom]

I had to think about this a bit. I don't often see my sulcatas with their tails down and I'm trying to remember times when I saw this and which one did it. It is very infrequent at my place...

I even went back and looked at some butt pics and all of them had their tails tucked up and to the side. I've got some hatchlings right now and all have their tails up and tucked to the side.

Sorry. I got no help for you...

 

[mike taylor]

Well I guess I gave you something to ponder. My little guy is about four inches and my big guy is almost seventeen inches . Little guy tail down all the time. Big guy tail to the side all the time .

 

[wellington]

Okay, new project for everyone. Start watching those tortoise butts and keep record of what the tail does. Then when the sex is determined, let us know
LMAO, I just got a vision, of a bunch of tort owners anxiously sitting and watching their torts butts

 

[Sh3wulf]

Oh my goodness I was just giggling aloud once again. Yet another "only on tortoise forum" is it ok to assign a project. This one involving butt watching. I'm giggling just typing this.

It's an interesting observation and I look forward to watching this one.

For the record, Benny hangs to the left and very occasionally swings straight down. . But he's a leopard so it may not count.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Funny, just earlier today I was noticing how my "assumed female" leopard always walks with her short tail down...

She is 4" also.

Hmmmm.....

 

[mike taylor]

Maybe on to something here .

 

[Elohi]

I've noticed freckles always has her tail out when she walks and it's funny to me because she has a tiki face on her butt so it looks like the tiki is sticking it's tongue out hahahaha

 

[wellington]

I guess I should have said what my male leopard always did and does. Tail too the side.

 

[mike taylor]

Re: RE: Tails

I've noticed freckles always has her tail out when she walks and it's funny to me because she has a tiki face on her butt so it looks like the tiki is sticking it's tongue out hahahaha

You have three little ones right ?? If so do all three keep there tails to the side or down ??

 

[Elohi]

I've noticed freckles always has her tail out when she walks and it's funny to me because she has a tiki face on her butt so it looks like the tiki is sticking it's tongue out hahahaha

You have three little ones right ?? If so do all three keep there tails to the side or down ??

Freckles always has her tail out and usually straight down. Beans and Watson usually have their tail up, and tucked to the side. Beans will sometimes show her tail but it's still usually tucked to the side. Same for Watson.
Here is freckles tiki face, tongue out LOL



Watson with tail tucked. Freckles in the background, tail out.


Beans letting her tail out. Also giving her the appearing of a tiki mask sticking it's tongue out.


Proof that Beans and Watson actually have tails LOL.

 

[mike taylor]

I'm thinking that the tail down will turn out female and the other two will be males. Even when there tail is down its not straight down it's always side ways . I'm thinking it's a male thing to protect there junk .

 

[Elohi]

I'm thinking that the tail down will turn out female and the other two will be males. Even when there tail is down its not straight down it's always side ways . I'm thinking it's a male thing to protect there junk .

I've always called Freckles "she" but best case scene too for me is 3 females or that Freckles is male and the other two are female.

Greg T, what were their incubation temps? Lololol

 

[T33's Torts]

My little (4 inch-ish) sulcata walks with his/her tail swinging back and forth like a dog.... Confused tortoise. "Here doggy doggy"