I understand tortoises aren't really domesticated like a dog is, but I think many of the ones that live with us are more than just a wild animal relying on instinct.
We say tortoises come to you when they hear you because you are the "food god" and they want food. Yet many times they can even have food and this still happens. And its kind of against instinct to go up to a giant even if it gives food is it not?
Tortoises who let you scratch their head or chin or shell, there's nothing instinct about that, yet many like it and come to you for it (or in my case put up with it).
There are so many personable tortoises out there, I know it depends on how they're raised and everything, but Nank is too, I didn't raise him, he grew up wild somewhere overseas in a desert, yet he comes to me, lets me pet him, and is personable.
I genuinely believe many of us who interact with their tortoises as a pet (since I know theres a split in keepers seeing them as wild versus pet, we don't need to get into that I see both sides) have more than just a wild animal that happens to live with them, I believe with being close and interacting with the tortoise that they become a level of domesticated.
Any agreements or disagreements?
We say tortoises come to you when they hear you because you are the "food god" and they want food. Yet many times they can even have food and this still happens. And its kind of against instinct to go up to a giant even if it gives food is it not?
Tortoises who let you scratch their head or chin or shell, there's nothing instinct about that, yet many like it and come to you for it (or in my case put up with it).
There are so many personable tortoises out there, I know it depends on how they're raised and everything, but Nank is too, I didn't raise him, he grew up wild somewhere overseas in a desert, yet he comes to me, lets me pet him, and is personable.
I genuinely believe many of us who interact with their tortoises as a pet (since I know theres a split in keepers seeing them as wild versus pet, we don't need to get into that I see both sides) have more than just a wild animal that happens to live with them, I believe with being close and interacting with the tortoise that they become a level of domesticated.
Any agreements or disagreements?