jordynayers
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I was wondering if a desert tortoise could survive for long periods of time (or any period of time) directly upright. Upright in the sense that his bum is facing downwards and his head and arms are facing upwards. I'm fully aware that they cannot survive completely upside down but upright is a different situation since their lungs are on the top of their shell and no pressure would be applied there. I looked at tortoise anatomy and the only thing i could see is that his Cloaca/Kidney are the things that pressure would be applied to.