Hello Everyone
So I recently adopted another Desert Tortoise (Ca/Texas mix?)
anyways, She/He(if anyone can tell???) is doing very well and becoming very well acclimated to its new settings.
In case you guys forgot, I have 2 other Ca desert tortoises. 1 is 4 years old and the other is 2.
My original 2 have an indoor tortoise table, and the new one came with a 2ftx2ft glass aquarium. Well I didn't really like the aquarium so I asked my dad to help me build an outdoor area
So after I quarantined the new tortoise, I began putting both her/him and my larger Desert tortoise outside in that ^ enclosure all day.
That worked out very well, hadn't seen any fighting or problems.
Then today I started to feel bad because my little Desert tortoise is stuck inside all day, while the others roam outside. So I decided to bring him out and introduce him. (I was planning on sitting outside and studying so I could keep an eye out, since their isn't any protection from birds and what not) Well this was when all hell broke loose! It was actually sort of funny. I sat my little guy, now lets remember he's only a baby vvv
a few feet away from the largest and newest desert tortoise(I was worried he'd get trampled...HA) Well Frankie(the baby) started bobbing his head like crazy! I've never seen any of my tortoises do this before, it was the typical mating bob! Then Frankie charges and begins circling the big guy/girl, I'm surprised but decide to let it play out, Frankie rounds back towards the big one's head and gives it a couple head buts. The big one looks at Frankie like "Oh please? what are you doing?" Then shoots it's head out and gives Frankie a quick bite to the head (no damage, thankfully) this is when I interveined and moved Frankie. So I'm wondering...what does this mean? Can head bobbing be an assertation of dominance? I thought it was just a mating thing... That's my story! Thanks for reading
And a couple questions if anyone could answer, I'd be so appreciative
Do you think the newest tortoise is CA desert tortoise or Texas tort or a mix?
Can you tell male or female?
And any thoughts why the little guy threw such a fit?
Thank you!!!
If anyone could help me out with a couple questions, I'd really appreciate it!
Do you think its a Ca desert or Texas or mix?
Do you think male or female?
And what may have caused my baby to act so strangely??
Thanks!!!
So I recently adopted another Desert Tortoise (Ca/Texas mix?)
anyways, She/He(if anyone can tell???) is doing very well and becoming very well acclimated to its new settings.
In case you guys forgot, I have 2 other Ca desert tortoises. 1 is 4 years old and the other is 2.
My original 2 have an indoor tortoise table, and the new one came with a 2ftx2ft glass aquarium. Well I didn't really like the aquarium so I asked my dad to help me build an outdoor area
So after I quarantined the new tortoise, I began putting both her/him and my larger Desert tortoise outside in that ^ enclosure all day.
That worked out very well, hadn't seen any fighting or problems.
Then today I started to feel bad because my little Desert tortoise is stuck inside all day, while the others roam outside. So I decided to bring him out and introduce him. (I was planning on sitting outside and studying so I could keep an eye out, since their isn't any protection from birds and what not) Well this was when all hell broke loose! It was actually sort of funny. I sat my little guy, now lets remember he's only a baby vvv
a few feet away from the largest and newest desert tortoise(I was worried he'd get trampled...HA) Well Frankie(the baby) started bobbing his head like crazy! I've never seen any of my tortoises do this before, it was the typical mating bob! Then Frankie charges and begins circling the big guy/girl, I'm surprised but decide to let it play out, Frankie rounds back towards the big one's head and gives it a couple head buts. The big one looks at Frankie like "Oh please? what are you doing?" Then shoots it's head out and gives Frankie a quick bite to the head (no damage, thankfully) this is when I interveined and moved Frankie. So I'm wondering...what does this mean? Can head bobbing be an assertation of dominance? I thought it was just a mating thing... That's my story! Thanks for reading
And a couple questions if anyone could answer, I'd be so appreciative
Do you think the newest tortoise is CA desert tortoise or Texas tort or a mix?
Can you tell male or female?
And any thoughts why the little guy threw such a fit?
Thank you!!!
If anyone could help me out with a couple questions, I'd really appreciate it!
Do you think its a Ca desert or Texas or mix?
Do you think male or female?
And what may have caused my baby to act so strangely??
Thanks!!!