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My tort has only been with us for 5 days now so I know he's still tripping out over his new home and new people but I wanted to know if it's normal for him to kind of pant. It's hard to describe what he's doing. And it only happens when he knows your looking at him. He sees you then starts to expand his throat, sort of like the way a frog croaks. He doesn't make any sounds when he does it. I figure we're just stressing him out because of his new surroundings.
My 15 y/o daughter was looking at him last night and saw him do it and said "aww, I think he likes me because he's purring". I told her no, you're scaring him and making him nervous. That it takes time for him to get use to us. Am I correct in my assumptions? I don't think it's something to worry about. I'm just looking for an insight to tort mannerisms.
My tort has only been with us for 5 days now so I know he's still tripping out over his new home and new people but I wanted to know if it's normal for him to kind of pant. It's hard to describe what he's doing. And it only happens when he knows your looking at him. He sees you then starts to expand his throat, sort of like the way a frog croaks. He doesn't make any sounds when he does it. I figure we're just stressing him out because of his new surroundings.
My 15 y/o daughter was looking at him last night and saw him do it and said "aww, I think he likes me because he's purring". I told her no, you're scaring him and making him nervous. That it takes time for him to get use to us. Am I correct in my assumptions? I don't think it's something to worry about. I'm just looking for an insight to tort mannerisms.