Is it possible for a tortoise to jump? I’m really bored and have nothing to do, so I figured I’d ask to waste time, lol.
Trying to imagine a tortoise jumping is weird...
Trying to imagine a tortoise jumping is weird...
Really, really stupid question.
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Whoops, accidentally put this in the wrong sub-forum. Meant to put it in general tortoise discussion.
No it isn't 
Ben02
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That's not a stupid question but I have no idea how to answer that
SweetGreekTorts
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I would think not. They have stubby legs and a heavy-weighed body so probably unable to lift their own weight off the ground. But that's just my opinion.
Babies can. It's so darned cute when new babies "jump" at you to scare you from picking them up.
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Adults can jump BIG ask my wife every week they jump through my billfold!!!!!
That has to be the funniest thing to see!
I don't know if it counts as a jump, but they can definitely make very sudden movements. Example:
https://twitter.com/vladthetortoise/status/1069681221796532224
I had no idea this happened until I got cameras set up. I heard a loud bang and went to check the video to see what happened, and found that.
https://twitter.com/vladthetortoise/status/1069681221796532224
I had no idea this happened until I got cameras set up. I heard a loud bang and went to check the video to see what happened, and found that.
It's cute as hell!
Lol!!!
Any idea if that would apply to box turtles?
What about hatchling mud turtles? I'm still trying to figure out how Bold (three-striped mud turtle hatchling) managed to go AWOL a while back. Fortunately that was only for a few hours, but I've been curious.
I think they are just kinda lazy until they wanna do something. They can walk, run, etc...throw a little horsie fit and walk up walls. Especially if their backs against the wall.
I was taking care of a really tiny wild turtle in Florida.(no bigger then one half inch) I was keeping it in a hospital sized bedpan until I could release it safely. Flood water is why I tried to keep it. The little brat escaped. I later found the critter and he/she looked like a little dried up rock. This time I put the baby in a small trash plastic container until ready to release. Even though I had kept shallow water the baby was able to climb out. I was able to keep the baby for a while for later release in a deeper sided container.
Yes.... tortoises absolutely CAN jump. I trained mine to jump through hoops. Here's proof:
![20181129_192458[1].jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/245/245109-28d432920fd4f5c576d18390f2c6d3ce.jpg "20181129_192458[1].jpg")
Did the baby look anything like this?
This is a picture of my little escape artist, Bold. It's from several weeks ago, and the little trouble-finder has grown since. I think Bold may be turning blond on me.
Medium-sized common snapping turtles can leave the ground in a mighty snapping lunge, as i witnessed.
I think everyone is mistaking the tortoise for the hare!
The baby was so small I couldn't tell. I'd never seen one that small before and I'm a 65 year old, country tomboy girl. The baby was only a half inch and looked like a piece of gravel when I found the escapee in my room on the floor. That's why we rescued it for a while in the first place. The area she was found in was flooded and usually dry so...I'm not sure what we found.
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