Tortoise feet

[sulcata101]

Cheerio was taking a step but gave up halfway through... This resulted in this adorable positioning of her feet.

 

[Nicole M]

Cheerio was taking a step but gave up halfway through... This resulted in this adorable positioning of her feet.

My little Russian tends to give up halfway through burrowing and falls asleep in that exact position--like a little pinwheel! It's adorable.

Very cute photo.

 

[dmmj]

actually I've always felt that a tortoise to sleep like that is a very content and peaceful animal Not Afraid or stressed.

 

[Markw84]

Tortoises do need to bask that way. They expose the more relatively softer, thinner-skinned parts of their legs to absorb the UV as D3 is only made in the skin. That's the upper parts of the hind limbs and the backs of the front legs as well as the neck.

 

[sulcata101]

Tortoises do need to bask that way. They expose the more relatively softer, thinner-skinned parts of their legs to absorb the UV as D3 is only made in the skin. That's the upper parts of the hind limbs and the backs of the front legs as well as the neck.

That's really cool, I didn't know that.

 

[Nicole M]

actually I've always felt that a tortoise to sleep like that is a very content and peaceful animal Not Afraid or stressed.

I hope so! I want her to be comfortable. She's so feisty, and seeing her sleeping peacefully is the cutest thing ever!

Tortoises do need to bask that way. They expose the more relatively softer, thinner-skinned parts of their legs to absorb the UV as D3 is only made in the skin. That's the upper parts of the hind limbs and the backs of the front legs as well as the neck.

I had no idea. That's really cool. Thanks for sharing!