Wagging tail.

[Emily feast]

Hi
My horsefield tortoise is sometimes wagging her tail when walking I've noticed.
Does anyone know why they do this?

 

[Blakem]

Yes, mine did the same. He usually did this before going poop

 

[RussianTortKing]

When they're peeing or about it poop, they do this

 

[GingerLove]

I agree. My Russian does it all the time. Sometimes she does it randomly just to switch which side she wants her tail to aim. It's pretty common.

 

[klawran1]

Usually right before a bathroom break, his tail will shift back and forth.

 

[Gillian M]

Oli also does it before pooping/peeing. Nothing to worry about.

 

[ascott]

Hi
My horsefield tortoise is sometimes wagging her tail when walking I've noticed.
Does anyone know why they do this?

There is no way to know for sure..all of the torts here wag at different times..some when eating a treat..some when walking through sprinkler and some just wag when they muck about..or when I offer a shell scratching the tail gets going..