So, I have asked about this before I believe. But just cannot remember.
My 4 year old red foot, Artemis, has always "whistled". When I first received her in the mail as a new hatchling, I dont recall it being quite as striking. But as she has aged , she has continued to develop a more and more defined whistling noise as she breathes! She sounds like a little bird strolling around her table. And whenever I'm in my tortoise room , even when I'm not watching her directly, I can audibly hear where she is in her encloser. Sometimes I'm even able to hear the sound outside of her room in the kitchen!
Now, once upon a time, this scared me to death! I have always always been watching closely for bubbles coming out of the nostrils. But Arty has always been a healthy little turd!
And this sound is continuous! It's like she just always creates her little sound effects once she gets up in the morning. I know this sounds like the signs of an RI . But the eyes have always been bright and she has never exhibited health problems in her 4 years of life with me.
Has anyone ever had a red foot hatchling that made audible sounds like this?
Has anyone ever seen a hatchling develop early traits like this in red foots where it is a sign of gender dimorphism ? Could my girl be a male, with the vocal qualities to allow courtship calls already exhibited outwordly?
I thought that the red footed tortoise was the most vocal tortoise species. Is this information correct? Any past experience raising hatchlings where this trait was expressed early? Or am I wrong and my girl is just a noisy tort?
My 4 year old red foot, Artemis, has always "whistled". When I first received her in the mail as a new hatchling, I dont recall it being quite as striking. But as she has aged , she has continued to develop a more and more defined whistling noise as she breathes! She sounds like a little bird strolling around her table. And whenever I'm in my tortoise room , even when I'm not watching her directly, I can audibly hear where she is in her encloser. Sometimes I'm even able to hear the sound outside of her room in the kitchen!
Now, once upon a time, this scared me to death! I have always always been watching closely for bubbles coming out of the nostrils. But Arty has always been a healthy little turd!
And this sound is continuous! It's like she just always creates her little sound effects once she gets up in the morning. I know this sounds like the signs of an RI . But the eyes have always been bright and she has never exhibited health problems in her 4 years of life with me.
Has anyone ever had a red foot hatchling that made audible sounds like this?
Has anyone ever seen a hatchling develop early traits like this in red foots where it is a sign of gender dimorphism ? Could my girl be a male, with the vocal qualities to allow courtship calls already exhibited outwordly?
I thought that the red footed tortoise was the most vocal tortoise species. Is this information correct? Any past experience raising hatchlings where this trait was expressed early? Or am I wrong and my girl is just a noisy tort?