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09-24-2007, 07:36 AM
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My tortoise... Help required.
My male tortoise seems to be 'hitting' the female and I have no clue of what to do. Is this supposed to be natural, first I thought he wanted to mate with her but it looks like he is attacking her.
So, I'm confused and I need someone to clear this for me please. I need to know what to do and I want to know why his doing that.
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09-24-2007, 09:40 AM
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Our tortoises never did that, although I've seen that on video. I hope this link will help you. As far as I read, it can be ether mating or fighting.
The Plankton Forums ~ Viewing topic - Tortoise behavior :: MarineBio.org's Marine Life Discussion Board (http://planktonforums.org/viewtopic.php?p=55444&sid=d18b4631269a3c06d9778dc2 04220bf7 - broken link)
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09-24-2007, 09:55 AM
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Thanks for your reply!
I thought it was mating behavior but my one might 'hit' her on the side, not anywhere specific. That is how I got the impression he is trying to attack her.
She is smaller than him in size so I'm not sure if I should put them together to mate yet I'm worried if he is actually attacking her.
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09-24-2007, 01:28 PM
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Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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He may be trying to flip her over which in the desert is fatal.
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12-11-2008, 11:54 AM
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Location: Tropical state of mind
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What species? They all have very different behaviors. My sulcata 'rams' my female and for them it's part of the courtship. Aren't you glad you're not a tortoise?
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