Dequan Jones
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I Have a 15 month old Sulcata that's around 3 1/2 inches ... I was wandering would the tortoise ever be capable or training???
No.I Have a 15 month old Sulcata that's around 3 1/2 inches ... I was wandering would the tortoise ever be capable or training???
I couldn't even train my cat to stay out of my bedroom. I ended up getting a device that sprayed citronella at him when he got too close. It was the sudden spray that scared him away, not the smell.NO and a "big" NO.
I tried time and once again to train my beloved Greek tort (OLI) not to entre my bedroom, but I did not get anywhere. I only ended up wasting time and energy. Torts do not have the brains (so as to say) of a dog/cat, despite the fact that the obviously have a nervous system.
And a very warm welcome to the forum!
how did you attempt to train your tortoise? Positive and negative reinforcement?NO and a "big" NO.
I tried time and once again to train my beloved Greek tort (OLI) not to entre my bedroom, but I did not get anywhere. I only ended up wasting time and energy. Torts do not have the brains (so as to say) of a dog/cat, despite the fact that the obviously have a nervous system.
And a very warm welcome to the forum!
how did you attempt to train your tortoise? Positive and negative reinforcement?
I believe that cats as well as dogs can be easily trained to do/not to do certain things. I'm astonished that you could not train your cat.I couldn't even train my cat to stay out of my bedroom. I ended up getting a device that sprayed citronella at him when he got too close. It was the sudden spray that scared him away, not the smell.
I feed (actually hand-feed) Oli 2-3 times a day, he gets exposed to the sun, has a nice big enclosure, a light and the rest. However, when it came to training him, there was a red light, I regret to say. Researchers, experts etc on the net confirmed this.yes. I trained Bob to follow my wiggling fingers. I could and did take him in public. He was taught to get into the "Bob Cart". He was taught to play soccer with me, using a 5 gallon bucket. He was taught lots of things. At Christmas a kid for $5 could get their pix taken with Bob, $10 with Bob and Santa. He did that every year for about 6 years. He was always invited to OSU's Pet Days, put on by the Veterinary dept.
But I spent about 80% of my time with him, and he was smarter than the average tortoise.....so I believe the amount of time spent, and the bonding helps to make them more open to learning things.
Now, I believe a 15 month old Sulcata that's only 3 inches is pretty small. I have a 7month old hopefully female, that is 6 inches and 399 grams. I mean no disrespect, but maybe you're not feeding your's enough. I feed mine morning and night. Just as much as she'll eat in one sitting. Then it's removed. Only the night feeding is left. But she's also put in an outside pen, and she continually grazes. She spends all day on grass,eating off and on. This Bob in the Vets office.... you could see him say"Did 'I' Do that?????"View attachment 175379
I think there is a wide variance in individual animals. I had one cat that was very intelligent and easily trained. She learned easily to not harm the pet bird; she understood that it was mine. She and I used to play hide and seek. She was smart enough to understand. My other cat is clueless, which makes him much more difficult to train. He could be taught some things but he needed frequent reinforcement. Even if he learned something, he would revert to his old behavior after awhile. I even had a guinea pig that I trained, but her siblings wouldn't.I believe that cats as well as dogs can be easily trained to do/not to do certain things. I'm astonished that you could not train your cat.
Maggie, do you have a link for your thread or you can create a thread about how and what you train bob? I am really interested to that.Researchers and experts on the 'net mean nothing. I had a 17 yr old Sulcata who was trained. Ask anyone on this forum who knew Bob and they will all tell you he was trained. I had the time to do it and a smarter tortoise to do it with. End of discussion....
Keep handfeeding Oli and sooner or later you'll need stitches. If you hand feed a tortoise sooner or later they think your hand is the food. That's just my experience I didn't need a researcher or expert to tell me that....
Researchers and experts on the 'net mean nothing. I had a 17 yr old Sulcata who was trained. Ask anyone on this forum who knew Bob and they will all tell you he was trained. I had the time to do it and a smarter tortoise to do it with. End of discussion....
Keep handfeeding Oli and sooner or later you'll need stitches. If you hand feed a tortoise sooner or later they think your hand is the food. That's just my experience I didn't need a researcher or expert to tell me that....
Maggie, do you have a link for your thread or you can create a thread about how and what you train bob? I am really interested to that.
So we can not hand feed tortoise? They will, and absolutely will think our hand is food?