Uggh! So no hugs and kisses with them like dogs then? What if they were raised with a lifestyle similar to dogs starting from a hatchling (but with different food and hunidity to prevent pyramiding) -- would they get used to hugs placed on the chest and kisses then?
I sometimes place red-footed tortoises, Russian tortoises, and an ornate box turtle (limited to 1 individual each time or else they'll slide off) on the sternum of my my chest below the 5th costal notch, where the slope is low enough to prevent them from sliding down to my neck when I'm lying...
I originally didn't think of sleeping with them. However, whenever I took them out of their enclosures in my bedroom in order to give them space to let them play, one of the redfoots (male) always went to and hung out at the base of my bed whenever I was taking laying in bed. So, one day, I...
Great then! I'm hoping my redfoots, Russians, and ornate box turtles will last 600 years, outlasting civilization. I'm even hoping they will live 2,000 years, or even 30,000 years! I always keep them on comfy carpets in warm/cool environments indoors, only plan to bring them out on every sunny...
It has been hypothesized in the late stage (almost theorized) by the zoologist subset of the biologist subset of scientists that Aldabra giant tortoises (species: Aldabrachelys gigantea), Galapagos giant tortoises (species complex: Chelonoidis niger), and three-toed box turtles (subspecies...