Weird Noises from my Tort?

CaseyAlena

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Loki has been standing up really tall and has been moving his head left to right over and over again.
All the while making a grunting noise as well as sometimes opening his mouth extremely wide.

Anyone have any ideas! I wish i could post a video on here!
 

drew54

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Loki has been standing up really tall and has been moving his head left to right over and over again.
All the while making a grunting noise as well as sometimes opening his mouth extremely wide.

Anyone have any ideas! I wish i could post a video on here!

Sounds like a territorial act of aggression.
 

domalle

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Loki has been standing up really tall and has been moving his head left to right over and over again.
All the while making a grunting noise as well as sometimes opening his mouth extremely wide.

Anyone have any ideas! I wish i could post a video on here!

Sexual display and maturity.
 

ZEROPILOT

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Does the noise sound anything like a chicken clucking noise?
Are there any other tortoises around?
Males get excited and make a "cluck, cluck, cluck" sound sometimes.
But that could also be something else.
 

pirata alma negra

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my tortoises do something like this all the time, male or female, alone or in group, I wouldn't worry
 
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