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I`ve never tried this but I am sure they don`t. They might follow something that they can see and smell.
 

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Cats are hunters, tortoises aren't. Cats follow the light because it triggers the hunting instinct them.

If it were a red laser, they might be tempted to head for it I suppose, simply because red means yummy and they're not very intelligent. My tort tried to eat red circles printed on a newspaper once [emoji849] However, I wouldn't rely on them to repeat the investigation.
 

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All this advice to encourage Neurotic tendencies in dogs and cats. Lasers cause a hunting then a failure. This messes with their minds.
When my puppy comes and sits in front whimpering after I put laser up and nudges my hand or tries to bite my pocket until I use it again and allow him to chase it. What is he telling me then? He respond the same with with his toys we have for him also.
 

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That he’s developed/developing some neurotic behavior.
So, what am I supposed to do? Am I not to let him, not really sure what word to use since its apparently not play, throw his toys around, chase them, or anything then? I mean all baby's are born neurotic sociopaths psychologically. I'm not understanding how "play" in a mammals is teaching them to be neurotic or even an act of neurotisim. I do understand certain types of aggressive play can teach and or reinforce aggressive behaviors.
 

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I imagine an omnivorous turtle, one who does have some hunting instinct, would be more interesting in investigating the moving red dot, vs. a herbivorous tortoise. If they couldn't eat it, they'd lose interest quickly.
 

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Mine has tried to bite at the red dot from my temp gun when I have temped the ground in front of them. Them never really showed an interest to follow it though.
 
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So i went ahead and tried with my greek...
Nothing happened
She loves nibbling on my thumb when i feed her dandelions though, so that's something.
 

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the laser dot stimulates the attack part of the brain. When the pounce comes and there’s no reward it messes with their mind.
I understand what you're saying, and have thought about it before. So with my cats, they chase the dot until I aim it on a toy...they attack and kill the toy. That way they don't come up empty.
 

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