Does my red foot female know the sexes of my other red foots and if so how smell look ?
Do they know?
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Like most other animals, your tortoises "smell" each other apart. Primates and birds uniquely rely on mostly audio-visual communication, whereas most other animals utilize chemical communication. Your tortoises are a good example, but dogs are even better because they're so interactive. Think of two dogs when they first meet - one of the first things they do is go strait to the rear and start sniffing... Your males and females emit different pheromones signifying their sex and whether or not they're "ready" to mate.
There's no doubt some visual cues are also used, as our redfoots (and most other tortoises) have very acute vision as well as smell. I'm sure male head-bobbing helps give females that extra "push" if the scent still seems a bit suspicious.
There's no doubt some visual cues are also used, as our redfoots (and most other tortoises) have very acute vision as well as smell. I'm sure male head-bobbing helps give females that extra "push" if the scent still seems a bit suspicious.
Well my female is always sniffing the smaller one who I think is a male
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