I'm assuming he is maturing

[Jlant85]

You guys who owns a hermann tortoise, you guys ever see your male dig with the tip if his tail? Mine seems to do this a lot and his wee wee comes out!
I was told this is normal and this is a sign *cough* of him being happy. Lol...
I just wanted to know if this is a sign of maturing and soon ready for breeding.

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Can this also be a way of him marking his territory? Hmmm I wonder... Just fascinating creatures they are.

 

[ascott]

Well, I know that when "boys" realize their fun pal ...they sure to focus on that pal any time and any place that they can do so....

lol....I don't think that simply because he has noticed his fun pal that means he is looking to breed....maybe not straight away anyhow....

 

[Jlant85]

When I first saw the tip I was like "oh so that's how a tortoise penis looks like" but when I saw it fully out, I was like "Jesus Chris that's supposed to on the females behind?! Poor ladies!"

 

[bouaboua]

When I first saw the tip I was like "oh so that's how a tortoise penis looks like" but when I saw it fully out, I was like "Jesus Chris that's supposed to on the females behind?! Poor ladies!"

Yes. I said the same thing when my wife pick up our male Hermanns to show me it is a boy. haha.......