Is dancing normal

[Missy]

Just in the last few days Tank started dancing. It looks like he is scratching himself on different things like his sedge grass and his rock. Is this normal or does he have something bothering him? I found a cute video and he seems to be dancing for joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIhv4Nd9Vw

 

[Urtle]

Just in the last few days Tank started dancing. It looks like he is scratching himself on different things like his sedge grass and his rock. Is this normal or does he have something bothering him? I found a cute video and he seems to be dancing for joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIhv4Nd9Vw

haha wow what a coincidence I saw this video on youtube last night. Was gunna ask the same thing. My tortoise does the same thing when i hose him. weird lol

 

[Missy]

Just in the last few days Tank started dancing. It looks like he is scratching himself on different things like his sedge grass and his rock. Is this normal or does he have something bothering him? I found a cute video and he seems to be dancing for joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIhv4Nd9Vw

haha wow what a coincidence I saw this video on youtube last night. Was gunna ask the same thing. My tortoise does the same thing when i hose him. weird lol

Well hopefully we will both get an answer. Its so cute I hope its just them having a good time

 

[Yourlocalpoet]

My tortoise does this if i place my hand on her shell when she's walking, it's like a little wiggle that i take to mean as 'get off me'!

 

[Candy]

Dale does this when Alexander rubs his butt. We call it the butt dance.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Bob does it when I rub his carapace. I call it the hootchy cootchy dance...

 

[Laura]

Mine do it when they get sprayed with the hose.. is it a male thing?

 

[Missy]

Awww thats great. I think its so funny. Glad to know they all do it. I was just hoping he didn't have some kinda bugs.

 

[Rhyno47]

My thought was that it was a "dont mount me" move. It happens when you touch the carapace at the part where the shell of one tort would rub on another if it mounted the first.

 

[Cameron]

Mr. T does this also. It's hilarious.

 

[elvis]

Elvis only does it when his been in the sun for a bit and I get the hose and mist him. He will stop and start shaking his booty. I've always found it adorable!

 

[TortieLuver]

That video is so cute! Mine just lay there while I hose them down. You should send in to funniest home videos.