or have any of you witnessed your torts doing this for hours? he has been doing this for a while now :]
Is it just me?
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i think so too!! haha he is very interesting to watch... this is only one of his "special" moments!
he does this but can touch the top of his head to his shell! now that is something to see 
and he will sit in one spot and tap something with his beak for quite a while. he is a weird one
and he will sit in one spot and tap something with his beak for quite a while. he is a weird one 
My box turtles do that but I think there waiting for food to fall from the sky...
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haha mine prefer the outstretched limbs and head in the lying limp position...
haha in the morning he does his "superman" position where he stretches and holds his back legs in the air like he is flying! his basking is superb!
thats it! i love that, i love seeing baby sliders do this!
dalano73 said:
Yup...waiting for the food to drop from the sky.
terryo said:dalano73 said:
Yup...waiting for the food to drop from the sky.
that pic is awesome
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omg you guys crack me up,,,and it is contagious mine all do it too
Nice!
Hey Chase,
No, it's not just you. My male Russian tortoise does it, too. The female rarely, but the male quite often (during the active season; they're both brumating now). Sometimes he does it when he sees me; he runs over to my side and looks up at me. Sometimes he does it when he's stomping around the pen. I think in both cases, he does it because he wants out: either me to lift him out, or else to try and climb out himself. Sometimes he will stand on his hind legs, lean up against the wall, and just scratch at the wall - for hours, if I let him - trying to get out. Sometimes, this seems to be simply because he's hungry, so if I give him some food, he will just eat and then be content. At other times, though, even if I put food in, he still wants out. I usually let him out in that case, but it's not always a good time, so sometimes he just has to stay in there. Again, the female sometimes tries to escape, too, but it's the male who really has wanderlust (typical for tortoises, actually).
Terry, love that shot of your boxie doing it, too.
No, it's not just you. My male Russian tortoise does it, too. The female rarely, but the male quite often (during the active season; they're both brumating now). Sometimes he does it when he sees me; he runs over to my side and looks up at me. Sometimes he does it when he's stomping around the pen. I think in both cases, he does it because he wants out: either me to lift him out, or else to try and climb out himself. Sometimes he will stand on his hind legs, lean up against the wall, and just scratch at the wall - for hours, if I let him - trying to get out. Sometimes, this seems to be simply because he's hungry, so if I give him some food, he will just eat and then be content. At other times, though, even if I put food in, he still wants out. I usually let him out in that case, but it's not always a good time, so sometimes he just has to stay in there. Again, the female sometimes tries to escape, too, but it's the male who really has wanderlust (typical for tortoises, actually).
Terry, love that shot of your boxie doing it, too.
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