It's just a dominance thing ya? My adult males are not violent with each other but regularly attempt to mate. Thanks.
Males mating
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Males will try to mate with anything successful or not. It is also a dominance issue as well. The males receiving this are being terrorized by the others. It is not natural or nice to thr tortoises.
Angel Carrion
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It would most likely be a good idea to separate these two males. The one being dominated will most likely suffer greatly while being terrorized by the aggressor.
I have seen my confirmed male try to push and ram my unconfirmed female, who I am think is male, do to,the ramming they do to each other. It's nothing that would hurt them, not so hard that they are trying to kill each other, but I don't know what they do when I'm not watching, and so, they live apart. If it turns out to be a sorry situation, it might be too late for you to save one. Be on the safe side.
So if another dude threw you down and dry humped you, you wouldn't see that as a sign of aggression?
Angel Carrion
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To make a joke;
Well, ya know, he might enjoy that in his personal life. Sometimes it's fun ;P
Joking aside;
Yeah it's a really big sign of aggression and dominance and can cause injuries. Separation is best.
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Tortoise mating can be violent. The dominant one may be having a good time if it's a male mounting a female, but the female isn't. If it's male on male aggression, or female on female, they're both stressed. That's why we recommend not keeping tortoises in pairs.
Angel Carrion
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From what I've seen and read, almost no female in the animal kingdom likes mating.
It's definitely a male-centered world
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Some bullying is subtle but I think that it still causes harm to the tortoise.
My big male is SO sexually active that he must live alone.
My big male is SO sexually active that he must live alone.
Angel Carrion
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He might need a talk about safe sex, zero.
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He practices SAFE sex......From about 25 feet away.
Angel Carrion
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Wow. That's pretty safe. Self love; the only lovin' guaranteed to not give you an STD
this comment confuses me. is he by himself or can you reach them from 25 feet away? if the second one he's quite a tortoise even by tortoise standards.
smwboxer
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I have a redfoot that would try to mate with a soccer ball if you left one in the yard.
Alaskamike
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My sulcata too. Fell in " lust" with my shoe.
