Moving while asleep.

[LoutheRussian]

I've tried to search through old threads but haven't found what I was looking for. Lou seems to move his front legs and head while he sleeps. I'm pretty sure I read on here that their breathing causes this but I just wanted to make sure this is normal.


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[AZtortMom]

Yuppers. Completely normal

 

[LoutheRussian]

Yuppers. Completely normal

Giant sigh of relief.


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[AZtortMom]

I love watching them while they sleep

 

[laramill]

It's cute the way you worry so much over your little buddy. You're a great friend/tortoise caretaker.

 

[RussianTortxo]

My russian is always bobbing his head during the day and when he sleeps, not sure if it's normal or if he's sick

 

[LoutheRussian]

At this point Lou is all I got. I have to worry about him.


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[T33's Torts]

Re: RE: Moving while asleep.

My russian is always bobbing his head during the day and when he sleeps, not sure if it's normal or if he's sick

Usually thats a mating thing.

 

[RussianTortxo]

That's funny because I don't own any other animals except two dogs and I have a baby fence get thing blocking my room that his enclosure is in so that they can't ever bother him unless I am in here watching the dogs. They are scared of him because they've never seen a tortoise before so they tend to run away if they see me holding him so I'm not sure why he would be doing a mating ritual, I'm the only one who is constantly around him. He's my kid haha

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[Levi the Leopard]

Slight, subtle bobbing is while breathing.
Dramatic, head banging bobbing is dominance or mating ritual.
You'll be able to distinguish between the 2.

 

[MotherOfPearl]

@LoutheRussian ~ A tortoise's head and front legs bob a little as they breathe normally. I think it's kind of how our stomachs and chest/shoulders move when we breathe - but since a tortoise's shell prevents flexible abdominal expansion, the movement is in the head/forelimbs instead. Hope this makes sense! :]


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[LoutheRussian]

@LoutheRussian ~ A tortoise's head and front legs bob a little as they breathe normally. I think it's kind of how our stomachs and chest/shoulders move when we breathe - but since a tortoise's shell prevents flexible abdominal expansion, the movement is in the head/forelimbs instead. Hope this makes sense! :]


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Makes total sense thank you


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