Is there something about this time of year that motivates tortoises to move on? I became the owner of my sulcatta last year at this time when he was found wandering the streets and we never found his owner. He free ranges over a fenced acre and a half and has gotten out twice in the last few days. Luckily both times returned, and think I've found and fixed the hole in the fence. (he's not a digger) Just wondered if it is natural for them to be motivated to migrate in the fall..??
October migration??
- Thread starter Ellie Mae
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Depends on where you live, but generally, I find all tortoises pick up in activity after the summer heatwave has abated. All of my guys are picking up the pace following the rains brought in by the first cold front. It's causing the vegetation in their enclosures to come back from the oven like conditions of this past August and September. When it gets like this, the tortoise's activity levels tend to go up. I don't know if it's the time of year (i.e. seasonal, day/night cycle, though that may have something to do with it), but humidity and temperature definitely seem to have something to do with it.
T.G.
T.G.
Don't know about that, but my leopards and Russian slow down some, comes out later and goes inside earlier and eats less for a while.
Too funny. We posted about same time and I find the complete opposite of my torts. I'm in Illinois, where days are getting shorter, temps cooler and more rain and wind.
Charlie's never gotten out. I've never noticed him ever trying. All the fences are solid, except for an iron gate he can see through into the side yard that is also fenced. He's never shown any interest in getting through that gate. Yesterday it started to get cold and for the first time this season, he spent some time in his heated box.
Yeah, I live in South Texas. It's 91 out right now. God bless Texas.
T.G.
T.G.
Same here in Oklahoma, 90's tomorrow and 60's Friday. Poor torts and turtles don't know what to do.
Speedy-1
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We are having mid 80,s during the day and high 50,s at night ! Speedy didn't get off his heat mat til 11:00
am today !
am today !
I really don't think so. Since tortoises are territorial, I doubt they have "migration" imprinted in their memory banks.
