Reptilian Feline
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The first time I noticed it, Tank Girl was leaving the hide and rubbed the left back side of her shell a couple of times against the side of the opening. I thought it looked funny, but didn't think that much about, except that maybe she wanted to move the hide.
Then a few days ago, on her evening out-and-about indoors (superviced) she did the same against a cupboard.
I decided to give her a good scratch with my fingernails. Oh my! She loved it! First she wriggled against my fingers and then stood stock still and just let me scratch her. When I went over to one side, she leaned into it so much the other back foot left the floor!
Yesterday she got another nice scratch and this time she just stood there, her eyes getting small, and then I changed over to stroking her like a cat, and she seemed to truly enjoy that as well.
She was very shy when I first got her home, but she is now very forward, calling our attention in the evening to get her out-and-about and some food. She will still protect her head, but other than that, and hating the soaks, she is really warming up to us. I think we have created a monster!
Embers likes to be scratched as well, but he is so much smaller and more human friendly anyway, and likes his soaks and the occational swim, so he isn't into the scratching as much as Tank Girl is.
I say he and she... but time will tell what I really have. They are too small to sex, even if Tank Girl has a 20 cm shell.
Then a few days ago, on her evening out-and-about indoors (superviced) she did the same against a cupboard.
I decided to give her a good scratch with my fingernails. Oh my! She loved it! First she wriggled against my fingers and then stood stock still and just let me scratch her. When I went over to one side, she leaned into it so much the other back foot left the floor!
Yesterday she got another nice scratch and this time she just stood there, her eyes getting small, and then I changed over to stroking her like a cat, and she seemed to truly enjoy that as well.
She was very shy when I first got her home, but she is now very forward, calling our attention in the evening to get her out-and-about and some food. She will still protect her head, but other than that, and hating the soaks, she is really warming up to us. I think we have created a monster!
Embers likes to be scratched as well, but he is so much smaller and more human friendly anyway, and likes his soaks and the occational swim, so he isn't into the scratching as much as Tank Girl is.
I say he and she... but time will tell what I really have. They are too small to sex, even if Tank Girl has a 20 cm shell.