THE CHASE

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[ascott]

Wow...her shell must be so strong....

 

[tortadise]

That's what I was wondering. The females shell must be super strong. The size difference is just so massive.

 

[wellington]

She lost. You win. Oh ya, he won too

 

[tortadise]

Greg,
What kind of vocals do the males make when mating? I have so many species of tortoise and it baffles me how different the vocals of the male can vary from specie to specie. My dabras were traded a few years ago for some spider torts and I never got to observe them (weren't big enough to breed yet) kinda a weird question but it's interesting to me.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Greg,
What kind of vocals do the males make when mating? I have so many species of tortoise and it baffles me how different the vocals of the male can vary from specie to specie. My dabras were traded a few years ago for some spider torts and I never got to observe them (weren't big enough to breed yet) kinda a weird question but it's interesting to me.

Kinda like cows, sorta a deep muffled groan sound. Low decibel but clear and the sound does carry. Our neighbor four houses down can here them, lol!

 

[Jacob]

Very nice.

 

[tortadise]

Awesome. I was wondering if it was cowosh like. The funniest ones of mine are the chacos. The male sounds like a mouse.

 

[Kerryann]

she looks like she could have outran but but didn't want to

 

[Greg T]

Kinda like cows, sorta a deep muffled groan sound. Low decibel but clear and the sound does carry. Our neighbor four houses down can here them, lol!
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Now that is hilarious! I can imagine them having a big party in the yard and someone asks "Is that a cow I hear???" "No, it's the giant tortoises down the street." I'm amazed they are so loud.