Tortoises can swim!

kreacher · 22-08-2011, 09:25 AM

Well I've had Absolem for a while now and had been told that redfoots can swim but had not plucked up the courage to actually put him in deep water!
We put our turtle, Ouiji in the bath for a good swim and Michael decided to see if Absolem could indeed swim! And he does

I did panic a bit when he first went in but he floats and paddles about and actually seems to quite like it!

Then Ouiji decided he looked like a big rock and sat on him:

A little video for you to see

the water doesn't look ver deep but Absolem can't touch the bottom at all...as you can see when Ouiji swims straight underneath him lol

http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=07599ac3.mp4

Watermelon · 22-08-2011, 10:25 AM

Love the photo and love the video, Ouiji is going crazy in the bath!!

emma_mcraf · 22-08-2011, 01:11 PM

Ouiji is so cute!

How brave to put Absolem in the bath to see if he could swim. Fantastic that he can and he seems to be enjoying it too.

jeannette37 · 22-08-2011, 02:46 PM

Ha ha Ouiji looks like one of those wind up bath toys,he's here there and everywhere

alley cat · 22-08-2011, 05:55 PM

Well I never knew that any torts could swim, are there others?

Helen M · 22-08-2011, 06:05 PM

Lol how did you think torts managed to get to places like the Galapagos, Madagascar and the Seychelles?

I'm tempted to try make mine swim but I don't think they'll appreciate it

Helen xx

mrscross78 · 22-08-2011, 06:14 PM

That is really cool... Thanks for sharing that

alley cat · 22-08-2011, 06:27 PM

I must be just as bad as my daughter!! (see General Topics)

Well why do they drown in garden ponds then?

Watermelon · 22-08-2011, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeannette37

Ha ha Ouiji looks like one of those wind up bath toys,he's here there and everywhere

haha yes he does! certainly swims very fast...

Helen M · 22-08-2011, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alley cat

I must be just as bad as my daughter!! (see General Topics)

Well why do they drown in garden ponds then?

Bigger tort species are probably better at swimming as they will have a lot more buoyancy on their side. They can drown in ponds especially if they are deep and there is no way for the tort to climb out. I have heard of tortoises being revived after being at the bottom of a pond for a few hours. If the water is cool enough their body will shut down into a hibernation like state.

Helen xx

22-08-2011, 09:25 AM	#1
kreacher Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,718	Tortoises can swim! Well I've had Absolem for a while now and had been told that redfoots can swim but had not plucked up the courage to actually put him in deep water! We put our turtle, Ouiji in the bath for a good swim and Michael decided to see if Absolem could indeed swim! And he does I did panic a bit when he first went in but he floats and paddles about and actually seems to quite like it! Then Ouiji decided he looked like a big rock and sat on him: A little video for you to see the water doesn't look ver deep but Absolem can't touch the bottom at all...as you can see when Ouiji swims straight underneath him lol http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=07599ac3.mp4 Last edited by kreacher; 22-08-2011 at 09:29 AM.

22-08-2011, 01:11 PM	#3
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Ouiji is so cute! How brave to put Absolem in the bath to see if he could swim. Fantastic that he can and he seems to be enjoying it too. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

22-08-2011, 02:46 PM	#4
jeannette37 Member Juvenile Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: worcester,Worcestershire Posts: 815	Ha ha Ouiji looks like one of those wind up bath toys,he's here there and everywhere __________________ I don't own torts they own me

22-08-2011, 06:14 PM	#7
mrscross78 Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: East Anglia Posts: 555	That is really cool... Thanks for sharing that __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni Victor & George Amelia

22-08-2011, 10:25 AM	#2
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	Love the photo and love the video, Ouiji is going crazy in the bath!!

22-08-2011, 05:55 PM	#5
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Well I never knew that any torts could swim, are there others?

22-08-2011, 06:05 PM	#6
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	Lol how did you think torts managed to get to places like the Galapagos, Madagascar and the Seychelles? I'm tempted to try make mine swim but I don't think they'll appreciate it Helen xx

22-08-2011, 06:27 PM	#8
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	I must be just as bad as my daughter!! (see General Topics) Well why do they drown in garden ponds then?

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