Psycho tortoise!

lonelylayla · 02-04-2014, 05:14 PM

I know female torts can bash and bite as well as males, but wondered about "circling" behaviour?

Lying in bed at 4.00 this morning thinking about my psycho rehome Bonnie, who looks completely female. She does it to every tortoise I put her with including my mature Iberia male Tonka, who is nearly twice her size. Bit like a shelled mosquito, she runs in, circles, bites and bites some more - no one has stayed near her long enough to see if she follows that up

Slightly disturbing to see the victim making off with her clamped on a leg

She's not gravid as previous (and only) keeper bought her with a smaller female. May well have to see if I can put a video up - talk about lethal weapon

becciwales · 02-04-2014, 05:46 PM

She could be your guard tort!!

Gordon · 02-04-2014, 06:06 PM

Are you 100% sure its female Lynne

tortoiseuk · 02-04-2014, 06:14 PM

Hi Lynne, exactly the same thing happens with my last horsfield rescue (Hope), she seems to be acting like a male, she circles the males, bites a bit on the legs and keeps nodding with her head. lol

lonelylayla · 02-04-2014, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TURNIP

Are you 100% sure its female Lynne

When I first saw their plastron photos, I wasn't sure about her, but posted and had a female result

http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=70254

Think I'll put up another plastron shot tomorrow

Really don't want to have to change my signature again

lonelylayla · 02-04-2014, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tortoiseuk

Hi Lynne, exactly the same thing happens with my last horsfield rescue (Hope), she seems to be acting like a male, she circles the males, bites a bit on the legs and keeps nodding with her head. lol

think we both need to put up new pics

tortoiseuk · 02-04-2014, 06:24 PM

well, her pics are on this thread
http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=71008

I'm 99% sure she is a female (the guy that kept her in a bucket

also told me she would lay egss sometimes).

Gordon · 02-04-2014, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lonelylayla

When I first saw their plastron photos, I wasn't sure about her, but posted and had a female result

http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=70254

Think I'll put up another plastron shot tomorrow

Really don't want to have to change my signature again

The left one is female and i would say the right one is male

lonelylayla · 02-04-2014, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tortoiseuk

well, her pics are on this thread
http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=71008

I'm 99% sure she is a female (the guy that kept her in a bucket

also told me she would lay egss sometimes).

Ah yes

I remember the thread, bless her

Catwoman63 · 02-04-2014, 09:33 PM

Oh lynne, what a bully she is, we will have a look at the sexing when you post a picture, I know my females have bitten on the odd occasion, but no where near like my male does x

02-04-2014, 05:14 PM	#1
lonelylayla Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 1,481	Psycho tortoise! I know female torts can bash and bite as well as males, but wondered about "circling" behaviour? Lying in bed at 4.00 this morning thinking about my psycho rehome Bonnie, who looks completely female. She does it to every tortoise I put her with including my mature Iberia male Tonka, who is nearly twice her size. Bit like a shelled mosquito, she runs in, circles, bites and bites some more - no one has stayed near her long enough to see if she follows that up Slightly disturbing to see the victim making off with her clamped on a leg She's not gravid as previous (and only) keeper bought her with a smaller female. May well have to see if I can put a video up - talk about lethal weapon __________________ Lynne TG Terresteris 1:3:1 Apollo & Layla, Santa, Helpa & Unig TG Iberia 2:3:0 Tonka, LJ, Persephone, Cleo & Clyde Saffron TGG RIP Jaunary 2019 Jasper, Harry & Ruby pussy cats 4 ex bat hens.

02-04-2014, 05:46 PM	#2
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	She could be your guard tort!! __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

02-04-2014, 06:14 PM	#4
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	Hi Lynne, exactly the same thing happens with my last horsfield rescue (Hope), she seems to be acting like a male, she circles the males, bites a bit on the legs and keeps nodding with her head. lol __________________ 1.1.1 testudo horsfieldii 1.1.1 testudo hermanni hermanni (Corse) 0.3.0 testudo hermanni hermanni (Italy) 0.0.1 testudo kleinmanni 1.1.0 testudo hermanni boetgeri

02-04-2014, 06:24 PM	#7
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	well, her pics are on this thread http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=71008 I'm 99% sure she is a female (the guy that kept her in a bucket also told me she would lay egss sometimes). __________________ 1.1.1 testudo horsfieldii 1.1.1 testudo hermanni hermanni (Corse) 0.3.0 testudo hermanni hermanni (Italy) 0.0.1 testudo kleinmanni 1.1.0 testudo hermanni boetgeri

02-04-2014, 09:33 PM	#10
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Oh lynne, what a bully she is, we will have a look at the sexing when you post a picture, I know my females have bitten on the odd occasion, but no where near like my male does x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

02-04-2014, 06:06 PM	#3
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,674	Are you 100% sure its female Lynne

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