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Old 22-03-2009, 11:33 AM   #1
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I have two THB who are only 16 months old. However, one of them has taken to mounting the other, head back mouth open! Would this be a dominance thing or is Louise trying to tell me me a change of name is required. The other tort has not displayed such behaviour although she/he is bigger than Louise. Your thoughts would be appreciated

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Old 22-03-2009, 11:37 AM   #2
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Hi,

It is a dominance thing. I have larger females who will still do this to each other for a while when they get together after hiberation or a change of enclosure. Small male tortoises like to practise too!

They're probably a bit young to tell for sure if they are male or female.
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Old 22-03-2009, 11:40 AM   #3
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You could post pics of their underneath and maybe Danny can try and sex them
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Old 22-03-2009, 12:56 PM   #4
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It could be you have a male and a female tortoise. Or as has been said it could be a dominance thing.
But if one tortoise is larger than the other, and wider in the middle, you could have a female:0)
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Old 22-03-2009, 07:29 PM   #5
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thanks for your replies. I will try to post some pics in the coming week.

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