Is it mean?

Merlin M · 05-03-2012, 05:58 PM

Is it really mean to play tricks on you tortoise (or even other pets)??

TillyTortoise · 05-03-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlin M

Is it really mean to play tricks on you tortoise (or even other pets)??

What tricks?

Merlin M · 05-03-2012, 06:11 PM

I put a rock in the corner where she likes to sleep...
basically tricks can consist of mean things that cause no pain or are overly traumatic...

pagan queen · 05-03-2012, 06:12 PM

Why would you want to do that? I think that's more spiteful then "playing tricks" How would you like it if you went up to bed to find your door nailed shut?

Merlin M · 05-03-2012, 06:15 PM

to see what she will do... she doesn't know its there yet... also to see if she will dig it up, or just sleep somewhere else (like her hide like a normal tortoise!)

Anita Sayles · 05-03-2012, 06:16 PM

I don't play with mine at all, in fact I only ever pick him up when needed for bathing, weighing etc.

Merlin M · 05-03-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Anita Sayles

I don't play with mine at all, in fact I only ever pick him up when needed for bathing, weighing etc.

I mostly just pick up for bathing and measuring, I just like to mess with the pets... devil makes work for idle hands and all that (mostly I mess with the dog, its just too easy!)

pagan queen · 05-03-2012, 06:25 PM

I don't think it's nice or clever to treat animals who have no voice in that way. How can an animal trust you or feel safe if they don't know what will happen next.

Merlin M · 05-03-2012, 06:34 PM

yes you see that is the point!

I think I am not too mean, and my dog does very much trust me (but she has very poor short term memory after an accident so I don't think she remembers what I do half the time! I used to be able to spend 5 minutes offering her the same pebble, which she would take, realise it was a pebble and spit it out over and over again because she couldn't remember).

I have never done anything mean to the tortoise previous to this (also she seems to have picked a different place to sleep without even knowing the stone is there...)

Gordon · 05-03-2012, 06:46 PM

you dont sound like a nice person

05-03-2012, 05:58 PM	#1
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	Is it mean? Is it really mean to play tricks on you tortoise (or even other pets)??

05-03-2012, 06:12 PM	#4
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	Why would you want to do that? I think that's more spiteful then "playing tricks" How would you like it if you went up to bed to find your door nailed shut? __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband Last edited by pagan queen; 05-03-2012 at 06:16 PM.

05-03-2012, 06:16 PM	#6
Anita Sayles Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon UK Posts: 1,163	I don't play with mine at all, in fact I only ever pick him up when needed for bathing, weighing etc. __________________ ... Be young, be foolish, but be happy... Life is too short to worry about unimportant things. Reach for the sky, touch your star, and then you find your dream... TheTams - 1965

05-03-2012, 06:25 PM	#8
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	I don't think it's nice or clever to treat animals who have no voice in that way. How can an animal trust you or feel safe if they don't know what will happen next. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

05-03-2012, 06:11 PM	#3
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	I put a rock in the corner where she likes to sleep... basically tricks can consist of mean things that cause no pain or are overly traumatic...

05-03-2012, 06:15 PM	#5
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	to see what she will do... she doesn't know its there yet... also to see if she will dig it up, or just sleep somewhere else (like her hide like a normal tortoise!)

05-03-2012, 06:34 PM	#9
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	yes you see that is the point! I think I am not too mean, and my dog does very much trust me (but she has very poor short term memory after an accident so I don't think she remembers what I do half the time! I used to be able to spend 5 minutes offering her the same pebble, which she would take, realise it was a pebble and spit it out over and over again because she couldn't remember). I have never done anything mean to the tortoise previous to this (also she seems to have picked a different place to sleep without even knowing the stone is there...)

05-03-2012, 06:46 PM	#10
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	you dont sound like a nice person

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