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| Repeated bottom swinging Posted: 03/02/2015 by Roo |
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Hi, I've got a 3 year old, probably female, marginated that is living with 4 other siblings ( probably all female) , some bigger some smaller than her, in a large tortoise table. Can anyone tell me why she is repeatedly swinging her bottom from side to side before settling under the heat lamp. It looks really odd as I can't see what she's trying to achieve. I spend ages just watching them but can't work this one out. Does anyone else's torts do this? I haven't seen any of my others doing it. I'd love to know. Roo | |
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| Re: Repeated bottom swinging Posted: 04/02/2015 by Tom |
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Hello, It's hard to say without seeing it, how long has it been doing it ? It may have an 'itch,' or is trying to get the 'best' spot. Possibly it is to aid peristalsis. I see that their scutes are quite raised, at 3 years old they could (dare I say should) be in hibernation, for at least 3 months, this checks their growth & helps to prevent pyramiding. Regards, Tom | |