Re: Another CA Desert Tortoise Question

Posted by EJ on July 07, 2001 at 14:15:05:

In Reply to: Another CA Desert Tortoise Question posted by Toby on July 07, 2001 at 13:16:24:

Some people think it's a dominance thing. I'm starting to think there's nothing more to it than lust or basic instinct. Why else would they occasionally mount a rock?
Ed

: Do males know if a female is a female? The large male I just got will not leave this little (10-12 yo)guy alone. I was guessing he was male. Maybe I'm wrong. Can I trust in the tortoise's judgment of it's sex? Or can they to get confused in they're lustfull pursuit?

: Thanks

: Toby

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