tortoise swallowing

by Andre
(Arizona)

I have a very young redfooted tortoise and I notice that he often does this "swallowing" thing.. he just stands there and his neck does this movement like he's swallowing big gulps of something. Does that mean anything? Is it any indication of it's mood (angry, stressed, thirsty, etc)? Or is it just something they do?

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Jul 31, 2012
Same!
by: Anonymous

Mine does this too!

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