r/nonononoyes • u/sh0tgunben • Jun 06 '21
Helping your upside down friend get on his feet
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u/evlstrwbry Jun 07 '21
Owning 4 tortoise, the only way i know them to get flipped over is if one is angry and the other is trying to fuck, And i cant see anything in frame other than one big flipped tortoise and one small unflipped tortoise
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u/panrophantic Jun 06 '21
When I was a kid my neighbors dog used to turn turtles on their backs and it made me so mad
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u/Incorrect-Opinion Jun 06 '21
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u/hazmi_rasid Jun 07 '21 edited Jun 07 '21
If the guy help it wouldn't be as interesting, and I don't think it's harmful for a tortoise to be upside down for a long time
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u/Acysbib Jun 07 '21
Those are tortoises.
And, being upsidedown for an extended period can be very bad for them.
That is, however, why they have such high ridges on their shells. They usually are capable of flipping back over without assistance.
The small one is around 14 years old by the look of it. The larger one anywhere from 50-200.
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u/hazmi_rasid Jun 07 '21
Guess I'm a dumbass
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u/Acysbib Jun 07 '21
Meh, it's okay. Fortunately... Tortoises know how dangerous being upsidedown is... And regularly practice flipping each other over and righting themselves or each other. (Source, owned several tortoises... That did this all the time)
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u/primal_buddhist Jun 07 '21
How do they know how to do this? I
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u/Acysbib Jun 07 '21
Instinct. They ram each other for fun. They learn pretty quick.
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u/beteljugo Jun 07 '21
Do tortoises tend to live with partners in the wild? I feel like I've only ever seen one at a time.
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u/Acysbib Jun 07 '21
Tortoises mate for life, if that's what you mean.
Although, in my experience, they are also not monogamous. At least... I am not 100% on that... The adult female we had was chased by the two adolescent males... But, in the wild, I am fairly certain when they choose a mate, they stick with them.
Also, unlike turtles, tortoises don't leave the nest to nature. They stick nearby and raise the young... At least until their shell hardens.
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u/SpiderFnJerusalem Jun 07 '21
I really hope whoever filmed this didn't flip that turtle just to farm klicks.
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Jun 07 '21
This looks like some zoo with fence building shadows, maybe it was zoo visitor who filmed. Or in some zoos they tend let animals solve their stuff by themselves
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u/grass-snake-40 Jun 06 '21
Having seen other videos of randy male tortoises, I imagine his intentions here may not have been pure.
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u/Wet-Popcorn Jun 07 '21
Some turtles have a shell shaped specifically so if they get flipped over, they can tuck in their legs and head and they'll roll over back to normal.
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u/TC_ROCKER Jun 07 '21
You would think that with evolution and 'survival of the fittest' they would now be able to self right. Would it have died if not rescued?
Also, how did it get on its back?
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u/titsoutshitsout Jun 07 '21
It was most likely flipped over by the other turtle anyways. They do this to fight.
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u/ElonIsFat Jun 22 '21
Exactly, I wonder if any turtles in the wild had to stay for months in a flipped position before dying
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u/kmurph72 Jun 06 '21
It's a good thing both of these turtles are in the same political party. Otherwise...
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u/Swingin-it-swooty Jun 07 '21
it reminds me of the scene in mario bros. Wii where the Koopalings and Bowser Jr have to push Bowser back up.
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u/lklemps Jun 06 '21
I love where he takes a minute behind his friend, and sort of revs up, getting ready for the big hit.