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So let's say I had aqcuired a young tortoise, and wanted it to eventually be fast. Could I strap a weight on a rope to its shell and gradually increase the weight a few grams every week or month until I have the fastest tortoise in the world?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tortoises are fast. Though most of the time they just have no reason to and conserve energy because they are cold blooded.

Also, those fuckers can climb! You got no idea how many times we had to pick up one of my mothers tortoises from neighbours because they found another way to sneak out of the enclosure we build outside.

[–] shalafi 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure you're not thinking of turtles? I've seen them haul ass, but never a tortoise.

If you're mother has them, I'm sure you said what you meant, but still, never seen one scoot booty.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yes, turtles are probably faster (especially in water), but I'm talking about Hermanns's tortoise.

[–] Ledivin 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

The turtle would get stronger, but strength wouldn't necessarily have to translate to speed. It might go the same speed, just more easily 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Gotta tune your turtle for more horsepower, not more torque.

[–] zergtoshi 2 points 1 day ago

If you have more torque and the same rpm, you get more horsepower as result.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Exactly, instead of making it pull weights, make it run after a salad or something and gradually increase speed/distance.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe a strawberry on a fishing pole strapped in front of it too then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do non-human animals get more physically fit from working out?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Not sure about reptiles but mammals for sure.

[–] Ledivin 2 points 1 day ago

As long as they have the food/nutrition for it, sure - it's all just muscles 🤷‍♂️

[–] LouNeko 42 points 2 days ago (4 children)

People use fingerboards to give their turtles the Zoomies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I heard someone call this "turtle overclocking" lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I needed this after reading real news. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This gives me ideas...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's like he's swimming!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

just get you a snapping turtle. they haul ass!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

It would be stronger but I doubt that would correlate much with speed or endurance. I can squat almost double my bodyweight but my cooper test score is around 2500. A runner with way less leg strenght could easily outperform me.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Tortoises go faster the hotter they are; comes from having a cold blooded metabolism. So to make it faster, acclimate it to hotter environments as well as putting it on a muscle building regime.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Asking the real questions

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You know, there's some good eatin on one of them things.

But, probably not.

Reptiles don't pile on mass the way mammals do. The greatest limitation to tortoise speed isn't muscle anyway. It's bone structure and metabolism.

Strapping weight ain't gonna get mr tarpin swole, he just gonna be tired.

[–] Nibodhika 6 points 1 day ago

You know, there's some good eatin on one of them things.

GNU Terry Pratchett

[–] Vandals_handle 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Get it a Terrapin Stationary Bicycle for endurance training.

[–] Entropywins 5 points 2 days ago

Just a healthy diet of jerry and the boys will do...turtle will be trucking right along