Mexican gopher tortoise can know its owner about a month after raising it, but the Mexican gopher tortoise has a very simple way to recognize its owner, mainly through its sensitive sense of smell to remember the owner's smell.

Mexican gopher tortoise knows the owner as follows: when the owner is feeding It stretches its head and does not shrink its head, it will be very excited when the owner approaches, and will not be scared to run away when the owner reaches out.