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These kinds of problems make it clear why its harder to keep exotic animals as pets. It is not reccomended to keep two torts together of different species.
The Russian tortoise in comment below - not sure if you are both the same personis most likely wild caught so could carry pathogens and parasites that would harm the box the leo and the sully.
Can you have two russian tortoises together. Aggressive pushy behavior in mating season is normal but wild females might try to get away from the males. So another option if you want multiple Russian Tortoises is to have more than one terrarium and only put the tortoises together every so often. These kinds of problems make it clear why its harder to keep exotic animals as pets.
Yes they can live together I have 2 males they live together but they live in a big outdoor enclosure. Indoors it is a lot harder and for awhile they may be nice to each other and enjoy each others company. This begs the question Can two Russian Tortoises even live together.
The answer is yes but youve got to abide by a few rules for the living situation to work. First of all always keep tortoises of the same species and subspecies together. Dont get fancy and try to pair up a Russian with a different kind of tortoise.
The sulcata will end up being very large and very territorial. He needs to be kept separate to keep the other two safe. The Russian tortoise in comment below - not sure if you are both the same personis most likely wild caught so could carry pathogens and parasites that would harm the box the leo and the sully.
Do Not Keep Tortoises of Different Sizes Together. A larger territorial tortoise particularly a male has the potential to be a real threat to a smaller tortoise simply because theres no contest when it comes to the two fighting and fight they will. If youre really unlucky the smaller of the two could be mortally wounded so its not worth the risk.
Keeping Two Males Together. What steps to take if you have two Russian tortoises who lived together in an enclosure peacefully and suddenly become aggressive with each other. Tortoises do not do good in pairs.
Some tortoises are worse then others when it comes to bullying. However unless you have them in a really big yard size enclosure with lots of sight barriers its not a good idea. Incase you have a young tortoise now you have no idea what sex it is either to know what sex to get.
Yes but not every tortoise will enjoy this. Two males should never be left alone together. Its okay to have two females together.
You can also do a tank with mixed genders as. This begs the question Can two Russian Tortoises even live together. The answer is yes but youve got to abide by a few rules for the living situation to work.
First of all always keep tortoises of the same species and subspecies together. Dont get fancy and try to pair up a. Multiple tortoises of the same species can happily be kept together As mentioned above keeping more than one tortoise of precisely the same species does not in theory carry any risk of cross contamination of infection provided of course that neither is harboring an infection that does affect the.
It is not reccomended to keep two torts together of different species. They will have slightly to very different diets and lifestyles. Also it is common for them to fight and i have heard of too many instances in which a new turtle has killed its roommate.
Never house two male tortoises together. And avoid keeping only one female and one male together so the male does not become overly aggressive. Keeping two or more female tortoises together is generally fine and keeping one male with two or more females can also work.
Your tortoises shell is not just armor. If you have the climate and the room for outdoor reptile enclosures you can put compatible species together in large spaces. Bearded dragons can share space with tortoises as they do in Wisconsins Lincoln Park Zoo.
These reptiles primarily consume a diet of fruit and vegetables so can. Russian tortoises can live alone in pairs or in small groups. You might witness some slight aggression between males.
They can get territorial and fight leading to tip-overs and injuries. We do not recommend that you house two Russian male tortoises together since it is likely that the least dominant one will end up injured flipped on his back in the hot sun or chronically stressed and susceptible to disease. Russian tortoises are extraordinarily territorial and generally do not mix well with other species of tortoise.
It is also recommended that you keep the Russian tortoise separate from the same species tortoises due to their aggression.