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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 species in question. A tortoises shell is part of his skeleton and rest of the body.
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 species in question.
Can you put two tortoises together. To answer your question yes you can house those 2 species together but you should not. Each species carries pathogens that could conceivably make the other species either sick or dead. Or maybe nothing will happen.
You would need to quarantine the new tortoise for about 6 months first but even then you run risks. Keeping 2 tortoises together especially of the testudo species is NOT a cake walk. In reality it will look like this.
A lot of the time. If you get a male and a female after much biting and bullying there will be plenty of mating too. 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 species in question. So there are some impossible combinations and there is nothing that can be done about it. So before getting two different tortoises make sure that they can both thrive in the same humidity levels.
Without a proper basking area tortoises wont be able to properly process calcium and as a result their shells and health will deteriorate. Do Not Keep One Male and One Female Together. Just as two males will be prone to fighting due to lack of distraction by other tortoises or the ability to get far enough away from each other a male kept in close quarters to a single female will be equally as destructive.
As for hermanns they are not known to be an aggressive breed however you do need to think carefully before introducing another one. I have a mixed group and touch wood they all get on fine BUT people have had probs keeping males together. Can you keep two different species together also as I very much like the look on leopard tortoises.
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.
Keeping tortoises together is fairly common with hobbiests but alot of room is needed for each turtle and they must be closely monitored for a while to see how they react to each otherTorts can easily be solitary animals. I suggest that you stick to one species and learn everything about it to properly care for that kind of turtle. If people need friends then why not tortoises reptiles or any kind of animalsSubscribe.
HttpsgooglBecCMM Join the KK Army. If you can put them somewhere else thats fine but with the big size difference I wouldnt. Link to post Share on other sites.
IF you want to put them together and again. But the other ones are hatchlings and I would wait until you get atleast 6 months growth on them until you keep them together. 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 share each others meals. Two males can live together but they do require some supervision.
Tortoises are solitary territorial animals. Keeping a group of females together doesnt usually cause problems. Two males are a bit more troublesome.
If however they dont wear down you can clip them but they do have a vein running through the nail which you need to be careful not to cut. If you are not confident of doing this yourself you may want to ask your vet. My neighbour has a tortoise.
Is it OK to put them together once in a while for some company. When you consider the vast majority of illness in captive tortoises and turtles could be prevented with better husbandry it is evident that many keepers get even the basics wrong. This being the case it should be painfully obvious that keeping two or more different species in the same environment is completely inappropriate.
The other option you could look into is 50 organic soil with 50 play sand. Just ensure that you mix the two together properly to avoid big clumps. I feel this is one of the ideal substrates to use as my tortoise seemed happy in it.
Especially since this gave him enough room to burrow and dig. Its always a go-to area for them. Because they can overheat in the sun andor suffocate.
Because they get dizzy and disoriented. Tortoises can live without their shells. Tortoises can easily slip out of their shell and get it back later.
A tortoises shell is part of his skeleton and rest of the body. Pet tortoises dont need. Tortoises tend to be solitary by nature but keeping two tortoises together in one enclosure should be fine provided you stick to the gender rules and monitor them regularly during their first few weeks together.
Ideally you should keep two tortoises together only if they are both females. A male tortoise can become overly aggressive if kept. Even a very young tortoise thrives without the company of other members of its species.
That being said if you would like to keep multiple tortoises in the same aquarium you can as long as you follow a few guidelines. First you should only keep tortoises of the same species together so that they do not infect each other with foreign parasites.