I won’t be breeding them, 2 is more than enough and I don’t think I would cope with the mating ritual, it’s not nice.
I can’t help but put some human feelings into it, they just seem so sad. Doesn’t help Iv been off work for 10 days with covid so Iv literally faffed over the nipping and now...
Hi,
I seperated my 2 Russian tortoise this week because one started nipping the other pretty much instantly after he flashed for the 1st time. They had been together for over a year and have only ever known life together.
They both used to be up and about for most of the day climbing, eating...
That’s all very well Maggie but I don’t operate a small special needs turtle and tortoise rescue so I won’t see the injuries you have, nor will my tortoises.
Please bullet point the many things I am doing wrong. I look forward to reading them.
Thank you
I won’t ever see as much damage as you have because at the first sight of one being aggressive towards the other I have separated. Again, the whole point of the post… erk.
I get that your out for tortoise welfare ect but I’m not an idiot.
Lyn W.. Of course when I feel they need an extra few...
Hi Maggie,
I think you might have completely missed the point of my post or maybe not read it properly but I was asking about lamps so I could create a 2nd enclosure so Dave will be in 1 and Shaz the other, if I’m not mistaken I think that means they’ll be separated, I also said I knew it was...
I know they need 8ft x 4ft each but I am a while off that yet. For now my primary focus will be keeping them both at 4.5ft by 3ft each seen as they’re only about 4 inches long, they will have what they need.
Thank you.
I thought so, 99% of the time they do seem to nose boop really gently and sleep together so I thought if they like the company it’s a shame to split them but I also knew it’s inevitable.
I already have the 12% Arcadia UVB light that is long enough to cover both enclosures if I...
Wouldn’t it still have to hang above his basking area though? I have googled but I can’t find whether a pad that emits heat exists. Do you think creating lots of places Dave can hide and a second basking area would be fair on him? Or should I say.. her.
Thankyou for your reply
Hi,
I have had my Russian Tortoises for a year now and everything was great until Shaz flashed a couple of times and started biting Dave (now realise Shaz is a boy, I also really think Dave is a girl)
I need to seperate them and the most ideal thing to do to maximise their space is to have...