Good afternoon everyone. I need some advice for my greek torts. I have
2 adults male and female around 20 years old
2 male adolescents around 4 and 5 years old
7 babies 2 years old
The adult female is kept in a separate pen alone so does the adult male.
The two adolescents turned out to be males and have been trying to rape the babies since they woke up this spring. I have moved them with the adult male and as I was expecting all 3 are being aggressive to each other biting and ramming the smaller one. I am surprised that the 5 year old seems to be the boss instead of the bigger 20 year old.
I have moved the younger male with the female since he is quite smaller than her and cant really harm her trying to breed her but I assume he will still be a source of stress for her.
The obvious solution is to keep the males separated but that would mean I would have 5 different pens to build and look after.
I am thinking of just planting lots of shrubs and hiding places in the male pen and just hope they dont kill each other.
I would appreciate the advice of other members on how they deal with these matters.
Thanks!
2 adults male and female around 20 years old
2 male adolescents around 4 and 5 years old
7 babies 2 years old
The adult female is kept in a separate pen alone so does the adult male.
The two adolescents turned out to be males and have been trying to rape the babies since they woke up this spring. I have moved them with the adult male and as I was expecting all 3 are being aggressive to each other biting and ramming the smaller one. I am surprised that the 5 year old seems to be the boss instead of the bigger 20 year old.
I have moved the younger male with the female since he is quite smaller than her and cant really harm her trying to breed her but I assume he will still be a source of stress for her.
The obvious solution is to keep the males separated but that would mean I would have 5 different pens to build and look after.
I am thinking of just planting lots of shrubs and hiding places in the male pen and just hope they dont kill each other.
I would appreciate the advice of other members on how they deal with these matters.
Thanks!