i received 2 adult makes together in a 50g rubbermaid tub about 2 years ago. one is 6" and the other is 5". i believe they're not the same exact species because one is flat and round and the other is domed and oval i was told they were male and in my further research i agreed.
at first the smaller one would mount the larger one, but i believe that was him demonstrating his dominance in a larger enclosure, because he has not done it since first being moved.
now all he does is eat out of the larger ones dish. i feed them on opposite sides of the enclosure and he'll walk to the others. the larger one has started pushing the smaller one around a bit, like on the basking rock and off his food dish.
they live together in a 5'-4' dirt and peat moss enclosure. they have access to 4 burrows, 2 hay/log hides, a basking spot of 2', plenty of loose dirt to dig in and a corner of clover growing (when the allow it), a 1' wide terra cotta water dish. they aren't together except to bask and even then they don't sit next to the other.
the only problem i can see is the food. although i know there are a lot of problems that aren't so obvious, the one being bullied is actually healthier, friendlier, gains weight, eats and poops fine and like i said, he does push the other one around occasionally.
so my question is, should i get another male or just separate them?
I've separated them before, but it messed their schedule up i guess because i couldn't get them out of their holes to eat when it was time and they honestly did nothing but sleep when i was around. when they were together, they actually had a bedtime and would both be awake until the light went off not just when there wasn't food out.
I'm willing to separate them again, but would getting another male and a larger enclosure have a negative affect?
at first the smaller one would mount the larger one, but i believe that was him demonstrating his dominance in a larger enclosure, because he has not done it since first being moved.
now all he does is eat out of the larger ones dish. i feed them on opposite sides of the enclosure and he'll walk to the others. the larger one has started pushing the smaller one around a bit, like on the basking rock and off his food dish.
they live together in a 5'-4' dirt and peat moss enclosure. they have access to 4 burrows, 2 hay/log hides, a basking spot of 2', plenty of loose dirt to dig in and a corner of clover growing (when the allow it), a 1' wide terra cotta water dish. they aren't together except to bask and even then they don't sit next to the other.
the only problem i can see is the food. although i know there are a lot of problems that aren't so obvious, the one being bullied is actually healthier, friendlier, gains weight, eats and poops fine and like i said, he does push the other one around occasionally.
so my question is, should i get another male or just separate them?
I've separated them before, but it messed their schedule up i guess because i couldn't get them out of their holes to eat when it was time and they honestly did nothing but sleep when i was around. when they were together, they actually had a bedtime and would both be awake until the light went off not just when there wasn't food out.
I'm willing to separate them again, but would getting another male and a larger enclosure have a negative affect?