Hi everyone,
Junior tortoise keeper here looking for advice 😅
I have one 7 cm (2.7”) RF (Red-Footed Tortoise), and it’s been a month since I adopted him/her. Just today, someone gave me a 5 cm (1.9”) RF.
I’ve been watching and learning a lot about baby RF care from YouTube, and I always see them put babies in the same enclosure. However, when I put the smaller baby into the enclosure, it seemed like the bigger one was showing signs of aggression, such as chasing and even trying to bite 😱😱😱
I read posts in this forum saying you can’t put two adult tortoises in the same enclosure, but does this rule also apply to babies?
Was my bigger RF really trying to bite the smaller one, or was it just curiosity that will fade away eventually?
It’s a bit confusing because many articles say RFs are social or semi-social creatures 🥲😅, and I’ve seen so many videos showing RFs eating and sleeping together.
Junior tortoise keeper here looking for advice 😅
I have one 7 cm (2.7”) RF (Red-Footed Tortoise), and it’s been a month since I adopted him/her. Just today, someone gave me a 5 cm (1.9”) RF.
I’ve been watching and learning a lot about baby RF care from YouTube, and I always see them put babies in the same enclosure. However, when I put the smaller baby into the enclosure, it seemed like the bigger one was showing signs of aggression, such as chasing and even trying to bite 😱😱😱
I read posts in this forum saying you can’t put two adult tortoises in the same enclosure, but does this rule also apply to babies?
Was my bigger RF really trying to bite the smaller one, or was it just curiosity that will fade away eventually?
It’s a bit confusing because many articles say RFs are social or semi-social creatures 🥲😅, and I’ve seen so many videos showing RFs eating and sleeping together.