I do not want to hijack this thread, but you may want to give these a read, and get them separated. This is not healthy or enjoyable for either of them.We inherited a Russian T. a year ago and her best friend, an Eastern Box Turtle. They have been together for over 25 years (I was told.) I share our kale, spinach, pineapple sage, and spring mix salad with Svetlana and because, like yours, she doesn’t seem to want to head into the water trays we have for them both, I add about 1/2 inch of water to the pie tin I serve her daily food in. She often crawls through it to eat and gets her belly wet at the same time.
Why not to keep 2 tortoises together - a lesson learned the hard way
This is a copy/paste of an article I wrote on my blog last year. I've seen several new keepers ask the question of whether they should get a 'friend' for their tortoise, and so rather than keeping on linking to my blog (which feels kinda self-promoting, which is not my intent), I am creating a...
www.tortoiseforum.org
Tortoise Trust Web - Why it is important not to mix species
Tortoise Trust Web - A site dedicated to the conservation and captive care of Chelonia
www.tortoisetrust.org
My tortoise ... hates, loves, unhappy, lonely... some part of it's life.
Yeah, no they don't. They are telling you something with not so emotional behavior. You know how we know people have emotions, because we actually feel what we feel, and can share it non-verbally with others (yeah verbally too). We know cats and dogs have emotions because they express them...
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Please remember that these are solitary, territorial animals with primitive brains that biologically cannot love or seek friendship.