Hey all,
I have owned a greek tortoise(spot) for about 3 years now, hes about 4 years old, and a russian tortoise(zelda) for about a year, shes about 2 years old(these ages are not exact, just rough estimates based off my own personal knowledge). Previously they lived in a 80 gallon container and have always got along just fine, they actually rarely ever interacted with each other but they always slept, ate, and roamed the enclosure together without any problems. About a month ago i built a 6 foot by 4 foot enclosure for the two of them. I have no doubt that there needs are met on a daily basis.
My problem is, for the last 2 or three weeks, my russian tortoise has been very agressive towards my greek. She will charge and ram him, cut him off if he tries to walk by her, and occasionally she will snip at him(he will do the same to her but only out of defense). They also have slept together as long as we have had them. Just recently we added one of those large turtle shells that is suppose to serve as a 'hide a way' for the tortoise. When we first put it in neither of them paid any mind to it, but recently zelda has moved in there and is constantly digging even when she can't dig any further.
Can anybody please give me any guidance to my babies recent change in behavior? Thank you in advance for your time and responses!
I have owned a greek tortoise(spot) for about 3 years now, hes about 4 years old, and a russian tortoise(zelda) for about a year, shes about 2 years old(these ages are not exact, just rough estimates based off my own personal knowledge). Previously they lived in a 80 gallon container and have always got along just fine, they actually rarely ever interacted with each other but they always slept, ate, and roamed the enclosure together without any problems. About a month ago i built a 6 foot by 4 foot enclosure for the two of them. I have no doubt that there needs are met on a daily basis.
My problem is, for the last 2 or three weeks, my russian tortoise has been very agressive towards my greek. She will charge and ram him, cut him off if he tries to walk by her, and occasionally she will snip at him(he will do the same to her but only out of defense). They also have slept together as long as we have had them. Just recently we added one of those large turtle shells that is suppose to serve as a 'hide a way' for the tortoise. When we first put it in neither of them paid any mind to it, but recently zelda has moved in there and is constantly digging even when she can't dig any further.
Can anybody please give me any guidance to my babies recent change in behavior? Thank you in advance for your time and responses!
