Kriscollis
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My female keeps biting little male and don't know what to do any ideas pls????
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Yes separate then immediately into there own enclosures before your stuck with an expensive vet bill or a dead tortoise.
iAmCentrochelys sulcata
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theres a very simple solution, separate them. different enclosures.
Kriscollis
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I didn't think it wud be that bad we've had em for 3yrs and only just started and thanks
There's a thread here on the forum about why not to keep Tortoises in pairs and many testimonials as to why. I can't seem to find it at the moment though. Maybe if you look around you'll see it.
This one
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
I echo the others...
Tortoises are loners. In the wild they roam for miles, meet up to mate and move on. They don’t get lonely and they don’t want or need company. Another tortoise is simply a rival for food and territory regardless of gender or being from the same clutch.
You have got away with it so far, but now they’re maturing they must be separated and be kept separately on a permanent basis..
I could cheerfully strangle every seller that sells “pairs” of tortoises. It doesn’t work ever. And there never of a guarantee that you know the gender of any tortoise until they’re nearly full grown. You could well have two males which will make matters worse.
Minority2
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Tortoises can get PTSD and lose their will to keep themselves fed if they're constantly being harassed.
It took 3 years for one of the tortoises to realize that they're the alpha creature in that enclosure, meaning the other tortoise, unfortunately is going to get bullied for the rest of their lives. I'm not going to waste time showing you gruesome pictures from a typical tortoise fight/mating practice. We're just trying to warn you so that you can separate them early before the same thing happens time and time again.
Tortoises should never be kept in pairs. Give each of them their own enclosure, and all will be well.
Read this:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
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One has just become sexually mature.
This behavior will only get worse now
PLEASE! Keep your tortoises separate. Or you may have only 1 left or none. Because they can, and given a chance, KILL each other. You will have a very big vet bill.
BE SAFE and NOT SORRY.
I don't mean to be pushy, but I care and hope you do the right thing for your tortoises.
Thank you!
BE SAFE and NOT SORRY.
I don't mean to be pushy, but I care and hope you do the right thing for your tortoises.
Thank you!
Thank you for that @JoesMumThis one
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...
I echo the others...
Tortoises are loners. In the wild they roam for miles, meet up to mate and move on. They don’t get lonely and they don’t want or need company. Another tortoise is simply a rival for food and territory regardless of gender or being from the same clutch.
You have got away with it so far, but now they’re maturing they must be separated and be kept separately on a permanent basis..
I could cheerfully strangle every seller that sells “pairs” of tortoises. It doesn’t work ever. And there never of a guarantee that you know the gender of any tortoise until they’re nearly full grown. You could well have two males which will make matters worse.
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