I received 3 Russian tortoises while I was incommunicado, 2 males and a female. The first male looks to be very old with an upper beak that has been too overgrown for a very long time. Other than that he looks ok. Russians are not one of my favorite species, and these 3 have exhibited all the qualities I dislike...but on with my little story...I named him King Kong as he is very aggressive and struts around the pen like he thinks he's king...kong...lol
I was told that the female and the other male were the same size and age when they were put in a pen together...this is them...
for you newcomers...this is a classic example of bullying. The female is the bigger tort. She gets all the food. In my tort tables I feed on a frisbee, and as soon as she thinks I am gone, she bites at his face and CLIMBS HER BIGAS*ED self into the middle of the frisbee thereby covering most of the food with her body. She eats like it's the last, and she stuffs herself so fast I have seen her vomit balled up food twice. She herds him into corners like Lassie, then climbs up on him to sleep, totally on top of him. In the outside pen she herds him to the spots of more dirt than graze, I have actually seen her push him into a corner while she grazed the fresh seeds sprouts... He is so freakin small the first thing he did was escape the outside pen and was scurrying across the yard headed for the chain link gate...designed to hold Sulcata...but this guy scooted under that gate like 007 and if I hadn't of
watched all this, he'd be gone... adios! lol
Fortunately for them and me I will only have them for a few months. But I will do my best to improve their health and ATTITUDES while they are here. I think I have named her Queenzilla
He is a perfectly formed Russian tortoise only miniature. He is very small, but old enuf to have that overgrown beak as well. So here are 3 Russian tortoises...all with over grown beaks... and not really been kept well...this is what their complete diet has been...
I have made some changes in the 5 days they've been here...no Mazuri. It would be great as a supplement, but NOT as a complete diet. While they are here they will graze outside as much as possible and they will eat growing stuff. I have separated the 3. Each to his own inside tort table. Outside...King Kong and Queenzilla are in the same pen. Tiny Tim is alone outside and in.
I believe in karma and karma just sat up and slapped the bully who is the abused now, not the abuser anymore. All day long King Kong pesters her. He is so obnoxious I feel kinda sorry for the Qzilla.
He tries to mate her every minute all day long. I have not seen evidence of a penis yet, but he does make a lot of grunting noise, open mouthed rhythmic grunting...he rapes her face, bites her legs, and made her run scared. So tomorrow they will stay together, while I make another new pen, then each will be alone. be kinda fun to get Russian eggs...maybe.
Does this look familiar to anyone?
I was told that the female and the other male were the same size and age when they were put in a pen together...this is them...
for you newcomers...this is a classic example of bullying. The female is the bigger tort. She gets all the food. In my tort tables I feed on a frisbee, and as soon as she thinks I am gone, she bites at his face and CLIMBS HER BIGAS*ED self into the middle of the frisbee thereby covering most of the food with her body. She eats like it's the last, and she stuffs herself so fast I have seen her vomit balled up food twice. She herds him into corners like Lassie, then climbs up on him to sleep, totally on top of him. In the outside pen she herds him to the spots of more dirt than graze, I have actually seen her push him into a corner while she grazed the fresh seeds sprouts... He is so freakin small the first thing he did was escape the outside pen and was scurrying across the yard headed for the chain link gate...designed to hold Sulcata...but this guy scooted under that gate like 007 and if I hadn't of
watched all this, he'd be gone... adios! lol
Fortunately for them and me I will only have them for a few months. But I will do my best to improve their health and ATTITUDES while they are here. I think I have named her Queenzilla
He is a perfectly formed Russian tortoise only miniature. He is very small, but old enuf to have that overgrown beak as well. So here are 3 Russian tortoises...all with over grown beaks... and not really been kept well...this is what their complete diet has been...
I have made some changes in the 5 days they've been here...no Mazuri. It would be great as a supplement, but NOT as a complete diet. While they are here they will graze outside as much as possible and they will eat growing stuff. I have separated the 3. Each to his own inside tort table. Outside...King Kong and Queenzilla are in the same pen. Tiny Tim is alone outside and in.
I believe in karma and karma just sat up and slapped the bully who is the abused now, not the abuser anymore. All day long King Kong pesters her. He is so obnoxious I feel kinda sorry for the Qzilla.
He tries to mate her every minute all day long. I have not seen evidence of a penis yet, but he does make a lot of grunting noise, open mouthed rhythmic grunting...he rapes her face, bites her legs, and made her run scared. So tomorrow they will stay together, while I make another new pen, then each will be alone. be kinda fun to get Russian eggs...maybe.
Does this look familiar to anyone?