- any new tortoise must be of the same species.
- It should also be of similar size to the other tortoises
- There should be no more than 1 male in the group
- Any new tortoise must be kept entirely separately in quarantine for at least 6 months before introduction to make sure that no tortoise makes any others sick.
- And there are no guarantees that they will get on. They should with plenty of space and sight barriers, but introducing a new tortoise could upset group dynamics and start off fighting resulting in the need to split them.
Yes, but, there is a chance fighting males would still have to be seperated. My two males are kept apart and in the summer, they have a large L shaped enclosure and still will find each other. Their fighting isn't bad, but that's because I didn't let it get bad.
Ah Ok... I was just curious. I do not feel like I have enough room for more than one. But I know some zoos and other wildlife places have them in a group. It was more of an "If there is an established all around the same age group could they co exist peacefully" question.