Hi all, hopefully posting this in the right section.
Looking for some advice.
We have two sulcatas aged approximately 12 and 8. We've owned them from tiny little chicken nugget sized hatchlings, and they've lived together in close proximity since birth. We believe they're both males. Over the years we've seen brief encounters of mounting (humping?) but no signs of serious aggression.
A year ago we moved into a house with a very large backyard which they have free reign over. Plenty of space, plenty of fresh grass and weeds and plenty of places to hide/rest.
Over the course of the past few months the mounting has become more and more frequent and within the last few weeks, we've caught them routinely seeking each other out in the yard and charging into each other. They ram each other and push each other and we've actually seen them flip. It seems very aggressive and is new to us. Given how much space they have, we don't think it is a territorial issue, but we aren't sure what else it could be.
Fortunately, I work from home so I'm able to keep constant eyes on them and have recently separated them, but I'm hoping for some info and advice as to why this may be happening and if there's any solution to fix it aside from permanent separation or re-homing one of our beloved torts.
Thanks in advance!!
Looking for some advice.
We have two sulcatas aged approximately 12 and 8. We've owned them from tiny little chicken nugget sized hatchlings, and they've lived together in close proximity since birth. We believe they're both males. Over the years we've seen brief encounters of mounting (humping?) but no signs of serious aggression.
A year ago we moved into a house with a very large backyard which they have free reign over. Plenty of space, plenty of fresh grass and weeds and plenty of places to hide/rest.
Over the course of the past few months the mounting has become more and more frequent and within the last few weeks, we've caught them routinely seeking each other out in the yard and charging into each other. They ram each other and push each other and we've actually seen them flip. It seems very aggressive and is new to us. Given how much space they have, we don't think it is a territorial issue, but we aren't sure what else it could be.
Fortunately, I work from home so I'm able to keep constant eyes on them and have recently separated them, but I'm hoping for some info and advice as to why this may be happening and if there's any solution to fix it aside from permanent separation or re-homing one of our beloved torts.
Thanks in advance!!