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You will just have to see for yourself. I once had a male that lived alone, but he knew where in the yard the female was and spent every waking moment of every day trying to get to her. That male now lives with another member and he has a harem of females.That's a good point. What's your opinion of separating a male and female Redfoot,
if the enclosed space is large enough. We have a very large enclosed backyard. If
I allocated half of the yard for each sex, would that work, and how often would you
let them 'hang out'? Thanks.
I also had a pair that was housed together for a while and the male only seemed "interested" during the rainy season.
Each time it will be a little different.
Right now I own two very calm males with five females. I'd bet that if I had either of these males alone with just one female in that large pen, that they would be fine. But getting a duo like that takes time and effort.
There is also the issue of territory. Each tortoise will have it's own territory when kept apart and you would have to introduce them into an unfamiliar pen to stop them from getting upset.
Any time you have an established tortoise and then ad another or two, they are now intruders.
I've added and removed several tortoises trying to get them all to live in harmony.
You COULD, maybe do it on your first try. I hope that you do. And please keep reporting your progress.