Do Angulate torts mix well with other breeds?

[Nicci_Brixx]

Hi All

I have a male Angulate (dog) who is a juvenile, we have had him for about 10months now, and he has always been a happy little dude.

We recently rescued a hatchling leopard (sex unknown) initially we kept the two separate however over the past few weeks we have let 'Kit' roam the garden freely.

Dog now seems a bit depressed, he just sits in his little burrow all day only coming out to eat.
it is getting cooler here in South Africa, could he be gearing up for hibernation, or is my boy perhaps depressed by the leopards pressence?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Tortoises don't get depressed. They get upset if they see another tortoise in "their" territory. They get withdrawn from stress if they encounter a larger tortoise in "their" territory.
As a rule and to save yourself and your tortoises a lot of grief. Keep them apart. Don't mix species. Don'y even keep just two of the same species together.

 

[GBtortoises]

I would also add that Angulate tortoises, Chersina angulata, also known as Bowsprit tortoises, should not be kept with other species. Aside from the possibility of foreign bacterial exposure, Bowsprits tend be a timid, shy species that is easily stressed. They don't handle the aggression and frequent turmoil that can be caused by more dominant tortoise species. They're definitely a species that is best kept alone.