Hello everyone. We have 2 greek tortoises named Morla and Pancake.
We got our first one (Morla) in June 2019 and she was about 2 months old when we got her. She's the sweetest — so calm and just chill. She's used to being handled too.
We then decided to get another one when we saw a 1 year old greek tortoise at the pet store. Apparently, nobody wanted her because her shell is a little bit deformed. We named her Pancake because her shell is a little bit flat, unlike Morla's. Anyway, we've had her for almost a month now and she is quite a character. She loves to climb, almost gave me a heart attack when I found her in the balcony! I still don't know how she did it but now I have to make sure the door/windows are closed. She doesn't like being handled very much but would beg to be taken out of their enclosure everytime she sees me.
They do live together in their little house, they each have their little cave but most of the time sleep together in one. For the most part I think they do get along but I have a few questions on Morla's behavior.
1.) Morla would "bite" Pancake's face but it's the most gentle bite ever, almost looks like they're playing because Pancake doesn't even try to get away from her. lol
2.) Morla would endlessly chase Pancake just to smell her butt.
3.) Today, I just witnessed Morla chase Pancake around and headbutt her a few times
4.) Sometimes I catch Morla aggressively biting Pancake's leg (usually when Pancake eats with her)
5.) I see them face to face a lot as if they're kissing, or maybe just smelling each other's mouth.
We got our first one (Morla) in June 2019 and she was about 2 months old when we got her. She's the sweetest — so calm and just chill. She's used to being handled too.
We then decided to get another one when we saw a 1 year old greek tortoise at the pet store. Apparently, nobody wanted her because her shell is a little bit deformed. We named her Pancake because her shell is a little bit flat, unlike Morla's. Anyway, we've had her for almost a month now and she is quite a character. She loves to climb, almost gave me a heart attack when I found her in the balcony! I still don't know how she did it but now I have to make sure the door/windows are closed. She doesn't like being handled very much but would beg to be taken out of their enclosure everytime she sees me.
They do live together in their little house, they each have their little cave but most of the time sleep together in one. For the most part I think they do get along but I have a few questions on Morla's behavior.
1.) Morla would "bite" Pancake's face but it's the most gentle bite ever, almost looks like they're playing because Pancake doesn't even try to get away from her. lol
2.) Morla would endlessly chase Pancake just to smell her butt.
3.) Today, I just witnessed Morla chase Pancake around and headbutt her a few times
4.) Sometimes I catch Morla aggressively biting Pancake's leg (usually when Pancake eats with her)
5.) I see them face to face a lot as if they're kissing, or maybe just smelling each other's mouth.