I Have two females currently 2 months old. I'm getting a male today who's younger. Can I just put him in with the girls, or will there be any issues? Thanks.
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You should quarantine him first to make sure he can't spread anything
If he loooks healthy, then put him in. Maybe you'll get some babies soon
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You won't get babies for another 6 or7 years
How can you tell if it's a female if it's only two months old? Unless it was incubated for female.
Just what I do....not written in stone. No matter where I get a new box turle from, I quarantine him for 3 months, and get him checked by my Vet. Some people do it longer. If I get a hatchling from someone and I have other hatchlings, I will put him in with the others, but not an older one. Years ago I had a friend who got a WC box turtle from someone who got him from a pet store and she put him in with her herd, Two weeks later he came down with a RI and eventually all 5 of her females got the same thing. It cost her a fortune to get them well. She only lost one, but that was enough. You have to be very careful if any has parasites too.
Just what I do....not written in stone. No matter where I get a new box turle from, I quarantine him for 3 months, and get him checked by my Vet. Some people do it longer. If I get a hatchling from someone and I have other hatchlings, I will put him in with the others, but not an older one. Years ago I had a friend who got a WC box turtle from someone who got him from a pet store and she put him in with her herd, Two weeks later he came down with a RI and eventually all 5 of her females got the same thing. It cost her a fortune to get them well. She only lost one, but that was enough. You have to be very careful if any has parasites too.
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