Lonely tort

[bogart20]

Do tortoises get lonely?
I have a sulcata and they get huge so I was kinda iffy bout getting another cause I'd have to have room for two in the end.
So do tortoises get lonely?

 

[Tortoise Hub]

This should help out your question.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Pairs#axzz1zGccAqH9

 

[tyguy35]

They do not get lonely. sulcatas may fight at an older age bad things come from that.

 

[dmmj]

Tortoises don't get lonely, they are solitary creatures usually only meeting up to mate and fight, sometimes both at the same time.

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Happy as can be solitary, so long as you keep the groceries a-coming!

 

[lynnedit]

Unless you have scads of room and energy for two separate enclosures, enjoy your one tortoise. Life will be MUCH more peaceful for both of you.
(and read that other post too!)

 

[bogart20]

Well I'm glad he'll b happy with havin me for a friend and not his own kind lol
One huge tort is deffinately more then enough lol

 

[Jacqui]

Well I'm glad he'll b happy with havin me for a friend and not his own kind lol
One huge tort is deffinately more then enough lol

Sounds like a great plan!

 

[Tom]

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days of having just one sulcata. Things were so much easier and less complex. I agree with everyone else. Having just one will be the most enjoyable for both of you. YOU will be his companion.

 

[RonHays]

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days of having just one sulcata. Things were so much easier and less complex. I agree with everyone else. Having just one will be the most enjoyable for both of you. YOU will be his companion.

That's why I only have one. At first I wanted 3 + but after doing a lot of research, I decided it would be best to only have one.

 

[cfwinged1]

Does that go for all tortoise breeds?

 

[Tom]

Does that go for all tortoise breeds?

There are no "breeds" of tortoises. Only species and subspecies. In the wild they are usually solitary, only coming together to breed or fight over territory. The two exceptions that come to mind are the pancakes which ARE found in social groups in the wild, and possibly redfoots too. Don't know of any evidence suggesting redfoots congregate in groups in the wild, but they do seem to get along well in captivity. Regular Leopards might also be an exception. The Fife brothers did find two adult Etheopian leopards hiding out under a bush together, and most of the time, leopards don't fight, even with multiple males. Adult South African leopards are more sulcata-like. They will fight.

 

[Vishnu2]

Does that go for all tortoise breeds?

There are no "breeds" of tortoises. Only species and subspecies. In the wild they are usually solitary, only coming together to breed or fight over territory. The two exceptions that come to mind are the pancakes which ARE found in social groups in the wild, and possibly redfoots too. Don't know of any evidence suggesting redfoots congregate in groups in the wild, but they do seem to get along well in captivity. Regular Leopards might also be an exception. The Fife brothers did find two adult Etheopian leopards hiding out under a bush together, and most of the time, leopards don't fight, even with multiple males. Adult South African leopards are more sulcata-like. They will fight.

Star Tortoises have been known to be able to be in groups in a habitat is that incorrect?

 

[expo tort]

Aren't Egyptians okay in groups. I'm not saying they do great but.

 

[colinstringer]

I know this is generally frowned upon in this forum but I keep a sulcata with a yellow foot. They get along great and are almost always next to each other when burrowing. Never seen signs of aggression from either. I think it's situational and varies from tort to tort.

 

[RonHays]

I know this is generally frowned upon in this forum but I keep a sulcata with a yellow foot. They get along great and are almost always next to each other when burrowing. Never seen signs of aggression from either. I think it's situational and varies from tort to tort.

They must be real young.

 

[colinstringer]

They must be real young.

Ten and seven pounds

 

[Jacqui]

I know this is generally frowned upon in this forum but I keep a sulcata with a yellow foot. They get along great and are almost always next to each other when burrowing. Never seen signs of aggression from either. I think it's situational and varies from tort to tort.

Yes it is dependent on their habitat and the individuals to some extent. Things like being roughly the same size, living in a larger enclosure with lots and various sight barriers, their age, their sex, ect.., I am normally the odd one out who is more pro having a pair of tortoises living together, but even I in this case would recommend him just having the one animal he has. Why? For the very basic and simple reason he states: "One huge tort is deffinately more then enough lol". He really does not want another tortoise, nor as he stated does he have the room for two adults. Keeping more then one tortoise can be tricky and you always have to be prepared to separate them... no matter what species they are (or what mix of species) or what the pair or group is made up of gender wise.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Keeping more then one tortoise can be tricky and you always have to be prepared to separate them... no matter what species they are (or what mix of species) or what the pair or group is made up of gender wise.

Just look at the pair in Austria.... they can be together fine for decades and then out of the blue, don't want to be near each other anymore.

 

[colinstringer]

Yes it is dependent on their habitat and the individuals to some extent. Things like being roughly the same size, living in a larger enclosure with lots and various sight barriers, their age, their sex, ect.., I am normally the odd one out who is more pro having a pair of tortoises living together, but even I in this case would recommend him just having the one animal he has. Why? For the very basic and simple reason he states: "One huge tort is deffinately more then enough lol". He really does not want another tortoise, nor as he stated does he have the room for two adults. Keeping more then one tortoise can be tricky and you always have to be prepared to separate them... no matter what species they are (or what mix of species) or what the pair or group is made up of gender wise.

I for sure agree with you : )