Missing Wawa, should Titan get a new friend?

[Titan24]

Up tonight thinking about my late Wawa. She was such a beautiful tortoise and I miss her dearly… my male tortoise Titan is doing great, and I think it’s time for me to get him a companion. This is a bittersweet thought as I do truly miss my girl Wawa, and tbh it’s hard for me to imagine adding a new tortoise friend into the mix.

What do you guys think? Is a good idea to get my male tortoise a female companion?

 

[wellington]

You know, tortoises are not supposed to live in pairs. One will bully the other to illness or death. This might be why your other one died?
So no, do not get another one. They don't want or need friends. In the wild they meet to breed or fight them they move one, well at least the one that didn't lose the fight.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

No.
Don't do it.
It's difficult for us cuddly mammals to think like a territorial reptile, but they don't make friends and they don't get lonely

 

[Titan24]

You know, tortoises are not supposed to live in pairs. One will bully the other to illness or death. This might be why your other one died?
So no, do not get another one. They don't want or need friends. In the wild they meet to breed or fight them they move one, well at least the one that didn't lose the fight.

So should I only get a female companion if I’m interested in them possibly breeding some day? If yes then keep them separate and only pair them up after hibernation to breed?

 

[Titan24]

No.
Don't do it.
It's difficult for us cuddly mammals to think like a territorial reptile, but they don't make friends and they don't get lonely

I am super cuddly tbh. So should I only get a female companion if I’m interested in them possibly breeding some day? If yes then keep them separate and only pair them up after hibernation to breed?

 

[Titan24]

You know, tortoises are not supposed to live in pairs. One will bully the other to illness or death. This might be why your other one died?
So no, do not get another one. They don't want or need friends. In the wild they meet to breed or fight them they move one, well at least the one that didn't lose the fight.

And know I realized this young, they were separated for years once Wawa started bullying Titan. However I did hope for them to one day mate, Wawa died however due to illness

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I am super cuddly tbh. So should I only get a female companion if I’m interested in them possibly breeding some day? If yes then keep them separate and only pair them up after hibernation to breed?

They may choose to fight instead of mating. Group of 2-3 females and 1 male can coexist in one large enclosure. But no warranties that they all will get along with each other.

So if you miss Wawa and want to get a girl tortoise - you can get one for yourself, not for Titan. Keep them separated and enjoy their personalities without putting them together.

 

[Tom]

So should I only get a female companion if I’m interested in them possibly breeding some day? If yes then keep them separate and only pair them up after hibernation to breed?

If you want to breed, you need two or three females for each male and they need to be set up in very large outdoor enclosures. They will brumate over winter, and the will protect them from your frozen winters.

 

[Titan24]

If you want to breed, you need two or three females for each male and they need to be set up in very large outdoor enclosures. They will brumate over winter, and the will protect them from your frozen winters.

Outside enclosure is not possible must find a way to do it indoors

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Even though Russian tortoises stay small, they need a lot of room.
Establishing a breeding colony indoors would be very difficult

 

[Tom]

Outside enclosure is not possible must find a way to do it indoors

What species are we talking about?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

What species are we talking about?

RUSSIAN

 

[Tom]

RUSSIAN

Does it say that somewhere? Did I miss it?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Does it say that somewhere? Did I miss it?

No.
I looked at his/her previous posts