my tortoise is not eating much

[tortoises are the best]

the tortoises do not bully each other they sleep together and are quite friendly also it is a uvb exo terra 100 watt bulb the bigger tortoise is the one who is not eating

 

[tortoises are the best]

they have both gone to bed already which is unusual

 

[tortoises are the best]

by the way I am in uk so my time is 15:31

 

[tortoises are the best]

they get on well I have a uvb 100 watt bulb and the tortoise with eating problems is bigger than the other

 

[tortoises are the best]

he has been under the half log pretty much all day and has not eaten should I take him to the vet

 

[tortoises are the best]

I have only had them a couple of days

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Laying together, following each other, getting on top of food, these are all signs of bullying. Tortoises are solitary animals, they don't like company nor do they want company. I would separate them ASAP and see if the appetite improves first, give it a little time. If you are going to keep them together, you need a herd of 3 or more and this still does not mean they will get along. If you don't separate them, the one could get sick and die.

 

[tortoises are the best]

everything is fine I didn't need to separate them I think they just needed to settle in thanks guys

 

[TechnoCheese]

everything is fine I didn't need to separate them I think they just needed to settle in thanks guys

You still need to separate them. They are not friends, and even if they are siblings, they don’t know that or care. These are highly territorial animals that should not be kept in pairs because it’s highly stressful for both. In pairs, there’s always a dominant and subordinate. The dominant is stressed because it can’t get the intruder out of it’s territory, and the other is stressed because it’s constantly being bullied.

Why do you want to keep them together?