New russian tortoise?

[Mr.Tortoise95]

I have one female russian tortoise and im thinking about getting another one. Ive heard males bully females and their should be more females than males. So should i get another female instead of a male? Because I would like to get a male.

 

[dmmj]

Females can be bullies, plus russians as a rule are very territorial. My best advice is get another if you like, but separate, or a very large outdoor enclosure, I still separate mine even outside.

 

[Mr.Tortoise95]

Ok so if i get another female i should still keep them seperate?

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So is there supose to be more females than males or more males than females?

 

[Tortoise Hub]

You can keep two females together but it depends on how big their enclosure is. There should always be more females than males. A 1.3 ratio is an ideal setup for russians.

 

[dmmj]

If you want to keep them together, you want a male to female ratio of at least 1.2, more the better.

 

[Mr.Tortoise95]

Ok thanks a lot i guess im getting another female ...... enclosure is 3 1/2 feet x 4 1/2 feet

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This is her enclosure

 

[Mr.Tortoise95]

Is this big enough for 2 females?

 

[dmmj]

I would say nice for one, def. not two.

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Looks to small for two

 

[lynnedit]

Yes, too small for more than one.
Some people have good luck mixing them, but even then, it is in larger outside enclosures. (See Kristina's recent post). But a lot of Russians just do better alone.
Inside in tort tables, it can get more dicey, simply because of the smaller enclosure size; they just can't get away from each other.
They don't mind being alone one bit.

 

[kanalomele]

My 3 do fine together. 1.2 in the group. But I'm able to keep them outside with lots of space, which has a lot to do with it.