New tortoise

[papa gator89]

I'm contemplating whether or not buying a baby burmese black mountain tortoise and having it live in the same environment with my red and yellow foot torts, would it be okay?

 

[bouaboua]

May I know how big is your YF and RT? Are they babies too? If they are also small babies, I will say it is OK even I know lots experts suggested NOT to put different breeds of tortoise in one enclosure due to the contamination and disease may pass from one to the other Torts.

It is a good way to have yourself build a new enclosure for the new guy.

 

[papa gator89]

The two than I have are both babies, no bigger than my palm. I picked that tort due to the fact they live more or less in the same enviroment.

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But there are no local shops selling the tortoise that im interested and im real hesitant about ordering it via online.

 

[mike taylor]

I would not put two different types of tortoises together . Your just asking for trouble .

 

[papa gator89]

What other problems may arise other than cross contamination and such?

 

[mike taylor]

Fighting the bigger ones eating the smaller ones . Disease these two tortoises would never come into contact in the wilds . They can pass parasites ,germs that the other can't over come and they can die . Why risk it?

 

[papa gator89]

Thanks taylor, I will probably build a separate enclosure for it then.

 

[mike taylor]

You can keep them in the same room but not in the same setup . If you have a green house divide with a 2×8 or bricks .

 

[papa gator89]

Ya I will build one really large enclosure and divide it, but my next question is should I order it via online though?

 

[mike taylor]

You can thats up to you . I'd rather see and hold any tortoises I'd buy . Plus its a little cheaper to by from a breeder .