Questions..

[TLL]

I have two ibera greek hatchlings.
they were born on august 12th together as siblings, but one has always been slightly bigger, when i was looking at them and when i brought them home. it was my intention to separate the two as they got older but i got advice on the forum that separation is not necessary. but now i am worried one is growing faster than the other. i see no bullying, they always sleep together in the same hide and eat together sometimes as well. when one is basking, one is hiding, when one is eating, one is basking. they are smart creatures and they have this whole time table going on, but they always return to the same hide to sleep is it still alright to keep them together?

also, what is the average size and weight for greeks about 4 and a half months old? they are both around 2 and a half inches. ones a little bigger

 

[Yvonne G]

Its important to be sure the smaller one is eating as much as he wants to. I would have two feeding stations with a sight barrier in between them so that the smaller one can eat without the larger one being able to see him. Sometimes the "bullying" is not physical. I'm sure you must have seen two dogs at one time or another where one dog just looks at the other one and the one looked at will lower his ears and sort of slink away from the one who sent the look. This is mental bullying. It happens in tortoises too.

This might not be what's happening to your tortoises, but if you make sure he's eating all he wants, then you can rule it out. Some tortoises just grow slower than others.

 

[moswen]

ditto yvonne!