Rescue question.

[Hallbomber]

I saw a thought to be 2 year old Sulcata in pet store who they rescued from a family whos kids were responsible for it. They stated the mother said it didnt get fed well or regularly, and the tortoises skin was dyed orangish/pink from colored play sand it lived on. It was thriving in warm enviroment and eating well. Just obviously undersized at 2 years old. It looked about the size of a 6 month old. The tort was soaked and the staff stated the skin coloring hasnt come off so far.
So my question is....i have two baby leopards 5 and 9 months old. In the future can sulcatas and leopards be housed in an outdoor enviroment when they reach that age?? Or should they always be separate? I am evaluating whether or not I could easily house two breeds if I decide to rescue it. Thoughts??

 

[dmmj]

Persoanly I don't mix species for many different reasons, in this case the sulcata will be many times larger, so there is the risk of damage.

 

[Hallbomber]

Ok yeah. Well if I decide to rescue it I will make sure I plan on always keeping the torts separate and giving them all plenty of square feet of space to roam.

 

[Katherine]

I keep both leopards and sulcatas and although I ALWAYS keep them separate I find it convenient because their care regime is very similar. Generally if you find a setup or tactic that works well with one it is also successful for the other, they have similar dietary needs & similar temperature needs and for this reason I find it convenient to own both these beautiful tortoises!! Also my torts get stained from eating carrots sometimes and have orange faces or front feet for weeks sometimes, it always comes off eventually. Goodluck with your choice; I say if you have the space go for it!

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

I would say separate them if possible but I did have leopards and Sulcatas in the same encloser and they did just fine.

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Also as young ones you don't have anything to worry about for now.

 

[Zamric]

I would suggest that even if they are the same size now, they should have sepperate enclosures just for quarintine pourposes. Besides, they won't always be the same size! The Sulcata will out grow the Leopards almost 3:1! Best just to keep 2 areas and make sure the sully gets the larger of the 2.