Roommates

[Ryancmo7]

So in the recent months, I have moved and not yet brought along my tortoise, of which I had two. I had planned on making a slightly smaller tortoise table, and even have the schematics drawn out.
Unfortunately, yesterday my older Redfoot, Dimitri, passed. I now have a lonely, younger Redfoot, Darwin, and a lot of space for her to share.
Now as much as I like Redfoots, I'm not quite ready to replace Dimitri atleast not with another Redfoot. Thustly I get to my question;
Does anyone have any idea what other reptiles can coexist with a Redfoot, if any?

 

[wellington]

None and two different species of tortoise should not live together and tortoises should not live in pairs.
Sorry for the lose

 

[jockma]

Very sorry for your loss I'm sure we can all relate to the horrible feeling of losing a beloved animal.

Fortunately torts are not social. They don't care if you house them alone and actually prefer it. This is the safest option as housing torts in pairs is hazardous and cross-species arrangements are even more hazardous. I would keep this one alone, give lots of plants and enrichment, they'll be happy.

Beautiful tort, by the way.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I agree. Most Redfoot don't outwardly show aggression. Not as much as some other species. But two kept together will cause stress and health issues.
Your remaining tortoise isn't lonely and unless your other tortoise was 80 plus years old, he didn't die a natural death.
The formula is a single Redfoot, kept alone or if you have a LOT of room, such as part or all of an outside yard, keeping three or more. One male and multiple females.
They really need about 10 square feet each with separate hides, etc.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Sorry for your loss. I agree with what was said above - your tortoise will likely fair better alone. As a general rule, they don't appreciate roommates. It's sometimes hard to understand because we are so used to social animals, but most tortoise species are solitary.

Do you know what happened to Dimitri?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Also, a lot of bullying looks like affection.
Following each other around and sleeping together, etc.