buy another Star tortoise? My tort is pretty happy by himself in his 2x4ft enclosure. I know they are solidaritiry so should I buy another one? Other than the fact that it will be more aggresive in eating due to competiiton, I dont see how another Star can benefit Torty other than me. I dont know what to do, part of me wants to buy and the other says just let Torty be alone.
Should I?
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How about getting another, but putting him in his own enclosure. Best of both worlds.
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i read that star and star can mix, but not with other species esp the med kind like Greek.
personally im a one pet person. when i had goldfish, i kept one, when i had a RES, i had one, when i had a dog, i had one, ok you
get it, ahah.
anyway what i want to say is that as long as the passion and dedication is there, it doesn't matter the number. =)
cheers.
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personally im a one pet person. when i had goldfish, i kept one, when i had a RES, i had one, when i had a dog, i had one, ok you
get it, ahah.
anyway what i want to say is that as long as the passion and dedication is there, it doesn't matter the number. =)
cheers.
*StarsStruck*
I personally think they do better when they live with a friend. 
samstar said:kimber_lee_314 said:I personally think they do better when they live with a friend.
Reason being?
I'm curious too. I've heard lots of experienced tortoise keepers say this, but, logically, it makes no sense to me. They are solitary animals. They don't congregate in groups in the wild, do they? When ever I've seen a tortoise in the wild it was all alone. Everything I've read says they are solitary, but these are the same authors that said to keep them hot and dry. What I'm saying is; I have a very open mind to this. I raised several species both ways and really haven't seen any problems either way. At least not until maturity, when the males start to battle.
MY male Russians fight and my female box turtles never separate...
So i think its about the species
So i think its about the species
Roachman26 said:
It is my experience that hatchlings do better in pairs. Its the competition-for-the-food thing. But only hatchlings. If you have an older, well established youngster who is eating well, I always tell people that they don't need a "friend."
emysemys said:
This is what Walter Allen told me. I respected him a lot and that's why I raised Scooter and Bert together. Did anyone here know him?
In the case of Scooter and Bert there was no competition. Scooter ate it all. I had to go to great lengths every day to make sure Bert got as much as he did. And then ever greater lengths when I added Delores. In hind sight, I feel like they would have done better in separate enclosures. But I'm willing to admit that I could be wrong about this.
This is just my opinion, no evidence to prove it, but I find that they tend to "follow the leader" so to speak. I do a lot of rescue so when I have a tort that has been badly cared for (not sick) I place them around healthy tortoises. The new one will watch the others eat, bask, soak ... etc. in a follow the leader kind of way. I don't think they need companionship, so to speak, I just think health wise they do better. Again, just my opinion. I know many people feel differently about this.
This may be one of those things that is different for different situations. It may not be so easy to answer as never or always do it. Seems to me the correct answer is: Sometimes its helpful, sometimes its detrimental, depending on the situation.
ok friends, I have decided to add another Star in my life. I should have it within the next 2 weeks. However the only set back would be wild caught will have parasites and I would have to treat it like I did for my current one. I will quarantine it for 2 months till I am 100% sure it is free from parasites or any sickness and than introduce it to Torty.
I have 2 Red Foots that have been together since birth and when you seperate them they look to see where the other is.
On the other side I have a Sulcatta and a Leopard we house together and they could care less if they are together. We do have to seperate them for feeding too.
I like to put them together with the thought that they would provide comfort but who really knows!! LOL
On the other side I have a Sulcatta and a Leopard we house together and they could care less if they are together. We do have to seperate them for feeding too.
I like to put them together with the thought that they would provide comfort but who really knows!! LOL
Matty5974 said:
In regards to mixing species, its not a matter of whether THEY care or not, but an issue of the [quoting Stephanie Logan here] "high risk of trading microorganisms and parasites resulting in illness or death for the tortoise that does not have natural immunity." Also because different tortoises require different climates. But to each their own, we'll keep this topic for another thread
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