Two sulcatas in the same Enclosure

[TortsieRoll]

We have a 7year old Sulcata Tortoise (Chomper) that my Husband got when he was a hatchling. We love him so much we decided to get another.

The second Sulcata is a 2 year old (Mo). We were told he is a male, but hasn’t developed any male attributes so we are thinking it might be a girl.
Anyways we have two separated enclosures for them and they seem very happy.

What I am worried about is Mo enclosure is smaller than a Chompers and eventually when they are very large I would like to have them share an enclosure.

Is this possible. I have tried introducing them with supervision Chomper constantly attempts to mount Mo and bite at his feet and towards his face. Chomper hasn’t rammed Mo at all.

They do have a significant size difference. So I am hoping Mo will grow and eventually be an similar size to Chomper.

Would I be able to then or will the both be to mature to tolerate anything in there space.

Thank you

 

[wellington]

Never ever in pairs! Two Sulcatas are like two bombs waiting to go off. With the size difference in yours, is almost a sure death for the little one. Do a search on here about tortoises in pairs. There's thousands of threads and post of why you can't do it.

 

[wellington]

Keep them separated always ASAP! Btw, a new tortoise should always be in quarantine before being introduced to another tortoise which would equal a group of tortoises, not one.

 

[jsheffield]

It took everything I had not to reply at length about the advantages and disadvantages of different sulfates in tortoise enclosures...

Jamie

 

[SinLA]

Its good you have two separate enclosures, but there is no need to introduce them. It will just stress them further. Are the enclosures adjacent? It is possible one is still being stressed by the other if they know about each other.

 

[Yvonne G]

We have a 7year old Sulcata Tortoise (Chomper) that my Husband got when he was a hatchling. We love him so much we decided to get another.

The second Sulcata is a 2 year old (Mo). We were told he is a male, but hasn’t developed any male attributes so we are thinking it might be a girl.
Anyways we have two separated enclosures for them and they seem very happy.

What I am worried about is Mo enclosure is smaller than a Chompers and eventually when they are very large I would like to have them share an enclosure.

Is this possible. I have tried introducing them with supervision Chomper constantly attempts to mount Mo and bite at his feet and towards his face. Chomper hasn’t rammed Mo at all.

They do have a significant size difference. So I am hoping Mo will grow and eventually be an similar size to Chomper.

Would I be able to then or will the both be to mature to tolerate anything in there space.

Thank you

Hm-m. . . your husband was a hatchling???

 

[Tom]

Hm-m. . . your husband was a hatchling???

... and if the "husband" was just a hatchling 7 years ago... 🤨

 

[Tom]

We have a 7year old Sulcata Tortoise (Chomper) that my Husband got when he was a hatchling. We love him so much we decided to get another.

The second Sulcata is a 2 year old (Mo). We were told he is a male, but hasn’t developed any male attributes so we are thinking it might be a girl.
Anyways we have two separated enclosures for them and they seem very happy.

What I am worried about is Mo enclosure is smaller than a Chompers and eventually when they are very large I would like to have them share an enclosure.

Is this possible. I have tried introducing them with supervision Chomper constantly attempts to mount Mo and bite at his feet and towards his face. Chomper hasn’t rammed Mo at all.

They do have a significant size difference. So I am hoping Mo will grow and eventually be an similar size to Chomper.

Would I be able to then or will the both be to mature to tolerate anything in there space.

Thank you

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[wellington]

It took everything I had not to reply at length about the advantages and disadvantages of different sulfates in tortoise enclosures...

Jamie

Someone corrected it.

 

[wellington]

Just blame autocorrect, that's what everyone else does lol.
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