Herbert is about 9 years old. I've had him since he was a baby. He hasn't had contact with another tortoise since I scooped him out of the tank in the pet store. Now, I've brought home a rescue(I named him Alphonse). They weren't sure of his age, but he is at least half Herbert's size.
They are both males, and I am concerned about them getting along. I just brought Alphonse home yesterday, and any contact the two have had has been supervised. See, Herbert seems to keep trying to mount Alphonse. Is he just confused? I would bet money that they are both males. Herbert will also try to nip at Alphonse, at which point I tap him on the head to stop him. I want the two of them to live together in the yard, without putting up a fence to keep them separated.
If they can't get along there are other tortoise people who wanted to take him, but I do really like him (and this could be my first step to building a sulcata army!). Anyone else have experiences with trying to get their tortoises to get along?
Here are photos. Herbert is the bigger one and Alphonse is the smaller one.
![Alphonse 015.JPG Alphonse 015.JPG](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/16/16338-9b8484a1f720b275b6623d55074011df.jpg)
![Alphonse 012.JPG Alphonse 012.JPG](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/16/16339-dcb0f978a396b97dc0491d3e6136d772.jpg)
They are both males, and I am concerned about them getting along. I just brought Alphonse home yesterday, and any contact the two have had has been supervised. See, Herbert seems to keep trying to mount Alphonse. Is he just confused? I would bet money that they are both males. Herbert will also try to nip at Alphonse, at which point I tap him on the head to stop him. I want the two of them to live together in the yard, without putting up a fence to keep them separated.
If they can't get along there are other tortoise people who wanted to take him, but I do really like him (and this could be my first step to building a sulcata army!). Anyone else have experiences with trying to get their tortoises to get along?
Here are photos. Herbert is the bigger one and Alphonse is the smaller one.
![Alphonse 015.JPG Alphonse 015.JPG](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/16/16338-9b8484a1f720b275b6623d55074011df.jpg)
![Alphonse 012.JPG Alphonse 012.JPG](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/16/16339-dcb0f978a396b97dc0491d3e6136d772.jpg)
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