Would they cross paths?

[Speedy101]

Would a Russian tortoise and a Testudo Graeca Ibera tortoise ever cross paths in the wild? When doing research the majority of countries they live in are different, but there is a common one, Iran. For the Ibera it specifically says Western Iran. I was just wondering if anybody knew if they might meet naturally at some point or another? I have a Russian and an Ibera and I keep them separately and do everything I can to reduce cross contamination but just as a point of interest would they carry significantly different pathogens?

 

[jaizei]

Are they wild caught or captive bred? How long have you had them?

 

[Speedy101]

Are they wild caught or captive bred? How long have you had them?

Both are captive bred and they will stay apart for their whole lives, I will never introduce them to one another ( I don’t agree with mixing species or keeping tortoises in pairs) . I was more talking hypothetically about ones in the wild and about their natural range if they would ever naturally meet/cross paths