Best thing to do?

[Andy b 1]

hey gals and fellas,

just established that i have 2 boy tortoises and they might fight....
they havnt fought or anything like that, infact they just leave eachother alone.

whats the best thing to do?

get a female? or something else?

[MissHayho]

not really advised to get a female - the males will then be more prone to fighting as they will fight over her and this could really stress her out . Also, i think you have to have a higher ratio of female tortoises then males so if you were to get more torts, youd prob have to get 2 or maybe 3 more FEMALE torts so there are more females then males within the enclosure if that makes sense! hehe.

[Andy b 1]

lol 5 torts, maybe one day lol. i cant get any more yet. wiltons pet centre said that they would fight to the death if i put a female in. didnt know the truth behind it

[MissHayho]

they are defo more likely to fight if there are more males and harldy n e females as they will fight for her hehe! If they are ok at the mo i wouldnt worry to much as long as the enclosure is big enough for them to get away from each other and if you do notice n e fighting just seperate them

[Andy b 1]

its 12 foot by 8 foot so its plenty of space lol

[Henry-flash]

I would suggest leaving them as they are. Don't add anymore torts into the group and they should, all being well, continue to live in harmony. They may have minor squabbles, but they will usually sort it out among themselves without much fuss. If these squabbles don't die down then you would need to look at seperating them.

[hermannslover]

do they interact with eachother at all? at the mo i mean

[Tamie]

Originally Posted by Andy b 1

hey gals and fellas,

just established that i have 2 boy tortoises and they might fight....
they havnt fought or anything like that, infact they just leave eachother alone.

whats the best thing to do?

get a female? or something else?

Andrew, given that you have stated in another post that you hope your tortoises do not live past 50 yrs I would recommend you do not get anymore tortoises.

Most tortoise keepers desperately hope their young tortoises live to 100 yrs and make provision for them in their wills.

I have many tortoises ranging from 1 yr to my oldest girl who is 137 yrs. NONE of my oldies have been to the vets - it has been the viv, pellet fed tortoises I have rehomed that have spent time and a considerable amount of money at the vets.

Tamie



Your attitude has stunned me.

[hermannslover]

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I have many tortoises ranging from 1 yr to my oldest girl who is 137 yrs. quote]

oh my god!! any chance u have a pic? that certainly woke me up!!

[Tamie]

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Originally Posted by tams

I have many tortoises ranging from 1 yr to my oldest girl who is 137 yrs. quote]

oh my god!! any chance u have a pic? that certainly woke me up!!

Of course I have a picture of her, she is SO beautiful! Cannot load it though!!

Tamie