My RF’s hormones have gone into overdrive. He recently had a few bouts of illness so now that he is feeling better I assume he’s making up for lost time. He will not eat for hours because he’s prowling for things to mount. He paces around and masturbates with anything he can get his hands on. When he does eat, he eats very little before running off again to masturbate. He ate a LOT at the vet, but when he’s at home, all he wants to do is masturbate. I assume because this is his “territory”?
He’s also become “aggressive” (as aggressive as RFs can be, anyway) and chases me. I have to feed him then run and hide or he will ignore food to chase me. I do not feed him in his enclosure because I’m concerned about food particles rotting and attracting roaches, he will not eat in his enclosure anyway. I keep my kitchen immaculate so he can eat in there without 1. ingesting anything he’s not supposed to and 2. finding something to masturbate with and ignore his food. Surprise, he still masturbates! He has used the rug (now removed), the corner of the fridge, the small space underneath the cabinets, everything!
I have heard of hormone injections for tortoises that are too horny to eat, but I don’t know if it’s permanent. I cannot get any females for him at this time because I’m only living in this area temporarily and do not have room for multiple adult RFs. I also really hope to have him sire a pack of RFs in the future when I’m back to my permanent housing location so complete sterilization is not ideal for me (but will be done if necessary). Any alternatives to doing something risky or permanent? I’m really at my wits end, I’m waking up to him clucking all night and worrying about him not eating all day.
He’s also become “aggressive” (as aggressive as RFs can be, anyway) and chases me. I have to feed him then run and hide or he will ignore food to chase me. I do not feed him in his enclosure because I’m concerned about food particles rotting and attracting roaches, he will not eat in his enclosure anyway. I keep my kitchen immaculate so he can eat in there without 1. ingesting anything he’s not supposed to and 2. finding something to masturbate with and ignore his food. Surprise, he still masturbates! He has used the rug (now removed), the corner of the fridge, the small space underneath the cabinets, everything!
I have heard of hormone injections for tortoises that are too horny to eat, but I don’t know if it’s permanent. I cannot get any females for him at this time because I’m only living in this area temporarily and do not have room for multiple adult RFs. I also really hope to have him sire a pack of RFs in the future when I’m back to my permanent housing location so complete sterilization is not ideal for me (but will be done if necessary). Any alternatives to doing something risky or permanent? I’m really at my wits end, I’m waking up to him clucking all night and worrying about him not eating all day.