So I'll say this:
[ IF ] Ignorance is not knowing.. stupidity is defending it.
Some keepers choose to be educated.. some choose to be stupid. And it's obvious which is which.
I hope you didn't mean me, Terry. This post was intended as a question, for my learning benefit.
Thanks for all the replies to my question. If you read my post, you would see that I said that I was only keeping them together until the summer when Pio goes outside. The Three Toed, I will put out (under my supervision) for a little bit during the day to get some sun. In my opinion, she is too small to go out alone all summer. Also I know they can't be together, since one will get much bigger than the other.....etc. This is only for the hatchling stage. The reason I asked was to learn, which I am always willing to, as this is my first tortoise.
That being said, I am not new to boxies, as my oldest Eastern, is over 50 years. I got him when I was a kid and raised him, and he lived in my parents yard for as long as I can remember. My sister lives there now and he is still there. He never was sick. My own Ornate, is in her 30's, and is still doing great and lives outside in a pen.
My oldest water turtle is over 21, and now lives in my sisters pond, as I converted my big pond into a Koi pond. So, you can see, I am not too new to the turtle world.
What does confuse me, is that on other forums, some never said this was a bad thing, and I was also told that my three toed and cherry head looked flawless. Also it was not such a bad thing to keep them together, as some people do this when the requirements are the same.
Maybe it's like the UVB question....do you need it or don't you. On another forum, there was a thread a mile long about that.
Thank you all for the replies.
[ IF ] Ignorance is not knowing.. stupidity is defending it.
Some keepers choose to be educated.. some choose to be stupid. And it's obvious which is which.
I hope you didn't mean me, Terry. This post was intended as a question, for my learning benefit.
Thanks for all the replies to my question. If you read my post, you would see that I said that I was only keeping them together until the summer when Pio goes outside. The Three Toed, I will put out (under my supervision) for a little bit during the day to get some sun. In my opinion, she is too small to go out alone all summer. Also I know they can't be together, since one will get much bigger than the other.....etc. This is only for the hatchling stage. The reason I asked was to learn, which I am always willing to, as this is my first tortoise.
That being said, I am not new to boxies, as my oldest Eastern, is over 50 years. I got him when I was a kid and raised him, and he lived in my parents yard for as long as I can remember. My sister lives there now and he is still there. He never was sick. My own Ornate, is in her 30's, and is still doing great and lives outside in a pen.
My oldest water turtle is over 21, and now lives in my sisters pond, as I converted my big pond into a Koi pond. So, you can see, I am not too new to the turtle world.
What does confuse me, is that on other forums, some never said this was a bad thing, and I was also told that my three toed and cherry head looked flawless. Also it was not such a bad thing to keep them together, as some people do this when the requirements are the same.
Maybe it's like the UVB question....do you need it or don't you. On another forum, there was a thread a mile long about that.
Thank you all for the replies.