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I am a new owner of a pair of Russian Tortoises. They are very healthy and both are about 5 inches in length. You can find some of their pictures from this post.
Both are currently kept indoor. They are very active and eat a lot. The male is very interested in the female and keeps bobbing his head and trying to mount on her. But female shows no interest and keeps avoiding him.
My concerns:
1. The male won't give up and showed more aggressive signs by biting her shell, front and rear legs, it could result injury if I am not there to interrupt
2. The female is fairly strong and slightly bigger than the male, she keeps circling around to avoid the male, if he mounted, she will charge and run away but very often I saw male bite on her
I am making another closure today to separate them. I have read about this kind of behavior but still wonder what I should do or can do. Any suggestion?
Sean
Both are currently kept indoor. They are very active and eat a lot. The male is very interested in the female and keeps bobbing his head and trying to mount on her. But female shows no interest and keeps avoiding him.
My concerns:
1. The male won't give up and showed more aggressive signs by biting her shell, front and rear legs, it could result injury if I am not there to interrupt
2. The female is fairly strong and slightly bigger than the male, she keeps circling around to avoid the male, if he mounted, she will charge and run away but very often I saw male bite on her
I am making another closure today to separate them. I have read about this kind of behavior but still wonder what I should do or can do. Any suggestion?
Sean