First off I'll be clear I have no intent to do this, i'm just curious.
I know that we don't house different species together due to different needs as well as different diseases/parasites that can be passed and cause big problems. Is that still the thinking when they're of the same genus? I mean 'Nank's a Russian, would it be possible to house him with another testudo species like greek or hermans? Mind you I don't really know much about the care of those species since I only have a Russian. But aren't the care's similar? and would their diseases/parasites they're immune to be close. Could these species ever bump into each other in the wild?
I don't per-say intend for this to be a debate (I feel I post too many debatable things) if it turns into it ok and it can be moved there if seen fit. But i'm just really curious as to what the general logic on that, since I've never heard of anything like this question.
I know that we don't house different species together due to different needs as well as different diseases/parasites that can be passed and cause big problems. Is that still the thinking when they're of the same genus? I mean 'Nank's a Russian, would it be possible to house him with another testudo species like greek or hermans? Mind you I don't really know much about the care of those species since I only have a Russian. But aren't the care's similar? and would their diseases/parasites they're immune to be close. Could these species ever bump into each other in the wild?
I don't per-say intend for this to be a debate (I feel I post too many debatable things) if it turns into it ok and it can be moved there if seen fit. But i'm just really curious as to what the general logic on that, since I've never heard of anything like this question.