Thanks, I only spent 40-50 dollars on The Whole projectIt's coming along very well, actually
i know, i give them separate diets, i try mist the areas that my redfoot usually reside in, the red foot is also my brothers but he has no knowledge of torts so i care for him. ive had the russian for 4 years now and my brother got the redfoot 3 years ago. They have never been sick, and never fought.You've done a nice job on the enclosure. Do you realize that Russians and redfooted tortoises require different environments?
Why not to keep 2 tortoises together - a lesson learned the hard way
This is a copy/paste of an article I wrote on my blog last year. I've seen several new keepers ask the question of whether they should get a 'friend' for their tortoise, and so rather than keeping on linking to my blog (which feels kinda self-promoting, which is not my intent), I am creating a...tortoiseforum.org
Mixing Species
Can I put another type of tortoise in the same habitat with my Russian tortoise? Answer: Many zoos are still using an inherited system of mixing the large island species. The valid concerns of disease transmission had either already been born out many years ago, and/or the zoo simply does...tortoiseforum.org
i know but i dont have any room, i give them separate diets, i try mist the areas that my redfoot usually reside in, the red foot is also my brothers but he has no knowledge of torts so i care for him. ive had the russian for 4 years now and my brother got the redfoot 3 years ago. They have never been sick, and never fought.
im trying to convince my parent to split the cage in half, but she responds with "they need company" i dont know what to do.Wow, I'm impressed...but you really can't...shouldn't... keep the 2 together. I see room for some expansion with a side moving out and with the whole pen being cut in half so the 2 can live separately together. It kinda doesn't matter if they have been getting along, they are both small. I don't think they will be happy that way too much longer, they are both kinda small yet...Russians are ornery.
Respectfully tell her she's wrong and pull up some of the threads about tortoises killing each other if she won't believe you.im trying to convince my parent to split the cage in half, but she responds with "they need company" i dont know what to do.
ok, will doRespectfully tell her she's wrong and pull up some of the threads about tortoises killing each other if she won't believe you.
i did and show her multiple articles and she yelled at me saying i dont know my tortoises and they want to be together. at this point im building the enclosure.Respectfully tell her she's wrong and pull up some of the threads about tortoises killing each other if she won't believe you.
Well that sucks.i did and show her multiple articles and she yelled at me saying i dont know my tortoises and they want to be together. at this point im building the enclosure.
That's just very helpful and very good advice...Well that sucks.
I would suggest that work around your mother by building as large an enclosure as you can and make it with a divider disguised as a planter that almost cuts it in half. Leave it so they can get around both ends. Just tell her they like having different areas and rooms to explore. (Redfoots honestly do actually seem to like them) Make sure that both sides have have a couple of hides, water, and a place to eat. With any luck this will keep the two from getting too stressed about the other since they can avoid each other. Feed each individually on 'their' side to help them get the hint ("It's good animal husbandry mom, this way I can see how much they are eating and the RF needs more fruits and stuff the Russian shouldn't eat")
Then you can look at the habitat differences and tweak one for the Redfoot and the other for the Russian. I don't know Russians, but I think that RF's like a lot more shade, water, and lush plant cover then they do.
I actively advise my 13 YO son on how to deal with his mother and avoid conflict because he's not very good at it. In fact, thanks to his Aspergers, he downright sucks at it.Vibes, you have to use your natural ability to trick parents. My 30-year-old daughter has been confessing for years all the different ways she tricked me while she was a teen.
You're right, it is stupid. Do the best you can and maybe read up on bullying so you can see the signs although getting your mom to believe them might be difficult.thanks for every ones concerns, but my mother says when they start to fight then move them, i think that is a stupid way of doing things. I cant do anything because my mom thinks she knows more than i do because she is the parent.