Hello, fellow members! I just joined and have a very important question!
My cousin is currently keeping a fully grown male Russian Tortoise (he's siz years old, apparently.) together with a 3 or so month old Sulcata. Is this safe? I talked her in to letting me take her female Russian tortoise which was living in a smaller habitat, but she won't let either of the other two come home with me.
My main concern is the safety of the young Sulcata. I haven't seen her Russian have any problems with dogs etc, but I also haven't seen him interact with the Sulcata.
I'm in the process of purchasing materials to make a wooden tortoise table with her also. Can the two (Russian and Sulcata) be kept together at all? I would obviously push her to put the Sulcata in a much larger table once she/he gets to that point growth-wise, but it is alright for them to live together for now?
Also, the female that she let me have has an over-grown beak. I think she purchased her off Craigslist. is there a way I can trim her beak myself or is it strictly a veterinary procedure? I've read up on as many care sheets as I can and think I am ready to take this little girl on.
My cousin is currently keeping a fully grown male Russian Tortoise (he's siz years old, apparently.) together with a 3 or so month old Sulcata. Is this safe? I talked her in to letting me take her female Russian tortoise which was living in a smaller habitat, but she won't let either of the other two come home with me.
My main concern is the safety of the young Sulcata. I haven't seen her Russian have any problems with dogs etc, but I also haven't seen him interact with the Sulcata.
I'm in the process of purchasing materials to make a wooden tortoise table with her also. Can the two (Russian and Sulcata) be kept together at all? I would obviously push her to put the Sulcata in a much larger table once she/he gets to that point growth-wise, but it is alright for them to live together for now?
Also, the female that she let me have has an over-grown beak. I think she purchased her off Craigslist. is there a way I can trim her beak myself or is it strictly a veterinary procedure? I've read up on as many care sheets as I can and think I am ready to take this little girl on.