hya i am in a bit of bother with my tortoises i have 2 male and 2 female horsefields,i put my male with the new female i got on the weekend they were great all night ,then in the morning they were butting shells,if they bite each other can they do damage,now the other male and female get along fine,and of course my males wont go together at all,any advice will be appreciated....
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RE: tortoise sense
Male tortoises can be VERY "randy" (I understand that that's the British term
), so it's usually a good idea to keep at least 2 females w/ a male, just so he won't expend all his "carnal glee" upon one female constantly.
Sometimes 1m/1f is a death sentence for the female.
maggi said:
Male tortoises can be VERY "randy" (I understand that that's the British term
), so it's usually a good idea to keep at least 2 females w/ a male, just so he won't expend all his "carnal glee" upon one female constantly.Sometimes 1m/1f is a death sentence for the female.
That would be my suggestion. If you can swap them out every now and then that can work too. Just try and keep the 1:2 ratio at all times.
No one can make that decision for you, Maggi. You will have to be the one who decides if they aren't getting along and if they're unhappy as is.
Ditto on what Yvonne said I don't know what space you have available and all...but you can certainly house them appropriately
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