Recently fighting?

[William Bjerglund]

Hi my two russians and they are used to live together but very recently my big tortoise has been biting my other one in both leg and head is this normal or do i need to do something i am just worried that my smaller one might get a disease from some of the bites

 

[TechnoCheese]

Hi my two russians and they are used to live together but very recently my big tortoise has been biting my other one in both leg and head is this normal or do i need to do something i am just worried that my smaller one might get a disease from some of the bites

Tortoises, especially Russians, are solitary, territorial creatures that should never be kept in pairs. They need to be separated ASAP, and each given their own properly sized(8x4 foot)enclosures.

Please give these a read-
Russian Tortoise Care Sheet https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/

 

[Tom]

Hi my two russians and they are used to live together but very recently my big tortoise has been biting my other one in both leg and head is this normal or do i need to do something i am just worried that my smaller one might get a disease from some of the bites

You need to separate them RIGHT NOW. Today. Tortoises should never be kept in pairs, and Russians are one of the worst for this.

 

[Yvonne G]

I have personally seen little russian tortoises with no eyelids because his "partner" bit them off.

 

[wellington]

Second, third, and fourth the advice. And it does need to be now.

 

[Changa]

I have personally seen little russian tortoises with no eyelids because his "partner" bit them off.

this is typically normal
My husband are not on same page with separating sulcata I won I have separated them with their own space with the advice of this forum thank u