Hey guys I have an issue with my redfoots. I hope it’s a small issue and able to be fixed however I’m unsure. I’ve got 3 red foots and the smallest of the lot seems to be trying to bite the others at every opportunity he is given. He seems to go behind them and bite their legs and shell. Why is he doing this? Is it normal? Should I be worried? Is it the way he’s wired up? It doesn’t make sense because any other time they seem happy! But when there is a tortoise in his path he try’s to bite them! As see. In photo, eating together with no issues. And then the second photo is the culprit biting the others. If I need to get rid of him, I’d rather sell him now than keep him and risk the health of my other torts as they could get injured when he’s bigger. I only thought aggression was bad in Testudo species but I’ve seen it in this little guy!
Red foot biting
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Braeden p
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There being territorial and that is why they are biting and the best way is to separate them or more space.
Red foot tortoises are generally less prone to this than some other species, but I've seen a few notable exceptions over the years.
You need to separate them. And you don't want a pair either, so it looks like three enclosures for you.
You need to separate them. And you don't want a pair either, so it looks like three enclosures for you.
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As Tom said.
Even Redfoot aren't exempt from that rule.
Unfortunately even mild bullying can be very stressful to all tortoises involved.
Sickness can result from stress.
Even if you had a harmonious group, you'd need a couple of hundred square feet for 3 adults.
And pairs do not work. Not even for most Redfoot.
Even Redfoot aren't exempt from that rule.
Unfortunately even mild bullying can be very stressful to all tortoises involved.
Sickness can result from stress.
Even if you had a harmonious group, you'd need a couple of hundred square feet for 3 adults.
And pairs do not work. Not even for most Redfoot.
There's always one jerk in the crowd.
I was kinda giggling...it sounds more like a Russian than a Redfoot...lol
Ben02
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I find that tortoises can be jerks in general
And on another note: are the back feet, butt or tails of your other babies especially colorful. Perhaps like a favorite food color? Try some food of this color and see if this little guy really goes for it. It may be as simple as that?
He might be perfectly innocent?.
He might be perfectly innocent?.
Second picture only shows one tortoise?
By the time we all viewed he had gobbled the other one up! ?
