I'm thinking this must be the case too. They are opportunistic and they do occasionally eat meat in the wild.i'd guess the tortoise died with it's head out and the others ate what they could , the soft parts …..
I'm thinking this must be the case too. They are opportunistic and they do occasionally eat meat in the wild.i'd guess the tortoise died with it's head out and the others ate what they could , the soft parts …..
Oh my gosh I am so sorry this happened. This is a good place to find good answers.Hello all, I’m new to this forum because I came home today to find that my adult female tortoise had bit the head off of her female cage mate. I keep all 3 of my tortoises in the same cage as a breeding group, (M/F/F). I only occasionally saw fighting before this but nothing I believe to be serious. Here are some pictures.
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I guess my question for the community is, have you ever seen something like this happen to any of your torts?
Very sad.I was thinking of getting a friend for my tort but I think I will play it safe.I have heard that males can be pretty aggressive towards each other.
each other, females, shoes, rocks, walls, pretty much anythingVery sad.I was thinking of getting a friend for my tort but I think I will play it safe.I have heard that males can be pretty aggressive towards each other.
Any tortoise can be aggressive to any tortoise.Very sad.I was thinking of getting a friend for my tort but I think I will play it safe.I have heard that males can be pretty aggressive towards each other.
That's what I was wondering too. A dog or likely a cat being no other chew Mark's like a dog would do more so then a catThose don't look like tortoise inflicted wounds to me. Looks like something a cat or dog would do. I've never seen damage like that inflicted by another tortoise.
Tortoises dont want or need friends. Best to keep single or in a group of one Male to several females and even then they may all need to be housed alone.Very sad.I was thinking of getting a friend for my tort but I think I will play it safe.I have heard that males can be pretty aggressive towards each other.
I wonder if keeping tortoises from the same family can make them less aggressive.
The smell of an alien might spur them to fight.