Russiantortylady
Active Member
So sorry for your loss, i just proves that I guess one of them snapped............
Hi I'm new to this website and I've never seen anything like this before. My male Moroccan Greek Tortoise, Koopa will often beat up (ram or bite) my other tort, a female Sulcata, Roxie. But I didn't know it could be this lethal. Were they outside when this happened? I so it could have been a cat or something. Are they all the same species? If not depending on their size and bit force it could be possible one of her tank mates did this.
Sorry about your loss.
Please be sure that you’re tortoises do not have access to each other. Tortoises, especially the species you listed, are solitary creatures that should never be kept in pairs. In addition, it is extremely dangerous for species to be mixed because of their different care and pathogens, which can be fatal to either tortoise.
If they are being housed together, definitely get them separated. They should never be in a position where they’re able to attack each other, or come in contact in general.
I tend to agree with this assessment.i'd guess the tortoise died with it's head out and the others ate what they could , the soft parts …..
Thank you for sharing what must have been a harrowing experience.I'm late to this post but I feel like this might be useful to anyone thinking of keeping 2 together in future (even a male with females)
I purchased my 2 Russians from the same pet shop the same day and they were kept in the same cage with one other. I'm moving in 3 weeks and the pet shop owner, who seemed a really knowledgeable guy, said that as they've always been together that they're be fine together for another few months. At first they were ok. Then small things happened like one laying on the food bowl, always watching each other, climbing on each other stuff like that. I just thought they were "friends" I've never had torts and was naive. Then one day the female (who's a good inch smaller than the male) came up and layed her head on the front of his shell. I watched and thought how cute it was and maybe I should take a pic. Next thing I know she stands up tall stretches out her head and gets right in the front of his shell and bites down HARD on the skin between his head and shoulder right inside the shell. He couldn't retract or anything as she chomped. I picked them up and could barely separate them. I'm convinced she was trying to kill him as she would not release even when I picked them both up. It was horrible I'm so glad I was there. I separated them immediately and never let them even see each other. I'm lucky she didn't do any damage as they're only a year old. If she'd been bigger or I wasn't there it'd probably be a similar story. The pet shop owner said he'd never seen or heard anything like it and they were fine together with the other female.
Hi I'm new to this website and I've never seen anything like this before. My male Moroccan Greek Tortoise, Koopa will often beat up (ram or bite) my other tort, a female Sulcata, Roxie. But I didn't know it could be this lethal. Were they outside when this happened? I so it could have been a cat or something. Are they all the same species? If not depending on their size and bit force it could be possible one of her tank mates did this.
Sorry about your loss.
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.