Hi, if anyone could offer any advice it would be greatly appreciated!
When i decided to get my tortoises about 4 years ago now, naively i did very little research and am regretting this now. I bought a male and female russian tort (which was a mistake) and they have been fine together for the first three years.
However the male has grown much quicker than the female and has recently started biting her quite often. I’ve now realised that it would’ve been better to get one tortoise however don’t know what to do about the problem.
I don’t want the male terrorising the female as she obviously doesn’t like it and has been trying to get away from him.
However I don’t quite know what to do about it. there’s no way I can cover the cost to by a separate enclosure with the lighting and dont ahve enough room. I love both my torts and would rather not get rid of one of them. Any suggestions?
When i decided to get my tortoises about 4 years ago now, naively i did very little research and am regretting this now. I bought a male and female russian tort (which was a mistake) and they have been fine together for the first three years.
However the male has grown much quicker than the female and has recently started biting her quite often. I’ve now realised that it would’ve been better to get one tortoise however don’t know what to do about the problem.
I don’t want the male terrorising the female as she obviously doesn’t like it and has been trying to get away from him.
However I don’t quite know what to do about it. there’s no way I can cover the cost to by a separate enclosure with the lighting and dont ahve enough room. I love both my torts and would rather not get rid of one of them. Any suggestions?