Tortoise suprise

[rach23679]

Hi my name is Rach I have 3 horsefield tortoise 2 male 1 female I have just found this out I thought I had 2 female 1 male I have a large outdoor enclosure but now have to seperate all 3 so realistically how much space does each tortoise need thanks

 

[JoesMum]

Hello and welcome to TFO

Russians are active little torts, so the short answer is a minimum of 8' x 4 ' per tort enclosure for a single tort, but preferably more than that

Please take a look at the guides put together by some of our species experts

Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

Russian (Horsfield Care Sheet)
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/

Please don't feel tempted to keep two as a pair. Three can be a crowd, but two is far worse
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...together-a-lesson-learned-the-hard-way.94114/

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi Rach

 

[bouaboua]

Hello and Welcome to the forum.

 

[Momof4]

Welcome to TFO!!

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome Rach !

 

[Pearly]

Warm welcome from Texas

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Hi and welcome. I am in the same situation. But, am looking for more females. Good luck with your tortoises. This is the best place to be for any info you might need.

 

[Tom]

Give them as much space as you can.

Are you sure of the sexes? Sometimes females will "behave" very male-like. If you post pics of their tails and anal scutes, we can confirm the sexes for you. You might just have a dominant female.

 

[TortoiseWarrior]

Welcome to the Forum