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a few of my tortoise crew!
- Thread starter touie
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HeatherandBenjy
Young Bun
They're all lovely!
Your outside enclosure for them looks fantastic too!
Do they all live in together? (I have no idea whether tortoises are territorial or not?)
Your outside enclosure for them looks fantastic too!
Do they all live in together? (I have no idea whether tortoises are territorial or not?)
touie
Wise Old Thumper
They're all lovely!
Your outside enclosure for them looks fantastic too!
Do they all live in together? (I have no idea whether tortoises are territorial or not?)
At the moment Miss Munchkin and Bramble live together and Pansy and daisy live together, however.... due to Bramble being a different species, when they come out of quarantine Daisy and pansy will live with Munchkin and I am going to get 2 more companions for Bramble!
As for territorial I think mine are all girls that are quite placid, I have heard of males being a bit aggressive, I think you need at least 2 females to each male :shock:
shelley
Mama Doe
Do they live out doors or do they have viv's? Ive been looking into tortoises as im interested in getting one/a pair but ive been a bit put off as most of the info i have read states that they should ideally live outside and i live in a flat with no garden so not sure if they'd be a good pet. I also read they suffer from high stress levels as most are wild caught and i have a 1yr old :? not sure what breed yours are but i was looking as the Russian tortoises
touie
Wise Old Thumper
Mine are inside on bad days and outside on nice days, they wouldn't really do well in a flat. There are some species that come from more tropical climates that may do better in doors, I am afraid that I don't know much about them though, it might be worth asking on shelled warriors forum, I'm sure someone there could help
As for being wild caught 3 of mine are UK captive bred, very placid, friendly and generally not spooked! the other was a rehome probably originally wild caught as she was nervous and hissy when she came to me, she is just as friendly as the others now though
With tortoises it is best to avoid pet shops and go to reputable breeders or rescues
shelley
Mama Doe
Mine are inside on bad days and outside on nice days, they wouldn't really do well in a flat. There are some species that come from more tropical climates that may do better in doors, I am afraid that I don't know much about them though, it might be worth asking on shelled warriors forum, I'm sure someone there could help
As for being wild caught 3 of mine are UK captive bred, very placid, friendly and generally not spooked! the other was a rehome probably originally wild caught as she was nervous and hissy when she came to me, she is just as friendly as the others now though
Thank you for the info! Yes it seems that the more difficult breeds are suitable to keep indoors :roll: reptiles have never done to well in my care unfortunatly although i think ive just been unlucky in the past and ended up with 2 bearded dragons that had problems before i got them so i donr want anything to difficult to look after! I think i'll wait until i get a house with a garden, until then i'll just enjoy the pics of yours :lol:
