One may carry diseases viruses or parasites that may not bother it too much but could sicken or kill another species. A larger species may bully a smaller species.
We keep our tortoises either on beech woodchips or ProReps Tortoise Life substrate.
Can horsefield tortoises live together. The breeding season for Horsefield tortoises is in spring and you should place your tortoises together during this time. During the Summer the tortoises happily and peacefully lived outside in the large tortoise garden I built them. Theyll probably be territorial in general not because of mating especially if theyre in a small terrarium.
Never try to make both live together. Horsfields tortoises should always be kept on a dry substrate so not to increase the humidity inside their enclosure too much. If they are housed together throughout the year you may be able to stimulate breeding behaviour by separating the tortoises for a few weeks prior to reuniting them.
M-Sat 9am-9pm CST Sun 10am 8pm CST. Of course they interact with other tortoises to mate but keeping multiple Russian Tortoises can lead to problems. Leopard geckos and Horsefield tortoises have similar needs but are different enough to warrant the two not being housed together.
So choose various pieces of natural wood or decoration to enable them to do this. Tortoise do not climb but they do like to dig and burrow. Find out what a tortoise really needs.
Keeping tortoises together is fairly common with hobbiests but alot of room is needed for each turtle and they must be closely monitored for a while to see how they react to each otherTorts can easily be solitary animals. Apart from the outdoor enclosure problems there is also the risk of cross contamination between the two species. Axolotl prefers between 50-60.
Therefore housing them together with either Russian or Hermann tortoises may result in severe injury and at times death during mating. Tortoises in the Testudo genus are especially known for being territorial. Named by my daughter.
A basking spot at about 90-95 F 32-35 C should be provided with temperature gradient down to about 70 F 21 C. Your Tortoises will appreciate the occasional bathe. Tortoises are an exotic pet that requires a long-term commitment and can live for many decades if properly cared for.
Should I Keep my Tortoise Outdoors VS Indoor Housing. Horsefield tortoises are very aggressive during mating. Tortoises and hedgehogs are unlikely to live together comfortably.
Both are easily stressed by having another reptile in their environment. I suggest that you stick to one species and learn everything about it to properly care for that kind of turtle. Tortoise might change its food at intervals making it uncomfortable for the axolotl and axolotls water temperature is lower than Horsefield.
Do Horsefield Tortoise Eat Axolotl. Yes Horsefield can eat axolotl it is a great choice for your pet totally safe. Also horsfields can be agressive and so probably wouldnt mix well with hermanns anyway because of that issue.
This way they are less likely to fight and the bullying will be divided a little among them. Provide an enclosure at least 2 feet by 4 feet with sandsoil as a substrate ideally deep enough to allow burrowing. Keeping Hermann Horsefield Tortoises Together Ive heard again and again on this forum that the general consensus is that its NOT a good idea to house different species together.
Horsefield tortoises are a popular choice for a pet as they are can withstand cold temperatures better than other species and so can live in most types of climate. Overall the environments that these two animals require are quite different so its a real challenge for a tortoise and a hedgehog to live together. A hide box should be placed at the cooler end.
At least for testudo species if you want to keep multiple females together you should get 3 or more. You can drastically decrease the chances of this happening by making sure that they have enough food enough space and that they feel comfortable in the enclosure so they need to have the right temperature and humidity. The absolute minimum space requirement for a single tortoise is 4 foot by 2 foot or 12 metres by 06 metres.
Although we as their owners might think that theyd get lonely or crave companionship thats just not how tortoises are wired. Both need that space away from other reptiles. Even if your ratio of males and females is correct your tortoises will still quite literally be living on top of one another if their enclosure is too small.
As Arnie has said its a no-no. While its possible for more than one tortoise to live together its not really encouraged. I do so once a month in the summer less in the winter if I dont hibernate them.
Outdoor Eligibility and Requirements Housing outdoors is recommended because they are in their natural element. Tortoises are generally solitary creatures. Russian tortoises dont tend to do well if indoors all the time.
They are available from a large number of pet stores. Keeping two or more female tortoises together is generally fine and keeping one male with two or more females can also work. This is because tortoises are naturally solitary creatures from a very young age.
Theoretically you could have tortoises from different species live together but even if you do everything right there is a chance that the tortoises will hate each other for no apparent reason. Multiple tortoises of the same species can happily be kept together As mentioned above keeping more than one tortoise of precisely the same species does not in theory carry any risk of cross contamination of infection provided of course that neither is harboring an infection that does affect the. Each species has its own unique pathogens which another species may not be immune to.
Hedgehogs are more social but they could be at risk from the salmonella that many tortoises carry. They can live both inside and outside but you will need to ensure that you provide your pet with a habitat where they can thrive. Keeping a Russian and a Hermann tortoise together is also a bad.
Natural sunlight provides calcium metabolism you can have larger areas of housing and you can grow food as well as other live plants.
So choose various pieces of natural wood or decoration to enable them to do this. Keeping Hermann Horsefield Tortoises Together Ive heard again and again on this forum that the general consensus is that its NOT a good idea to house different species together.
I suggest that you stick to one species and learn everything about it to properly care for that kind of turtle.
Can horsefield tortoise live together. At least for testudo species if you want to keep multiple females together you should get 3 or more. Outdoor Eligibility and Requirements Housing outdoors is recommended because they are in their natural element. While the aquatic turtle can easily roam on land a tortoise can not live in water.
The absolute minimum space requirement for a single tortoise is 4 foot by 2 foot or 12 metres by 06 metres. Tortoises tend to be solitary by nature but keeping two tortoises together in one enclosure should be fine provided you stick to the gender rules and monitor them regularly during their first few weeks together. Leopard geckos and Horsefield tortoises have similar needs but are different enough to warrant the two not being housed together.
During the Summer the tortoises happily and peacefully lived outside in the large tortoise garden I built them. Two males are a bit more troublesome. A larger species may bully a smaller species.
Although we as their owners might think that theyd get lonely or crave companionship thats just not how tortoises are wired. They absolutely cannot live together even if the living habitats are connected by a little bit that means the tortoise could drown with ease. Horsefield tortoises are a popular choice for a pet as they are can withstand cold temperatures better than other species and so can live in most types of climate.
Provide an enclosure at least 2 feet by 4 feet with sandsoil as a substrate ideally deep enough to allow burrowing. A problem that could arise is that tortoises are not usually friendly towards each other but this is a general characteristic of tortoises it has nothing to do with the difference in species. We keep our tortoises either on beech woodchips or ProReps Tortoise Life substrate.
Different tortoise species can live together as long as all of their different needs are fulfilled. Ideally you should keep two tortoises together only if they are both females. Can Horsefield Tortoise eat Axis.
Yes Horsefield can eat axolotl it is a great choice for your pet totally safe. The breeding season for Horsefield tortoises is in spring and you should place your tortoises together during this time. Natural sunlight provides calcium metabolism you can have larger areas of housing and you can grow food as well as other live plants.
Well the truth is that tortoises are solitary animals and even in the wild they dont really spend a lot of time interacting with others although of course coming across other tortoises is a natural part of life so there is certainly no harm in keeping a group of females of the same species together so long as the conditions and room are as close to those found in the wild as possible. Horsfields tortoises should always be kept on a dry substrate so not to increase the humidity inside their enclosure too much. Even if your ratio of males and females is correct your tortoises will still quite literally be living on top of one another if their enclosure is too small.
Should I Keep my Tortoise Outdoors VS Indoor Housing. Posted November 20 2015. Two males can live together but they do require some supervision.
Can multiple tortoises live together. Russian tortoises dont tend to do well if indoors all the time. Both are easily stressed by having another reptile in their environment.
Tortoises are solitary territorial animals. This is because tortoises are naturally solitary creatures from a very young age. Both need that space away from other reptiles.
They can live both inside and outside but you will need to ensure that you provide your pet with a habitat where they can thrive. Keeping a group of females together doesnt usually cause problems. Never try to make both live together.
If they are housed together throughout the year you may be able to stimulate breeding behaviour by separating the tortoises for a few weeks prior to reuniting them. Can Multiple Tortoises Live Together. Tortoise do not climb but they do like to dig and burrow.
Keeping tortoises together is fairly common with hobbiests but alot of room is needed for each turtle and they must be closely monitored for a while to see how they react to each otherTorts can easily be solitary animals. Tortoise might change its food at intervals making it uncomfortable for the axolotl and axolotls water temperature is lower than Horsefield. While its possible for more than one tortoise to live together its not really encouraged.
One may carry diseases viruses or parasites that may not bother it too much but could sicken or kill another species. No You cant mix them and in fact they need a completely different outdoor set up to Herman tortoise as they are famous for being little Houdinis they can climb and tunnel so a secure pen is paramount as they can burrow upto 30 feet underground so the enclosure needs to be as secure underground as above. A basking spot at about 90-95 F 32-35 C should be provided with temperature gradient down to about 70 F 21 C.
This way they are less likely to fight and the bullying will be divided a little among them. Paulrogers88 PetForums Newbie. They are available from a large number of pet stores.
Do Horsefield Tortoise Eat Axolotl. Despite what people think male tortoises can be very aggressive and vicious.
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