Tortoise and Turtle in same enclosure?

Valerie · 16-07-2009, 03:04 PM

Today my kids have been on a school trip and said there was a Hermann tortoise and a Mud turtle in the same enclosure. They said there was a shallow dish of water in there for both the tort and turtle to paddle in. Is this possible?

Helen M · 16-07-2009, 03:09 PM

I wouldn't think its a good thing at all

Helen xx

Valerie · 16-07-2009, 04:28 PM

Looking at their pics it looks like a land turtle (box turtle maybe) in the same enclosure as a hermann tortoise. I've looked at their enclosure needs and they are almost the same so I suppose it wouldnt be impossible. If they were both checked over by a vet first (which I assume they would be in a zoo) maybe it's possible.

Paulg1 · 16-07-2009, 05:45 PM

both species require completly different conditions. One of them will suffer for it unfortuneately.

16-07-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	Tortoise and Turtle in same enclosure? Today my kids have been on a school trip and said there was a Hermann tortoise and a Mud turtle in the same enclosure. They said there was a shallow dish of water in there for both the tort and turtle to paddle in. Is this possible? __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

16-07-2009, 04:28 PM	#3
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	Looking at their pics it looks like a land turtle (box turtle maybe) in the same enclosure as a hermann tortoise. I've looked at their enclosure needs and they are almost the same so I suppose it wouldnt be impossible. If they were both checked over by a vet first (which I assume they would be in a zoo) maybe it's possible. __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

16-07-2009, 05:45 PM	#4
Paulg1 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,116	both species require completly different conditions. One of them will suffer for it unfortuneately. __________________ 0.1.0 G. sulcata/Larry 0.1.0 G. pardalis babcocki/Leo 1.0.0 G. pardalis pardalis/Tino "Stop the world, I want to get off!"

16-07-2009, 03:09 PM	#2
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	I wouldn't think its a good thing at all Helen xx

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