in the future?

[alicia]

in the future i would like to get another leopard tortoise to go in with bobby (he is also a leopard tortoise)
could you please talk me through what i would have to do, is it a quarentine??

would i have to get one from the breeder i got bobby from?

also if my bob does turn out to be a male what would be best to put with him as i dont want 2 males fighting or i dont want one female getting harrased all the time

many thanks

alice.

[sandy]

Quarrenteening is keeping the two torts seperate, for about six months. This is because the
new tortoise has to get used to new surroundings and home. This can bring out stress, which
in turn can (not definite) bring on RNS or other problems. If you got the tortoise from some
where other than where you got the first one, then they could well have mixed torts, again
this can cause health problems.
So getting another leopard from the same breeder would help. But idealy it would have to be
from another blood line.

[geordie mark]

otherwise you will have inbred tortoises a.k.a MACKEMS ! lol

anyway youre talking years aint you 16.. youre still at school (unless youre a young gun !)
just wait unless your parents gaffe is a big place with a big garden we have 6 i am personally responsible for 1 hermann and 1 leopard although we all share in the duties ... so when i move out ill most likely be going for a flat with the house prices as they are ! although the housing market is at a standstill and were facing a recession, a think ill leave my leo atleast at home till im properly on my feet and have a house decent enough too cope with him

[alicia]

hi thanks for your help, dont worrie i dont want another one untill i get my own house so i have room but i just wanted to know what the wait of 6 months was.

thanks.

[geordie mark]

haha are well ...
like a say mine are stopping at home when a move out am thinking of getting me own flat next year like most definately .. sick of veing under the same roof as these lot !