1.1 ratio with hermans?

[alley cat]

Originally Posted by EJ

You're wrong... move on.

Ooooowww, touched a raw nerve have I

[EJ]

I wish... provided your cute and sexy.

Originally Posted by alley cat

Ooooowww, touched a raw nerve have I

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by tortydat

I don't think it is a natural ratio as in the wild they would rarely come across each other so forcing then together all the time wouldn't work for the female IMO. I have a ratio of 9:2 and that just about works for mine.

Mary

2.9 is about right , thats about the ratio i aim for

[alley cat]

Originally Posted by EJ

I wish... provided your cute and sexy.

You will never find out

[EJ]

You might want to explain how this ratio cam about.

Originally Posted by NATURALIS

2.9 is about right , thats about the ratio i aim for

[Levi]

Originally Posted by EJ

Still... kick in a little common sense. A male will only enciounter a sigle female in the wild.

In captivity... if the habitat is too restricted... breeding is not encouraged. If the habitat is sufficient a pair has more than enough room.

Very true and I suppose you can agree that if we turn this around a female will only encounter a single male in the wild. But this single wild female may not encounter a male tortoise everyday, in fact as the "wild" is such a large habitat she may not come across another tortoise for many days.
Is this likely to happen in your sufficiently large captive 1:1 habitat ?

I'm all for common sense EJ.

[TBH123]

First of all i would like to say thankyou to everyone that replied. Nice mixed views as always!

I only asked as a matter of interest i wasnt actually thinking of placing an adult pair in together permanently. I was merely asking out of interest about who has encountered any problems with this ratio.

I also love how the threads i start seem to get people angry lol! I will try not to make future posts so anger inducing lol

Again thankyou