outside enclosure sharing?

tortoiseboy · 21-02-2008, 03:31 PM

I was just wondering is it ok for more than one species to share the same garden?
thanks
tortoise boy

kaz9t9 · 21-02-2008, 03:50 PM

how do you mean? freeroaming or enclosures? the same rules apply for mixing species whether they are inside or out

tortoiseboy · 21-02-2008, 03:52 PM

free roaming

Any ideaS?

Henry-flash · 21-02-2008, 04:15 PM

I'm not sure how being inside or outside makes a difference. The same rule of not mixing species still applies.

tortoiseboy · 21-02-2008, 04:21 PM

In the wild there are more than 1 species of tortoise in one place so im not sure if it counts.

Toni115 · 21-02-2008, 04:49 PM

but not all species come from the same place in the wild
what species are you talking about?

sandy · 21-02-2008, 05:05 PM

This would be mixing speices, which is a no no. There are tortoises that cross over, but that
does not mean in a small space such as a garden. And its only certain speices.
Would advise against mixing speices.

tortoiseboy · 21-02-2008, 07:07 PM

ok thanks

Belinda · 23-02-2008, 06:31 PM

Guinea pigs seem to live ahppily with tortoises though in an outside enclosure, mine are the best of friends!

SpanishD · 23-02-2008, 06:38 PM

Belinda.....do your tortoise and guinea pig share the same enclosure?

This is really not a good idea...they could pick up bugs from each other and should be kept seperate.

21-02-2008, 03:31 PM	#1
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	outside enclosure sharing? I was just wondering is it ok for more than one species to share the same garden? thanks tortoise boy

21-02-2008, 03:50 PM	#2
kaz9t9 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southend-on-sea Posts: 1,449	how do you mean? freeroaming or enclosures? the same rules apply for mixing species whether they are inside or out __________________ Kristy

21-02-2008, 04:15 PM	#4
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I'm not sure how being inside or outside makes a difference. The same rule of not mixing species still applies. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

21-02-2008, 04:49 PM	#6
Toni115 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ongar Essex Posts: 3,203	but not all species come from the same place in the wild what species are you talking about? __________________ Toni xx Proud owner of 1 redfoot, 1 moggy, 1 very stupid dog, 1 dwarf Lop, 2 leopard geckos and two teenage girls!

21-02-2008, 05:05 PM	#7
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	This would be mixing speices, which is a no no. There are tortoises that cross over, but that does not mean in a small space such as a garden. And its only certain speices. Would advise against mixing speices. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

21-02-2008, 03:52 PM	#3
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	free roaming Any ideaS?

21-02-2008, 04:21 PM	#5
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	In the wild there are more than 1 species of tortoise in one place so im not sure if it counts.

21-02-2008, 07:07 PM	#8
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	ok thanks

23-02-2008, 06:31 PM	#9
Belinda Member Hatchling Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sat infront of the computer. Posts: 588	Guinea pigs seem to live ahppily with tortoises though in an outside enclosure, mine are the best of friends!

23-02-2008, 06:38 PM	#10
SpanishD Member Juvenile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 812	Belinda.....do your tortoise and guinea pig share the same enclosure? This is really not a good idea...they could pick up bugs from each other and should be kept seperate. __________________ Louise and Daisy (13) Keeper of leopard tortoises Springer spaniel......Molly Blue and Gold Macaw.....Merlin Blue fronted Amazon......Monty Love Bird....Scooby

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