Kingsnake.com - Herpforum - RE: New addition: quarantine behavior

Posted by: kasie at Tue Jul 11 11:53:13 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kasie ]

I knew that getting another male was not advised because they can fight. That's why it took me so long to find him the right companion (basically, the same species, healthy, not too young and female)! Good to know that females and males do not usually have conflicts, other than getting pestered and needing some alone time - good to know. I will make sure she has a place to "get away" from his amorous advances, and will use it as needed. Thanks! I really hope he's not too obnoxious with her.

Well, I don't breed my pets, so with the non-spayed/neutered animals, I simply take the eggs away so that they do not hatch. I hope this will work with these two. I'm a very diligent, observant and "doting" animal guardian, so I hope to be able to get the eggs after she lays them. I don't plan on making more turtles. Each new animal I take in, I plan for a lifetime of care (and even write them into my will for after I'm gone), and I know my limits as to how many I can care for properly, and give each the individual attention they deserve. Getting a new turtle is a huge deal for me - and I don't plan on adding to the number I have after this. Living in the city of San Francisco, my garden (a rarity it itself) isn't going to be large enough to keep more than two IMO. Once completed, the garden itself will be the turtle enclosure and will be about 500 sq ft or so in size - which will be just about right for the two of them, I hope.

Thanks so much!

Kasie

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