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Hi everyone. I'm new to tortoise's but have had a smaller sulcata for a few months now and he's doing great. Was wondering if its ok to keep another species in with him/her? If so does anyone know of any other species that can handle the same temps and set up as my sulcata? Thanks for any help in advance.
Mark

I have kept sulcatas with lepoards and aldabras as there diet and needs are similar. I would not recomend keeping one with any kind of tortoise that eats fruit or meat as this will transfer parisites to the sulcatas as they eat off of the ground alot. As the sulcatas get older watch for aggerssion some will be cool some will want to fight. The sulcata will also most likely grow much faster than the lepoard and there is a reason everybody names there sulcata "Tank". They can be very clumsy and kinda like a bull in a china shop at times so watch out for the others being ruffed up. Give them pleanty of room and that will help them avoid each other. Hope this helps!!!

Thank you very much for that info. I may just get another Sulcata the same size instead of a different species then.
Thanks alot

WELL!! I can say from experience that my tortoise collection has been a challenge.... I keep a sulcata, redfoot, leo, pancake, and 2 greeks!!! as they were all small for a while they were kept for the most part together but in large accomodations... i would have misters in the redfoots part but the rest of them like the dryer areas... I have been critcized for this and not without good reason... i do not regret doing it but it has been more work (that i dont mind doing) because now that my sulcata is bigger he has to be separated from the rest of them. It would be easier to keep the same species and probably better for them as well.. I started my collection as a novice tort owner and new I would eventually have to seperate them but figured i'd worry about that later.... now I have to do it. more yard space, more buildings, more equipment, more everything , and since they are family pets it would be very hard to get rid of any of them.....hmmm well guess I should get of this computer, I got tort pens to build!!!!BUT I LOVE EMMM