If you want to have all of those tortoises, you'll have to take them in and find out what happens. Maybe they'll be OK, maybe they won't. That's why I said you have to be prepared to keep them separately in case they don't get along.

At 4 inches males are getting close to showing signs of maturity. At least in the male hatchling I've raised. My favorite story on this involved leopard geckos and my naivete. I bought two leopards from a chain store. The clerk told me they were females. The way they curled up together at night made me think they were female. Then I introduced a real female. Next day: one bloody male gecko. They were males, and they were OK as long as it was just them. But a mature female brought out the hormones and something had to give.

So watch them and be prepared. Or only purchase the number of torts you can properly keep. There's nothing wrong with having only one tortoise at a time. It's much easier, they do just fine by themselves, they don't need companions, and you can give it all the attention it needs. Saves you money, and gives the tortoise the highest quality of care.

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