1. If one is a male turtle, and it starts fanning(the exposing of the reproductive organs) , the other turtle may bite its reproductive organ, resulting in a very serious injury or death.
2. They are opposite genders. Lets say one mates with the other one. The owner doesn't know it. The female has no place to lay her eggs. She becomes egg-bound and dies.
3. Aggression. Fluttering is a common sign of aggression, not just for affection or mating. The constant movement in front of one turtle's face will anger or annoy the turtle, causing biting and serious injury.
4. One turtle is much bigger than the other, and it hogs all the food, starving the other to death.
5.If one turtle gets a disease, and if it's contagious , the other turtle may get it too. Therefore, the vet bill will not be pretty, as you have to pay to treat two turtles.
I'm pretty sure these are not all the possibilities, so feel free to post some more hazards.
The point of this is to get owners that plan on keeping more than one turtle in the same enclosure to really think about their decision (sp?)
If you do, however, plan to keep multiple turtles together, be prepared to get a separate enclosure.
And if you do want another turtle, think about adopting one first. There are thousands of homeless animals out there, so please give them a chance
Thank you for reading!
