In the case of the box turtles, I think you could be seeing mating behaviors.
Nov 20, 2010
My turtle by: Anonymous
My eastern Box turtle who is 12 years old and is a male keeps biting the shell of my 6 year old female turtl. Why is this??
Nov 01, 2010
fighting tortoises by: Anonymous
I would separate them. At the least, one of them in probably quite unhappy.
You didn't say which sort of tortoise you have. For some, a certain amount of aggression is a form of foreplay. But if one is getting injured, it's unlikely that you are seeing mating behaviors. I mention this just in case I'm wrong about what's gong on.
