why is my russian tortse doin this?

my male russian tortise has been biting my female vishously i want ant expert to tell me why?

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Dec 25, 2009
 Biting male tortoise
by: Anonymous

There could be two reasons.

1. There might no be enough space for two tortoises.
2. He might want to mate.

In either case, it's important to give the female enough space to get away and enough places to hide to stay safe. Otherwise she will become too stressed.

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