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russian tortoise- male/female dynamics

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Question
i have owned two males for over a year. i recently got one female. she is much younger and wieghs about 130 grams less then them. i would love to put them all in the same cage, however, after putting them outside to socalize for a few minutes they got aggressive- not suprising considering how long it has been since either has seen a female. the males were trying to bite each others heads and each bit our 'little girls' leg very hard. if we put them all in the same cage will they resolve this without any serious injury?  

Answer
The answers will lie in time and space.

Make sure the space is quite large- plenty of room for them to find their own spaces, and to withdraw if desired.

Time means it would probably be good to introduce her for short periods to start, and longer each time things go well.

Good luck!