yellow foots less popular?

[RayRay]

Why is that?

I think if I were to get one of the foot species I'd get the yellow because they are bigger.

I might some day get a cherryhead tho

 

[Anyfoot]

Why is that?

I think if I were to get one of the foot species I'd get the yellow because they are bigger.

I might some day get a cherryhead tho

Good question. I am fascinated with the yellowfoot. If I ever decide to get a different species it would be the yellowfoot. Kept seperate from my reds.
From what I understand the males are far more aggressive than the redfoot males and generally not as sociable as the reds, I was also told that the females can be boisterous if kept with reds. Although I know someone who as 1 of each that seem to get along.
The above is probably not the reason for not being as popular as the redfoot though. More like availability I suppose.
Be interesting to see what others say.

 

[Tom]

I think its personality and also ease of reproduction.

 

[MPRC]

I'm not sure WHY there are fewer yellows in the hobby, but I know that when I went looking for a tortoise I knew I wanted to get mine 2nd hand so my predominate options were Sullys, Russians and a couple Redfoots (which I fell absolutely in love with). If I see a YF pop up at one of my local rescues I may have to jump on it.

 

[Yvonne G]

They're just not that common in the trade. From my own breeding experience, they are hard to get fertilized eggs and then hard to get the eggs to hatch. Once you have babies, they're pretty much like any other baby, but for every four clutches of eggs I get (1.2 tortoises with 3 very young males), only one clutch develops and hatches. The others either explode in the incubator or sit there for eternity.

 

[Anyfoot]

They're just not that common in the trade. From my own breeding experience, they are hard to get fertilized eggs and then hard to get the eggs to hatch. Once you have babies, they're pretty much like any other baby, but for every four clutches of eggs I get (1.2 tortoises with 3 very young males), only one clutch develops and hatches. The others either explode in the incubator or sit there for eternity.

Do you treat your yellows in the same way as your reds. Diet,humidity and enclosure.

 

[Yvonne G]

Yup. They live next door to each other, with the RF closer to the deep shade of the rainforest and the YF closer to the pond. But basically the same outdoor environment and deff. the same food and water.

 

[dmmj]

I have been a fan of the yellows for a long time now. In fact if @Yvonne G produces any babies next year I'm going to get 2. guaranteed

 

[mike taylor]

Jacqui beat us out on this year's yellows from Yvonne .That's why I didn't even try . ha-ha I think for the most part its the size thing . I know when I did some poking around when I was getting into Tortoise size was a big deal . I started with a female red foot . Because of size and color . Then I kept getting people asking if I wanted more . I said yes so now I have five . Then I found this forum and read up on Tortoises and ended up with two sulcatas . I have people to get yellows from local but would rather trust one of you guys . One day I'll add yellows but it hasn't happened yet .

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Adult size and reproductive yield are likely the biggest reasons, but I also think their captive care requirements are more challenging than the reds, even though they're usually kept the same. In Canada, at least, I see much, much bumpier yellows than reds. I expect because of their more humid natural ranges they are more sensitive to dry husbandry. I imagine tropical rain forest is one of the more difficult climates to reproduce outside the tropics/subtropics but I honestly don't know.

 

[RayRay]

Oh wow that is all interesting. Thank y'all for answering. I had asked before going to work expecting only a couple of replies

 

[Anyfoot]

Adult size and reproductive yield are likely the biggest reasons, but I also think their captive care requirements are more challenging than the reds, even though they're usually kept the same. In Canada, at least, I see much, much bumpier yellows than reds. I expect because of their more humid natural ranges they are more sensitive to dry husbandry. I imagine tropical rain forest is one of the more difficult climates to reproduce outside the tropics/subtropics but I honestly don't know.

Yep. Yellows require it wetter, more dense and I believe a higher protein count.
Have a search for the ones that tortadise raised from juveniles. The word Perfecto springs to mind.

 

[Tom]

I have been a fan of the yellows for a long time now. In fact if @Yvonne G produces any babies next year I'm going to get 2. guaranteed

Two? Why not three? Or just one?

 

[dmmj]

Two? Why not three? Or just one?

because I would like to have 2 to start with

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I see many R/F here in Florida. Every shop sells them and a lot of folks have them and there are "farms" that raise them.
I have not seen one in person in anyones collection and only very seldom see one for sale.
I don't know about unpopular. But they are uncommon.

 

[Yvonne G]

Not to toot my own horn or anything (Yvonne shamelessly searches for Will's thread) but I believe there are still a couple left:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/lemon-drops-a-k-a-yellow-foot-tortoises.131511/

 

[Anyfoot]

Not to toot my own horn or anything (Yvonne shamelessly searches for Will's thread) but I believe there are still a couple left:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/lemon-drops-a-k-a-yellow-foot-tortoises.131511/

Is it only $45 to uk too. . Lol.