Recent content by Heather B

Thanks for the encouragement. I am really attached to the old girl {not that old, really. only 15} I am hoping that since she can roam and enjoy the great outdoors more she will pop them out.

She is on the move- this looks weirdly shaped.

TurtleSteve, here is an update on egg retaining redfoot. I re-homed the larger (empty) tort to a great home. The tort has now laid a few more of the eggs, but definitely not all of them. She is eating well and active. Now that the weather here in NW Ohio has warmed up, she has spent several days...

I'll add more sand tomorrow. There is a ceramic heat emitter directly over the nest box for her. I appreciate your advice. I am afraid that I may be coming to the conclusion that I may need to re-home the larger of the two (the one without eggs). I would need to build an entirely new structure...

Well, Turtle Steve, I got the x-rays and made all the modifications to my enclosure. As you can see one of the torts is full of eggs! However, I am sad to report she has yet to lay any of them. The vet recommended giving her a drug to start contractions but I am hesitant as it has the potential...

Well, Turtle Steve, I got the x-rays and made all the modifications to my enclosure. As you can see one of the torts is full of eggs! However, I am sad to report she has yet to lay any of them. The vet recommended giving her a drug to start contractions but I am hesitant as it has the potential...

Should I consider re-homing one of them or will they be fine if they truly are both female? My daughter heard "strange noises" and saw one mounted on top of the other several times over the last two summers in their outdoor enclosure. Could one just be acting male to dominate the other?

I thank you for the great suggestions. I do have a ceramic heat emitter in the enclosure now in addition to the red bulb. I will change the red bulb out asap.

Here is the inside/outside views. It measures 4×8ft. Plastic is to keep up humidity and trap heat. I know there isn't near enough substrate now.

So, what is this- a pair of females or a male female duo?

Thank you very much for your kind attention to my problem. Here are the two carapace photos. I know that their substrate is very shallow in their indoor enclosure, which now seems to be at least one of the problems.

Hello, I have owned a pair of Redfoot torts for over ten years. I am unsure of the sex of them, however, as least one of them must be female. Over the past two years I have found a number of eggs in their enclosures (outdoor in summer, indoor in winter as we live in northern Ohio). We tried...

Oh, so cute! My daughter was decorating the larger of our two with dandelions. Dressed up for Easter Sunday!