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    Redfoot hatchling- all okay?

    Thanks for the info on the clutches. I guess I should have looked that up! Lol! Also, I agree that most tortoise species are not communal, but redfoots are unique in that regard, at least as far as I've read and researched. They are communal and social. In the wild, they are frequently found...
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    Redfoot hatchling- all okay?

    Thank you, yes, I'm concerned about her as well. We've separated them at different times when he seems overly "interested." I've read that we should have 2 females to every male, but I don't think our indoor setup is big enough for that. So, I'm not willing to add another tort until we can...
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    Redfoot hatchling- all okay?

    I have a few questions. I've read multiple posts and watched videos about how to handle a hatchling during the first week. I'm on week 2 and wondering what's next... here's the progress. - Kept him in an incubator with the other eggs for the first week. Humidity around 80-90% using a...
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    Female digging nest 1 month after laying eggs

    My redfoot has been digging a nest two nights in a row. However, she laid eggs just one month ago. Could she have another clutch this soon?? I didn't think that was possible.
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    Black ring on tortoise

    I know this is a late reply, but my tortoise got those black rings when I started feeding him Mazuri tortoise diet. Unfortunately, it had much worse side effects than just the darker growth ring too. The scutes "sank" down in some places an deformed in others. His shell was permanently damaged...
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    Peeling shell around new growth

    Also, that one scute in the second photo (above his tail) seems sunken in. I don’t remember that ever being like that, but I might not have looked closely before. It might have been that way all along and I’m just now freaking out and noticing every little thing. Is that normal? He just reached...
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    Peeling shell around new growth

    My Redfoot Tortoise is 11 years old and we’ve never seen anything like this before. During his last round of growth, the “seams” of his shell (Sorry, don’t know the right terminology) grew in black or turned black and started peeling off. Only things that changed were 1) we used a ceramic heat...
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    Coughing or hiccups?

    Yes! No worries! He has an indoor habitat! I use cypress mulch to keep humidity up and he has his heat lamp , plus a UV light, a hide, and a huge water bowl (pool). I only let him roam around the kitchen when I’ve swept it clean immediately before taking him out, blocked off all the exits to the...
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    Coughing or hiccups?

    Thank you!! No watery eyes or nose, thank goodness, and last night he ate like a teenager! Probably from not having eaten the last two days. He just kept chasing me around the kitchen for more. I’ll raise the temp like you said and watch him carefully. Thanks a bunch!!
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    Coughing or hiccups?

    Backstory: My red foot tortoise usually stays indoors, except to go for long walks in a big corral every other day. The other day, he was outside and the weather dropped dramatically in just a couple of hours. It got down to maybe 50 degrees before I figured it out and got him inside. The next...
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    Cypress Mulch blend okay?

    Yes! This is what I bought...
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    Cypress Mulch blend okay?

    Just tossing this out one more time. Anyone else use the Home Depot cypress mulch blend and found it to be fine? I'm second guessing myself now. Maybe I've always bought a blend and not realized it. I have looked up other bags of cypress mulch and can't see anything that looks familiar other...
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    Cypress Mulch blend okay?

    Thanks for the links!! Yes, he whistles! But not chronic, ongoing wheezing from illness. He has simply figured out how to whistle at us when he wants out or wants food, or wants to be pet. Yes, this crazy tortoise is like a dog and loves to be pet on his neck and head. Will actually "beg" by...
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    Cypress Mulch blend okay?

    Oh wow! Thanks! I have already taken him out of the substrate. He was whistling to me at night, which he rarely does. Usually he whistles in the mornings or when he wants out for a trek around the yard in the afternoons. I figured something was amiss. Maybe the fumes were getting to him. He's...
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