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    UV lamp - necessary with time outside?

    I completely understand what you're saying. I guess I just assumed I'd get at least a year out of it. I bought it 50% off so I shouldn't have a problem selling it used for at least what I invested in it. Hopefully by then we will have a yard to work with. At what SCL should I move him/her out of...
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    UV lamp - necessary with time outside?

    Wow, really? I was following a guideline I read on this site (I'll have to try and find it) that a general rule is 8 shell lengths by 4 shell lengths. Assuming a 2 in starting size, and 2 inches growth in one year, that should give me at least one year, maybe two? I could keep them in that until...
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    UV lamp - necessary with time outside?

    I think we will be buying a hatchling (I found one local breeder and there's a reptile store with a RF that's a few months old. Is that size adequate for at least a year for one that's young? We can return the cage if it won't work, but I read online somewhere that it would be adequate for young...
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    UV lamp - necessary with time outside?

    I am trying to get everything together so that we can bring home a redfoot tortoise at some point within the next month. I have a glass terrarium that is 36L x 18W x 16H. We live in Florida and we have a small patio that we plan to let our tort explore during the day when either myself or my...
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    Are these Cherryheads or Northern Redfoots?

    Yeah, that's what I thought too, but when I googled cherry head plastron I found some pictures that seemed to have lighter ones, so I was a bit unsure lol.
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    Are these Cherryheads or Northern Redfoots?

    I found a local tortoise breeder, and they sent me some pictures. They said they were CHRF, but I'm not too keen on how to tell the difference. I have a slight preference for the look of the cherry's, but the price tag on the RF is a lot nicer (around $100 vs $150-$200). Any input? Do they look...
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    Combining two 10 gallon tanks?

    We actually found a glass terrarium on sale today at Petco! It is a Zilla cage, 36Lx18Wx16H, 50% off. Spent $68 (which included tax) and there's a $15 mail in rebate so it will cost us $53 in the end. We still have the receipt and everything if you all think that is not an adequate size, but it...
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    Combining two 10 gallon tanks?

    Lol you are absolutely right, I obviously can't add today. I like the look of the glass better, so I was trying to find a way to make that work. Likely this would be for a young RF, not an adult. We would be moving him/her to an outdoor enclosure after a year or so.
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    Combining two 10 gallon tanks?

    We are planning on bringing home a Redfoot or Cherryhead RF at the end of April. I want to get an enclosure set up in the near future so we can tweak it to have the right temperature and humidity before bringing home any tort. I know that 10 Gal tanks are two small, but what if you combined...
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    New - considering a redfoot!

    As long as he/she will be fine alone, I would prefer just one! I don't want to get myself in deeper than I can handle lol
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    New - considering a redfoot!

    We are very open to getting a tortoise that isn't a hatchling! How old is a tortoise that you would consider "well established"? Our goal is to keep them on our patio in some type of enclosure and then move to a yard once we move out of the apartment :)
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    Hello! I'm in the South FL area and looking for information about redfoots and cherry head...

    Hello! I'm in the South FL area and looking for information about redfoots and cherry head tortoises. We are looking to purchase one towards the end of April. Do you have tortoises available or know of a reputable source?
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    New - considering a redfoot!

    Thank you for the input! Very appreciated. If we have it our way, we will have a larger yard either next year or shortly after. Thank you for quantifying the space requirements. I'll have to sticky that in my notes. Just curious, can reds and yellows be housed together? Or are they...
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    New - considering a redfoot!

    Hello! My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting a tortoise since we met nearly 3 years ago (I joked that I wanted a land turtle as a guard dog). I *adore* tortoises and we have an almost 2 year old that is in love with turtles. Today kind of sold it for us today - we took her to a...
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