Recent content by shelli2012

Thanks Everyone!!! I'm still so new at this, so it's nice to have this great forum!

My red foot refuses to eat her greens. I have tried every suggested leafy greens I have found in my research and she will not eat it and I'm not sure what to do. We got her from a pet store and I'm guessing her whole life (or at least a good majority) she has been fed just tortoise food, rather...

Shelli had her first visit to the vet yesterday and now I'm pretty sure she won’t be speaking to us for a while. Since we got her from a pet store she def. was not in the best of conditions (her nails were way too long, her eyes were weepy, and she had a runny nose) so we decided to take her...

We haven't decided about the outdoors portion. The weather is so unpredictable and I'm afraid it will get too cold too quickly. So we are still trying to think about that. I know we will definately bring her out when it's nice out, but as for having an enclosure that she can stay in for long...

Hi. My name is Caryn :). That's awesome that you're from Minnesota! It's a great place to live but I don't exactly love winter :). Shelli only ate when we first put her in her new home. She ate quite a bit and them immediately went into her hide. Since then she hasn't come out (at least not...

Hello and Welcome! I just got a redfoot yesterday and I am also a first time tortoise owner! So far Shelli has also stayed in her hide the majority of the time with the exception of eating when we first brought her home. I read that it is fairly common for the first few days, but hopefully...

Thanks Everyone! My name is Caryn and I live in Minnesota. I am working on getting my profile all up to date, but this is my very first forum so I'm slowly figuring all of this out. :) So my boyfriend, Aaron, and I got Shelli from a Pet Store and they had originally told us she was about...

Hello! I just got a female red foot who is approximately 3 months old. We just got her today and we are super excited to welcome the newest member of our family! Since we have only had her less than 24 hours I don't have a ton of questions yet but I welcome any helpful tips :). I did have one...