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    Redfoot Baby hasn’t gained any weight in a long time

    Yes I do have mazuri and that is by far his favorite food to eat. He comes running every time he sees it out. I have been feeding that more as well due to him liking it so much so I will continue. I just don’t won’t to feed it too much to still give him variety in his diet. Also as an update I...
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    Redfoot Baby hasn’t gained any weight in a long time

    Thank you very much. I removed all visible moss as there wasn’t very much in to start. I do way my tortoise with a small digital kitchen scale. I also believed that a 40 gallon starting tank was not to small for babies ad I saw another member started theirs in one, but I guess I didn’t read or...
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    Redfoot Baby hasn’t gained any weight in a long time

    Two lights a mercury vapor bulb and ceramic heat emitter. Has a humidifier to keep humidity. Multiple safe live plants. Coco fiber, spagnum moss and a forest floor bark almost like orchard bark that I don’t remember the name of. 78-85 F during day and 72-78 F at night. Stays high 75% to 90%...
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    Redfoot Baby hasn’t gained any weight in a long time

    We got him 8 months ago and he was around 4 months. He weighed 48 grams and was growing pretty steadily for 3-4 months before he stopped at 65. However, it stumped me because nothing changed from when he was growing well to now mostly, just the numbers don’t come back the same.
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    Redfoot Baby hasn’t gained any weight in a long time

    Hello all, I have a pet redfoot tortoise named Tank that has not gained weight in a very long time—almost 4 months. I made a similar post a couple of months ago, but most responses said if he keeps eating, being active, and going to the bathroom he should take off soon, and he was doing this...
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    Young Redfoot Tortoise Slow Weight Gain

    Update: It has been about a month and a half since my last post, and Tank is still weighing in at the 60-65 gram range. However, he is still very active, eats daily, goes to the bathroom and looks healthy. I have read many posts about weight and it seems he will start to take off and gain a lot...
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    Young Redfoot Tortoise Slow Weight Gain

    Hello Tortoise Enthusiasts! I purchased my redfoot tortoise, Tank, about three months ago. When I bought him, he weighed 48 grams and had a carapace length of about 2.2 inches. I weighed him each week since and most recently, I weighed him last week and he was at his highest weight of 63 grams...
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    Hello all!

    Sorry, I didn’t know. I won’t do it again. Thanks for the info.
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    Hello all!

    Thank you all for the welcome! I also noticed that on the underbelly of Teddy’s she’ll there is some whiteish brown instead of the usual bright yellow. I heard that she’ll fungus is common in baby redfoots, so I just wanted to check. It might not be anything, but I just wanted someone’s opinion...
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    Hello all!

    Sorry it has been a while since my last post because I have had a lot going on and done a lot of changes to my torts enclosure, but here are some pictures for anyone wondering of his enclosure and him eating and hiding:
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    Hello all!

    Hello tortoise enthusiasts, I am a beginner redfoot tortoise owner from the northeastern US. My redfoot’s name is Theo or Teddy and his is a baby that I have had for about 2 months. He has done very well since I got him and has eaten and drank everyday. I keep him in a 40 gallon tank and his...
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