Here is a article posted by Terry Kilgore Lighting. Unlike most other tortoises, redfoots do not have to bask in sunlight to maintain vitamin D3 in their system. The only lighting needed for an indoor redfoot habitat is a low-wattage UVB bulb over the tortoises’ food plate and shallow water...
Hi, I breed redfoots, and I have a group of adults and 8 babies right now that hatched awhile ago, so I wouldn't consider myself a expert. But I know what I'm doing. For a substrate I used sphagnum moss mixed with eco earth (coconut coir) and Cyprus mulch, which need to be finely chopped...
I keep a part of redfoots and they're thriving, they live in a 75x10 enclosure full planted, really enjoying the Florida sun. I would recommend changing that in your forum because keeping pairs is not, a detriment to their existence. I know from experience, thank you! And a very well done care...
I have friend who plants bushes and also sets up sprinklers, and also for the cold nights he uses pig blankets for there hides its not that hard to provide a suitable habitat for redfoots in Cali.