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  1. Isabel Casiño

    Help Building Baby Red Foot Tortoise OUTDOOR Enclosure

    I am going to build an outdoor enclosure for my year old baby red foot tortoise, we live in Prattville, AL, and it gets pretty hot and humid and I thought of keeping him in our backyard for the rest of the year until winter. Right now temperatures go from 70F and have around 60% humidity but it...
  2. Isabel Casiño

    Help me pick a UVB lamp for young RF??

    I’m still really new to taking care of INDOOR red foot tortoises, I took care of adult RF (20-25 years) in the Caribbean in outdoor enclosures which was easier, so I have no idea what I’m doing while setting up... I was using a 10.0 UVB lamp and I’ve been told that it BURNS my RF’s eyes so I’m...
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    No activity since we changed countries

    Thank you! I can spray the whole enclosure with waterproof sealant, will that work? His enclosure is pretty basic for now, I am waiting for the accessories in his last enclosure to arrive from Mexico since we moved, so his enclosure just has his water and food bowl for the time being. I spray...
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    No activity since we changed countries

    After we moved here to Alabama my RF King was having problems adjusting, he still does and its been over 5 months already. In these 5 months he hasn't eaten properly, just a nibble of his food occasionally and he stays in the house area of his new enclosure (a shaded dark area separated from the...
  5. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    I didn’t know about that.. I feel really bad now because I might have abused the system... My psychiatrist and therapist wrote him as my emotional support animal just for the flight to get him there but he’s my household pet... oh no..! ?
  6. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    We’ve called several airlines before traveling with him, we were tempted to give him away to a new family since no airlines were taking him. But after many calls Aeromexico (MX airline) allowed these animals on boar because my psychiatrist wrote him down as my emotional support animal. When we...
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    No growth for 8 months???

    Thank you so much for this reply helps a lot to know that this kind of stuff is just hard on him and he isn’t really sick with infections or anything.. I’ll try to soak him as much as possible and feed his regular amount of food until he’s ready to be open and eat again :) Thanks for the help ...
  8. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    Oh really? I couldn’t find a growth chart to confirm the weight and size of yearling tortoises so I just looked at images off google. If he’s at the right weight I shouldn’t worry too much about it right? I don’t know about the eating and drinking though, do I just wait until he settles down...
  9. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    King has recently been flying from MX to the USA and was on a 10 hr drive to get here... I don’t know if he can take another drive or if it’s the stress of the moving that caused this
  10. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    I’m in Alabama now as in US Montgomery
  11. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    Thanks for replying, no every time I weigh him it stays the same at 1.1 lbs. Since I got him he hasn’t grown an inch and he’s about 10 months old now. I see how big yearling tortoises are and he doesn’t even compare to them. I’m trying to find a vet in Montgomery for now to help us, he also...
  12. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    Sometimes he doesn’t even eat the food I give him, when he doesn’t I try to give him mango, watermelon, papaya, etc but he still won’t eat anything... am I doing something wrong raising him? Do I need to get him a new home that can take better care of him? Please help me I’m losing my patience...
  13. Isabel Casiño

    No growth for 8 months???

    I’ve had King for 8 months. I had him in a 60 gallon enclosure, and kept heat and humidity under control. For the past eight months I don’t see any growth or weight gain... I’ve always fed him a handful of food but he never finished it. I’m worried if I’m doing something wrong..? He always had a...
  14. Isabel Casiño

    Tips on outdoor housing?

    We’ve managed to get King into Alabama and now we are planning to get a house with a backyard, we used to live in an apartment building and King would stay in an indoor enclosure. I wanted to know if there are any tips some people could give me on how to house him in our backyard, like what...
  15. Isabel Casiño

    How can I ship my RF URGENTLY?

    Thank you, I will talk to them as soon as I get back to my hotel room
  16. Isabel Casiño

    How can I ship my RF URGENTLY?

    Hi, we just flew to Chicago from Mexico City, I had my RF with me as a support animal because of my depression and anxiety. In the Us there are currently no airlines that can allow him with me on the plane and we’re leaving Chicago to Ny tomorrow. Is there any way I can ship him to NY (to...
  17. Isabel Casiño

    How do I feed tortoise pellets to a baby tortoise??

    I wouldn’t say these are Mazuri pellets but I bought them at petco for about $450 pesos and it’s grassland tortoise diet. I would’ve preferred to buy actual Mazuri but US won’t ship to Mexico and MX amazon sells a bag for about $200 dollars. I’m wondering how do I feed this to my baby RF? They...
  18. Isabel Casiño

    What are the consequences of too much protein?

    I have read that if a tortoise is given too much protein it will cause rapid growth/weight gain and will make them unable to walk properly in the future if they don’t exercise enough, but what if they have an excessive amount of protein but also get enough exercise? Is it fine? Will it cause...
  19. Isabel Casiño

    Sudden activity and soaking all day

    I have been observing him for some days and he hasn’t been active since then, he just sleeps..Maybe he did get a little more confident since he started eating from my hands :)
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