Hello I have a 14 year old red foot (rescued 9 months ago) in a 3.5 x 7 ft custom enclosure In warmer months he spends most of his day out of the enclosure in his own room. This time of year it’s cold here. His enclosure is heated with a basking light and a red bulb. The basking light is...
Thank you. I actually wondered about the basking light because I have heard both he doesn’t need it and he does. He doesn’t seem to hang out under it often. His enclosure is 84 degrees and humidity is 80%. The winter is the issue. I am going to try the tin foil to see if it helps. Thank you...
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Yes the top is about 80% mesh. I have a basking light also That’s the one in the photo on the right of the enclosure. I have a UV strip light also. It’s not in the photos. Have you ever used any type of humidifier in the enclosure? A drip humidifier?
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We have a 13 year old 7 lb redfoot we rescued last April. We built a custom enclosure ( 6ft x 4ft) for him he really only sleeps in it. He has an entire room to himself ( heat and humidity and sunlight all optimum) and also spends time outside with us weather permitting. We...
We actually have a culture planned for 3 weeks if he Hasn’t improved. We have seen a slow and steady improvement I am absolutely going to ask the vet about what you said. Thank you.
Interesting. I am going to ask the vet about this. She says this length of recovery is common and isn’t worried about him. He’s gained over a pound since we got him a little over 3 months ago so he seems to be thriving. Thanks for the information
Yes. Ours had quite a whistle for the first month and his X-rays showed very unhealthy lungs He was not standing very tall when we got him. Watery eyes also. Now he’s very active. Standing tall and really happy and such an amazing creature. I hope yours improves also. It takes a long time for...
He is on Ceftazidime 2.5 cc every 3 days injected into his leg. He was in bad shape when we got him. His X-rays were scary. He’s doing so much better but we still have a ways to go.
We are dealing with a RI also with our rescued red foot who is 13 years old. It’s been 3 months of antibiotic shots. Today we were told he’s 75% better and we have a few more months to go. If we didn’t see improvement today the vet suggested doing a culture to check if the correct antibiotic...
Thank you yes. We are doing well with heat and humidity 80% humidity on one side and 70% on the other. Heat is 80 degrees with a basking spot of 90. The pond liner is a great idea!
Hi everyone thank you I just rescued a 13-year-old red foot. We were Told that he had just been checked out at the vet and was healthy and of course he is not healthy he has a respiratory infection that we’ve been treating but he’s getting better slowly. he’s currently living in a enclosure...
Is that a concern? A sign of an issue? He will be our first tortoise. We have done extensive research but reading is one thing and experience is another.
Hello everyone. I am thinking about adopting this guy. I am told he’s a 12 year old red foot. Does he look healthy? Is his shell a concern? That’s pyramiding, correct? Thank you.