Hello, i also live in Illinois, near chicago. i started with one juvy redfoot about 4 years ago. i also wanted a companion for him so about a year after i got Duke, i purchased a hatchling cherry head, Dutch. the first 2 years everything was fine, for the most part they stayed away from each...
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i recently built a 4x8 enclosure for my 2 juvy redfoods. they are currently in a 2x4 enclosure that is filled with forest floor woodchips from the pet store. seeing as this new enclosure is 4 times the sq footage as the old, does anyone have any recommendations for substrate that is...
I have 2 redfoots and i just moved them to their outdoor summer home.. is it safe to plant dandelion from the lawn in their enclosure so they have something to snack on when i am at work? or can i purchase dandelion seed somewhere??
I'm trying to work my redfoot up to eating pinkys. Didn't think he was big enough yet but he looks to be about the same size as yours so maybe this weekend he will get a special treat. Excellent video
I find that using basic indoor fly traps work great, I hang one from the top of the enclosure so that it's high enough and out of reach for my reds, and I must admit it catches plenty of those annoying little gnats. I find them at Home Depot usually
Thanks for the input everyone. I will clean out the cage this weekend and replace the coco coir with some fresh coir. I will also continue to hang the fly ribbons until I notice it not catching many gnats. I like the pitcher plant idea too, I'll will make a visit to whole foods over the...
I'm having a gnat problem with my indoor redfoot enclosure. Is there some kind of bug or lizard or frog I can put in the cage that will help get rid of the bugs but not harm my tort? Any suggestions would be appreciated. It's near impossible to wipe them all out by changing the substrate or...
My redfoot "duke" was my first tortoise. When i took him home from the pet store I quickly setup his enclose. My roomate at the time was just as excited as i was to see him in his new home. He asked if he could take him out of the box and hold him while i finished setting up his cage.. Before we...
Thanks everyone for the nice compliments. Here are some pics of the enclosure. It's a 4x2x2. Coco coir bedding... The living plants are pothos and spider plant. Live grass and wildflower growing in the substrate