I've noticed a lot of small ants have been getting into my tortoises outdoor enclosure. Is there any way to get rid of them without poisons? I've read that boiling water works on the hills but there aren't any inside the enclosure. I've also read that mint plants work well. What is a good mint...
I'm planning on building an outdoor redfoot enclosure for my baby redfoot. I've had him for about a year now but I want to let him outside while im at school and eventually all day. I've been looking for a while and found several good ideas. Can anyone share photos of theres and...
I have a lot of experience with tortoises and turtles, i've had mine for over 3 years now.. But recently my mississippi map [baby] escaped. It actually took me 2 and a half days to find him... I just found him and hes pretty much halfway dead.. his eyes are closed shut and hes just floating in...
Well on other social medias like keek and instagram i notice people tend to call tortoises turtles and turtles tortoises. I've gotta say IT AGGERVATES ME SO MUCH. Like you have no idea i just wanna fly to their house and backhand them. And then when they post pictures of their turtle in their...
Could you guys share some pics of your indoor/outdoor enclosure? I just want to get ideas because when i get older im planning on having a HUGE backyard full of enclosures :D Thanks
So my baby RF let me scratch his back for the first time and he LOVED it! It was so cute he was wiggling back and forth! hah unfortunately i only got a pic of it, instead of a video!
It has been proven that in the wild, redfoots will often swim in hunt for fish/ underwater plants. I know tortoises shouldn't be put underwater but i just wanted to see if he could actually swim. Proves he can! http://youtu.be/_3gzoe95v7E
So i was sorta scrolling through RF care sheets online and one of them said that RF's can withstand temps between 48°F and 105°F
just wondering if this is true... i wouldn't ever have my RF in temps above 95° without a shady area and i wouldn't let my tortoise. below 60° without a heater...
Well my RF's humidifier broke and i won't be able to get a new one until maybe next week....... Would it be okay if he went a few days without high humidity? Im going to mist his terrarium but it won't bring up the humidity that much... just wondering if he will be fine until i can get another one.
:(Guys i know this is really off topic but i came across a horrific showing raw footage from meat industries across the country. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=592330320796037&set=vb.134940653234503&type=3&theater&refid=13 i think more people should be informed about this cruelty and i...
Well my enclosure used to be half coconut fiber and half sphagnum moss. I also didnt have the plants growing but tonight i re-did his enclosure and took away a lot of the coconut fiber and now its about 85% moss. Where the fiber is i added a sunflower and bellpepper plant. his hiding spot is...
i made a YouTube video giving advice on red foot tortoise care and it was mainly on the enclosure but could some of you tell me how i did/ if i missed anything else important?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxBnkXNY1h0
Every so often my baby red foot is making a clicking noise with his throat... He's only been doing it for the past 15 minutes... he also ate so im wondering if he's just swallowing food or is it something else?
Can someone please list a diet plan i could use for a baby Red foot?
list it like Day 1: he eats Day 2: ect. This is the one im using now but im not sure if its the best.
DAY # 1
Base-diet of leafy greens
DAY #2
Base-diet with fruit
Day #3
Base-diet of leafy...
im kinda concerned on his poop. when i first got him he had almost like runny diarrea. His poop is not really as runny anymore but it doesn't look normal. im feeding him a good diet and everything.