Hello tortoise keepers it’s been a while since I. And on the forum. Okay about a year and a half ago I acquired a 2.1 group of adult wild caught tortoises. I bought them from Joe a reputable breeder from Florida. He said he believes the tortoises to be about 10 years old, and that he imported...
Redfoot tortoise keepers, are Mulberry tree leaves that don’t produce fruit still edible? Can tortoises still consume them? or only fruit bearing Mulberry tree leaves? Yay or Nay?
Is it in the growth rings? I have a trio of wild caught Redfoot tortoises I was told they’re around 10 years old? I think they’re older. How do you tell their exact age?
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hi guys I took some pictures of the Redfoot trio today while having lunch.They have been with me for a week now, so they settling in and don’t hiss at me as much lol
Hello everyone I noticed that one of Cherryhead juveniles ate a big piece of cypress bark, I tried to avoid it but she swallowed it, a few minutes later she started eating more of it. Should I be concerned about impaction? Or is cypress mulch digestible? Has anyone else noticed this behavior in...
Do Redfoot tortoises shells pyramid when they are in the sub adult stage? Or do tortoises generally pyramid during the hatchling and juvenile stages of their lives? I’m tempted to get a small group of sub adult tortoises with smooth shells but I would hate to see them pyramid later on in their...
I have a question maybe a dumb question. It's 82 degrees in norcal today it's sunny but 10 mph winds . I have 6 juvenile 2+ year olds redfoot and cherryheads. Is it okay to keep them outside even if it's windy or I'm I risking the tortoises to get sick? respiratory infection etc. Can they...
Hi fortum members I found this video in Spanish produced byThomas and Sabine Vinke. The video is in Spanish and it doesn't have subtitles. I hope you enjoy the video anyway. This is a lage redfoot. I didn't know these tortoises were also found in Paraguay, I've heard of large Bolivian redfoot...
I just moved to a new house with a bigger backyard with lots of shade and sunlight. It filters through the canapony of the trees almost all day. There are patches of sunlight in the entire enclosure. I didn't add a substrate, no cypress much or sphagnum moss. I just put the tortoise pen in a...
Hi I have a herd of juvenile Redfoot tortoises. I fed them raw protein the other day for the first time. I fed them raw Ahi tuna instead of raw mice. Today one of them went poo and it's runny and mushy. I also fed them Mazuri for the first time yesterday could this be the cause of the problem...