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No worries! I'll do some research and worst case scenario I just rebuild his lighting setup. My health is slowly improving, so it shouldn't be too challenging for me these days. Plus its for the Shell Baby and I always love making new stuff for him, lol! :) Thanks again, you've been so...

Wow, you're amazing for noticing and then tagging me! Im not sure how I missed that about Mercury vapor bulbs, I'm usually pretty good about keeping up with that stuff (though these past couple years have been filled with a bunch of medical BS for me so I've been a bit more distracted than...

Ethel: "Whatcha thinkin bout?" Lucy: "Hm I dunno, tortoise stuff I guess..."

Oh my goodness!!!! I love this so much!!! You have such beautiful torts and a wonderful painting style! I'm an artist and redfoot parent as well and I've always wanted to do a painting of my little guy. Thanks for the inspiration!

Awww, cute little guy

Some torts just LOVE to climb... Mine is a teenage (mutant, ninja) redfoot and he climbs up stairs or onto my bed all the time. He loves it. Does it for fun--as soon as he gets up on something he climbs back down so he can do it again. It's almost like he's... I dunno... showing off or...

My tort and I are following your build--we're moving in September to an entirely different climate, so there will be a build in our future as well. Also wanted to add that I've found quite a few "dream enclosures" and inspirations on Pinterest, and some great ideas to keep humidity from escaping...

Oooohhhh yes, my tort and I have plans to install radiant heat throughout the house when we move... Although we're moving to Arizona, so maybe it's just as well that I keep the air off, lol

This reminds me of the story about the penguin who fell in love with a life-size cutout of an anime character that was in his enclosure at a zoo in Japan. He would just sit there and stare at it all day, and when they took it away he became extremely depressed and his health started declining...

Something similar happened to me. It turned out to be a dried-out drain. They were coming in from the drain and were attracted to my tort's food (he's a redfoot so grasses greens and fruits--obv it was mostly the fruit they liked). I remedied the drain using a restaurant bleach-gel made for...

This thread makes me laugh bc of my own experiences with "tortoise puberty". My little dude will show off to anyone and anything -- and he has a romantic attachment to his rubber duckies and my feet... He's a very confused young man. He's so snuggly and good with kids but since he's started...

Got all of the snugs

Yeah... As awesome as it sounds, nobody really needs a Tortoisesaurus Rex...

Your tortoise forum was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

My lil guy loves car rides too, or at least his body language while we're in the car is similar to that of other "enjoyable" activities (like when I give him "treat" fruits like bananas). But yeah, drew54, you're absolutely correct, we have no idea what's going on in their little heads. Why...

Ok, so here's my anecdote: My little guy (RF, male, unknown age, probably around 10ish years old) will make up "games" for himself. I mean, like, beyond humping everything in his enclosure. One thing I catch him doing quite often when we're outside is holding a stick down with his arms and...

Welcome!!!! I love that you are so accepting of advice and so driven to improve your little guy's life!!! :) I found my tort in pretty bad shape as well, but it has been beautiful to watch his personality blossom as he continues to get healthier. First found him wandering in my yard in...

I was told by my vet and multiple other sources that redfoots should eat every other day or so. But like I said, lately since he's been so hungry, I've been feeding him every day. This has seemed to help at least a little bit. Also he does get quite a decent amount of protein already. When I...

https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/redfoot-change-of-personality.133374/ here's that thread!!

LOL! So wanted to update for anyone having a similar issue. I saw on another post on here (which I can't find right now), there was a girl that suggested making your hand look like a tortoise by making a fist and sticking out your index finger, and then bobbing your finger just like a tortoise...