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    What do these brown patches on my yearlings plastron mean? Should i be worried?

    I notice that on one side of my redfoot’s plastron in the upper left there seems to be brown patches while i dont see any on the right side. Is this a kind of disease and should i be worried? He’s active and has a good appetite
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    Steps to treating shellrot

    Hi i’ve been reading a couple of sources on how to treat shell rot and i’ve come up with these steps. Please help me and see if i got it right 1. Check for signs and symptoms of shell rot (assess shell when it is dry?) 2. Assess enclosure 3. Clean the enclosure if needed 4. Brush affected area...
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    Treating Shellrot

    Hope you guys can help me out on this. So i read that to treat shellrot i needed betadine and clotrimazole. What i want to know is how do i apply betadine and the clotrimazole? I swab it around the affected area Place my tortoise on newspaper and wait for it to dry Or do i leave it on for a...
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    Need help on building an indoor enclosure

    Hey guys so im planning on making an indoor enclosure for my 1 baby redfoot and 1 yearling. I've been thinking about what i need and i hop you guys can help me out So im planning to make the enclosure 4ft by 4ft and around 26inches high minus 6inches of substrate. I was thinking of making it a...
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    Is this shellrot or am i just being paranoid?

    Hey everyone. I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I notice theres been that dry white area on her shell near her head and its been there for awhile now. I also noticed some white spots near the center line at the bottom half of her plastron. And also some suspicious areas near the...
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    Is this normal?

    I'm not sure if this is normal on not but then every morning my redfoot is always up and running because she knows its time to bathe and eat but then after a couple of minutes she just stays inside her log and sleep the rest of the day. Does it have something to do with the humidity or the...
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    Hello all from Cebu Philippines

    Hey Guys. I'm new to the communtiy and i'm looking for a male cherry red foot tortoise to pair up with my female cherry head. I was wondering if there are any local breeders in Cebu or just anywhere in the Philippines? Been looking all over the place so im hoping i can find one here
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