baby red foot

Never had a redfoot before but this guy came from a shitty pet store on Christmas Eve and his shells looking pretty dismal to say the absolute least, he’s staying wet and warm and someone said coconut oil on him will help but what else can we dooooooooooo, he’s been getting soaks and kinda eats...

Hello, this is my first post but I've been reading this forum religiously for months now. Unfortunately my first post is a very sad one, I purchased 2 baby redfoots which I recieved on Sept. 30, I was told they were roughly 3 months at the time and they weighed in at 68.5 & 63 grams. When I...

Hi all! This is my first post here in TFO. I've already looked up a few threads on shell rot but haven't really found anything to help me so I thought I'd post my own. I've had this baby red foot for about two months, kept in a 36*24 cement mixing tub with a 60/40 mix of reptibark and organic...

I received my baby red foot Marley last Thursday 7-23 and his vet appointment is Monday 8-3 Marley has not eaten anything since he arrived. I soak him twice a day and give him 20 min of outdoor sunshine every other to third day. As I was soaking him on the 30th I noticed cotton like mucous in...

Hello everyone, thank you for taking the time to read this I know it’s a lot! I will attach photos, please let me know what I can do to improve the quality of life for our newest family member. Any suggestions/advice is welcome :) My family and I recently adopted a baby red foot after building...

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and looking for some advice on my new baby redfoot. I have had healthy Russians for over 10 yrs but having a tropical species is new to me. My baby Sigmund seems to be adjusting well (have had him for ~1 week) as he is eating and moving around a good amount...

Ok so I have been looking at about a thousand threads now about lighting and there are so many different opinions my Brain is gonna explode! I will be getting a Redfoot hatchling soon and want everything to be perfect when he/she arrives! Right now I have a enclosure that is 3 feet long 2 feet...

I have recently purchased a baby redfoot tortoise. So far everything is going well. I just have a few questions. 1. How often and how much should I feed her? I've read so many different things about feeding schedules and amounts and it's a bit confusing. 2. She seems to be staying away from...

So I am watching my friends baby red foot for a bit and I’ve been doing it for about a month and I just am so worried I’m doing something wrong. I feed her spring mix every morning and some at night. In the morning i put spring mix a little bit over the top of the bowl pictured below and just...

Bobby checking out the yard for the first time.