redfoot

I took Ruby (female redfoot) to the vet yesterday for a swollen right eye that persisted for a few days. I am in Boca Raton, Florida. I went to Broward Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital. Turns out poor thing had some grass stuck in there. Luckily, it was caught early, and there is no damage...

Hey Everyone, I recently found some bugs in my Redfoot Tortoise's Enclosure. They seem to mostly like the damp parts of the enclosure, I don't really see them unless I start digging around a bit, and sometimes I'll see them under my torts uneaten food when I come to clear it out. I've...

he is around 20-30 years old I’m in the middle of moving and my new home does not allow pets. Will ship for FREE.

Hello everyone! Our little redfoot (225g) is named Sprout. This is our second attempt at a enclosure for her. The first enclosure we had was a big dog house we converted to suit Sprout. We kept it outside within a covered and screened patio. It had a heat and UVB lamp..... which we thought was...

Hello! My 2 year old RF, age according to seller, is barely eating. She was adopted on 11/29/25. The one thing I can get her to eat occasionally is bananas. A few times she's eaten some turnip bc it was mashed up with the bananas. Even still she eats maybe every 2-3 days, but so far only banana...

About two years ago, I rescued two redfoot tortoises who had been living in a small box. Since then, they’ve been thriving outdoors full-time and have grown so much! They had pyramiding when I adopted them, but it has improved with more growth. I originally thought they were both females, but...

I went hiking in southern GA/SC state line. I know there are common gopher tortoises here. I think this is a redfoot we found on a trail, his/her shell is all white. They do burn the forest undergrowth around here to keep everything maintained is that what happened to this guy? I didn’t disturb...

After the fantastic welcome last week and some advice i wanted to make some.changes. I promptly ordered some new bits including a CHE instead of a Heat bulb. So today I changed the substrate from Reptisoil, leaves, bark and sphagnum moss to Cork coir and Orchid bark along with the CHE. Also got...

I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this for me. I have an eighteen year old, red foot tortoise, Tortie. She belonged to my son who I lost five years ago. To me, she's part of my family, which consists of myself and my dog and her. I live in southern California, so I let her out during the...

I don't usually keep Redfoot x Cherry head anymore, but I couldn't pass them up when I saw how unique these guys looks @ the local exotic shop here. One is physically fine, and one got a handsome face with some extra scutes which luckily they are somewhat symmetrical. I think they are a mixed...

First time posting on here, I hope I uploaded the pictures properly. A light green spot appeared on my tortoises shell near his head. I tried scrubbing it away with water and a toothbrush. Nothing worked. Then I noticed the other mark closer to his tail. Is this the beginning of shell rot...

Realizing we will never own a home in this economy and I want Poppy to have a good life where he can have outdoor time or an outdoor living space. I'm also in school and work fulltime and do not have a lot of time to dedicate to him right now. I can tell he is bored.. Looking for an...

Hey everyone, know it’s been a while since I’ve been active here, but never stopped taking care of my herd which is about 22 torts now. My fiance came home today with a highly marbled yearling “Cherryhead” however the plastron is screaming northern redfoot to me. Would like some other opinions...

Hello everyone, my redfoot recently got this mark on her shell and I’m wondering whether it’s shell rot/fungus or some sorta scraping since she’s been falling over a lot more recently and using rocks to climb The mark does not go away with washing/scrubbing In this picture it’s just after a...

Hi, I have two lovely healthy tortoises that I sadly won't be able to care for when I move from my home to an apartment in 5 weeks. I live in Boston and would like to find a great home for each of them; separate homes are fine. I bought them a few months apart in early 2013 at the New England...

This is Bumper, a 33 year old red foot tortoise. We've always assumed him to be male, but I've been questioning whether he is male or female because of his shape and size.

hi! i’m planning on starting to build an outdoor enclosure (i measured the area at 10ft x 3 or 4ft) for my ≈1.5yr old redfoot and just wanted to know if i’m missing any crucial steps. first i’m thinking of pouring boiling water on the area to kill any ants or anything that might be there. then...

My 8 month old redfoot has some growth or something coming out of each eye at the tear ducks. I thought it might be goop but it seems attached. I only tried wiping it slightly one time and have not tried again since it could be part of the tortoise? The tortoise seems to be eating, behaving the...

Sharing the spreadsheet I made to track the weight and length of my redfoot over 5 years. It includes some built-in charts and analysis like Donoghue Ratio, Growth curves etc. Thought it might be interesting to folks here as a reference data point since I always wanted to compare how fast my...