Hi new to the forum. Recently got a red footed tortoise and I have a inside enclosure being in uk!
I was wondering if there was any m plants or grass seeds I can plant in the enclosure to make it abit more natural for the little guy.
If so would I be able to use the substrate I am using which is...
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Baby Ez and I have made it a week! Or we will at 5:30pm.
I just want to make sure my tort-keeping skills are up to snuff.
My temperatures are looking good now at an ambient of 75-82F and 95+F directly under the lamp (but he rarely is right underneath).
He digs into his coco coir or...
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Ez and I made it a week!
I know this is incredibly early, seeing as how it's still winter up here in Canada, but I'm wondering if the plants which grow naturally in my yard are safe for a redfoot tortoise. The one I have been having trouble getting any information on is called "heal all"...
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Ezra is FINALLY starting to settle in, I got him eating today. I would like to grow edible flowers and plants for him; english daisy, cornflower, dandilion, and California poppy. I need a soil which is safe to have in his enclosure in a pot. I have found a source of earthworm casting...
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I just got my baby redfoot tortoise Ezra yesterday. I have him in a medium Cement mixing tub with dampened reptile-grade coco coir. I have a terra-cotta flower pot on its side with damp sphagnum moss in it for humidity. I have a light for sunlight and heat which reaches about 102 F. It...
Hello friends, on the 12th of february a single baby redfoot tortoise born on one of my enclosures, he looked well and i put him in a separate space from his parents as they could hurt im somehow, he was botn with a closed nostril wich i easily opened cautiously with a toothbrush, but the next...
Hey guys! We just got this beautiful baby girl from these guys off Craigslist. Found her randomly and felt so bad we just had to bring her home! She is 371 grams (about 13oz). She didn’t eat for like 3 days after we brought her home, thought maybe it was stress but now we can’t seem to get her...
Hi hoping you can help i have just got a redfoot and reptile shop appears to have given me bad advice so have lost faith. Have had to set up in a viv as i have dogs in the house. Inhave a 5.0 UVB tube and a 100w infrared heat bulb on a thermostat. Is this a good set up?
Is there anything i need...