redfoot

Hello! I have a 3 month old red foot tortoise old who is not really gaining weight. He weighs 51 grams today and he weighed 50 grams on July 5th. He is eating and active in the mornings/early afternoon, his enclosure temps are around 85° during the day with about 95° basking area and temps do...

His shell growth has been flat and great up until now as he had a small spot of fungus a while back where I had to put him on paper towels for 2 weeks while treating so he had a drop in humidity which I believe caused it. He’s starting to have a gap in between his scutes and it seems slightly...

Hello fellow Florida RF keepers! I need to build a new outdoor hide for my redfoot Lizzie. I am going to make it heated for when the temps drop during winter. My question is, does it need an insulated subfloor or is it ok to for the floor to be the ground (like a 5 sided cube instead of a 6...

Hey y’all, I’m looking for some advice or clarification, whatever people can provide. Here’s the situation, we have a mature (~20 yr old) red-foot tortoise who, due to some mineral deficiency in his early days before we got him, has a larger than normal concave portion on his underside (he’s...

I am about to buy my first Cherryhead but noticed it has one less Scute on the vertebrae, is this something of concern?

Hi all its been a while, I have a redfoot , Yoshi, who is roughly between 7-8 years old. The past 2 weeks, periodically, I've noticed after soaking him that there is a pink-like mass that is protruding from his cloaca. It protrudes after he poops and if I lift him up to observe after a few...

Friend of mine gave me a large bag of dried food her rabbit used to eat. It's sealed and store-bought, but I wanted to see if there's anything on here that my Red foot cannot have before I toss it in. Ingredients: Cornflower,Dandelion, Melissa, Plantain (leafy greens), Alfalfa, Peppermint...

Hi all! I have a roughly 2 1/2 year old redfoot that I am planning on upgrading to a bigger and hopefully long-term enclosure. I really love the look and longevity of the PVC enclosures but know the material itself is quite expensive. For those of you that have tried building one, is it worth...

I have been driving myself crazy for over a month looking for a new house for my yearling redfoots. There is absolutely NOTHING geared towards tortoises other than your typical small tanks or tables. My guys live on my large screened lanai (Florida) with a modified chicken coop as their...

Hello, I am looking to re-home my 11 year old redfoot tortoise, Tommy . She has been a great companion over the years but I believe it will be very difficult for me to continue to own her going forward. As you can see from my profile, I used this forum a lot when I was younger (I cringed pretty...

Cant seem to get my hands on any sample size smaller than 25lbs and my redfoot is so picky, it’s been tougher tryna supplement his diet during the winter (I’ll pay for however much shipping comes out too plus some on top of that) Also if you live in the GTA I could come pick it up myself Thank...

My partner and I are brand new Tort parents. We've only had our little lad for a few months. In the last couple days there seems to be small white spots on the corner/just above his eyes. We tried to see if they would come off while he was soaking, but it doesn't seem to be effected. I noticed...

Hi all, I'm designing an enclosure for my Redfoot, ~15M. Just have some design and placement questions Specs: 8'x4' x2' tall. Two hides, second story over the larger one. My first question is if there are any design flaws any veterans can identify, things like hides being too big/ too small, or...

hey guys just wondering is rainwater safe and better than any other water? i normally boil water let it cool right down then use that water for his soaks/water dish i do also use fresh bottled water but i was thinking about collecting rain water in a clean way and saving money is it safe people :)

can anyone let me know if they think this is shell rot or shell fungus? she's a rescue redfoot tortoise, anywhere between 3-5 years old. upgrading her indoor enclosure this week to a 4x2x2 from dubia. her poop has also been rather stinky and loose. not sure what i could be doing wrong. her...

I have a question regarding an Arcadia T5 D3+ Desert 12%. I have one installed in my RedFoot enclosure, that is about 15 inches high (Following the Arcadia introduction https://www.arcadiareptile.com/lighting/medium-uv-species/) In my current setup I put the light on top of the Exo Terra Large...

Hi, I just got an 8" redfoot 3 days ago and since then I have noticed that she has been whistling through her naves. It is pretty constant and noticeable whether basking after her bath, excited or exercising. Alongside that, we noticed that she has watery eyes sometimes. I think it could be just...

Hey y'all, sometimes my redfoot's poop is a bit unformed. What's this mean? I have only had her for a couple weeks now, I believe she's anywhere between 3-5? I've started to feed her everyday, but was mostly feeding her every other day for some time because that's what I was initially instructed...

My tortoise (ive never found out if he/she is a redfoot, or yellowfoot) but it appears he has a scab of some sort on the inside of his shell. Spike is usually so excited to be interacted with and loves to explore and be soaked. Today, i noticed he had his head tucked in most of the time during...

Hello, My hatchling redfoot went to the vet. They gave him subcutaneous fluids, ceftazidime, and a gentamicin eye drop. They said he may just be a hatchling that fails to thrive but I wanted to give him a chance. I soak him a few times a day in warm water. Sometimes I had Mazuri diet, carrots...