Dankneepowpow
Active Member
Hello Forum,
I am a proud owner of a thriving ~4 month old redfoot named Chevy. Chevy was off to a rough start due to some negligence from the breeder I got her from but with help from the forum Chevy has been growing and is extremely healthy. Her enclosure is set up with everything she needs (+80% humidity, +80 degrees F, humid hide, fresh water, good diet, daily soakings, etc.). The only thing I think Chevy could use that would be beneficial for her is some company from members of her own species. I know most tortoises are solitary animals but Redfoots are somewhat an exception to this rule from my understanding.View attachment 302697
I recently found an ad for a small redfooted tortoise ~8 months old and very similar in size to Chevy that was for sale. From looking at the pictures of this tortoise, I came to the conclusion that this tortoise is actually a Cherryhead due to some awesome marbling in its shell.
View attachment 302698 I’m very tempted to pick up this new tortoise as a companion for Chevy, but I do have some concerns that I wanted to float by the forum before I made a decision. It should be noted; if I were to pick up this new tortoise I would most definitely
quarantine it for a minimum of 4 months to make sure there were no possible illnesses that could potentially get lil’ Chevy sick. After the 4 month quarantine I would introduce the two tortoises in a new larger enclosure. It should also be noted that my final plan is to have 3 tortoises together since I know pairs are frowned upon, but at the moment I can only find this one other tort for sale.
my questions are:
1. Can Cherryheads and Redfoots Cohabitat?
2. If I cant find a third tortoise and these two end up being a pair, how detrimental will that be?
3. Do Redfoots even really need to have companions or do they do better on their own?
4. When introducing new tortoises is there some sort of prime time age where they are more likely to get along? Can they be too old for introductions?
If anyone has any additional advice when it comes to introducing tortoises to each other please let me know! Thanks everyone!
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I am a proud owner of a thriving ~4 month old redfoot named Chevy. Chevy was off to a rough start due to some negligence from the breeder I got her from but with help from the forum Chevy has been growing and is extremely healthy. Her enclosure is set up with everything she needs (+80% humidity, +80 degrees F, humid hide, fresh water, good diet, daily soakings, etc.). The only thing I think Chevy could use that would be beneficial for her is some company from members of her own species. I know most tortoises are solitary animals but Redfoots are somewhat an exception to this rule from my understanding.View attachment 302697
I recently found an ad for a small redfooted tortoise ~8 months old and very similar in size to Chevy that was for sale. From looking at the pictures of this tortoise, I came to the conclusion that this tortoise is actually a Cherryhead due to some awesome marbling in its shell.
View attachment 302698 I’m very tempted to pick up this new tortoise as a companion for Chevy, but I do have some concerns that I wanted to float by the forum before I made a decision. It should be noted; if I were to pick up this new tortoise I would most definitely
quarantine it for a minimum of 4 months to make sure there were no possible illnesses that could potentially get lil’ Chevy sick. After the 4 month quarantine I would introduce the two tortoises in a new larger enclosure. It should also be noted that my final plan is to have 3 tortoises together since I know pairs are frowned upon, but at the moment I can only find this one other tort for sale.
my questions are:
1. Can Cherryheads and Redfoots Cohabitat?
2. If I cant find a third tortoise and these two end up being a pair, how detrimental will that be?
3. Do Redfoots even really need to have companions or do they do better on their own?
4. When introducing new tortoises is there some sort of prime time age where they are more likely to get along? Can they be too old for introductions?
If anyone has any additional advice when it comes to introducing tortoises to each other please let me know! Thanks everyone!
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