Just arrived..

[Redfoot NERD]

.. little guys - 4" - maybe 5 years old? They ate squash shortly after putting them into their 'quarantine' enclosure - a small 36" kiddie pool. She is a little shy.. and both doing great - "Right-out-of-the-box"!

Male-

Female-

I think they make a nice pair-

Blessed again...

 

[Redfootedboxturtles]

God is good

 

[cvalda]

Gorgeous! Yep I definately think one of them should sneak into Buck & Butter's box!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Kelly you know that they should never share the same enclosure!

BTW.. It was NOT my idea to ship this early in the season!

 

[cvalda]

LOL NOT their enclosure... just the shipping box to my house is all!!!

 

[Tatooineboy]

Beautiful tort! Love the shell, too. So nice!

 

[Crazy1]

Yes they do make a beautiful pair. Lucky you Terry. How many types of torts do you have now?

 

[Josh]

beautiful additions, Terry
they do make a great couple

 

[Itort]

Terry, how big a box do you ship turtles in? I two more will fit. They're beautiful and I bet they love prickly pear.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Yes they do make a beautiful pair. Lucky you Terry. How many types of torts do you have now?

2 Robyn:
Carbonaria { redfoots } - Northern South America & Brazil
Elegans { stars } - Mainland India

 

[Chucky]

Are those special painted tortoises? I see color in both tof them, some blue, some pink

 

[Jentortmom]

Very nice Terry, Congratulations!!!!

 

[jlyoncc1]

So pretty Terry......lucky you!

 

[hetivernon]

they have a look of indian star as well....they are so gorgeous...ours are spur thighed and we love them more than anything...you can so see how people fall in love with tortoises!
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[Crazy1]

Terry, they are beautiful. How close is there habitat needs to the Redfoots?
I know little about stars and redfoots. But I'm learning, Thanks to you and others of this forum for teaching me.

 

[tortania]

Very nice new additions, Terry!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Terry, they are beautiful. How close is there habitat needs to the Redfoots?
I know little about stars and redfoots. But I'm learning, Thanks to you and others of this forum for teaching me.

Terry, they are beautiful. How close is there habitat needs to the Redfoots?

Totally opposite.. continents and hemispheres apart.

Stars can stand some humidity.. as long as the temps are in the low to mid-80's. And G. elegans are strictly herbivorous.

See the link from here.. http://www.turtletary.com/stars.html

http://www.turtletary.com/Stars/REPTILESTARDoc.doc

 

[Redfootedboxturtles]

I heard they smell. Is that true?

 

[cvalda]

I heard they smell. Is that true?

All tortoises smell.

 

[Itort]

No more then any other tort.