Hi. She is definitely a girl she has the short stubby tail his is a lot longer. His belly is concave. Hers is more rounder and flat. I will try send a picture of the little blob that pops out the bottom of her tail. I'm thinking is she on heat ?
It's hard to tell from such a close picture. I can't get the perspective of where the tail is, where the back of the shell is, but I'm thinking you have two males. It's common for less dominant males' male characteristics to not develop when in the presence of a more dominant male. I think what you're seeing is the penis.
Hi. I will try get a clearer picture I I did read males have a concave shape to the under shell like he has. And hers is flat and more rounded just like she has so I'm even more confused now and her tail is a lot shorter than his and more of a stump. I will keep my eye on this little blob thing I haven't seen it to day. I will try send a few pics tomorrow . Pictures of play time in the pool and this is me with milly my smaller redfoot she loves a good fuss
Hi yes you are write I rescued this pair from a couple that no longer had the time or patience to care for them. When I eventually met them I could have cried. To actually see this pair were living in poor conditions in a 20 x 20 inch small wood rabit hut. Stood on a cold kitchen floor never had any bedding covered in there own urine and poo. I could have cried. I immediately took them under my wing knowing nothing about looking after redfoot tortoise I just wanted to get them out that environment ASAP. The fact because I took them I had no alternative but to keep them in the same enclosure they came for a week or so. I did introduce forest wood flooring. That they have never experienced. With a heat lamp. I ordered a vivarium 20 inch x 4 foot. Better than what they was brought up in. . When I got them home I bathed them for the first time ever to soften the poo that had stuck to there under shells. And this took a lot of time to do. I can now see there red spots and there both lovely and clean. I put them in there new viv that I know is most certainly not big enough for them but I wos pushed to get them better than what they had. I have forest bark flooring that is pilled high. I have noticed they loved it and watched them burry down into it. Something they have never had. I bought 2 x temp controls that hang in the viv. The heat lamp I changed to a ceramic heater. And that gives me readings of both tem and humidity. Temp around 30.35 degrees. Hum about 70 75 but that is with constantly spraying water. The other cooler end about 20. 25 degrees humidity 50. Luckily I work from home home and I'm able to spray and keep temps up but finding it hard work. My viv does has a large wire grid on the top that I can change temperature at just by moving the lid. My torts seem happy both nearly 8 years old as I wos told mail & femail. But have been together since 5 month old. And never parted. They do actually get on like Husband and wife. If I take on out of the viv it's clear to see the other is very stressed when one is taken out. Which I do find rather endearing dispite people saying they shouldn't be together. Well I'm afraid it to late for this pair there like jingle & jang. It would be cruel to separate them now after 8 years of being together I will never do this. My viv is also know is far to small for them. But there happy cosy comfortable and have a good diet that I'm slowly introducing to them we are in the process of building a large enclosure for them both to be able to roam till hearts content. I'm still learning never thought in a million years I would be the proud owner of 2 x large red foot tortoise. This pair have bad piromiding to there shells during to them being poorly looked after and never seen or felt and humidity or even ever been bathed. Well since I have had them I bathe them every other day for 25 mins. Keep there humidity up to 70. 75. Bring them out for 1 hour every night for play time exercise and a little treat. And they seem to really like there new life style as for now but I do have still have a lot to learn and building new enclosure being top know my list with a large automatic warm heater mister so I'm not having to mist constantly. Since I got my torts they seem much happier and there actual Ted spots seem to be glowing as I couldn't see ther markings when I first got them now I can. I am never going to be able to reverse the pyramiding. That has been coused but they are still beautiful and I will continue to bathe them and provide them with the best. These torts have had it so tuff and been neglected its shamefull and I hope to turn this around. With all your help
They most certainly will be looked after and I aim to give them the best poor beggars certainly deserve it after the life they have for eight years the poor things I couldn't get them away quick enough I I am totally surprised they are as happy as they are after years of total neglect. They both appear so loving because they have a window in this viv. As soon as I walk in the room and they hear my voice they bath actually run to the window to get my attention. It's so lovely I will take each one out in front of the other so they can see for a quick cuddle and as daft as that sounds they absolutely seem to love it. Even when I put them in the pool on an evening. They come looking for me and will run towards me. This is what makes me think they are happy. They seem to like being handled dispite the poor crap life they have endured. But I really do need to sort a massive viv for them. No dought I will be posting more questions. But I do think I'm doing ok so far thanks to this forum.
