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[enzotort]

hi im enzo, ive been a tortoise owner for a few years and i have two tortoises right now, my red foot ridley, and my russian natasha

ridley is four years old and natasha is ten, i love them with all my heart and soul!!

i love seeing other tortoise stories and sharing my own so ill be posting pictures of me and my babies :]

thanks for reading and have a good day
btw heres some tortoise pics

 

[wellington]

Hello and welcome. Hope you are not housing them together and that you do not let them roam your floors.
They both can live outside with a heated night box and added humidity for the RF by way of sprinklers or misters.

 

[enzotort]

Hello and welcome. Hope you are not housing them together and that you do not let them roam your floors.
They both can live outside with a heated night box and added humidity for the RF by way of sprinklers or misters.

i house them separately inside and they are tended to with their own needs, it would be hard to do that if they were housed together thank you for the welcome!

 

[wellington]

i house them separately inside and they are tended to with their own needs, it would be hard to do that if they were housed together thank you for the welcome!

Yes it would be hard, but you wouldn't believe how many have either asked if they could or just do it and then find out from this forum how bad it is.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[enzotort]

Yes it would be hard, but you wouldn't believe how many have either asked if they could or just do it and then find out from this forum how bad it is.

i understand, it brings risks like shared diseases and lack of space, breeding, or just aggression (especially if they're different types) and much more. thank you for making sure!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Welcome, great looking torts you have!

 

[enzotort]

Welcome, great looking torts you have!

thank u :]

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

hi im enzo, ive been a tortoise owner for a few years and i have two tortoises right now, my red foot ridley, and my russian natasha

ridley is four years old and natasha is ten, i love them with all my heart and soul!!

i love seeing other tortoise stories and sharing my own so ill be posting pictures of me and my babies :]

thanks for reading and have a good day
btw heres some tortoise pics

Hello and welcome!

You have very nice tortoises! But is Enzo living in the enclosure like on photo? There is no substrate, a heat mat and some other things which concern me.

 

[enzotort]

Hello and welcome!

You have very nice tortoises! But is Enzo living in the enclosure like on photo? There is no substrate, a heat mat and some other things which concern me.

no not at all, it was a temporary enclosure that we put him in when we clean his usual enclosure, he does not normally live like that! the tank in the photo was originally meant to be housing for the torts but i decided against it as certain things that i didnt like about it, as well as most of those being older photos in which the heat pad was never on. i cant imagine how many tortoise owners youve come across that have housed their torts incorrectly so i understand the concern and i appreciate you commenting about it!

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

no not at all, it was a temporary enclosure that we put him in when we clean his usual enclosure, he does not normally live like that! the tank in the photo was originally meant to be housing for the torts but i decided against it as certain things that i didnt like about it, as well as most of those being older photos in which the heat pad was never on. i cant imagine how many tortoise owners youve come across that have housed their torts incorrectly so i understand the concern and i appreciate you commenting about it!

Thank you for clarification! If you don't mind to share enclosures pictures I would love to see some for inspiration

 

[enzotort]

Thank you for clarification! If you don't mind to share enclosures pictures I would love to see some for inspiration

of course! ridley's getting a new enclosure so i can show you pictures of his temporary house and ill be happy to show you when we get the new tank. i am looking for advice though, what size tank would be the best fit for him? hes 5 inches length and a red footed tortoise so any recommended sizes or products?

 

[TammyJ]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

of course! ridley's getting a new enclosure so i can show you pictures of his temporary house and ill be happy to show you when we get the new tank. i am looking for advice though, what size tank would be the best fit for him? hes 5 inches length and a red footed tortoise so any recommended sizes or products?

Please, don't be shocked. But a 5 inch tortoise need something around 30 sq.ft. Since redfoots need a highly humid environment the best options are PVC enclosures, hydroponic grow tents. Or raised garden beds with a greenhouse tent on top. Also, redfoots grow up much larger than 5 inches and will need larger enclosure. But this is only if you don't have a spacious outdoor pen for him available most time of the year.

 

[enzotort]

Please, don't be shocked. But a 5 inch tortoise need something around 30 sq.ft. Since redfoots need a highly humid environment the best options are PVC enclosures, hydroponic grow tents. Or raised garden beds with a greenhouse tent on top. Also, redfoots grow up much larger than 5 inches and will need larger enclosure. But this is only if you don't have a spacious outdoor pen for him available most time of the year.

thank you so much for the dimensions, that leaves a perfect area for his new home! im thinking about housing him outdoors but i might be able to find space inside! thank you

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

thank you so much for the dimensions, that leaves a perfect area for his new home! im thinking about housing him outdoors but i might be able to find space inside! thank you

Keeping him outdoors is, of course, preferred when weather allows. If you'd like we can brainstorm how to extend time outdoors and don't build room-size enclosure unless it's really necessary.

 

[enzotort]

Keeping him outdoors is, of course, preferred when weather allows. If you'd like we can brainstorm how to extend time outdoors and don't build room-size enclosure unless it's really necessary.

of course! i let my torts out whenever the weather works out so sometimes everyday so maybe outdoor enclosures are our best bet, im also thinking of having them both housed outdoors separately and using the extra space for new torts or reptiles so i think outdoor enclosures will work best

 

[Jacqui]

Hi! *waves*

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the forum, Enzo!!

 

[SinLA]

Greetings from LA! What part of CA are you in? We have a lot of us here...