MrsShellington
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My husband and I are looking into getting out first tortoise. We have decided on a redfoot but I have a lot of questions that I am hoping to get answered before I even think about bringing one home.
First is there a good care sheet someone can link me to? I have found very few for redfoots. I did do a search on the forums and a lot of people linked turtletary but I don't think they have a care sheet for redfoots anymore or at least I cant seem to locate it.
Second would it be ok to use a reptile tank with most of the top closed off for the first few months of the tortoises life or should I build a vivarium? I seem to find conflicting information on this. Some say that it is perfectly fine as long as you cover the first few inches of the tank so they cant see out and others say that tanks do not ventilate well enough.
Lastly, I have a very large screened in porch ( I have attached pictures of what the screen looks like) Would it be ok to use a portion of my porch to make his outdoor enclosure or would the screen block out too much of the UV? I live in Florida if that makes any difference.
Third I was wondering what are some good plants that I could plant and should these be planted in the indoor enclosure or just the outside enclosure?
Thanks in advance and I hope I am not asking too many questions.
First is there a good care sheet someone can link me to? I have found very few for redfoots. I did do a search on the forums and a lot of people linked turtletary but I don't think they have a care sheet for redfoots anymore or at least I cant seem to locate it.
Second would it be ok to use a reptile tank with most of the top closed off for the first few months of the tortoises life or should I build a vivarium? I seem to find conflicting information on this. Some say that it is perfectly fine as long as you cover the first few inches of the tank so they cant see out and others say that tanks do not ventilate well enough.
Lastly, I have a very large screened in porch ( I have attached pictures of what the screen looks like) Would it be ok to use a portion of my porch to make his outdoor enclosure or would the screen block out too much of the UV? I live in Florida if that makes any difference.
Third I was wondering what are some good plants that I could plant and should these be planted in the indoor enclosure or just the outside enclosure?
Thanks in advance and I hope I am not asking too many questions.