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Hi guys! I bought a baby redfoot today from a local reptile breeding store! I'll post pictures tomorrow but i have a few questions, particularly about diet. At the store they told me to feed greens such as kale, collards, turnips, mustard etc....(same as my Russians) with the addition of protein from cat food occasionally (meaning about once a month). Is this a good diet? Also I have setup questions, I'm keeping him in a plastic tub that i am keeping covered with a piece of plywood. on the inside I have a full spectrum daylight bulb and uvb strip light. I was just wondering if I should be leaving it completely covered of should I leave a crack? Also they keep their redfoots in very muddy substrate. It seems a bit too much to me, I was worried about shell rot and fungal growth, although it seems to be working fine for them considering they have raised about 20 redfoots in store. What do you guys think? I've got it pretty soaked now but its not goopy and muddy like they said to have it. Should i be doing that? If not, then how moist should the substrate be? By the way I am using coconut coir mixed with long fiber mosser lee Sphagnum Moss. any other info, pictures, and advice you can give would be much appreciated! thanks! and sorry for the long post!