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So I have future plans on breeding red foot tortoises, I'm going to have a group of three of them 1bought a year ago and looking to get 2 more in the next couple of months need to save and find some healthy ones.
Here's my plan- I'll be buying a 100+gallon reptile tank that's where I plan on keeping the three tortoises. It will be a long tank with a great amount of width for the torts to maneuver. I have my one tort right now in a 40gal tank suits him just fine for his size. I plan on getting them from a reputable breeder most likely online or at a reptile expo I'm in no rush to get this going I want everything to be PERFECT.
The substrate that I will be using is plantation soil as the many part and coco husk or coir on the top I will also be adding spagum moss into their shelters,(should it be dry or moist when I add the spagum?) I will also be placing live plants in there in guessing about eight-ten plants a whole bunch of assorted ones. I will be adding fake suction cup vines hanging down from the sides of the glass, there will also be a heat may place under the bottom of the outside tank under their shelters. I still have planned to use my exo terra medium sized water fall again for this tank as it adds an awesome effect. I will have a basking lamp at one end of the tank with a 150watt bulb in it there will also be another 100w daylight basking lamp over the basking area as well. I also will be including a UVB strip light also to prevent soft shell. I will also be purchasing a moonsoon misting system with 4 nozzle sprayers that will be pointed towards the living plants to keep the humidity up and prevent the top to get to went and lead to shell rot I will also being pouring water down the corners of the tank once every 2 days depending on humidity levels. I will have a plexi glass lid cut out to shape around the light so it doesn't melt that will hopefully keep the humidity levels up also. When the time comes I will buy a store night incubator top quality.
I'm not in a rush like I said and I will be purchasing only baby's as i enjoy watching them grow up into adult hood, Im still researching alto about breeding and I have some questions about it also.
They are,
How old do the redfoots have to be until they produce fertile eggs ?
How many inches will the shell be when they start to mate
Should I quarantine them to get them used to each other or can I place them all together at the same time?
Thanks for all the help and answers you all can provide me with! Much appreciated !!
Here's my plan- I'll be buying a 100+gallon reptile tank that's where I plan on keeping the three tortoises. It will be a long tank with a great amount of width for the torts to maneuver. I have my one tort right now in a 40gal tank suits him just fine for his size. I plan on getting them from a reputable breeder most likely online or at a reptile expo I'm in no rush to get this going I want everything to be PERFECT.
The substrate that I will be using is plantation soil as the many part and coco husk or coir on the top I will also be adding spagum moss into their shelters,(should it be dry or moist when I add the spagum?) I will also be placing live plants in there in guessing about eight-ten plants a whole bunch of assorted ones. I will be adding fake suction cup vines hanging down from the sides of the glass, there will also be a heat may place under the bottom of the outside tank under their shelters. I still have planned to use my exo terra medium sized water fall again for this tank as it adds an awesome effect. I will have a basking lamp at one end of the tank with a 150watt bulb in it there will also be another 100w daylight basking lamp over the basking area as well. I also will be including a UVB strip light also to prevent soft shell. I will also be purchasing a moonsoon misting system with 4 nozzle sprayers that will be pointed towards the living plants to keep the humidity up and prevent the top to get to went and lead to shell rot I will also being pouring water down the corners of the tank once every 2 days depending on humidity levels. I will have a plexi glass lid cut out to shape around the light so it doesn't melt that will hopefully keep the humidity levels up also. When the time comes I will buy a store night incubator top quality.
I'm not in a rush like I said and I will be purchasing only baby's as i enjoy watching them grow up into adult hood, Im still researching alto about breeding and I have some questions about it also.
They are,
How old do the redfoots have to be until they produce fertile eggs ?
How many inches will the shell be when they start to mate
Should I quarantine them to get them used to each other or can I place them all together at the same time?
Thanks for all the help and answers you all can provide me with! Much appreciated !!