Hi all - I’ve been reading before and after we got our redfoot tortoise, and I have two pressing questions. She’s allegedly one year old and we’ve had her two weeks. We take her outside every evening, feed her and soak her. I can see her taking in water, and she usually has a BM at the end of her soak. However, it appears she is not using her water source at all in her enclosure. I see no evidence of entry. It’s very accessible for her. I have it on the 74 degree side (her basking side is 90 degrees). She burrows quite a bit under the basking area.
Second concern - above described temp. I set up based on reading, but see a post on here that her enclosure overall should not be less than 80. Is this best, as it disputes other sources? It sounds reasonable. And if so, how to accomplish this?
Second concern - above described temp. I set up based on reading, but see a post on here that her enclosure overall should not be less than 80. Is this best, as it disputes other sources? It sounds reasonable. And if so, how to accomplish this?