Just got my female today she is much larger than my other red i was expecting her to be larger but not this big yet my one is 6 inches this one is 10 the enclosure i have right now for winter is 6x 3 feet but will soon be getting an 8x4 do you think i should sepertate them? The little one has lots of hides i dont want to seperate them but kind of scared.

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heres a pic of them together shes scared still

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i guess ill just keep close watch on them

What sex is your other RF? .....Generally speaking ...RF's do fine in a group or pairs. There is too much hysteria out there about fighting ,or being solitary animas ect.....They may apply to some species of torts , but not Redfoots. The most common aggressions are during breeding times....and its not all "physical fighting" but more of two males mounting each other ( to show dominance) . The other type of aggression would be the biting of the female's neck and face during breeding ... ( most concern is the eye) . RF's and Cherries do just fine in captivity with " established" groups. The most interesting part is even with equal distribution of heat and areas to sleep "solo" I find 80% of my herd groups together ...at bedtime. You could say ....
" Safety in numbers perhaps?” Another thing to consider when establishing a herd or group is the ratio of the sexes to be housed together . Your 6" will be fine as that is much past a fragile age.
Keep an eye out and good luck ....
Happy Tort~N
JD

(09-18-2012 05:31 PM)N2TORTS Wrote:  Thank you the large one is female I can't tell what the smaller one is yet I think female I really would prefer not to separate them
What sex is your other RF? .....Generally speaking ...RF's do fine in a group or pairs. There is too much hysteria out there about fighting ,or being solitary animas ect.....They may apply to some species of torts , but not Redfoots. The most common aggressions are during breeding times....and its not all "physical fighting" but more of two males mounting each other ( to show dominance) . The other type of aggression would be the biting of the female's neck and face during breeding ... ( most concern is the eye) . RF's and Cherries do just fine in captivity with " established" groups. The most interesting part is even with equal distribution of heat and areas to sleep "solo" I find 80% of my herd groups together ...at bedtime. You could say ....
" Safety in numbers perhaps?” Another thing to consider when establishing a herd or group is the ratio of the sexes to be housed together . Your 6" will be fine as that is much past a fragile age.
Keep an eye out and good luck ....
Happy Tort~N
JD

Congrats! Both your babies look beautiful

I agree with N2Torts. I just read on wikipedia that redfoots are often found in the wild hiding in small groups together. Here is the paragraph from the site. Not sure on the accuracy, but they have all their noted sources included at the bottom of the page if you really wanted to dig deep.

"They seek shelter in places that offer thermoregulation and protection from predators. Treefalls are a favored site, as are debris piles, burrows (especially those of the armadillo (Dasypodidae family) and agouti (Dasyprocta species)), hollow logs, holes, and heavy vegetation cover. They generally try to find tight-fitting resting places, and will occasionally 'wedge' themselves between roots and trunks but remain otherwise exposed. Burrows and holes are often flooded and the tortoises will rest in the water and mud with just their nostrils and eyes exposed. In warmer weather, they press up against moister, cooler surfaces in shelter areas. The tortoises show personal preferences with many individuals always seeking out a specific type of shelter.[29]
Shelters are often communal with as many tortoises as can fit in the space. Good shelters are so important, and visibility is so poor that the tortoises will leave scent trails that they or others can follow.[30] Some shelters are so heavily used by tortoises that there are clear trails in the dirt leading to them, even though individual tortoises may not return to a given shelter regularly.[31]
Besides communal shelters and scent marking, red-footed tortoises also show other signs of semi-social behavior such as lack of aggression at feeding sites, not protecting territory, and group feeding at fruit falls and carrion (although it is not unusual for one tortoise to block access or even try to make off with some of the food). Red-footed tortoises often follow each other, usually a smaller one following a larger and quite often males following males but all combinations are seen. Red-footed tortoises have also been observed following apparent scent trails laid by an individual a day or two earlier.["

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-footed_tortoise

Thank you guys/girls I feel way better

Congrats!

(09-18-2012 06:26 PM)redfoot7 Wrote:  Not sure on the accuracy, but they have all their noted sources included at the bottom of the page if you really wanted to dig deep.

Very accurate, considering it was written by one of our own! Thanks again, Mark (or Madkins007)!

Very pretty redfoots! I would wager a guess and say the larger one is wild caught? You rarely see such smooth captive breed redfoots.

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Very accurate, considering it was written by one of our own! Thanks again, Mark (or Madkins007)!

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I did not know that. Some good info there.

(09-18-2012 09:59 PM)Mgridgaway Wrote:  

(09-18-2012 06:26 PM)redfoot7 Wrote:  Not sure on the accuracy, but they have all their noted sources included at the bottom of the page if you really wanted to dig deep.

Very accurate, considering it was written by one of our own! Thanks again, Mark (or Madkins007)!

Very pretty redfoots! I would wager a guess and say the larger one is wild caught? You rarely see such smooth captive breed redfoots.

She's supposed to be captive bred

(09-19-2012 08:17 AM)cmitch Wrote:  She's supposed to be captive bred

Hmm. Well it's certainly possible. I've just never seen such a smooth captive bred redfoot.