57 yearl old redfoot tortoise

SoI have a 12ft by 10 ft shed that I insulated last year and had an electrician put electricity in. I then put in a rubber floor like you use in garages.

Next I am walling it in with something. The bottom 2 feet is a wood base wall. Above that will be either masonite, or mold resistant drywall. I should be done (well have to) by the end of this month. Once the walls are done I will cover the floor with Cypress Mulch. This group has been wintering in that kind of enclosure and laying for the past 4 years.

As soon as I am done I will take photos. I am also building a large shelf that the Redfoots can go under, Mareginateds can live on, and incubators can go on the top shelf.

Here is a video of my Redfoots as I picked them up originally. We changed the names.

Great video, great picks. I'm so jealous, I wish I had a tortoise from when I was a kid, that would be too cool.

Octavious22 said:

I found another cool and interesting Redfoot video 57 years old wow. Enjoy

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Thanks for the video. Do you know what institution it was produced in?
The keeper is dressed like a blueberry and looks like she is rewarding him with raspberries.
Poor Goliath looks confused and snapping at air.
I am always skeptical when exact age is claimed. This is obviously a tortoise with some years on him
but unless he has been held in this institution since birth and accurate records were kept, I dunno.

LRTortoises said:

My male that I got "Beast" is believed to be at least 45. The owner I bought him from had him for 6 years. According to the past owner, the owner before him had him for 30 years and got him fully grown.View attachment 146452 View attachment 146453

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That guy easily has 45 years on him. Probably much more. Very worn from his many travels. Venerable specimen.

LRTortoises said:

Here is a video of my Redfoots as I picked them up originally. We changed the names.

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good video