Not sure if its different between breeds. However with my Redfoot, she will get a 1-2mm layer of keratin that is relatively see through at the edge of her skirt, which later changes colour to match the rest of the shell.
Theres a lot of conflicting diets for redfoots. I'm also quite new to tortoises, and spent a long time reading up on what others feed their tortoise, it can be quite confusing, the diet I use is easy for me to maintain, and my tortoise is happy and healthy so far.
Currently I will go to my...
Maybe Coco coir would be a good alternative if you don't want to use Cypress mulch. I personally use Cypress Mulch/Sphagnum moss for my Redfoot, and everybody raves about how good it is.
If my girlfriend came home, and found me in bed with the tortoise. Tortoise envy would change to tortoise rage, I'm not sure if me or the tortoise would survive.
I have no doubt other countries are just as bad, but I see few from UK on here, and most care advise is tailored to hotter countries. I can only speak about my own location, and all tortoise owners I have come in contact with in person have no clue, and are extremely stubborn.
My mother who has two Hermanns frequents these Facebook groups, personally I have noticed a lot of the information being handed out on these are false, and people are both extremely aggressive(not you) about suggesting changes, which in turn makes the defendant very ... defensive. My mother is...
Larger wild cats are one of the main predators for Redfoots, I know that. However my tortoise has often chased my cats, and actually likes to hide under them for warmth. The older cat isn't bothered by her, but I did catch the younger kitten patting the back of my tortoise's shell in a probing...
I wouldn't worry too much, I had similar worries with my redfoot when I got her a couple of months ago. I was initially worried that it was due to the cool end being too cold, that may be worth checking, but they do roam around when you don't expect, I recently upped my hot end temp to 95~ and...
I'm still haggling with my girlfriend to go from one redfoot to three at the end of the year. Do you just take care of them over the summer for people?