My husband came home from work tonight to find our poor little guy almost all the way on his back and totally stressed out. He said it appeared he had been there for awhile as it looked like he was really struggling and in pain. My husband said he had a tiny bit of blood on on his neck where it...
Ok, I tried to get some more pics of our new Redfoot.
I described him to a guy at a local reptile store who breeds Redfoots, and he thinks from my description that our guy is a Northern Redfoot. The reptile guy also said if he is a Cherryhead, we got an awesome deal--we got him for $69! He...
Well, (in large part thanks to all the great info and advice) I got here last week when I was freaking out and worried about my new Redfoot tortoise who had been sitting in his water forever, he seems to be doing great now!
First update: After almost three full days of not moving from his...
I just got a new Redfoot Tortoise on Christmas Eve from PetCo. Not really knowing much beyond the readily available care info on them, I bought everything the associate suggested I needed to care for him, including some T-Rex dry tortoise food.
After reading LOTS more info about Redfoots and...
Went back to PetCo today to take back some items we found out we don't need for a Redfoot tortoise--they basically told us to care for him like a Russian, even gave us a Russian care sheet and encouraged us to buy a book about caring for Russians...
Anyway it was a different associate who...
Hello, and thanks in advance for your advice.
I just got a Redfoot tortoise today as a Christmas gift for my son. Of course, mom will end up being the major caretaker... :rolleyes: Good thing I think he's beautiful and am looking forward to caring for him for a long time.
So, we just...
Hi! First time tortoise owner, just got a 4 in. Redfoot today. I am looking to learn all I can about keeping him (her?) happy and healthy.
I was very glad to find this forum.