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    Little Foot

    Here's an update on my little cherry head Little Foot. My girlfriend and I picked him up March 18 2017 (store said 5 months old), which makes him around 6.5 months or so? Anyways just wanna do an update with him. I've had him for about 1.5 months. I only recently started to measure and weigh...
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    Need advise, is this septicemia symptom or just normal for cherry head??

    thanks much NoNo. yea. I keep an eye out everyday when I do soaks. I just noticed it recently when giving him a bath. will update if anything else goes wrong. hes very active. wakes up every morning and walks to the basking bulb. normally give him a soak when he does. after his soak he'll...
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    Need advise, is this septicemia symptom or just normal for cherry head??

    How's the tortoise in the first pic coming along? My little guy has some red coming in towards the middle of the scutes also.
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Digital thermo/hydro one is coming in the mail soon. I threw another regular house thermometer in the entrance of the hide. It read 77-78F. The Zoo Med one was reading around 75F. Just gotta wait till the digital one comes. Noticed some lighter color on the growth lines of the plastron. I'm...
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Thanks @zeropiolet. I will keep an eye on that. Probably invest in a ceramic heating bulb. His hide isn't wet. I made sure I put dry substrate in the hide. With some moss around the front of the hide that I spray daily when it's drier. Thanks again for the helpful info.
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Thank you so much @Pearly. Great info. I've seen your marble cherry head lurking in these forums. Beautiful tortoise. I have a regular analog thermometer and hydrometer. Gonna invest in a digital one so I can put the wires in the hide to see what overall temp in. And thanks for the heads up on...
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Aloha from Hawaii, I got this little guy a few weeks ago from a local pet store. Jus thought I'd ask about his dark plastron. Store said he was about 5 months old. This photo was jus after a scrub. Softest part is center. I can feel it move but my nail does NOT sink in. Don't really see any...
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Here is a photo after a soak and bath. No white powder. When I press the plastron with my nail, (in the center of plastron) the plastron moves very slightly (nail does not sink in.) Substrate is coconut coir, mixed with orchard bark on the bottom layer, and mixed cypress mulch as a top. Top...
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    "Cherry Head" red footed plastron

    Aloha from Hawaii, This is my first post. I have a small "cherry head" picked up from a local pet store a few weeks ago. I was just wondering what's up with Little Foot's plastron? It came this dark. Store said he was about 5 months. Didn't know if it was from being young and it's hardening or...
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