Cherry Head Red Foot?

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Whats the difference between the cherry head and a reggular red foot. I thought they had the same requirements. Possibly adopting two. Also, can they be housed together? (The cherry head and regular red foot)
 

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A cherry head is a redfoot from a certain region, I believe they have the same requirements as a regular one but someone with more experience will have to confirm that. The cherry head generally has a brighter coloration on the head and I believe stay a bit smaller.

If you go to the redfoot/yellow foot forum I believe there are threads stickied at the top that describe the differences on detail.
 

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I recently rescued some adult redfoots so I'm still learning too, but I'm fairly certain the only real difference between them is region and that care is the same.

Are they similar sizes?
 

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Cherryheads are generally a couple of inches smaller. They also seem to be more aggressive in mating, occur in lower humidity ranges and are generally hardier
 

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jjsull33 said:
I recently rescued some adult redfoots so I'm still learning too, but I'm fairly certain the only real difference between them is region and that care is the same.

Are they similar sizes?

Yes they are both 6 month old
 

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Here's a picture of the underside of a cherry compared to a northern hope it helps

Northern
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Cherry
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I house a cherry with three reds with no bother at all, requirements are the same and the rumour about them being smaller isn't true my cherryhead is 11 inches and growing
 
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tupacliveson16 said:
Whats the difference between the cherry head and a reggular red foot. I thought they had the same requirements. Possibly adopting two. Also, can they be housed together? (The cherry head and regular red foot)

Check out ....WWW.TORTOISECOVE.COM for more pics and your viewing enjoyment on this breed~

JD~:)
 

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N2TORTS said:
tupacliveson16 said:
Whats the difference between the cherry head and a reggular red foot. I thought they had the same requirements. Possibly adopting two. Also, can they be housed together? (The cherry head and regular red foot)

Check out ....WWW.TORTOISECOVE.COM for more pics and your viewing enjoyment on this breed~

JD~:)

Thanks man!
 

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Heres a link to a thread JD put up showing all about it, really cool stuff.

Ive only had my cherry a couple of months, so not so long. Its a really fun learning experience, and everyone here is always helpful. Cherries IMO are coolest torts there are, check out JDs, his are purrrrty :)

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/showthread.php?tid=71351
 

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Here is an article about cherries- https://sites.google.com/site/torto...formation/chelonoidis/red-footed--cherry-head

Cherry-head describes a color morph of the sorts of red-footed tortoises that come from the sub-rainforest region of east and southeast Brazil. Tortoises from that region also come in more typical yellows and oranges, but when they are red they can be pretty spectacular. Because many of them are not 'cherry-headed', other terms used for this type are Eastern or Brazilian.

There is a ton of debate as to whether these guys are a race, sub-species, or species. There are distinctive anatomic and genetic differences between them and the more typical red-footeds from Venezuela and other northeastern regions. The DNA differences are enough to justify the species status, but it is still debated and probably will not be resolved soon. (It is not a high priority.)

Easterns have some care differences, but they mostly apply to things like being a bit more tolerant of temperatures and humidities, having a different breeding/laying cycle, and more male aggressiveness. There are no known diet differences (although wild Easterns seem to eat a lot more cacti than the others do.)
 
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