My New Tortoise

[tignish99]

Hello:

This is our new cherry-head tortoise. I am a newbie at tortoise-ownership. We just purchased her today after months of research and preparation. She is a cherry-head. We are somewhat sure it is a "her" according to a couple of websites that show pictures. I am sure I will have plenty of questions as I begin my servitude as a tortoise servant . So far she is eating well and curious about her enclosure.

 

[Jacqui]

Hi and welcome! What made you decide upon a redfoot?

 

[tignish99]

Hi and welcome! What made you decide upon a redfoot?

Thank you for answering

Months and months of research before I finally settled on a cherryhead . Honestly, we have seen tens and tens of tortoises over the last few months redfoot and other types and none were the right match. Not that there was anything wrong with them, but they were just not for us. I am not sure how to explain it. We saw her today and she was the one. We just knew she was "the one."

Aside from that, as a cherryhead she will be the perfect size for us. Not too big and not too small. I like that they do not hibernate so I do not have to worry about the whole worry whether or not to hibernate controversy. I like that they eat a variety of food including the odd worm, so I can sneak some food away from our bearded dragon. I enjoy watching my pets eat and enjoy their food. Their personalities seem sweet and curious. She does not mind being handled and seems to like having hear head rubbed, even by us, who are still complete strangers to her. She was put in her enclosure and immediately explored and ate a whole bunch of greens, so I am pretty sure she was comfortable. Lastly, I think they are very beautiful little tortoises.

 

[mike taylor]

Welcome,nice lookin red foot.

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[tignish99]

I must ask...we were told it is a cherry-head. The red on the head is a bit redder than the picture makes it seem. Were they incorrect? Is it a red-foot? There pictures on the web show babies that look very alike. It is also not clear whether cherries and redfoots are the same species or not.

Thank you

 

[tignish99]

Here is a picture of the plastron. Googling a bit, it seems there is quite a bit of confusion between a cherryhead and a redfoot.

 

[banshee4711]

Regardless, an attractive looking tort

 

[LoverOfTorts]

This thread may have the answer to your question. Beautiful tortoise by the way!

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-12262.html

 

[tignish99]

Thank you very much for the welcome, compliments, and info.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!