Hey guys I am new to this forum world. I acquired a red footed tortoise. I went to a friends place and seen a tortoise in their basement she said that her brother doesn't take care of it and I felt bad because it looked like it was in pretty bad shape so I asked her brother if I could take it. It still walked over to me when I went to its container so it was holding on but it wheezes when it breathes and it looks like its legs formed funny from the way it walks. He said it was a red footed tortoise but looks almost nothing like one. Red footed tortoises look more moist and the one I have looks so dry (I soaked it in warm water when I brought it home) Right now it is in a wooden container with wood chips and 2 heating lamps on one side with a planter bottom bowl on the other for water. Looking at the pictures of what a red footed tortoise should look like makes me really sad because you can tell this one went through some hard times.
Thank you to whom ever is reading this I really don't know what I can do. I have been feeding it spring mix, mangoes, tomatoes and half of a banana at a time and she's had some strawberries in the last few days. Her "beck" was long so I trimmed a little off with a nail clipper but didn't want to go any further.
Thank you to whom ever is reading this I really don't know what I can do. I have been feeding it spring mix, mangoes, tomatoes and half of a banana at a time and she's had some strawberries in the last few days. Her "beck" was long so I trimmed a little off with a nail clipper but didn't want to go any further.