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I'm working on making them a bigger home,but as I live in the uk my torts get very little natural sunlight as we hardly had a summer this year,so are always housed indoors,plus my torts looked worse when I bought them so there doing a lot better now,when we bought them they were living in a 3...

My tortoises are very happy,Iv only had them 2 years and there looking a lot better than when I 1st got them,im constantly reading books and going on forums to get the best information to look after them,nd to be told there not healthy is a right insult,I thought forums are here to help people...

Hi reply to redfoots rule my redfoots breed just fine Iv just had 4 baby's hatch,plus they only really sleep in there tank I have them roaming the house most of the day,can I just ask u how u think there not very healthy,I look after my tortoises very well and there very happy torts,I am going...

Hiya,Iv got two 9 year old breeding redfoots,there in a 6ft viv,but all Iv got in there is moss and coco coir with a few stones and feeding bowls,it doesn't look very nice,I realy wanna pimp my tank lol,every time I put plants in here they just trample all over them,I realy need some good ideas...

Hi one of my eggs just hatched in record time lol,literally piped then he climbed right out but he's got the biggest yolk sac Iv ever seen,Iv put him on moist tissue in the incubator but he's wobbling all over the place cause the sacs so big,should I put moss in there as I think he's gunna...

That's great advice,Iv only had torts for 3 years and this is my 1st lot of hatchlings so I'm a total novice,I wanted to help him out today but luckily I waited for ur advice,il leave him for a few days and il put a update on here on mon,thanks again

Hi I totally agree I don't see how hel beable to get out,all my other 3 that just hatched there eg sacs had virtually healed before they totally hatched so I'm gunna be really nervous if I need to help him because the sac is huge and the poor guy looks realy squished in there to.

Hi Iv got my 4th redfoot hatching but he's been hatching for 4 days know but there hasn't been any improvement in the past 2 days I think he may be stuck,he's sat on his bum but layied back on his shell would any one recommend that I should help him out,there's no shell on the front of him so...

Mattgrizzlybear yes we will be selling them but I want to keep them for a couple of months just to make sure there eating properly and that there perfectly healthy,Iv heard different story's about wen u should sell a hatchling I would keep them forever if I had my way lol,but hopefully il be...

Hi everyone,just thought I'd give u a update on my redfoot eggs,out of the 6 wev got 4 baby's which were chuffed to bits with there absolutely gorgeous,here's some pics for u.

Female......

Defently a she....

n2torts, you are a complete legand. Thank you for all your help, you answered every question I could ever ask, Many thanks carl

My redfoot eggs have just hatched, these are the first eggs what have been layied, as they are still in the shells in the incubator I am getting ready for them to come out and put into a enclosure for them. The question is do they have a heat mat or will a heat bulb be enought for them. [hr] As...

I thought that when I seen it online,I didn't realise hf liked mild humidity so the cave will give them that,they do love it they climb on it and sleep in it,defo worth building.