Recent content by DJ Kirk

... got my redfoot "Taco" to eat out of my hand regularly That is all Just sharing

All torts when moved go off their food for a while. Every time I switch enclosures with my redfoot he goes off food for 5-10 days. In nature it's not uncommon for torts to stop eating. If it's last more than 10 days I 'd worry then. Just keep offering fresh foods.

There is no way you could house a redfoot outdoors in the UK. No way there would ever be enough high humidity.

Looks fine to me Good growth Forget the basking spot Use a CHE for extra heat and UVB strip light Be careful to to overdose on the repti-vite extra calcium

Orange Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) OK to feed Redfoots this flower? It's gone crazy growing on our property. Flowers only last a day and are bright orange with some yellow. My neighbors refer to them as "tiger lily" but I don't think that's right. Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) are...

I am on team CHE in this debate RHP's are overly expensive and unnecessary IMHO

I used a heavy shower curtain and then attached it on the sides (inside) about 5" up with gorilla tape. Has worked perfectly fine for almost a year. Good thing about the tape is its waterproof and seals every gap.

My enclosure gets to 99% at night and drops to 85-90% during the day Ambient at 80F with a few warmer spot in the 90-100F range during day - when main CHE's go off at night my ambient drops to 70-75F around the room temperature the enclosure is in with one small night bulb that rises one spot at...

After looking around this site and getting advice this is what I constructed last summer for my redfoot. It is still going strong, no leaks, no smells, no mold. Works great. https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/custom-enclosure.177379/#post-1788452

I was thinking about putting things in but he just won't spend that much time in it. Totally temporary. Just wanted some thing clean and easy to move.

Finally built a new day enclosure for my 1 yr old redfoot June -Sept is the only viable time I can get the little turd outside and I'll never leave him out overnight - too many raccoons, skunks, and cats in my neighbourhood. First day out today as the temp was +85F and high humidity makes it...

Both my 18" T5's blew out yesterday - ON THE SAME DAY? Unbelievable. What are the odds? Usually wouldn't bother me as if I order a new one on Amazon I get it in 1-2 days. But now? Amazon says May 24 - 27 window! Hopefully my shelled friends will be OK in the dark for a week! LOL 🐢🌘💡

Your tort might be just exploring. If it's a new enclosure it'll take a while for it to get settled and figure things out.

I offer a boiled egg once a month to supplement protein I also offer mealworms every so often (2-3x/month) But I do use pellets once a week and the one I use has protein Too much protein is not good for a RF