Recent content by HarleyK

Hi there, I purchased my redfoot named Harley as a hatchling 5 years ago and s/he doing great! Can someone confirm whether it's a he or she please? Thanks! My baby's face :]

Hi there, 110F is too hot. Mine prefers to be in the 85-90 range, but usually in the 85F. As for the inactivity, it is absolutely normal for young rf's to be inactive. Mine was seriously burried in moss for about 1 year. Now she's about 2 years old and active. I used to have to take her...

I was wondering if any of you can help determine the gender of my 2 1/2 year old redfoot? :D

Thanks for the compliments! That northern is beautiful! Does marbling stay into adulthood or does it typically fade?

I attached some pics. Just some background: I bought my redfoot at a reptile expo 2 years ago at 1.5" and he has grown a lot! Excuse the dirt on his face :D He has an outdoor pen and sits in the mud from time to time :) Let me know what you guys think. I do believe this is marbling?

My northern RF Harley is a little over 2 years old now. He has some marbling between only sections of scutes. What's interesting is the marbling is not throughout the shell, only certain sections. Does marbling also stay into adulthood?

Sometimes when I walk close close to my 3 year old redfoot he stands up on all fours and stretches out his neck. It seems like he's standing really tall. Do you think my tortoise is sizing me up? I must admit, when he does that I'm thinking "one cool/handsome looking tort!"

Very cool Kristina. Do you have more pics of your black cherry's head/face?

Hi Mikey, The wetted part looks ok to me. I'm not sure what you're looking at.

Hi there, it depends on the person. I wanted a baby because there's the satisfaction of raising a tortoise to adulthood, but then again I have owned reptiles before and was confident with my ability to care for it. Aside from that, there are advantages in buying an adult or subadult. The sex...

Do any of you brush your tort's shell? There is some staining on my redfoots due to the eco earth and him burrying himself. Now that he's no longer burrowing, I thought I'd give him a nice scrubbin' :D What should I use? Just water?

Nice redfoot! How big is she?

I soaked mine practically every night. It became a habit for me and plus it seemed to help defecation. If you're worried that your tort will stress just take him or her out before it starts climbing against the sides. That's what I do.

I am thinking about taking my larger water bowl out mainly because I found my redfoot on his back yesterday when I got home from work. What if he had fallen on his back and rolled into the water dish? Do any of you leave water bowls that are large enough for your tortoise to soak in? Any...

Haha yeah! I knew what I was in for though. He was probably the shyest one out of the group I picked from.