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  1. Lady Boxsworth

    New Here!

    Michael, and my Red Foot Tortoise Lady Boxsworth are new. Excited to meet new friends whom also love these tanks with feet as much as I.
  2. Red foot 3

    Red foot 3

    At park
  3. Red Foot 4

    Red Foot 4

    Basking
  4. Red foot 5

    Red foot 5

    Mountain climber
  5. Red foot tortoise

    Red foot tortoise

    Lady Boxsworth 3
  6. Young Red Foot

    Young Red Foot

    In the beginning
  7. Michael Jones

    Michael Jones

    Red Foot father
  8. Michael Jones 2

    Michael Jones 2

    Red Foot 2
  9. Red Foot Tortoise

    Red Foot Tortoise

    Lady Boxsworth female red foot
  10. Red Foot Tortoise 2

    Red Foot Tortoise 2

    Lady Boxsworth
  11. Lady Boxsworth

    In dark area a lot.

    Its normal for a young tortoise to sleep a lot. Its normal to eat look around then sleep, much like a baby. You can take it outside temp permitted for exercise. That is recommend anyway. Your lucky. My red foot little queen Lady Boxsworth will NOT eat left overs and if she don't get her fruit...
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    Does she hate her new enclosure?

    There is not enough room. I agree as well, change can cause stress. Plus a tortoise should not be in a all glass enclosure. A small viewing window is ok but not a full view. A lot of tortoises like to climb as well as burrow. Keep an eye on tipping and make sure he/she can right itself back on...
  13. Lady Boxsworth

    Stubborn Boris

    NO LETTUCE it has no nutritional value for a tortoise. Try a 100% natural vegetable mix like for salad lettuce free. Like a spring mix available at walmart or your grocer. A calcium powder is good to sprinkle too ever couple feedings.
  14. Lady Boxsworth

    Edible?

    You can download apps that identify plants by taking their picture. Its very helpful for tortoise owners. I use one myself. Looks like lettuce. Which has NO nutritional value for tortoises.
  15. Lady Boxsworth

    Is writing on your tortoise shell safe?

    The shell can absorb chemicals. If you must paint something use some type of chemical free.
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