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Hi there, I moved to Germany two years ago with a now three-year-old Cherry Head Red Foot named Scooter. She has definitely slowed down in eating now. It is too cold to have her outside now overnight. I have seen conflicting posts, does this species hibernate or just slow down. For her...

We have been here for 2 weeks now. I have her in a terrarium set her up yesterday. I did increase the temp on her cold side by 5 degrees. Her behavior still seems pretty normal. She is very active and her appetite remains.

Sabine, thank you so much. I actually have an appointment on Wednesday at 1630 with Dr. Häfner. I will let you know how it goes. She is still trucking along. Appetite is great and as it gets warmer out this week we will go outside.

Hi there, I just posted about a potential respiratory infection with my little Cherryhead Red Foot. Since we moved her stools are not as normal as before, but yesterday she had a big one. Her behavior totally normal even wanting to be outside more. The temperatures in Germany have been warmer...

Hello there, I just moved to Germany from the U.S. and have a 16 month old Cherryhead Red Foot that accompanied me. Unfortunately, I have her in an improvised terrarium until my set up arrives. I am using a plastic tote and I have her substrate (sphagnum moss), heating pad, modified hide...

Reading this makes me feel better, because I was just at the vet and my CH (Scooter) grew 200 grams in approximately 9 months. Her 1 year birthday will be next month (tomorrow I guess). Will take pictures of her party!!! In June she weighed 67 grams (3 mos). Today, 275.5 grams (9 mos).

Yes. I already have her paperwork to export her and am waiting for the Germans to give me my other paperwork.

Hello all, I am moving to Europe in a couple of months and currently have my 10 month old in a 20 gallon terrarium with coconut fiber and sphagnum moss as a substrate. I also have the humidifier pumped in with the tube. My question is how do you tort-table folks keep the humidity up. I have a...

Nope, more like grubs. They keep in the refrigerator too. Here is a picture so that you can see the size in relation to a dime. Also, this is a smaller one.

Hello fellow tort-parents, I had read the previous postings on feeding butterworms and did some additional research on when to start feeding butterworms to my 10 month old Cherryhead Red-Foot (Scooter). After consulting my vet, she suggested it was a good time to incorporate butterworms into...

Thanks for the response. I am very concerned now. I just cleaned out her terrarium and took some more shots of her shell and her environment. I did use a soft tooth brush and some warm water. Let me know you all think. Thanks

Thanks Dutchie Amanda I appreciate the quick response

Hello all, I have a 9 month old CH named Scooter. She is very active, and becoming more curious coming to the glass looking out. Scooter has a healthy appetite loving dandelion greens and her tortoise food. I was a little concerned about the marbling on top of her scute, but after reading...

Hello all, I would like to know more about what normal looks like for my 9 month old Cherry head. She continues to be very active. I have noticed the marbling on her shell, which I was told is normal.

I know I have been flying over the past week and made some inquiries. I was wondering if there was a quarantine process once arriving in Germany. That is why I tried contacting the Consulate. I am hoping I can just carry her on with me. Just pack her in a container with substrate where she...