S/he is surprisingly confident so far and ate breakfast this morning eagerly!
How do you guys feel about his shell? It looks a bit lumpy to me but the breeder's adults looked amazing.
Thanks!
With UVB for a redfoot, do I want to go with a Reptisun 5.0 or 10.0? I'm also thinking of heating the whole area instead of just the enclosure with a radiant heat panel/thermostat combo I have laying around instead of a CHE. That way there's less stuff mounted under the lid. Is that overkill...
Assuming the little redfoots I'm going to see today look healthy, I think that's what I've settled on. Got a little last minute work to do on the enclosure as per the suggestions on my other post, and then I'm going to meet the breeder this afternoon. If everything goes well with my...
Humidity is between 50-80%. I've got it at a stable 80% in the hide but it's an open enclosure so I'll have to mist it regularly. Would it be better to cover the top?
The stickied care sheet says his redfoot tortoises don't have UVB. I'm guessing that's as heavily debated here as it is with...
Sorry, I figured posting in red and yellow footed tortoises would narrow it down enough. I don't have the tortoise yet and the enclosure is still being tweaked which is why I'm checking now. I'd rather have it done before he gets here.
He's a cherry head redfoot, 4 months old.
I'm brand new to tortoises so I was just hoping someone could look this over and let me know if anything is wrong or missing. Thanks!
-Enclosure: 1ftx3ft tub for 4 month tortoise
-Substrate is sterile soil, moist but not damp, 2", topped with small chipped orchid bark, 1/2"
-Hide on one end...
Hi everyone! I've been browsing here for a few weeks now and decided I might as well make an account.
I'm still in the research stage, so I don't have a tortoise yet, but hopefully soon! I live in Alberta, Canada so my main concern is a species that does alright inside for most of the year...