So far I've seen very little of it. He comes out to eat about 5 every afternoon for 30 or 40 minutes then crawls back under the bush he calls home. I think hesbeen traumatized by a dog most of his life and stays hidden to keep from being chewed on. I'm hoping that eventually he'll get over his...
It's really nice to see them eating so well. Mine still stays hidden under the bushes 95% of the time. The only time I see him is late afternoon when he comes out to graze. I give him some hibuscusleaves to keep him there until I can get some veggies fixed and out to him.
Yes he has. It's hard not to feel badly about what his life as been like. As I mentioned he's eating well now. When I first fed him he acted like he had no idea what to do so I speculate that he's never had anything but grass before. He can inhale a hibuscus flower!
So far it seems like a lot of work for an animal that can't jump onto the sofa! Lol!
Here's a photo of the platen and another of front edge that's coming loose.
Hesa little over 10" long and 6" wide
Thanks! I watched your video as well. I keep reading that Red Foots don't like others around and that the males will fight each other and breed the females many times a day. I've watched all the Kamp Kenan Red Foot videos too and see he has lots of them in the same pen.
Anyone have any reasonable guesses as to his age? I'm thinking he might be 20 or more.
I'll get some plastron photos later when he come out.
Here he is last night devouring a hibuscus flower and then his regular bowl of greens and squash.
Thank you all for your help! So far this one only comes out in the evening when the sun gets low. I give him a good feed when I see him which he always eats. I'm glad to hear its normal. He gets back under a deep bush and burrows under the leaves. I have a hard time finding him even when I know...
No problems with his beak, its the ragged edge behind his head although I've now looked at many photos of wild tortoises that have chipped edges there. I guess I'll leave it alone.
It's only rained once since we've had him and he stayed hidden in the bushes the whole time. My thought is that he's lived witha large dog which has abused him so learned to stay out of sight as much as possible. My hope is that as he gets used to his new enclosure he'll relax and enjoy life more.
My mind drifted onto the wrong tortoise! It's got a dished bottom, not flat. My mistake. He has a pond but hasn't gone near it as far as I can see. His hide under the bushes stays damp. He is in a very large fenced yard and has lots of grass and even several hibuscus plants to nibble on. I...
Haha! I've read all the Red Foot caresheets which have been very helpful with basic info. I'll take some close-ups tomorrow when he comes out. My grandson named him "Apple" because that was the first thing we fed him.
I'm Rick from Fort Myers, Florida. I've never had a tortoise before the Red Foot I've discussed in another thread came along although I am a Gopher Tortoise aficionado from way back. I've been doing a census and taking pictures of Florida Gophers for years now and still go out several times a...
Several weeks ago we found this Red Foot in our front yard. It came right up to us so it's obviously used to people but we could see that it had been abused. It looks to me like a large dog used it as a chew toy over an extended period. As you can see from the photo many of the shell plates are...