Getting the humidity up should be priority number 1. You can partially cover the top of the enclosure. You have the water dish in place, so soaking is available to him, this is good! Redfoots tend to spend a lot of time in the shade so keep that in mind. Check it the “easy redfoot enclosure”...
Offering protein in moderation is part of a redfoot’s natural diet. Insects, earth worms, slugs…etc would all be crawling around in a tropical environment where redfoots are found. The key to a happy and healthy redfoot is a varied diet. See ZeroPilot’s diet post above.
ZEROPILOT has a video on YouTube Redfoot housing Florida style that might give you an idea on how his setup in South Florida looks. Of course Texas gets the occasional snow flurries and Florida doesn’t. Florida is also more humid than Texas most of the year. They are similar but different.
People keep redfoots outdoors year round in south Florida where it gets below 50 degrees Fahrenheit a week or two a year. Most everyone uses a “sleep house” with a heating device during the winter here though. As long as the tortoise can bask in the sun during the day and has a heated chamber to...
My only comment would be native gopher tortoises are common in raccoon habitat along the gulf coast of FL. As most people in the Southern states know, gopher tortoises burrow. My only suggestion would be let them get a little bigger and provide the RF with a good, semi safe night enclosure. You...
Hello Karen!
I am not a new member but have yet to get a tortoise. I was planning on a redfoot due to zeropilot and others’ success with caring for redfoots outdoors in South Florida. I live a few hours south of you near Fort Myers. If you haven’t already found a permanent home, I’ll send you a...
Forgive me for reviving an older thread but I was curious if your Bolivian's ever successfully produced any hatchlings?
I'm crossing my fingers that your crew have had some luck with producing some offspring.
Thanks for the birthday wishes. For some reason I thought you were in Texas. My mistake. In Texas, they call a variety of elm that grows there cedar elm. Never seen them on the east coast though.