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I'm sorry to have caused some misunderstanding of my 3 RF torts of being Pyramided, I think this was the effects of poor lighting angles & shadows. To clarify the matters I am posting some most recent outdoors pictures of them in natural lighting to show their carapace are in fine & healthy...

Hi, fellow tort lovers, it's been several months since I last visited & posted. I thought I would share the growth progress of my first baby of 2.4 years & 2 RF of 14 months respectively, I would like your opinion.....

Yes, all 3 RF cohabitate in the same enclosure but the smallest one is most active & he eats with the others & appears to have a healthy appetite & defecates normally & regularly which is most puzzling to me. This particular tortoise when first came to my care was extremely light weigh of only...

I have 3 red foot tortoises & 2 believed to be growing at a normal rate, the 2 1/2 year old is at 2.3 kilograms while another of 1 year is close is over 660 grams but the third is stunted at only slightly over 520 grams also at one year of age & his coloration is darker I believe of another...

I love a happy ending, I have a question about do red foots needs constant or just 3-4 times weekly of natural direct sunlight? I try to give my RF's at lease 3 days per week of natural outdoors sunlight for an hour- 90 minutes even at temperatures of only 68-71 degrees. Is it necessary or...

I'm in warmer climates so it's an open top enclosure CHE lamp although this might retain less humidity but I manually keep moistures up every several hours. Night & day heating lamps are on at they respective time periods, I keep living plants in dirt to maintain moisture levels & I also keep a...

You are absolutely right, pet shop keepers & employees does not actually raise their animals beyond a certain stage of growth & selling point. I was told my Red foot tortoise doesn't eat certain thing but this wasn't true when I researched more & fed them beyond the advice given, the way pet...

Someone at a reptile pet shop once mentioned if a tortoise eats too much they can get fat & said you can tell if flesh starts to protrude out & they have trouble retracting their limps, since I haven't seen a fat tortoise before I was wondering how to prevent it happening...

Hi, I keep 3 red foot tortoises 1 yearling & 2 juveniles. I've only been keeping tortoises for under 2 years & like to know how to tell if my red foots are fat from over eating, I feed them a large variety & assortments of feeds other than Mazuri tortoise diets & they get several hours weekly to...

The demand for males & females torts depends on the purpose of different individual, I believe the male to females ratio isn't 50/50 as someone previously mentioned more like 65/35 in favor of females. Your chances are higher if you specify the sex you desire when ordering from a reputable...

Thank you for sharing this, yes from what I learned & believe female tortoises are intentionally being produced for easier management & they tend to co-exist more harmoniously together when acquired in pairs. I believe the majority of the arguments arises from having two or more males behaving...

Thanks for your input, I have stopped trying to determine their sex at such early stage. 50/50 chances is much better than I would have estimated to be, I should be more concerned of having too many male tortoises in a group instead.

Hi, I have purchased all 3 of my red foot tortoises from a reptile pet supply shop in the past 2-3 years & it appears most likely " not yet confirmed" all to be females. What are my odds of finding males in the bunch at stores? I suspect by watching & reading from social media breeders...

That sounds pretty amazing, I keep patches of lawn grasses in a flat pan seems to work well & holds moistures longer & low maintenance. The babies enjoys getting on it too cool off & some time relief themselves there but isn't interested in chewing on them though, I rotate from different pans of...

Yes, I think buy the thermostat is a smart move because by turning the heat lamps on & off might reduce it's lifespan. but I don't know anything about regulating energy by electrical flow to reduce these CHE or ceramic heat emitters out puts though, I keep live plants & grass in moist soil to...

For those who live in very cold climates providing sufficient heat source, UV lighting & humidity is a challenge, my baby red foot didn't eat much & was hiding for most of the day during winter months. Cherry heads, Yellow foot & red foot I think prefer to stay active throughout, I still take...

Hi, I have fed my red foot tortoises meat proteins & found that they have different preference to how the meats are prepared. Some are eaten completely raw, some they prefer a quick soaking in hot water, I feed them fish, shrimps bought fresh from the market, or some times fresh chicken from the...

My red foot was caught munching on a dead adult mouse but I didn't allow it, other ate a live slug & earth worm. I thought of buying some live meal worms & crickets, but if they happen to find invertebrates in fields that's what they'll eat.

Exactly, you can't mention killing or harming any living thing anymore without backlash even with pest or blood sucking ticks.....

Free meals for the red foots, there must have been another entrance to your mail box because the slot at the top would have been too narrow to climb in.