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  1. willee638

    Growth progress pics of my 3 Red foots & weight

    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.....
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    Why is one of my red foots grow so slowly?

    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...
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    How to prevent red foot tortoises from obesity?

    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...
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    What are the odds of picking a male baby red foot at a pet store?

    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...
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    Should red foots eat only raw, half cooked or cooked meat?

    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...
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    Is it safe for tortoises to eat small slugs & mushrooms their find in fields?

    Hi, I frequently take my red foot tortoises to outdoors unsprayed grass fields & after a few days of rain they would discover some small creatures "snails & slugs" & new growth "grass & plants or mushrooms" had sprung up amongst the grasses & in bushes. I noticed they would sometimes eat them...
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    ?? Longevity? Vitamin d3 from the sun?

    Hi there, I am wondering what is the average red foot's lifespan in the wild & in captivity? Is receiving frequent natural sunlight "vitamin D3" for one hour per day 3-4 times per week detrimental to red foots tortoises? My RF's doesn't bash under UV lamps, but seems to tolerate sunlight more...
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    My baby red foot has some unknown growth issue at the side of one eye....

    Hi everybody, I have a question that's been puzzling me. One of my baby red foot tortoise acquired 3 months ago which I discovered after several weeks it had a issue like growth at the right side corner of one eye, it appeared to resemble skin like cataracts if this exist on tortoises. It...
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    Anyone out there ever heard sounds made by your red foot tort?

    Hi, a year & a half ago I brought my first red foot tortoise home & now a proud owner of 3. But the first was the only one I ever heard that actually made any audible sounds as she was growing up through the months & I thought this was normal behaviours, only one other person replied to my...
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    Can you tell what your tortoise is thinking by head movements?

    Hi, I presently have 3 red footed tortoises & from their interactions with each other that I can obverse is they have slightly different behaviours toward one another. I was fortunate that none of them has aggressively attacked each other or any signs of a particular individual was hiding all...
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    Why isn't my red foots stays regularly with pooping?

    Hi, I have 3 red foot tortoises & I notice more & more as they grow all 3 of them poop less regularly even when being fed daily. They eat sometimes separately to make sure no one is competing for food & are fed a wide variety of greens, fruits, tortoise feeds, vegetables & proteins, they get...
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    RF Foaming at the Mouth

    Hi, I noticed yesterday when I took all 3 of my red foot tortoises to the fields for roaming at around 11am-noon I saw 2 of the younger torts forming at the mouth like bubbles but not the older one of possible 2 year old. It was only approximately 28-30 degrees celsius in April not yet full...
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    Outdoor activity & exercise for torts conducive to growth....

    Hi, I allow my RF tortoise regular outdoor activities & roam with close supervision & natural sunlight as much as possible from an early stage of their lives. I find tortoises responded quite well to growth & weight gain & were never sick to my knowledge, My first red foot started out at...
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    A dominate little tort, is reacting to everything & others an indication?

    Hi, I'm presently keeping 3 RF together in an enclosure "at least 2 babies" estimated of possibly 3-4 months old most of the time. One of the baby a very curious little tort would react to everything around it even when another tortoise eats or move about, he seems to pay attention & move...
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    Is buying a UVB lamps even necessary if my babies are getting sunlight 4 times weekly?

    Hi, when I first started keeping my baby tortoise I purchased a full spectrum UVA+UVB vapor lamp. a replacement after that & it served me fine at first but now my tortoises are taken outdoors for natural sunlight at temperatures of 22-28 degrees celcius 4-5 times per week or in the summer time...
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    Why my yearling red foot tortoise has a pungent smell?

    I have recently acquired a little RF yearling tortoise from a friend & from day one it had a strong odour "stink" mainly on it's plastron, I noticed this pungent smell became more prominent even in the enclosure's substrates where another red foot was kept also as this wasn't so prior. I force...
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    Can bullying still exist when 3 RF tortoises are kept together?

    Is bullying still prevalent when 3 or more RF tortoises are kept together in an enclosure? I heard all the arguments of not to keep 2 tortoises, can having 3 or more tortoises mitigate the problem by providing a sufficient enclosure size & females to male ratio?
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    Can a male red foot hatchling exhibit any dominance over other larger females?

    I have observed on a couple of occasions a "not yet determent sex" red foot hatchling make clocking sounds like a chicken when near a much larger female yearling, I've read once in a red foot tortoise facts sheet this is the sound males make to communicate with females. Are there really...
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    What are the typical signs a red footed tortoise exhibits when feeling stressed?

    My yearling red foot has not been very active almost all of the time in her enclosure & I had her for a little over a year now, just days before I expanded the enclosure but most of the layouts was pretty much the same as before except with a 20+ percentage in additional space. Another question...
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    Is it important for tortoises to get exercise by roaming about?

    I had my red foot for 10 months now, the first 3 months of bring her home I didn't take her outdoors because of lower temperatures in the teens & I didn't let her explore around the house. But once the spring & summer came around she was taken out in the fields 4-5 days per week for sunlight &...
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