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If you post a picture, someone may be able to help you out on figuring out if your tort is a red foot or cherry head.
As for bugs/protein, I would go with what Redstrike suggested. And I don't think cat meat is a good idea, although I have seen sites mention cat...
I haven't had my own red foot very long, but I would suggest a little more variety. Hibiscus leaves, collard greens, spring mix, dandelion greens, etc. My red foot is especially fond of squash/zuke flowers and my cherry head just realized they are tasty. I haven't tried other safe flowers...
I wanted to show what my tortoise eat.
Dexter is a Red Foot and Rammus is a Cherry Head.
This is an example of some of the foods they eat. On the plate there is: hibiscus leaves, squash flower, pot marigold leaves, young sprout mesclun mix, and young sprout collard greens. I say 'young...
I grew my own matt of wheat grass for the indoor enclosure. The outdoor enclosure has some wheat grass growing as well.
Dexter at first would nip at the grasses but never enough to be noticed as eating in any considerable amount. So it is just decoration for my torts.
Thanks guys for the info.
I found 2 more mushrooms pushing upward out of the cypress mulch side. None are growing on the top soil side. And the cypress mulch is the same I have inside the indoor enclosure and there are no mushrooms growing there. Hm...
I guess I will just keep ripping...
I just noticed today that there were what looked like 2 different kinds of mushroom growing in my red foots outdoor patio enclosure. My young torts haven't been outside for a few days (not as warm as I would like plus cool wind), so I don't know how long they have been there before I removed...
I got my red foot (who was 3 months old) just a month ago. He was rather shy, as to be expected. Even now he is still shy, but he is getting better. He isn't as quick to hide. He will continue to eat. He is getting less jumpy about a camera in his face. He knows when I tap the food tile...
I don't have a Russian so I don't know which plants are best for them. Are they do better on grasses or greens?
My red foot does well on greens, flowers, fruits, etc. Not so much grasses. So the seeds packets I bought were collard greens, musclun mix, curly endive/chicory, and viola. You...
My redfoots like mushrooms. Sliced or diced. I give baby belle... the gray kinds not the white ones since I read about other tortoises having that preference.
Yup, I need hides too. I tried to give Dexter some when it was just him, but he never used them. He opted to make a small dip along the wall and call it bed.
I brought them inside now since it is getting a little windy and the temperature is cooling down. They were looking for a place to...
My patio is completely screen in with a tree outside for shade. The location gets nice AM light and spotty afternoon sun.
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The enclosure is 7' x 3' with a little less than 10" wall. I used top soil and cypress mulch for ground cover. I did just plant some seeds...
Since I mist my tort daily with warm water from tap, should I be concerned about water deposit? Should I be misting with a different kind of water or with filtered rain water? Is there a way to remove hard water from a tortoise shell or is hard water deposits a concern?
Yes, they are hard to resist when they are this small. I some how missed seeing him when I looked at every booth the first time. I wanted to look everyone over one more time before leaving and that is when he caught my eye.
But there were many others I looked at and none caught my attention...
I went to a reptile show today and couldn't resist getting another tortoise. This one is a Cherry Head.
I gave him a soak when I got home. He drank lots of water. Then he pooped and peed.
I weighed him at 30 grams and is 2 inches long. He was hatched 2 weeks ago. He still has an...