RE: Red footed tortoise
Welcome to the forum!
Red foot tortoise originate from moist warm climates (Central/south-america). A typical canadian appartment (i live near Ottawa) is 20 C and 30 % humidity in the winter... Far from tropical climate conditions...
Your tort is beautiful! I...
Here is an updated photo of Lulu. She is doing very well and is now 6 months old. Last time I weighed her (3 weeks ago), she was 95 grams. Shell growth is very smooth and she is fairly active for a baby tortoise. I absolutely adore her and am enjoying very much my tortoise keeping experience...
That is a seriously sexy looking animal!!
I sure hope they become more available in a distant future because they definately are of those species that I'd love to see in my home one day!
Thanks for the comments people! There are only about 15 populations of Wood turtles in Quebec, and most of these (including these two) are evaluated at under 100 adults (probably lower than 50). Pretty sad, but recently, there are some good conservation efforts to protect them and their habitats.
Hi Jeff! I'm guessing you recognized my name from the bts.net website! Haven't checked that forum in a while. Last time I checked, there was a whole new gang and I didn't recognize any names...
Sadly, I don't have any BTS anymore. I had to go with fewer reptiles and smaller ones at the end of...
Good for you!! We need more tort breeders in Canada.
Even baby RF are around 250$ all the way to 500$!!
Akronic, unfortunately it is illegal to import any species of turtle/tortoise without the proper paperwork that is almost impossible to obtain!! One guy was caught at the border here in...
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Mark, it is true that caresheets are meant to be general guidelines... Not complete recipes for success.
With no experience with young tortoises, I must admit I am a bit stressed about making sure she has the best care possible!!
By the way, the...
Thank you for the welcomes!! Can't wait to get my RF! I'll have lots of Q and pics!!
And the smallie went back to the lake... A big female like that, I wanted her to make more little smallies!! hehe Love catching those guys.
Hi there,
Just wanted to properly introduce myself as I may have some questions in the near future! Indeed, I will be a new Redfoot Tortoise owner in a week or so. The baby I am getting is CB right here in Canada and was born around March 24.
I read a lot of the caresheet here and have had a...