Hypothetically speaking, if a redfoot is raised from a baby to adult in a large, humid enclosure... and is fed mazuri all its life, will it live to be an old age and healthy? Yes it is not a natural food, BUT does it contain the nutrients and vitamins needed to produce long lived healthy...
Hi, I just have a smiple question. I noticed with some species of tortoises, they constantly pace the tank trying to get out... ARE redfoot's known for this activity or not so much? From what I have seen in petstores, they don't exhibit this activity as much as other species...
just...
WELL its done. Stained, trimmed, tiled, and heated, waterproofed too. I can adjust the temperature from nothing to hot. The under floor heating system kicks on or off depending on the thermostat installed underneath the tile. Right now I have it set to 75. The tile feels warm to the touch, not...
Hi, I currently don't have the money for a radiated, and am not even sure how to acquire one in Southern Indiana, but will there ever be a day where they are moderately ($100-500) affordable? How are captive breeding programs coming along? Will they one day be extinct in the wild and only...
Ok, so everyone likes to talk about the "most personable tortoise."
What about the most UN personable tortoise species? Ones that don't really give a darn and just don't seem to be interested. :D
Not to bring up another lighting UVB thread etc. BUT I was wondering... are mercury vapor bulbs designed for more desert torts and reptiles than redfoots? Since they are so bright, is the issue of too much UVB into the tortoise's eyes hold true? This IS NOT a "whether you need UVB or not"...
Well, I am going the expensive route and with my dad's help we are building the tort table with radiant heat and tile! (on the bottom and sides) The sides are going to be secured enough so the tile won't have a issue with cracking, I think we are going to use color matched silicone (to the tile)...
Building a RedFoot Tort Table, 6 foot by 3 foot. Made out of plywood and 2x4's. I have plywood as the tank's base, and am going to use some type of material for waterproofing on the base and sides. Now, I was wondering if I could implement heating pads (exo terra brand?) inbetween the plywood...
I am building a big 6 foot by 33" tortoise table out of high quality plywood and 2x4's and anyway I am trying to figure out what to line it with (the inside) so that It will be able to be a little moist without rotting out the plywood... My dad was going to get some type of plexyglass to glue...
Hi, been making (and trying to make) calls to certain places to ask them about their redfoots but anyways... can you guys reccommend some good, "non sketchy" places to order captive bred redfoots, both adults and younger ones? Right now I am thinking I am going to get whatever I decide to get...
OK. I have read that redfoots live in both (edge of) rainforest and scrubland type conditions. Would it be safe to assume that that in the grassland and dry scrubland (per wiki) type conditions the temperature drops down at night somewhat significantly compared to the day? say its in the 80's in...
Have a question about redfoot tortoises. I am going to be building a tortoise table that is 6 foot by 32" wide for a redfoot (to adulthood) Is this table big enough for a female redfoot? The tortoise will likely be outside hopefully at least 3 months to 4 out of the year ( I don't have the...
It seems that my tortoise is coming out of its hiding place a lot later in the day than it used to... it often sits at the entrance then finally comes out mid day or in the afternoon... it is definitely active and if I put my hand in the tank while it is sitting near its hiding spot it rapidly...
Hi, the local pet store sells medium sized bags of "organic" dry timothy and alfa hay. Would this be a good food for a tortoise of the Gopherus species?
Would it be willing to eat the dry hay? Soon it will be cold outside in my area and I need to figure out some winter foods it will eat...
Ok I was at the "Pet Food Center" yesterday, which is a less than desirable place but anyways...
THEY had some baby sulcuta tortoises, I assume captive bred, not rly sure. Most were about 3" long but one was about 4" long and it looked like it was starting to pyramid but anyhow. they were...
Is there such a thing as "over soaking" for ex. soaking every other day instead of 2 or 3 times a week. Is "the more soaking the better" as long as it doesn't exceed 5 min/a day for non-desert species?
If you put a tortoise in water and it immediately puts its head under completely and...
Do you worry about sources such as cell phones, wireless internet, microwaves, etc?
I have been having ongoing muscle pain for the past 2-3 months constantly and can't figure it out (yet) been to doctors and had all the tests. I am thinking it could be the large cell phone tower close to my...
Hi, which substrates/beddings are considered to be "good" and which are considered to be "bad"
Do specific species do better on certain substrates?
thx :)