weird usually when they get bigger there's less of a flipping chance, you may need an enclosure upgrade to remove any 90 degree angles.. they usually "chimney" up the corners and flip.. it's a pretty serious problem as eventually they'll flip over under or on top of a heat source or a water...
also find a way to "round" your corners.. a "flipper" is a danger to themselves. Make sure it can't flip under or on top of a heat source or a water source. Six inches is fairly big you shouldn't have this problem too much longer, I think there's a pivotal length where it's not easy for them to...
If I were you I'd first realize what size of enclosure you'll need for an adult redfoot... that's challenging enough, then imagine doubling that.. because if your torts don't get along you'll need to separate them.
pill bugs are easier to breed IMHO and if they aren't eaten immediately in the pen they eat things you DON'T want in there until they're eaten, I don't know about fish but turtles love then
I'm not following, are you saying the turtle is climbing up in a corner and falling out? if so the common practice is to build a triangle block over all four corners so she's stopped before she can get airborne. A turtle will pace, as they roam much more than anyone could ever build an enclosure...
nah I'd say that they're both sniffing around for a good hibernation area, I would bet good hibernation areas are chock full of boxies this time of year
Do you have the proper lighting in his enclosure, if so do you wear anything on your hands (lotion) that would change the smell of the weeds you've pulled up and tossed into the enclosure?
few stores/no car sounds like an area where you might find a LOT of dandelions, maybe not so much this late in the year but if you can they're a great green to add to your diet. Frozen fruits (thawed before feeding), earthworms.. you'll probably just end up dumping the piles of grasses/leaves...
tortoises are very specialized and you haven't said, other than your handle, what type of tortoise you have. Start with telling us if it is a Redfoot and where you got it and it's size, or just post a lot of pictures of the tort, the enclosure.. Your general location will help with ideas about...
something small you can add to your terrarium that turtles LOVE and can't damage the turtle or the enclosure AND won't chirp like an ignored or escaped cricket are roly-poly bugs I've raised 5 hatchlings by supplementing their diet with them
looks great, if you've only had the turtle for a week I'd say it's nothing to be concerned about. It might have decided that it's a shy eater once it's appetite was satisfied and it discovered that food was always available.
***URGENT*** Is this a turtle from the same clutch as the turtle you had pass away July 8th or a completely different clutch, parents..how long have you had it? was it with the turtle that died a month ago (in the same set up).. if you lost one to not eating and now this there's a drastic need...
I'm thinking the turtle was in captivity 6 years, he looks MUCH older than that, does not look captive bred/hatched, I have one that hatched in ~ 2000 and he's less worn out.. the good news (I suppose) is that if he's been in a pen for 6 years (nails agree with that assumption) that he's not...
a suggestion: a pile of greens right in front of the tort then drop a few large earthworms on the greens where the tort can see them moving.. if he goes for the worms he may get into a sort of feeding frenzy and eat the greens as well... you have to retrain them if they get dependent or used to...