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    Another Question

    How high should the walls in her pen be? We have been letting her out to survey the yard while we are outside, and putting her back in her enclosure when we go in. Recently she has been trying to escape, and on Wednesday she made it over. We went to church that nigh so i guess we might have...
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    Cooler Weather

    Hey, we have one Little redfoot called, Gem. We live in Central FL. This morning I woke up it was 55 F. She usually lives in and enclosure in our backyard and we bring her in to her tortoise table on our screened patio at night. What options do we have for keeping her warm outside or on our...
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    Tropical plants

    I am looking for a list of tropical plants for my Redfoots outdoor enclosure. First she needs more plant in her current enclosure, but I am having trouble finding once that work and are available in our climate. We live in central FL. The area is in partial shade. Next the area next to...
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    What is up with her shell?

    I just noticed that the bottom of Gem's shell does not look right. Does anyone know what this is or is it normal? Thanks :)
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    How moist does her enclosure need to be?

    I try to mist her and her every morning. She spends most of the day outside, we are in central FL. I water her plants outside everyday and i try to water the whole enclosure. She sleeps in her enclosure on our screened porch buried in the mulch, which is moist. Is this enough or do i need to...
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    Protein source for red-foots

    What do you guys feed your red-foots for a protein source? I am not sure what to add, she likes worms. she has eaten a couple when outside. thanks :)
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    Weeds

    We have many weeds growing around in our yard. Could you look at some of these pics and tell me if there is anything i can dig up and put in my Redfoots enclosure. Thanks
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    How often do tortoises poop?

    This may seem like a silly question, but we got our redfoot last Sat. On that day we saw her poop, and pee. Since then nothing, is this normal? How often should she go? We have been feeding her 1st 2 days greens, then a day of fruit, then 2 days of greens, and fruit again today. Thanks
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    Hi

    My name is Christine, and i have 1 husband, 5 kids, 2 leopard geckos, and now 1 beautiful little red-foot. I will probably have many questions as we figure out how to best care for our new friend.
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    inside enclosure

    we are constructing an inside enclosure. the floor is plywood, and the sides are boards. when i add the substrate should i add some soil first or should i just put in the moss and mulch? ALso what kids of plants would you put into the inside enclosure?
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    plants for the enclosure

    Our outside enclosure is in partial shade to shady. What are some good plants besides hosta to plant out there? Also we have a bunch of weeds in our yard, my DH called them Dollar weed, also i think called pennywort. It this edible?
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    need opinions on enclosure spot

    This is the spot i am planning for our redfoots(no tort yet) outside enclosure. Could you give me your opinions. What kinds of border are normally used? is there enough sunlight? The kids and I are planning to work on the enclosure this weekend.
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    planning to get a redfoot

    We live in Central Fl around tampa, and there is a reptile show coming June 12/13. I was wondering if a redfoot a good choice for our area and is there anything that needs to be done differently witht the care because we live in a warm climate? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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