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Hi there, I purchased my redfoot named Harley as a hatchling 5 years ago and s/he doing great! Can someone confirm whether it's a he or she please? Thanks! My baby's face :]

I was wondering if any of you can help determine the gender of my 2 1/2 year old redfoot? :D

My northern RF Harley is a little over 2 years old now. He has some marbling between only sections of scutes. What's interesting is the marbling is not throughout the shell, only certain sections. Does marbling also stay into adulthood?

Sometimes when I walk close close to my 3 year old redfoot he stands up on all fours and stretches out his neck. It seems like he's standing really tall. Do you think my tortoise is sizing me up? I must admit, when he does that I'm thinking "one cool/handsome looking tort!"

Do any of you brush your tort's shell? There is some staining on my redfoots due to the eco earth and him burrying himself. Now that he's no longer burrowing, I thought I'd give him a nice scrubbin' :D What should I use? Just water?

I am thinking about taking my larger water bowl out mainly because I found my redfoot on his back yesterday when I got home from work. What if he had fallen on his back and rolled into the water dish? Do any of you leave water bowls that are large enough for your tortoise to soak in? Any...

So my redfoot was hatched in April 2010. The care has been exactly the same, but my redfoot has finally snapped out of his or her “shy” phase. Has this happened to anyone’s babies? For the past year and a half or so, I felt like I had pet dirt! It was buried all day and I had to...

So right now I have a half log and an exo terra water dish in the terrarium. I would like to add some plants in there, but do any of you use plastic plants? I'm thinking my rf would bite it and realize it's plastic and not touch it again, but correct me if I am wrong by doing this :D

Do any of you use or have tried the grassland version? I am currently using the forest one, but would using the grassland one hurt? It looks like there are more dried fruits in the forest version.

I've been using a ZooMed ceramic heat emitter with a ceramic clamp lamp. Do any of you use this combination? The clamp lamp is made for 100watts and the CHE is 100watts. I noticed on the ZooMed website they recommend the use of a wire cage instead of a dome...

I didn't want hijack another thread, but is it normal for a 1.5 year old red foot to hide all day? I understand hatchlings do this, but my tortoise is getting old and over 4". He has to be physically pulled out of the substrate to be fed. He is hand fed occasionally and then buries himself...

So after owning my first RF for more than a year I think it is interesting how he is always hanging out or buried in the range of 81-84. Never higher or less. There is a hotter zone in my terrarium which can reach the low 90s but he's never there! Does your redfoot do the same? The...

Hey guys, I had a thread similar to this, but it it doesn't seem like his "creases" are going away. If anything they seem more pronounced. The creases are where the shoulders and where the hips would be. Also something that has been worrying me is how flat his shell is.. maybe because it's...

So anyone make this yet? :D http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/animal-global/yellowfooted/

There many of these tiny bugs that hopped around. I noticed when I put the feeding dish in they were all over it. Anyone kniw if these hopping bugs will bother my tort? They are brown and the size of a pinhead.

Anyone here on TFO going to this expo?:D Jul. 23-24, 2011 - SAN JOSE 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111, Pavilion Hall http://www.herpworldexpo.com/

Hi I was wondering how hot the hottest part of your enclosure should be for a RF. Using my temp gun, it ranges from about 95 on the warm end. I have come across some pictures of tortoises with some burned shells and I am wondering how this even happens, if the tortoise is able to...

Hi do any of you use eco earth? I just found 5 lbs of this stuff and i am wondering what you guys think. I have a redfoot and im hoping this would increase humidity levels.

I am looking for mazuri. Do you guys know of any sellers besides spikethebest and ebay? Any better deals out there? Thanks

I am interested in purchasing some opuntia cactus pads but do redfoots eat them. I think it will be interesting growing some on my own also.