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    New Enclosure, Weird Behavior

    Hi Everyone! I have a redfoot named Chip, approximately 7-10 yrs old, over 10 lbs, and probably around 10-12" long. I finally got most of Chip's new enclosure done. It is approximately 10' x 4'. Just needs some finishing touches. I bought some plants to add, but Chip likes to steamroll and...
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    Need to upgrade indoor redfoot tortoise enclosure

    Hi, I am a redfoot owner and am looking to upgrade Chip's indoor tortoise enclosure. I got him when he was a little guy around 6 years ago, and he is roughly 12 years old. During the summer he is in an outside enclosure placed around a shrubby treed area where he can hide under cover or bask...
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    Ramming my foot!

    Hello! Chip my redfoot is a Male about 8" x10". We figure he is about 10 yrs old. I live in NE Ohio and we have cold weather from around Oct thru May before Chip can go back outside in his enclosure during the warmer months. His indoor enclosure is a large box, around 6' x 3'. I have tried to...
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    REDFOOT ESCAPED!

    I need advice from other redfoot owners with information on what my redfoot's behavior might be? I let Chip out for a few hours a day. He stays along my back fence in heavy shrubbery. Sometimes he camouflages in the bushes and leaves, so I have been putting bright blue painter's tape on his...
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    Winter Blahs....

    Hi, I live in NE OH and of course, due to our crazy weather, Chip my RF is in his indoor "condo" from mid-September through June of the year. It is roughly 9 months before he can go outside again. This past summer was spent searching for Chip the escape artist. Every outdoor enclosure I created...
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    How old does redfoot sexually mature?

    Chip is about 5 years. When we got him 3 years ago the owner said that he was roughly around 2 yearss old. He is now around 9-10 inches. My question: How old are redfoots when they sexually mature? First of all, I have seen him stand kind of funny in his enclosure and his tortoise boy parts...
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    Redfoot ate peach pit

    Hi Tortoise experts! I gave Chip a very ripe peach today. I am certain in the wild if he found a peach on the ground it would be extremely ripe and soft like the one I put in his dish. If I would have tried to cut it, it would have just fallen apart in my hand, so I made the decision to just...
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    Dry Eye

    Hello Tortoise Forum Experts, Chip is my redfoot tortoise. Not sure of his age but he is about 7" and I've had him since March. We live in NE Ohio and our weather isn't always cooperative. Since it rained heavily this spring, Chip didn't get outside until mid-June, at which time I put him in...
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    Redfoot ate a mushroom in the yard

    Hello, my 1.5 yr. redfoot Chip ate a mushroom in the backyard. We live in northern Ohio, and I am not sure what kind of mushroom It was. It was growing in a mossy area in the shade on the grass. I was outside with Chip and watching him, however, he stopped in his journey and when I went over...
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    New and Looking for Good Advice

    I am excited to be a new RF tortoise owner. We got Chip on Sunday. He was already named because of the chip on his shell. We picked him because he was devouring his strawberries in his tank and was very active. Now that he is in his new surroundings, he isn't very active anymore, has cut way...
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