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I was the one who referred this member to the forum. I work in the pet store industry and this member showed up in my store with questions. I am the dog trainer for the store but I have a redfoot. Please give this new member detailed instructions on how to set up habitat , explain exactly what...

You can feed redfoot quite a bit of fruit along with greens, Mazuri ( tortoise pellets ) and protein ( like chicken breast, no skin, hardboiled eggs, pinkie mice, etc). I give my 7 year old protein about every 10 days or so. Mushrooms are uncooked. If she doesn't like one kind of mushroom or...

My redfoot's eyes run when it is too dry in the enclosure. As long as I keep her hydrated, soaked and sprayed down with a mister or spray bottle. Also an open topped tortoise table like you have does not hold humidity. If you are relying on pet store dial humidity gauges to measure humidity they...

Bought mine from pro products finally and will have animal plastics install it in my red foot habitat. I paid $200 which included shipping. It has a great warranty.

Would you let your dog or cats water bowl build up algae and slime in it? It's a matter of respect for the animal and taking the best care of it you can. Too many people who are animal enthusiasts have too many animals to properly take care of and become animal hoarders over time. I've seen this...

So if the ambient temperature in the house is 75 degrees and I'm supplying a basking spot of 90 degrees do I still need a radiant heat panel for my adult redfoot?

I sent you an e-mail. I don't know how to pm on this site.

Thanks for your replies. I saw some available in a Google search but they were designed to be mounted to a wall and were 400 watts. I thought that it was too big to use. I also have to worry about humidity destroying the panel.

Thanks for your reply. Hopefully I can find one in the next few months

Does anyone know where I can but a radiant heat panel suitable for installing into a large Animal Plastics cage?

Also one of the 2 vets there has a redfoot.

I've taken my redfoot there and they are wonderful. I strongly recommend them.

The basking bulbs they sell in pet stores or online pet trade are notorious for having a short life. All you can do is keep returning them to the stores and getting replacements according to store policy. I work for one of the major pet stores and every time someone buys a bulb I tell them to...

I would put some anacharis plants in the tank. Buy some live goldfish or minnows depending on turtle size. They are a good addition to their diet. Also almost every red eared slider I've dealt with loves night crawlers ( earth worms). These items may stop your turtles from eating inappropriate...

I work at Petsmart. All the Russian tortoises we sell are wild caught and take a lot of time to adjust to living in a habitat.

Thanks! We'll try rinsing her off after soaks.

Thanks for your reply. We were worried. We've been through many trials and tribulations raising this this tortoise. The forum has been a life saver.

I have a female adult redfoot that I've raised from a hatching. She is 6 years old, 13 inches long and weighs 12 pounds. Recently we've been noticing that the top of her head is looking dry. She is soaked 3x per week, is misted daily and has a humidifier we run in her room to keep the humidity...

My 6 year old 12 pound female redfoot has always chirped. She does it when she is happy such as soaking in a warm bath or going outside to get some sun and walk around the backyard. She also makes sniffing sounds to see who is approaching her habitat. She has a nose as good as a dog and I used...