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Thanks for the comments. I don't know why his plastron looks so polished. He does move around a lot on the coconut fibre. Maybe I should dampen it more as it may be too abrasive if it is dry? The humidity is high as the top is almost completely covered with glass lids and he has a soaking...

Here is a picture of my first red foot. He seems to be doing well and his pyramiding hasn't gotten any worse since I got him from the pet store. He is very active and always comes to see me when I go by his aquarium (80g).

I use glass lids on mine (80g glass tank). I had braces cut for the sides and center and siliconed strips of glass underneath to form a ledge to hold glass lids. The UV Megarays light is clamped to to the left brace and the light stays inside the tank with glass lids on top. It keeps the...

I am using the new ExoTerra one to try hatching my first Bearded Dragon eggs. Seems to be a nice unit with a clear front window to see what's happening. Not much happening so far ...

Very nice, congratulations!

Must be nice! It is snowing here now in the evening, it should be nice here in about a month. With the spring flooding only the ducks seem to be happy.

Moon crabs need to have access to water as they like to keep damp. I have mine in a 5g aquarium with playsand, a water dish and some rocks forming a cave. The crab likes to dig in the wet sand and soak in the water dish. I feed mine fish flakes and have no lights over the tank. My moon crab...

They wouldn't make things like this if sickening people didn't buy them. Some people have no soul.

Welcome, JIm! I am also a new member from Fisher Branch, Manitoba. I bought my red foot a week ago at a local pet store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I am sure you can find one closer to you there so that you can see it before you buy it. There also appears to be a breeder of tortoises here from...

That does look nice! I am going to have to plant mine, as it looks so bare compared to yours.

That's a lot of tortoises in your id! I am going to have to make an enclosure like that for mine (I only have one).

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the help.

I have read that redfoot tortoises need humidity around 80 % and temps in the 80's (at least 95 for basking). I also have read that it is best to have an outdoor enclosure in the summer time but the temps here in Canada don't always get into the 80's during the summer and for sure not into...

I have also read about the problems with the spiral bulbs and replaced it with a megarays UV mercury bulb. It has worked very well for my beardies but it is starting to get a little difficult to find now. I am using their replacement bulb called a raptor/megaray 100w mercury vapour bulb and it...

Although I am new to redfoot's (redfeet?) she kinda looks like my redfoot that I just bought last week. I am still dialing in her diet and stressing a little over how much to feed her. She also has a little bit of pyramiding and I don't want it to get any worse. I alternate feeding her...

Hello Mel from another new Canadian member!

Hello: I am from Fisher Branch, Manitoba. I have had reptiles for a couple of years (chinese soft shell turtle, blue tongue skink, etb, brb, 2 ball pythons and 3 bearded dragons). I have also had a lot of fish for the past 15 years, both salt and fw. I currently have about 1200g of fish...

Hello Everybody: I have just gotten a red foot tortoise this past Saturday and he is settling in to his new home. I look forward to learning from everyone and share ideas. I'll have to borrow the school camera soon and take some pics of the little guy (he's about 4" long). I am going to...