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    Living in Germany with a Cherry Head Red Foot

    Hi there, I moved to Germany two years ago with a now three-year-old Cherry Head Red Foot named Scooter. She has definitely slowed down in eating now. It is too cold to have her outside now overnight. I have seen conflicting posts, does this species hibernate or just slow down. For her...
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    Cherryhead breathing loudly at night, respiratory infection???

    Hello there, I just moved to Germany from the U.S. and have a 16 month old Cherryhead Red Foot that accompanied me. Unfortunately, I have her in an improvised terrarium until my set up arrives. I am using a plastic tote and I have her substrate (sphagnum moss), heating pad, modified hide...
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    Tortoise Table humidity

    Hello all, I am moving to Europe in a couple of months and currently have my 10 month old in a 20 gallon terrarium with coconut fiber and sphagnum moss as a substrate. I also have the humidifier pumped in with the tube. My question is how do you tort-table folks keep the humidity up. I have a...
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    **Update on Butterworms**

    Hello fellow tort-parents, I had read the previous postings on feeding butterworms and did some additional research on when to start feeding butterworms to my 10 month old Cherryhead Red-Foot (Scooter). After consulting my vet, she suggested it was a good time to incorporate butterworms into...
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    Plastron normal??

    Hello all, I have a 9 month old CH named Scooter. She is very active, and becoming more curious coming to the glass looking out. Scooter has a healthy appetite loving dandelion greens and her tortoise food. I was a little concerned about the marbling on top of her scute, but after reading...
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    Moving to Germany, can my baby cherry head come?

    Tort lovers, I have a baby cherryhead Red Foot (Scooter) I have had since May from a Las Vegas breeder. I just accepted a position in Germany and I really want to take her with me. I have not had much luck finding out what is needed to take her. I know of the CITES document, which I am hoping...
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    Baby Cherryhead hides and I need help with the humidity

    All tort-lovers, I need some expert advice. I have a baby Cherryhead (Samson) and I got him a couple of days ago. He only hides right now and I have to introduce him to his food. I think today made some progress because he walked over to his cuttle bone and tried to bite it. I currently have...
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