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I have no advice but I sure got a good laugh from your description.

soak in hot water. drain before feeding works for me cools down fast

my redfoot started this at about this age turned out to be the small sphagnum moss in her enclosure.Other than the wheezing no other signs of illness and once removed she got better.I doubt your using it but just saying

In the midwest you can't dodge creeping charlie.It's what we call grass. A friend of mine' s tortoise has never had trouble with it

Are they in front of a window? If so ,even with curtain closed, it could affect the temps in the enclosure weather enclosure is wood or especially glass

I was looking for an idea for a new enclosure for my redfoot.Yours hit the mark. How big is the tub? Really love the setup and he/she is so cute

This is how my dad explained to us kids when we brought something from the woods home.Would you like to live most of your life free to do what you want then all of a sudden find out you can't because someone else decided for you that you won't. Wild animals will always want to be wild.Yes they...

I grow mine in a small rubbermaid container in cornmeal with a little flour added so it keeps the meal from getting too packed.Potatoes sliced and added on top. I keep the lid ajar to circulate air. .Just remember too much moisture will sour the bottom growing medium in the bin.Tight lid,too...

A few years ago I moved from Illinois to Missouri (3 hours) 10 cats(all indoors),a redfoot tort, red-ear slider and a dog.Cats in carriers with towels partially over them.Red-eared slider in a rubbermaid container (w/lid)a little larger than she was,added a soaked towel to keep her wet.This way...

being that it might be someones pet being a native species is enough to give it it's freedom.box turtles are very resilient

should his back leg be out like that?

When my RF,Finn, was little I used one of those small plastic see thru plastic containers that the sometimes sell for cricket or mice that has a handle. I would heat up a small sock of dried rice I made in the microwave,just barely warm and put inside on bottom than a small towel on top of that...

Sorry if this goes against what should be said but I will never understand the people that ask for advise but never listen to it.

Sounds pretty interesting but Where would you find the info on each animals need of UV so you could use this ?

What a good idea!!!

Thank you very much. You have given me a direction to go.

I'm an old fashion kind of gal.Any temp/ hum gauges that don't use a phone app. that can be recommended I don't have a cell phone.

I'm no expert but looks dehydrated to me.

A book I thought was helpful was Mike Pingleton's "The Redfoot Manual". Good info on heat,humidity, Lighting,Health,enclosures feeding and lots more.

Who really helped me until i found this site was video's from Ernie Johnson at redfootbreeder.com