So recently my juvenile redfoot has started making a strange sound every so often that worries me- like a cough or a throat clearing type of sound. He does it a few times every few hours and then stops, but this has been going on on-and-off for about 4 days now. He doesn't have any other...
Hello tortoise lovers. Here is another thread about my redfoot tortoise: he has been not eating anything for more than 10 days, meanwhile, no poop at all.
Here are some photos of his enclosure down below:
We built this new enclosure on April 2 because his old enclosure might be contaminate by...
Hi all,
I’ve been wanting to post for a while. New-ish tortoise owner, got her from Petsmart in September. I’ve been reading this forum since I got her, trying to take the best care of her and give her everything she needs for a healthy upbringing! She is a a redfoot, not sure how old, about 6.5...
So I went to a reptile shop for the last… 5-6 months? And I developed a relationship with a red foot, every time I came to visit the store he/she would come to me and would start moving around its small enclosure.
Today I decided it was time for him to join the family (we’re two cats and a...
I am adopting my first tortoise (redfoot) and trying to get as healthy a setup as possible. He will be starting in a 40 gallon tank (I know not ideal being glass) that is coming with him until I build an enclosure that will last many years in the near future (He is around 4.5 inches now).
I...
Hi! Nice to meet you all, I'm a new owner of a red footed tortoise, possibly a girl and around a year old.
We are looking for advice around her vivarium, heat and humidity please ?. I'll include pics aswell as description so you guys can hopefully help.
There is coco coir over the bottom of the...
Hi everyone! My husband and I just built our red foot tortoise this enclosure any suggestions on it? She currently was diagnosed with pneumonia and we are doing our best for her to recover any suggestions will be highly appreciated
hi im wondering if anyone has a weekly food plan for their baby redfoots as im struggling on what i should feed her day in day out so for example
Monday - Leafy Greens
Tuesday - Leafy Greens
Wednesday - Fruits
Thursday - Tortoise Diet Food/ Dry Pellets
Friday - Leafy Greens
Saturday - Leafy...
Im a little worried my cousins might have given too much dry food and mealworm to my tortoises, im not sure about the amount they ate. So I gave them 2 small pieces of prickly pear each, is there anything else i can do or give my tortoise to make the journy out easier ? I thought they might get...