1 year old red foot tortoise care questions w/ pictures

zenreth

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Hi everyone. I have a 1 year old here named master roshi and this is how i set him up today after having him on a heating pad indoors. I extended his little house until I can get some real material to work with its just two plastic bins fused together with mulch for one half and spaghnum moss for the other with a house and such. Would master roshi be safe outdoors in this type of weather?IMG_0346.jpg IMG_0345.jpg IMG_0346.jpg IMG_0345.jpg
 

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94 is the maximum high in direct sunlight.
74 is an ok night time low.
Can you take photos?
A heat mat isnt good for your Redfoot. Heat should be from above.
Where in Florida are you? Those sound like temps maybe 100 miles north of here.
Can your tortoise be kept outdoors? Those temperatures are fine. A little low

Humidity is also a tad low.
 

zenreth

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94 is the maximum high in direct sunlight.
74 is an ok night time low.
Can you take photos?
A heat mat isnt good for your Redfoot. Heat should be from above.
Where in Florida are you? Those sound like temps maybe 100 miles north of here.
Can your tortoise be kept outdoors? Those temperatures are fine. A little low

Humidity is also a tad low.
Ive tried posting photos but it always says an error occurred. im in the tampa bay region. I will try to reupload some photos now directly from my phone then maybe itll work!
94 is the maximum high in direct sunlight.
74 is an ok night time low.
Can you take photos?
A heat mat isnt good for your Redfoot. Heat should be from above.
Where in Florida are you? Those sound like temps maybe 100 miles north of here.
Can your tortoise be kept outdoors? Those temperatures are fine. A little low

Humidity is also a tad low.
 

zenreth

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Thank you for the reply! Hm it’s not letting me post photos for some reason it says error has occurred its safe for him if that’s what you mean, he’s just out on the pool deck right now in the enclosure I made for him. Do you happen to know why photos from my iPhone are not able to be uploaded?
 

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Thank you for the reply! Hm it’s not letting me post photos for some reason it says error has occurred its safe for him if that’s what you mean, he’s just out on the pool deck right now in the enclosure I made for him. Do you happen to know why photos from my iPhone are not able to be uploaded?
No
I'm a tech dummy.
The current temperatures are ok for your Redfoot.
At 60 I bring mine inside.
Sooner if its windy or raining.
 

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