I know that there are two "hot topics" with redfoots.
1: substrate apparently needs to be humid not wet. I keep reading think of a forest floor. (I guess it never rains in that forest) sometimes my cherryheads seek a high and dry spot while other times burrowing deep into wet mulch. They choose.
2: redfoots don't bask. I've offered my cherryheads the option and let them pick. Often times they are flat out with all four legs stretched as far as possible soaking up the sun. Other times they like indirect light and other times they hide in the shade of plants of an artificial hide.
I think we need to be careful not to preach one strict way and if possible offer our tortoises some natural options.
1: substrate apparently needs to be humid not wet. I keep reading think of a forest floor. (I guess it never rains in that forest) sometimes my cherryheads seek a high and dry spot while other times burrowing deep into wet mulch. They choose.
2: redfoots don't bask. I've offered my cherryheads the option and let them pick. Often times they are flat out with all four legs stretched as far as possible soaking up the sun. Other times they like indirect light and other times they hide in the shade of plants of an artificial hide.
I think we need to be careful not to preach one strict way and if possible offer our tortoises some natural options.