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- Dec 10, 2012
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Hey all, i purchased a baby red foot tortoise 3weeks ago from monday, on Dec 10th, He has everything i think i listed down and read about i will list my tank accessories below. The problem with my redfoot is that he is hardly walking around in his Enclosure, and he will not go up near his basking lamp which in the region is sitting at 92, and his cooler side is sitting around 75. his humidity will vary, between 60-90 region, i have a mister which goes off every 3 hours for 15 seconds. I take him out everyday to give him a soaking, and i feed him everyday fresh veggies and fruits with calcium supplements, i give him a very large range of food to choose from in everymeal. but right once he stops eating he will crawl back into his log and sit the for an 'X' amounts hours until i take him out and feed him again, i dont know what to really do anymore and the tortoise alone was $450 so its really ashame to see his poor little body go into poor health like this, its very unfortunate and i'm trying my hardest to get him in proper health. His Enclosure for everything also costed me another $480.
Tank Details.
-Sphagnum Moss
-Coco Husk
-Forest Moss
-75w heat bulb (infared) gets basking to 90+
-UVB Lighting
- 2 Water dishes 1 being for food
- Medium size waterfall
- Decent sized hollow log for Shelter
-2 fake tree vines that cover waterfall nicely
-Basking rock with a slight steepness to it,but should be manageable
Tank Details.
-Sphagnum Moss
-Coco Husk
-Forest Moss
-75w heat bulb (infared) gets basking to 90+
-UVB Lighting
- 2 Water dishes 1 being for food
- Medium size waterfall
- Decent sized hollow log for Shelter
-2 fake tree vines that cover waterfall nicely
-Basking rock with a slight steepness to it,but should be manageable