My new RF and enclosure

[Jessicap]

Here he/she is.
Is anyone able to tell if male or female? Can you tell me how I can tell? I know males get an hour glass shape but at what age/size does this appear? How old do you thing he/she is at 3 1/2 "?

Here is the enclosure that I have built. I know it is too small but feel it should be okay for a couple months until I am able to build a bigger turtle table. The hide is facing the lighted side because of the width of the tank. I placed a log to block most of the light and build the hide tall so that when he enters he actually crawls down into it. I think he likes it, he crawled in and did not come out for a day so I went in after him. He was not happy when I took him out. He hissed at me several times :0)



I have a heat emitter on the hide side and plant light over the water side ( temp red light for added warmth until I can get another emitter - a 60 watt doesn't keep it warm enough). Have 2 blocks of forest earth (for hermit crabs) then a layer of cypruss mulch. The hide side also has a layer of the moser moss.

Suggestions and comments welcome. I want him/her to grow healthy!

 

[Marty333]

He is a very unique looking red foot!!!!! He like has chocolate brown beautiful!! Can you get a closer picture of his bottom shell? My eyes are starting to age

 

[terryo]

I think it looks fantastic. I love the hide and I have one that's very much the same as yours. Every few days I have to lift the hide and wet the moss that's in there with warm water and then fluff it up to keep it humid because the heat emitter is right over it. But it's nice and warm and humid in there, so it's working out fine for me. Great enclosure.

 

[Jessicap]

He is a very unique looking red foot!!!!! He like has chocolate brown beautiful!! Can you get a closer picture of his bottom shell? My eyes are starting to age

Here is a tail end view and hopefully a little bigger belly view.

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I think it looks fantastic. I love the hide and I have one that's very much the same as yours. Every few days I have to lift the hide and wet the moss that's in there with warm water and then fluff it up to keep it humid because the heat emitter is right over it. But it's nice and warm and humid in there, so it's working out fine for me. Great enclosure.

Thanks! I hope to build a bigger enclosure this spring. Working on remodeling a couple bird cages right now :0) Want to make eveyone happy!

 

[Marty333]

He is looking like a she to me but he is still to young to tell and of course I am no expert I guess we will have to wait for Danny

 

[ChiKat]

Just to let you know, he didn't really hiss at you- the hissing sound you heard is the sound it makes when they pull their head into their shell
Congrats on your new addition! He is very cute

 

[Skyler Nell]

Looks like a girl to me

 

[Jessicap]

Okay - two replies that this is a girl... so I will be thinking of girl names How old do you think she is?

Thanks for all your help. I greatly appreciate all the info I can get.

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Just to let you know, he didn't really hiss at you- the hissing sound you heard is the sound it makes when they pull their head into their shell
Congrats on your new addition! He is very cute

How come I didn't hear it when I saw him pull his head in? Wow, it was really loud. :0) I just figured he was ticked and trying to sound mean... it worked, I wasn't about to stick my hand iin front of him :shy:

I guess I should say, SHE was out this morning when I checked. She looked so cute sitting in her water dish.