My redfoots house

[porter]

hi all, not really posted that much on this forum so thought i'd pop some pics of my reds enclosure. hope you all enjoy

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[Yvonne G]

Hi Porter:

Welcome to the forum!! ("not really posted much..." - I'd say not at all!! )

I love your little redfoot's habitat! You've done a wonderful job of making him comfortable. Looks like you might be giving Terryo a run for her money in the pretty habitat dept.

The only thing I see that I would change would be to dig away some of the substrate around the waterer and feeder so that their edge is level with ground-level.

Good job!

 

[Madkins007]

Ditto what Yvonne said. Personally, I don't like the jagged fake rock bowls and use a large plant saucer (plastic or glazed) for the water, sunk to the rim. Try it- you'll be amazed at how much more often they freely soak and drink.

Food dish- similar thing. Try a flat slate or old plate set flat in the sbstrate instead- easier access to the food

 

[terryo]

Your enclosure looks great. What size tank is that? I would also use a saucer for easy access for both water and food.

 

[Candy]

Very nice looking enclosure and very nice looking little guy that you have there. Welcome to the forum.

 

[PeanutbuttER]

So, do all the shells mean you also have hermit crabs in there?

 

[porter]

thanks for the reply's, i've buried the two dish's and they seem to like it alot more than before, thanks for the tip! the viv is 4ft by 2.5ft it could never rival yours terryo, my plants are all fake . i have two hermit crabs in there had them in for about 6 months now no trouble at all could you guys be so kind to post pictures up of your feeding areas so i can get some ideas, heres some pics with the buried dish's.

 

[Madkins007]

All fake? I'm not a greenthumb by any stretch, but you might try replacing them slowly with small potted plants. Ferns are good start. You can leave them in a pot and just set them in the habitat with some cypress piled up somewhat to hide it. So far, the only fern my guys have tried to eat is the Elkhorn Fern, which has a very lettuce-looking leaf.

Real plants offer you some advantages- better humidity and 'air conditioning' (which comes in very handy if you need to cover the habitat more tightly in the winter) are two biggies.

 

[porter]

i had some palour palms, Hotas and a birds nest fern but they totally destroyed them, there a pair of vandals! i was thinking of having a planted set up like terryo's but not sure yet.