Hello All. My name is Kevin and I live in Houston TX. I just picked up my 1st tortoise, a redfoot. Its about 3 months old and I can already tell that it hasn't been kept after 100% correctly. He was kept in a aquarium with dry pellet sub straight and it appears that he may be showing signs of early pyramiding. I used to help my elderly neighbor in Arizona care after he 78 year old Salcuta Tortoise but this is my 1st one and Im nervous because hes so young. Any and all advice is welcome. I will eventually build him a nice table but for now he/she will be kept in a plastic container I have about 2' x 3' and 7'' tall. I have a heat lamp with a 50w bulb and a 13w uvb bulb but I don't have a night light. My first question I will ask is about temps. I know I should keep the basking area at 90 and his hide in the low 80's but I'm more concerned with night time temps. We keep our home at 76 degrees. Will a night light keep him worm or should I not worry about it. Question #2 is about sex. Is 3 months too early to know if its male or female???
Thanks
Kevin
Thanks
Kevin