New Redfoot owner here, so howdy folks.

[methos75]

Name is John S, currently living in Colorado Springs, CO but I am originally from Baton Rouge LA.

While checking Craiglist today, an ad came up offering two Red Foots for Free and after talking with the owner I had to jump on this deal. Both were bought as Xmas gifts for her son, who was decidedly un-reptile friendly and wanted nothing to do with the poor little guys. She tried to return them, but couldn't so she was giving them away for free. I had to help out LOL. Bad for her, really good deal for me LOL

Never kept Tortoises before, but I am not exactly new to our shelled friends. I am a long time breeder and keeper of Turtles and got my start field herping for them about 25 years ago in the Atchafalaya River basin, mostly dealing with Alligator Snappers and I have the scars to prove it LOL. You may of seen me at Turtle Forums, Turtletimes, or Mosterfishkeepers if you frequent those sites. I also run a small rescue out of my Home in Colorado Springs, where I take in sick or unwanted turtles, nurse them back to health, and then rehome them to better prepared keepers.

Current Collection:

0.1.0 Common Musk Turtle( Sternotherus oderatus)/2009/ Bandit
0.1.0 Striped Mud Turtle( Kinosternon baurii)/2008/ Mudbug
0.0.2 Red Eared Sliders( Trachemys scripta elegans)/2010/Kenshi & Typhoon
1.0.0 Ouachita Map Turtle( Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis)2009?/Stimpy
1.0.0 Spiny Softshell Turtle( Apalone spinifera)2008/Snorkel
0.0.1 Alligator Snapping Turtle( Macrochelys temminckii)2010/Chompers
0.0.1 Belize Slider( Trachemys venusta venusta)2010/Santos
1.0.0 Florida Red Belly( Pseudemys nelsoni)2009/Hurricane
0.2.0 Redfoot Tortoise( Chelonoidis carbonaria)NA/Koopa and Lakitu

0.2.0 Domestic Cats( Felis catus)2010/Lily and the FUZZ
0.2.0 Domestic Dogs/Shiba Inu( Canis lupus familiaris)2010/Kira and Noriko

Pic of the new Guys chowing down on some Winter Squash earlier tonite, Glad to see they weren't shy at all LMAO.

 

[pdrobber]

welcome! awesome! you can bring some good turtle help when it's needed!

 

[Jessicap]

welcome! You have a couple of nice looking torts

 

[coreyc]

Welcome to the TFO John

 

[LindaF]

Welcome. Sweet deal on the red foots! You need to get them some type of dish or flat rock to eat off of so they won't ingest their substrate.

 

[jackrat]

Welcome to the forum! I lived in the Basin before I moved to Arkansas. One of the greatest places on Earth.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi John:

Welcome to the forum!

How lucky was that, huh? Right place/right time sort of thing.

 

[N2TORTS]

Welcome John ,...great X mas score ! ....Nice looking Rf's ~

JD~

 

[Isa]

Welcome to the forum
Congrats on your new torts, they are very cute!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome.

 

[egyptiandan]

Welcome to the forum John

Make sure you read up in the Redfoot section of the forum and make that substrate damp.

Danny

 

[terryo]

Welcome John! Glad to see you here.

 

[Torty Mom]

Welcome to TFO Congrats on the score!! You got a sweet deal!! They are beautiful!!

 

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