I just got home from night from hell (disaster rescue plus smashed my new Sorento into deer).
Cowboy_Ken found her on a CL search, forwarded to me, as I wanted to get more RFs. Keeper is downsizing, he choose to rehome this one. Add stated she was 3-4 years old, female. I low balled him and he agreed, sent me pix and she seemed small, but I admittedly don't know much about them...only had my other RF for 10 days (rescue).
So, I pick "her" up. She is very small. About 4" long, SHOCKINGLY light for size, sunken eyes, dry shell, inverted scutes (I'd expect pyramiding, but inverted???), so now I'm sad for her.
I head home (hit deer on the way, ruin new car....ugh...beside the point)
I get her home, and immediately soak her for 30 minutes.
I took her out, and she is SOFT! I can squish her shell! My heart sank.
Here are pix.
I could use all the help I can get.
My Redfoot winter enclosure is this:
Closed chamber
80/95°
Humidity 80% with a custom fogger
lots of big leafy plants
Log hide
Water dish
Spring mix, fresh, always available
Occas animal protein source.
No bright lights
Questions
What does her soft shell mean?
Is it a "her"?
Is she really small for a 3 year old?
What do the indented scutes mean?
My plan is to feed her until she bursts, warm soaks twice daily for how, and keep her in this dark jungle enclosure.
Cowboy_Ken found her on a CL search, forwarded to me, as I wanted to get more RFs. Keeper is downsizing, he choose to rehome this one. Add stated she was 3-4 years old, female. I low balled him and he agreed, sent me pix and she seemed small, but I admittedly don't know much about them...only had my other RF for 10 days (rescue).
So, I pick "her" up. She is very small. About 4" long, SHOCKINGLY light for size, sunken eyes, dry shell, inverted scutes (I'd expect pyramiding, but inverted???), so now I'm sad for her.
I head home (hit deer on the way, ruin new car....ugh...beside the point)
I get her home, and immediately soak her for 30 minutes.
I took her out, and she is SOFT! I can squish her shell! My heart sank.
Here are pix.
I could use all the help I can get.
My Redfoot winter enclosure is this:
Closed chamber
80/95°
Humidity 80% with a custom fogger
lots of big leafy plants
Log hide
Water dish
Spring mix, fresh, always available
Occas animal protein source.
No bright lights
Questions
What does her soft shell mean?
Is it a "her"?
Is she really small for a 3 year old?
What do the indented scutes mean?
My plan is to feed her until she bursts, warm soaks twice daily for how, and keep her in this dark jungle enclosure.
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