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jasso2

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hello guys! what does it mean when my red-foots look like they are crying or normal since they're more tropical/forest type of tort? infection? ps (they're babies)
 

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They are being kept too dry. Redfoots kept in too dry conditions often appear to have tears in their eyes. How do you have them setup? Pics? Temps?
 

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sorry i have no usb to post pics but ill get one this week coming up. thanks so much for the advice. so should i kinda pour water in there tub to keep it moist?
 

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I would suggest you get a spray bottle to mist the enclosure. In addition give it a terra cotti plant saucer for water dish (width about 1.5 the carapace length) and make a humid hide. What are you using as substrat? I suggest a 50/50 mix of sphagum moss and hardwood mulch or cypress mulch with 100 % sphagum moss in hide. You want the substrat damp not soaking wet, so dumping water in is not a good idea. I find by using terra cotta, the water will slowing leach out and help with dampening the substrat.
 

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Just remember you don't want that Terra cotta to be sealed or glazed. then the water will not leach out.
 
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