My little redfoot :)

[Davuu]

I thought i would share some pictures of my adorable redfoot baby, he was only in an 18' terranium when I originally got him which was so tiny he hardly had room to move so he now has a beautiful planted table with cuttlefish, hides, a hot section and a cool section which also contains a mud bath if he decided to want to go and wallow and soak up some moisture

He has a habit of wanting to pick up and eat stones, so I have to do a detailed search of his outdoor area when he goes outside to make sure its stone free as I dont want an expensive vet bill to remove stones from his tummy or a dead tortoise

He has strange eating habits and im trying to wean him off the pellets he came with, theyre the ones you saok in warm water. As apart from that and stones he keeps turfing his nose up at most fruit and vegetables I place in his food bowl:/ he wont even graze when hes outside, so I worry alot about him but im sure its just a matter of perseverence and him getting used to eating new things.

anyhow enough of me chatting forever! here are some pics







someone recently emailed me and said that he is a Guyanian redfoot and has unique carapace colourings, but i'm not sure hes just sweet to me and I adore him whatever

[boost-boy74]

very nice redfoot

[SWsarah]

I use pellets with my red foots, as part of there protein intake. I use them twise a week
Other days they have 40% fruit 60% greens

Please take a poo sample to your vets and ask to test for worms and most important protazoa

[Mrs Mental]

awww he's adorable - very beautiful little thing!

[Davuu]

Originally Posted by SWsarah

I use pellets with my red foots, as part of there protein intake. I use them twise a week
Other days they have 40% fruit 60% greens

Please take a poo sample to your vets and ask to test for worms and most important protazoa

Thankyou, I have got one and am popping down on my day off 2morrow He has started to eat fruit and greens now so im pleased hes currently munching away at some papaya

[Davuu]

Originally Posted by Mrs Mental

awww he's adorable - very beautiful little thing!

thankyou im sure many more photos will come^^

hes currently enjoying his new bath I went tortoise shopping today and came back with some plug plants, a new bath, new hide and a new heater

Hes spoilt^^

[SWsarah]

Great news let us know how you get on, i hatched two reds out last week after a 5 month incubation

Please remember if you used UVB make sure its low like 5% i dont use any UVB but use vitamins instead. High UVB damages eyes
remember red foots are from dark humid forests

[Davuu]

Originally Posted by SWsarah

Great news let us know how you get on, i hatched two reds out last week after a 5 month incubation

Please remember if you used UVB make sure its low like 5% i dont use any UVB but use vitamins instead. High UVB damages eyes
remember red foots are from dark humid forests

got to go in this afternoon I dont use UVB yet, as he gets access to alot of natural light, I do have a low one for when winter draws in and it gets darker earlier but at present its fine plus we are currently still lucky down here and have beautiful warm sunshine so he can still go out for a bit

He has a humidity inidicator in his table so I can make sure the levels are right he and his table get regular mists with water and as he likes to dig, he has a mud bath he can go and bury himself in as well as a normal water bath

[SWsarah]

Sounds like you have it all sorted, well done for doing your research

[Davuu]

Originally Posted by SWsarah

Sounds like you have it all sorted, well done for doing your research

and the vet said that he has a clean bill of health so all good in tortoise land