New Red foot health not good

Nitwit · 01-08-2012, 01:24 AM

When I got the red foot I was so excited I didnt notice his soft under shell, found out its MBD and got him on calcium in water and food also looking to see if there is any light that really can up the uva uvb currently got a arcadia 100w spot mercury thing if there is anything on market with higher uva uvb out put please let me know.

Merlin M · 01-08-2012, 07:29 AM

oh that's a shame! Am sure someone will give you some good advise soon...

Box girl · 01-08-2012, 09:46 AM

Keep doing what you are doing get outside when warm enough this will take time but don't worry. What are you feeding by the way personally I would steer clear of animal protein.

Nitwit · 01-08-2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Box girl

Keep doing what you are doing get outside when warm enough this will take time but don't worry. What are you feeding by the way personally I would steer clear of animal protein.

All weeds and grass I havent given him any animal protien, he used to be fed on zoomed pellets all the time its taken some doing and stubbornness to ween him off and as for warm enough to go outside wish the weather forcast wasnt rain for the next week, god if I could make the sun come out and shine on this little angel...

Box girl · 01-08-2012, 10:44 AM

Pellets are Ok as part of the diet and give the protein needed. I feed Mazuri. Redfoots can take it quite cold (17 -18 degrees min) outside and like it when it's been raining! Don't need to be outside for long 30 mins to an hour is enough as you say need that elusive sun!!

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Originally Posted by Nitwit

All weeds and grass I havent given him any animal protien, he used to be fed on zoomed pellets all the time its taken some doing and stubbornness to ween him off and as for warm enough to go outside wish the weather forcast wasnt rain for the next week, god if I could make the sun come out and shine on this little angel...

TillyTortoise · 01-08-2012, 10:40 PM

If it was the ZooMed grassland pellets used then I don't think they contain what your little Redfoot needs. Pretty sure they don't have D3.

Nitwit · 01-08-2012, 11:58 PM

using nutrabol and ordered some d3 drops for their water to as well as limestone powder.

Box girl · 02-08-2012, 09:24 AM

Sounds perfect keep up the pellets as part of the diet as well, and get outside when you can. Ours loved the sunshine after the rain yesterday!

Torterra · 02-08-2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TillyTortoise

If it was the ZooMed grassland pellets used then I don't think they contain what your little Redfoot needs. Pretty sure they don't have D3.

Are you using ZooMed Grassland tortoise Food or Forest Tortoise food? I assume you use the Forest Tortoise pellets, they are best for redfoots. In any case both of them are complete diets, and contain D3. Here is the link to list of ingredients: http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/En...D=2&SearchID=1
Your little tortoise shell will be hard in no time, and Arcadia is a very good UVB lamp, you cant do any better.

01-08-2012, 01:24 AM	#1
Nitwit Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: cardiff Posts: 116	New Red foot health not good When I got the red foot I was so excited I didnt notice his soft under shell, found out its MBD and got him on calcium in water and food also looking to see if there is any light that really can up the uva uvb currently got a arcadia 100w spot mercury thing if there is anything on market with higher uva uvb out put please let me know. __________________ 1 Red foot, 1 leopard, 2 horsfeilds, 1 sulcata but only for a fortnight Last edited by Nitwit; 01-08-2012 at 01:54 AM.

01-08-2012, 09:46 AM	#3
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	Keep doing what you are doing get outside when warm enough this will take time but don't worry. What are you feeding by the way personally I would steer clear of animal protein. __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

01-08-2012, 10:40 PM	#6
TillyTortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales Posts: 2,327	If it was the ZooMed grassland pellets used then I don't think they contain what your little Redfoot needs. Pretty sure they don't have D3. __________________ Ross

01-08-2012, 11:58 PM	#7
Nitwit Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: cardiff Posts: 116	using nutrabol and ordered some d3 drops for their water to as well as limestone powder. __________________ 1 Red foot, 1 leopard, 2 horsfeilds, 1 sulcata but only for a fortnight

02-08-2012, 09:24 AM	#8
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	Sounds perfect keep up the pellets as part of the diet as well, and get outside when you can. Ours loved the sunshine after the rain yesterday! __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

01-08-2012, 07:29 AM	#2
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	oh that's a shame! Am sure someone will give you some good advise soon...

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