Meet Ruby my new red foot

DonnaG · 20-01-2013, 02:17 PM

Having read up on tortoises for the last few weeks and wanting a tortoise for years. i decided a red foot was the best suited to the life i could give it.

I got her today and named her Ruby!
At the moment i have just a basic set up but will be buying more on Thursday (payday) to add.
I hope i have everything.
A basking spot light/bulb
a uvb strip light
2 food bowls
a hide area
reptisafe
vitamins for food
a cuttlebone
Some curly Kale and mixed salad bits (have made sure there is no iceburg lettuce)

At the moment she is in a 4ft vivarium and when shes bigger il expand.
I know most dont agree with vivariums but ive only had her an hour and a half and shes already moving around and has eaten so seems very content!
This will be monitored of course.

Heres some photos ive taken. I am leaving her alone to settle so only have a few.

**egyptiandan64** · 20-01-2013, 02:26 PM

Very nice

Your going to have to keep the substrate damp though to have your Redfoot do well. You might want to add some coir to the substrate. That and have a much larger water dish.
Vivs are excellent for Redfoots so no one will give you a problem with having a viv here.

Don't go to high with the UVB strip light, 5.0 is just fine.
You may have to add a ceramic heat emitter for night time, with the viv on the floor, to keep the heat around 20C.
Also adding some animal protein (worms, mealworms, pinkies, etc.) to the diet once a week would be good too.

Danny

-Amber- · 20-01-2013, 02:31 PM

She's very sweet, congrats on your new baby!

DonnaG · 20-01-2013, 02:33 PM

Hey, thank you for responding.
I will be spraying once a day so that should be enough shouldnt it?

I should have the legs for the viv on Wednesday so that may help and il deff be looking at a ceramic heat emitter, i have had a look online and il be sorting that on Thursday when i get paid. She will be ok until then wont she? if not il borrow some funds and get 2moro.

I will be feeding once a week some chicken etc, we use a lot of chicken fillets (diet freaks in my house) so she'l get her own little portion and pinkies once a month for a treat.

Im going to print a list off food types she can eat but it varys on different web pages?

I am so in love with her already, shes very interested in everything so il be investing in some plants and things to make her viv look more natural. I did another post asking for peoples viv's for ideas but i cant find it.

Catwoman63 · 20-01-2013, 02:53 PM

Ruby is lovely, I was looking at them on preloved, quite fancy one of them as we'll, what am I like! Be good to have a non hibernating tortoise while my hours fields are hibernating over winter x

Suze65 · 20-01-2013, 03:16 PM

Hi Donna, she looks lovely, but I don't know anything about tropical species, but I do know Surrey Pet Supplies have everything you need for lighting and heating etc, and are about the cheapest on line.

emma_mcraf · 20-01-2013, 03:33 PM

Ruby's beautiful!

FLINTUS · 20-01-2013, 03:48 PM

Hi,
I've already PM'd you on RFUK about him but noticed the thread on here as well. Glad you got him, have a look at the suggestions in the PM. I would feed 40% fruit and 60% weeds. All fruits are fine except for citrus, tomatoes and bananas. You can supplement the weeds with veg+salad. Normal weed lists for Med species are fine, my two particularly love hibiscus, plantain, rose flowers, clover, dandelion and forget-me-not.

FLINTUS · 20-01-2013, 04:29 PM

Oh, also that is quite a lot of protein for a small tort. I wouldn't advise feeding pinkies at that age, feed unflavoured fish or chicken(as you are at the moment) every two weeks.

DonnaG · 20-01-2013, 07:21 PM

Is it ok that ive got both the uv main strip and the basking lamp on 9-9 everyday? ive got two automatic switches?

20-01-2013, 02:17 PM	#1
DonnaG Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 24	Meet Ruby my new red foot Having read up on tortoises for the last few weeks and wanting a tortoise for years. i decided a red foot was the best suited to the life i could give it. I got her today and named her Ruby! At the moment i have just a basic set up but will be buying more on Thursday (payday) to add. I hope i have everything. A basking spot light/bulb a uvb strip light 2 food bowls a hide area reptisafe vitamins for food a cuttlebone Some curly Kale and mixed salad bits (have made sure there is no iceburg lettuce) At the moment she is in a 4ft vivarium and when shes bigger il expand. I know most dont agree with vivariums but ive only had her an hour and a half and shes already moving around and has eaten so seems very content! This will be monitored of course. Heres some photos ive taken. I am leaving her alone to settle so only have a few. Last edited by DonnaG; 20-01-2013 at 02:38 PM.

20-01-2013, 02:26 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Very nice Your going to have to keep the substrate damp though to have your Redfoot do well. You might want to add some coir to the substrate. That and have a much larger water dish. Vivs are excellent for Redfoots so no one will give you a problem with having a viv here. Don't go to high with the UVB strip light, 5.0 is just fine. You may have to add a ceramic heat emitter for night time, with the viv on the floor, to keep the heat around 20C. Also adding some animal protein (worms, mealworms, pinkies, etc.) to the diet once a week would be good too. Danny __________________

20-01-2013, 02:31 PM	#3
-Amber- Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 58	She's very sweet, congrats on your new baby! __________________ Amber, Mum of 3 daughters, and our furred, feathered and shelled babies- Millie- Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Poppy- Chihuahua cross Yorkshire Terrier, Marlow- Ragdoll, Tootsie- Persian, Bramble- moggy, Alfie and Willow- bunnies, Shreddie and Toffee- ratties, Clover, Bluebell and Violet- chooks, Tuki- African Grey, Loki- Yellow sided Green Cheeked Conure, and George- Eastern Hermann's Tortoise.

20-01-2013, 02:53 PM	#5
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Ruby is lovely, I was looking at them on preloved, quite fancy one of them as we'll, what am I like! Be good to have a non hibernating tortoise while my hours fields are hibernating over winter x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

20-01-2013, 03:16 PM	#6
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hi Donna, she looks lovely, but I don't know anything about tropical species, but I do know Surrey Pet Supplies have everything you need for lighting and heating etc, and are about the cheapest on line. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

20-01-2013, 02:33 PM	#4
DonnaG Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 24	Hey, thank you for responding. I will be spraying once a day so that should be enough shouldnt it? I should have the legs for the viv on Wednesday so that may help and il deff be looking at a ceramic heat emitter, i have had a look online and il be sorting that on Thursday when i get paid. She will be ok until then wont she? if not il borrow some funds and get 2moro. I will be feeding once a week some chicken etc, we use a lot of chicken fillets (diet freaks in my house) so she'l get her own little portion and pinkies once a month for a treat. Im going to print a list off food types she can eat but it varys on different web pages? I am so in love with her already, shes very interested in everything so il be investing in some plants and things to make her viv look more natural. I did another post asking for peoples viv's for ideas but i cant find it.

20-01-2013, 03:33 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Ruby's beautiful! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

20-01-2013, 03:48 PM	#8
FLINTUS Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 960	Hi, I've already PM'd you on RFUK about him but noticed the thread on here as well. Glad you got him, have a look at the suggestions in the PM. I would feed 40% fruit and 60% weeds. All fruits are fine except for citrus, tomatoes and bananas. You can supplement the weeds with veg+salad. Normal weed lists for Med species are fine, my two particularly love hibiscus, plantain, rose flowers, clover, dandelion and forget-me-not. __________________ 2.2 Red Foots 1.0 Golden Retriever 1.1 Lop-eared rabbits 1.2 Serrated/Forest Hingebacks Fish Snails-Achatina Fulica 'Jadatzi', Limicolaria Flammea, Limicolaria Numidica, Archachatina marginata suturalis, Achatina Tincta Jadatzi GALS for sale: http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...799#post610799

20-01-2013, 04:29 PM	#9
FLINTUS Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 960	Oh, also that is quite a lot of protein for a small tort. I wouldn't advise feeding pinkies at that age, feed unflavoured fish or chicken(as you are at the moment) every two weeks. __________________ 2.2 Red Foots 1.0 Golden Retriever 1.1 Lop-eared rabbits 1.2 Serrated/Forest Hingebacks Fish Snails-Achatina Fulica 'Jadatzi', Limicolaria Flammea, Limicolaria Numidica, Archachatina marginata suturalis, Achatina Tincta Jadatzi GALS for sale: http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...799#post610799

20-01-2013, 07:21 PM	#10
DonnaG Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 24	Is it ok that ive got both the uv main strip and the basking lamp on 9-9 everyday? ive got two automatic switches?

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