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turtles1 · Level 3 Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 196

how big do red foot tortoises get and are they easy to take care of? do they need much spac or lots?

thanks

dixieee · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:39 am Post subject:

they get up to 18-20 " both males and females and hmm it doesn't seem like a beginner's turtle

check this http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-redfoot.htm
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turtles1 · Level 3 Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 196

could u put them wiht an eastern box turtle. i have him in a 12' by 20' dog pen with all the thing he needs and i keep it nice and humid (i drench it down with a hose depending on when it rains but its pretty much never really dry) and i could probably take care of 1 of those red foots they seem really nice with colors and all. thanks for the info on them too.

Jericho199 · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject:

I keep one of my redfoots with a wood turtle. Redfoots do get quite big (18-24 inces and about 40 lbs) although females take 6-8 years to reach full size and males can take more than 10. They aren't a bad beginner tortoise provided you have the space for them. Keep a close look on their eyes though. WHen they're little (under 4 inches) their eyes dry out a lot. I have a baby who gets vitamin A eyedrops a few times a week (my other redfoot needed them growing up too). Cypress mulch is a great substrate.