Redfoot Tortoise - Experts??

[wolfy-hound]

Anyone who knows tortoise, please view the below picture, and let me know how Flash the redfoot tortoise looks. Is this the beginning of pyramiding? Does he look okay?

This is not my tortoise, I originally got him for someone, who never cared for him(despite begging for it!!) and then left, abandoning him, so I gave him to a new family. They have even planned who gets him when Mom is gone! I know they want to be sure he's a healthy tort!



Thank you in advance!

[wilomn]

It's been a while since I kept any babies but I have kept them and he looks ok.

They do like fruit more than greens though.

[wolfy-hound]

They feed him fruit, greens and tortoise food. (they take better care of him than I did even!). I'm just wanting ot be SURE before he gets in a bad state.. then I'll feel horrible because I don't know enough to "see" a problem before it gets bad.
Thanks Wilomn!

[Dragnbaron]

I agree, he looks good. Nothing out of the ordinary with his shell and if the diet stays good there shouldn't be any worry of pyramiding even after the fact.
There is one large growth ring, and that may make it seem like a slight pyramiding, as well.

[wolfy-hound]

Thanks so much! Like I said, I don't know much about tortoises, much less redfoot tortoises.

[turk621]

there is a site called redfoots.com they have alot of good info from diet to housing

[Aric]

Looks fine to me, just make sure whoever has the tort that they give it a humid place to hide (I just spray inside their hide box on diet days) to help prevent pyramiding.

[DrLew]

calcium supplements and SUNSHINE!