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Baby red foot tortoise enclosure.
New enclosure for my cherry head tortoise.
Hatchlings and baby redfoot should be brought inside at night.
Glass aquariums which many people use are actually not very good habitats for tortoises because the sides are too high and there is often not enough floor space.
2020 2 5 inch funky cherry head no red 7 10 20 red footed tortoise.
Your baby tortoise needs a habitat but not just anything will do.
So much bigger for him to roam around and i might get him a little friend.
Choose the right type of enclosure.
A glass aquarium or plastic tub will work as a temporary home for a baby redfoot tortoise.
An outdoor redfoot tortoise enclosure should get sun but also have some shady areas.
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Fresh water in a shallow dish large enough for the redfoot to soak in should be provided.
Bigger tortoises need a large indoor pen or a turtle table.
Bring them inside and put them in a temporary habitat whenever it gets too cold.
Redfoot tortoises red footed tortoise.
Outdoor redfoot tortoise enclosure as long as the temperature doesn t fall below 60 65 degrees fahrenheit 70 75 for hatchlings redfoots can live outdoors.
The outdoor pen should be located in an area that is part sun part shade.
You can house this tortoise indoors but you will need a large enclosure roughly 4 feet by 8 feet though larger is even better.
Spraying some water onto the substrate the layer of material that covers the bottom of the enclosure below the basking lamp will also raise the humidity in the immediate area.
There should also be a weatherproof hide house so that the tortoise has a dry place to retreat in case of wet weather.
Lastly using a tortoise house for baby red foot tortoise is fine also.
The walls of the enclosure should be about 16 inches high and even go a few inches below the ground to prevent your red footed tortoise from digging and escaping.