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Heres a beautiful subadult albino Redfoot I just obtained. Its slightly pyramided but I can correct some of it over time. It is an incredible tortoise and the prettiest albino chelonian I've ever seen..thanks....TC

Very neat looking RF Tom.
What type is it? A cherryhead?

I'm not 100% sure but I believe its a Cherryhead. It was imported here about a year ago but the importer doesn't want to give specific info about the origin. Ah well I can live with that..thanks...TC

Hi,

Nice albino you have.
Do you now the age from your tortoise.
is it CB?
As you see i will need some patience till mine will be that large.

imported here in Miami about one year ago. I don't know the age. Yours are very beautiful. Are they for sale?....TC

Tom, its a cherryhead that came from argentina.

yes this animal its export from argentina i see it in person hre in argentina
its a cherry foot from brasil for sure

You mean its a CB from Argentina ore is it wild caught.

i supose its cb in brazil and bring to argentina cose not to easy to export from brazil dont ask how

But to export from Europe to the USA is also difficult when they are smaller then 4 inches.

this may seem like a dumb question, but can they sunburn like mammalian albinos easily do? was just wondering about that for torts (and albino reptiles in general)...

beautiful pics, by the way!

I dont now for sure, because i keep them indoor.
I now from other keepers from albino tortoises that the only problem can be the UV for the eyes.
I dont think they get a sun burn.

well, i guess that fortunately for redfoots, as a forest tortoise they don't need as much direct light as other species, so an albino one would have maybe less of a hard time with that than something like an albino desert tortoise of some sort...

i think they are beautiful!

Thanks.