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Ok. So last year I met my first red foot at the NARBC in Illinois. Ever since then, I've wanted one.
But I figured that moving out of my parent's house would be a good idea. Well, I'm 22 and finishing college in 9 months (wooo!!) and I'm getting serious about looking into these tortoises!
I saw some breeders selling cherry headed tortoises on kingsnake and I gotta admit, they're awesome...
Some people say they're smaller than regular redfoots. Some say, not really.... opinions??
Would the enclosure for a full grown one need to be about the same size?
It'll still be a while before I bring one home, I just want to make sure I've got everything sorted out!

Also, if you would like to post a pic of your red foot enclosure, I'd loooove to see it

Thanks a lot!
Joanna

I havent kept many tort species, but the redfoots are by far my favorite. They dont dig like sulcatas or russians, and are not really climbers like some of the other species either. They also need/tolerate humidity more than most tort species as well. Not well suited for outdoors in the southwest and west unless showered with a hose often and supplied with a large water pan to soak. The plastic plant pot bases work great. I have one about two foot in diameter in my tort pen. Its only a couple of inches high, so easy to get in and out. They are probably on the upper end of the torts size wise that can be kept comfortably indoors. A single adult could probably be housed OK in something about five feet long and a couple of feet wide indoors. Metal cattle troughs work fine, or super large plastic storage tubs. Of course, it takes about five years plus for a hatchling to grow large enough to require a cage that size. A hatchling can be housed in a 20 gallon long tank for a couple of years. Outside, bigger the pen the better. I keep my female subadult in an eight by four foot pen partially shaded by an oak tree in my yard during spring and summer, and most of the fall here in Louisiana. I wouldnt house a baby outdoors unattended until about softball sized to protect them from predators.