World’s Most Popular Pet Tortoise?

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  • @GardenStateTortoise
    @GardenStateTortoise  Рік тому +20

    What other reptile species would you like us to highlight in a video?
    🐢🐍🦎

  • @owlthepirate5997
    @owlthepirate5997 Рік тому +22

    Wonderful job!
    Those tortoises are so stinkin cute! ❤

  • @Gizathecat2
    @Gizathecat2 Рік тому +16

    Last year I visited the Butterfly Garden on Vancouver Island, and in an enclosure was a group of red footed tortoises. I sat down on the edge of their enclosure and they all ambled over to say “hello!” I stroked and scratched their shells, and some even stretched out their necks and accepted neck “rubs.” They were curious and friendly and never tried to bite.

  • @bkm2797
    @bkm2797 Рік тому +10

    They certainly are extra cute as babies with their red polka dots on their legs. Fun mini class, thanks Chris.

  • @thekittydog
    @thekittydog Рік тому +69

    I love Red Foot Tortoises, actually all tortoises! In my early 60's , I guess I'm to old to get one.

    • @joycedavis9996
      @joycedavis9996 Рік тому +16

      why not?

    • @lacylavender5678
      @lacylavender5678 Рік тому +25

      You're not too old! I am 62.

    • @wardrobelion
      @wardrobelion Рік тому +41

      You’re not too old to have a tortoise. You could either find an older turtle or find someone to will it to when you pass on😊…

    • @gr-8166
      @gr-8166 Рік тому +11

      They are an extension of your legacy. It is cool to own one. Especially if it’s a Galapagos Tortoise. Smaller fellas are too adorable to not care for. If you’re worried about longevity then a a yellow chicken turtle would be a nice choice since their lifespan is usually 30yrs.

    • @kristinmcintosh91
      @kristinmcintosh91 Рік тому +9

      Yes you totally need to get one! We all have to put them in our Wills. Scarlet my Red Foot has been the best companion and educational animal as well.

  • @jimcostantino6244
    @jimcostantino6244 Рік тому +16

    Love my Redfoot and Cherry head, they do great outside in the summer.(Also in NJ) They love occasional meat treats chicken and even fish they go crazy for it. Can you make a video on building or getting indoor enclosures for bigger Redfoots ? One of mine has outgrown his old tortoise house he uses for the winter. Thanks for the video

  • @UnshelteredNC
    @UnshelteredNC Рік тому +18

    Love this! Great video! I'd love to see more species specific videos on the more common/popular tortoises. I get asked a lot what species are easiest to keep and are also very interactive. This will be a great reference video to send people to. (Side note - Casey, buy Chris more teal shirts! His eyes looked great with the teal indoors!)

  • @348Tobico
    @348Tobico Рік тому +8

    It's interesting how the red foot's act more like predators in movement. What pretty hatchling's they are! I liked the shot where the little one was really thinking about climbing the tree bark. Such ambition! Someday, someday. Great video as always.

  • @nataliesreptiles
    @nataliesreptiles Рік тому +2

    Red-footed tortoises are my favorite. 🥰
    I never thought I'd get a turtle or tortoise, because of how long-lived they are. I didn't want something I'd have to put in my will.
    But then I watched a pair of hatchling red-foots for a week, and fell in love. A few months later I got one of my own, and she (I think it's a she) is the best! She's a little over a year old and very personable. Always comes to the front of the enclosure when I come in the room.

  • @AvengerII
    @AvengerII Рік тому +6

    Ya know,
    when I saw that red foot bite his keeper on the nose,
    I thought right away, "Yeah, this jerk (the tortoise) is related to Otis!"

  • @Pzykoh_Tey
    @Pzykoh_Tey Рік тому +4

    Nice! A specie highlight video!. Thanks for this one!

  • @kennypowers3984
    @kennypowers3984 Рік тому +5

    Great Video! Turtle 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢

  • @warrenbuzzpriemann3482
    @warrenbuzzpriemann3482 Рік тому +8

    Your videos are always so entertaining and informative. I would love to see another video on the Greek Spur Thigh. I am a senior who took over his care from my Grandaughter, and I am obsessed with him. We live in IL and I am worried he won't get enough exercise in the winter. He is so used to crawling over large areas in the summer months.

  • @KatieLee-zh6fy
    @KatieLee-zh6fy Рік тому +2

    Great video on red footed tortoises. I rescued a young male red footed tortoise back in 2008 from a terrible living situation. They do require a lot of space and are a fairly active tortoise.

  • @daniwilliams3657
    @daniwilliams3657 Рік тому +9

    So glad you’ve done a redfoot video! Do you have any tips on how to balance humidity and avoid nasty things like shell rot?

  • @wildcreatureswny
    @wildcreatureswny Рік тому +11

    Great video as always! Love Redfoots! We currently have 5 and they are all very personable. How about a video on Softshell Turtles we currently have 2 Florida softies and occassionally work with native eastern spiny. Thanks again for all the work you and Casey do! Also, great seeing you two on the wild times podcast!🐢🔥

  • @rachaels8leggedwonders448
    @rachaels8leggedwonders448 Рік тому +3

    I love my red foot, Tonka! I’ve had her since age was a hatchling and she’s over 12 years old now ❤

  • @michellehidalgo8994
    @michellehidalgo8994 2 місяці тому +1

    I have 2 redfoots, would love to see another video on these guys!

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 Рік тому +5

    He's like "why is this bloody camera following me everywhere?" 😂
    I hadn't seen or heard of the red-footed tortoise before, truly remarkable. Thanks for the great insight GST.
    Curious, why do they bop their heads like that? Looks like they're dancing to music only they can hear

  • @rasa5343
    @rasa5343 Рік тому +2

    I like the species-specific information! Redfoots look like very interesting tortoises. I hope you will make more videos about Egyptian tortoises in the future, as they are less common, and there are not so many videos about them. I have one and he is amazing!

  • @glowworm7575
    @glowworm7575 Рік тому +2

    I'd love all the species specific videos. Maybe do a series about all of your 'most endangered' or most popular pet series. Interesting to know what other turtles and tortoises are alike and how they differ.

  • @CyndyDarcy
    @CyndyDarcy Рік тому +1

    I LOVE turtles and my daughter surprised me last fall with a small red eared slider! I love watching him and enjoy feeding him ..he eats right outta my hand. Hes so alert and active and enjoys climbing the little tree in his aquarium.. I let him out of his aquarium to walk freely a few times a week. A wonderful creature reminding me of how awesome all living creatures are!!!!

    • @Cheezitnator
      @Cheezitnator Рік тому

      I've had a slider for going on twenty years now. She is always begging for food lol. It is a pain to keep her tank clean though and I need to upgrade her to a bigger one again. She's in a 75 gal atm but she's about 11in long. It's recommended to be about 10 gallons per 1 inch of turtle.

  • @thundersnow99
    @thundersnow99 Рік тому +2

    WONDERFUL WONDERFUL video.Great info. too. I have a Brazilian cherryhead. Love her

  • @monicayoungblood8557
    @monicayoungblood8557 Рік тому +2

    Ooh how I love ur videos❤️I learn SO much!!😁👍

  • @HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy
    @HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy Рік тому +7

    Son las tortugas más lindas que hay
    Por su variedad de colores
    Por su docilidad, personalidad, inteligencia
    También las hay en Venezuela y es una de las mascotas mas populares

  • @TigerBoyGundamDX
    @TigerBoyGundamDX Рік тому +1

    Love red foot tortoises. Super cute species and are very close to humans.

  • @d0nKsTaH
    @d0nKsTaH Рік тому +3

    Look at little Turtle buddy....
    Tearing into that thumb.... 0:01

  • @ballistic350
    @ballistic350 Рік тому +1

    A lady once lost her redfoot 15+years later found it in the attic still alive... they are def my fav tortoise , I might get a pair again.

    • @pimpozza
      @pimpozza Рік тому +1

      That's impossible.. 🤭 What did it live on in the attic? 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @ballistic350
      @ballistic350 Рік тому +1

      @@pimpozza forgot , but u can Google the story ..

    • @pimpozza
      @pimpozza Рік тому

      @@ballistic350 Thanks! I will.. I love these kind of animal stories!

  • @Mundobichejo
    @Mundobichejo Рік тому +1

    Love redfoot tortoise!!
    Just waiting this species!! ✨💖🐢

  • @caffienatedtactician
    @caffienatedtactician 10 місяців тому +3

    5:03 he has an hourglass figure 😂

  • @eastern_box_turtle
    @eastern_box_turtle Рік тому +7

    I have yo say that Red Foot are native in Venezuela. You name Guyana that is actually part still of Venezuela but it’s more in the country. I have a beach house full of red foot tortoise ❤❤❤

    • @HeavyHoggJP
      @HeavyHoggJP 11 місяців тому +3

      Guyana has been independent since 1966. The border was established in 1899. Get your facts straight

  • @Silkytoaster
    @Silkytoaster Рік тому +5

    I have a 23 yr old Red foot who during the summer lives in a large 12 ‘ x 40 ‘ fenced in enclosure - I would love some ideas on how to build a soak pond for her . at the moment I use a tray that was the bottom peice of a bird cage but its not ideal . My concern about the soak pond is how do I clean it so that mosquitoes dont breed in it ?

    • @itsmelili326
      @itsmelili326 Рік тому +2

      What about getting a small "fish" pond from Lowes or home depot ? I've seen 2ft in size at the store. I don't have outdoor Enclosure or I'd get one. . Cleaning it though would be hard.

    • @Silkytoaster
      @Silkytoaster Рік тому +3

      @@itsmelili326 I have thought of that but the slope is too steep . There has to be a gentle slope for her to climb down - like a beach not a cliff . Thanks for the suggestion though and if you can think of any other ideas let me know .

    • @itsmelili326
      @itsmelili326 Рік тому +1

      @@Silkytoaster what about adding some pea gravel or rocks around the edges?

    • @Cheezitnator
      @Cheezitnator Рік тому +2

      One way to prevent mosquitoes is to put a little fountain pump in it. They can't lay in moving water. There are inexpensive solar powered ones made for birdbaths that can stick to the bottom or float.

    • @Silkytoaster
      @Silkytoaster Рік тому +2

      @@itsmelili326 now that’s an idea - I could use aquarium grade silicon to seal the stones in place . Thinking outside the box - I like that - thanks

  • @DinoDelight
    @DinoDelight 9 місяців тому

    Great video, I've had my RF for 2years and one of the best pets I've had...his personality is amazing

  • @tysonmooney1888
    @tysonmooney1888 Рік тому +1

    Great video as always! I'd love to see a species-specific video on Marginated tortoises.

  • @dollylevels6753
    @dollylevels6753 Рік тому

    i love my redfoot so much!! she is so small but mighty! thanks for the spotlight on her species. She actually carried eggs and I tried to make an environment for her to lay. Instead of laying them she absorbed them!! they were present on the ultrasound and I came back after a month and in the xray they were gone!! I am going to try again next time around for a comfortable play to lay.

  • @divadawn509
    @divadawn509 Рік тому

    Those animals are simply beautiful. I love to see any kind of animal conservation efforts. We definitely don't want to see species disappear.

  • @OutsideAdventures962
    @OutsideAdventures962 Рік тому +2

    Another great video. Keep them coming!!!

  • @Vehiclespotterloverfr
    @Vehiclespotterloverfr Рік тому +3

    Hi, our red foot is about a year and a half. She won't eat worms, slugs, bugs but she loves chicken, mango, shrimp and bananas. Why do her front legs seem to move when she's just sitting there, almost like she's heavy breathing? Especially when we start talking to her in her tank? Are there behavior traits or communication signals anyone has picked up from theirs?

    • @flowermitch
      @flowermitch Рік тому

      That’s just how they pump air to breathe with their legs. And when you come close they do it faster since they smell you. Just like how you would when you smell a scent you breathe in heavier to smell what it is. Hope that made sense

  • @rajanikumari3672
    @rajanikumari3672 Рік тому

    Great video. Thanks. Super cute babies & inquisitive adults.

  • @tylerstuber8380
    @tylerstuber8380 Рік тому

    I love my little red foot, he’s a yr old now and the best purchase I’ve ever made. I would love to get one from garden state tortoises one day if they ever have any available. Been watching the Chanel for years now.

  • @kristofnagyvari5498
    @kristofnagyvari5498 Рік тому +5

    I think it would be cool if you could make a video where you compare map turtles just like you did with boxturtles and european tortoises.

  • @dyugs666
    @dyugs666 Рік тому +1

    I shifted to taking care of Redfoots and Cherryheads during the pandemic. I love them to bits! 😍
    Can you do a more detailed video of the different locales of Redfoots? Thanks so much! Great job! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @starfruitmimi
    @starfruitmimi Рік тому +1

    goodness are they gorgeous 😍💕

  • @brandimyhren6317
    @brandimyhren6317 Рік тому +1

    Don’t forget to always use turtle safe water conditioner to treat your water before adding to your turtle and tortoise enclosure. For humidity and for drinking.

  • @deanplant1500
    @deanplant1500 Рік тому +3

    I’m from uk and adore them all what’s best to have in home ???

  • @thediamondz7889
    @thediamondz7889 5 місяців тому

    i like to think the little head bops are them trying to communicate with me (i have some) so ill talk to them and they bop their heads in response lol

  • @imanimannami
    @imanimannami Рік тому

    Currently raising a 1 year old Redfoot, and gosh, this little one really had a brave character! So easy to take care of! I also agree with some in the comments that asking for a softshell turtle video? I know you mostly nurture tortoises, but.. yeah, maybe? Thank you!

  • @yayababic31
    @yayababic31 7 місяців тому

    We have had a red-foot tortoise for about a year. She just walked in our front yard and we found her under a pile of leaves. We thought it was a snake but it was a red foot so you can imagine our surprise when we saw her. Somebody probably abandoned her. I calculated that she is around 3 1/2 to 4 years of age. She is medium-sized but still very manageable. I keep her indoors at night in a reptile tank with mulch substrate, a shelter to sleep, and a clay plate of water. I keep it warm all night with a thermic device I put under the tank. During the day (especially now in spring and summer) she spends all day in an outdoor encasement I made for her where she can walk, rummage, and go into a big clay plate with water. We live in San Antonio Texas so it can get pretty hot during the summer and sometimes we have sub-zero temps during the winter. I'm not sure if I can leave her outdoors all night. I'm concerned about the wildlife we have here. Raccoons, possums, sometimes foxes, deer, and stray cats. Could they harm her? Can a tortoise of that age (3-4 y/o) stay outdoors permanently if weather permits? Should I put her inside if it gets hotter than 95F? I'm putting more plants inside her encasement to provide her with more shade and I try to keep the encasement wet with the water hose a few times a day. She is very pretty and a great eater. Sincerely I'm learning how to take care of a tortoise because she just got into our lives out of the blue and probably will outlive us all😁🐢

  • @lacylavender5678
    @lacylavender5678 Рік тому +3

    Cute! 😍😍

  • @alexallen9640
    @alexallen9640 Рік тому

    Nice species profile. If I ever thought of having a pet tortoise it would be a Red Foot. 🙂👍🐢

  • @NHIOCAWILLIAMS
    @NHIOCAWILLIAMS Рік тому

    HEY THERE HANDSOME !!!!! They are so cute , those turtles 🐢

  • @geslinam9703
    @geslinam9703 15 днів тому

    A few years ago, a red footed tortoise just showed up in our south Jersey backyard, we found him eating cat food we leave out for a feral. I thought he was some huge mutant box turtle - who would think an exotic species would just wander into your yard? Either someone dumped him, or he escaped from an outside enclosure. He ate all the cat food, and we put out some more, which he also ate, then he spent the night in our flower bed. The next day I showed a picture of him to my brother, who identified him as a red foot, and I rushed home, hoping he was still snoozing in the garden, and thank goodness he was. I called a few turtle people in the area, but got the impression from some that if they took him, he might then get sold. I contacted Garden State Tortoise and Chris agreed to give him a home. My niece and I took the 40 minute drive to drop him off and asked Chris if we could see a little of the place when we got there. I don’t think it is open to the public, but Chris was so nice and so gracious and showed us around. It was such a relief to know the tortoise would be living in what is pretty much tortoise heaven, and that he would have other tortoises of his species around, and someone knowledgeable, and responsible, to look out for him. I hope he is doing well. Thanks so much, Chris, for all you do!

  • @DoreneFrame
    @DoreneFrame Рік тому

    I had a yellow leg tortoises. Had her for 6 years. She had a mass of egg's and the tub came out.. I miss her

  • @lisagray8428
    @lisagray8428 Рік тому

    I love all of the turtle 🐢🐢🐢 adorable baby's ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ and the bigger turtle s soooo special ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ they all are I love watching them eat and walk around 🐢 there amazing ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️I love it♥️I'll be your friend's ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ thnx you sharing the video ♥️ ♥️ ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @rememberpupu
    @rememberpupu Рік тому

    너무 깜찍하고 귀엽다
    거북이들은 정말 사랑스러운 생명체인듯

  • @beloved4evr
    @beloved4evr Рік тому

    Great Video! I'm learning lots!

  • @kristinmcintosh91
    @kristinmcintosh91 Рік тому

    Great Video Chris! Cant wait to see videos from Kamp Kenan.

  • @CindyHuot
    @CindyHuot Рік тому

    Just rewatching older videos & you guys need a chocolate lab!!

  • @Zetraxes
    @Zetraxes Рік тому +4

    5:15 ayoooooo he just peed on the female

  • @pamelanoirot1427
    @pamelanoirot1427 Рік тому

    Great video, very educational

  • @pimpozza
    @pimpozza Рік тому

    Wonderful educational vid.. thank you! 🐢💚

  • @lisatagliabue6395
    @lisatagliabue6395 Рік тому

    I love these guys!!

  • @MFoster392
    @MFoster392 Рік тому

    Great video as usual ;)

  • @jasonbradley7365
    @jasonbradley7365 Рік тому

    Excellent video as usual 👌

  • @matthewsiegel3189
    @matthewsiegel3189 Рік тому +1

    Hi, are any bird prey above a concern for those in the outdoor enclosure? I understand these are large tortoises.

  • @InsaneStudios.channel
    @InsaneStudios.channel 8 місяців тому

    I love redfoot tortoisies i have alot of baby turtles and red turtles and even adults

  • @lesliemiller3628
    @lesliemiller3628 11 місяців тому

    I tried a mulch substrate like that, but had SO many fruit flies, I had to switch back to aper towels. My tortoise is a year old.

  • @helema23
    @helema23 Рік тому +1

    sadly folks get these little guys and think they will stay small but abandon them when they outgrow their tiny tanks...

  • @tsuhodge9427
    @tsuhodge9427 Рік тому

    I truly enjoy your educational videoed. My boxies are so special to me.

  • @wellschr888
    @wellschr888 Рік тому

    Cannot wait to buy a T-shirt

  • @peggydetmers6911
    @peggydetmers6911 Рік тому

    Do you have a video of the inside wintering of the species of tortoises that that?

  • @nutmeg5
    @nutmeg5 Місяць тому

    Damn! Seems like all they care about is FOOD!😂

  • @FishNFeast
    @FishNFeast Рік тому

    I really want you to do one of these on leopard tortoise! I want to try the tub method you use but I also would love to know how long I should keep them in it my two hatchlings are 5 months old but only about 2 1/2 Inches or so

  • @MARKLINMAN1
    @MARKLINMAN1 Рік тому

    Love the track at the end, link for it please. I just got a CHERRY HEAD 2 year old female, LOVE this species, sooooo much personality.

  • @sensfanin
    @sensfanin Рік тому +2

    What about air holes?

  • @THEHORSFIELDII
    @THEHORSFIELDII Рік тому

    If I have a yard, absolutely I adopt red foot.

  • @mattfitzsimmons3457
    @mattfitzsimmons3457 Рік тому

    Humidity DOESN'T cause the shell to go like lego, that's a lack of calcium and vitamin D 😅

    • @GardenStateTortoise
      @GardenStateTortoise  Рік тому

      Umm no buddy, as we’ve stated in countless videos, what your claiming is completely outdated, inaccurate information. Sorry! 👍🏻

  • @maxmarcuccio3342
    @maxmarcuccio3342 Рік тому

    I’m wanting to know, in-depth about sulcatas from hatchlings to adults when you should move them outside what temperature they should be kept at what humidity they should be kept at at hatchlings and adults

  • @patrickhiggins3582
    @patrickhiggins3582 Рік тому

    we need to breed more Tortoise s for the future. it would be nice to have millions of them in our world for the future.

  • @jeanconneely3602
    @jeanconneely3602 3 місяці тому

    How well would they do in Phoenix AZ?

  • @Leslie12.66
    @Leslie12.66 Рік тому

    Do you ever get fungus growing in the soil with the high humidity?

  • @prizzie1967
    @prizzie1967 Рік тому

    Love the music!

  • @itsmelili326
    @itsmelili326 Рік тому

    Flipping Q? We've had a redfoot since she was a juvenile about the size of 50 cent piece, now 7 years old. She flips herself over, and oddly it's always on or around a full moon. It's very scary, sometimes I find her and she looks dead. What do u recommend?
    Also, do you think she's lonely all by herself?

  • @SotasExotics
    @SotasExotics Рік тому

    Next care guide on Westernn hermanns ! Updated one nonetheless

  • @yolrambhavesarach2883
    @yolrambhavesarach2883 Рік тому

    Wonderful !

  • @Lisa-qy3bp
    @Lisa-qy3bp Рік тому

    Aww sooo cute❤😂

  • @jihadhj6019
    @jihadhj6019 11 днів тому

    i have 2 Baby sulcata they are 2 years old, so my Question is if i can get Redfoot in the same Enclosure with my Sulcata? i keep my Sulcata indoor

  • @MatheusVieira-gs9vx
    @MatheusVieira-gs9vx 6 місяців тому

    Could you make a video on improving relationship with a redfoot tortoise?

  • @simajayaredevil
    @simajayaredevil Рік тому

    Hi Chris, do you use the same tote setup for Hermann’s?

  • @rodriguesaragon
    @rodriguesaragon Місяць тому

    How much of the year can these guys live outside in central Florida? I feel like you are more measured in tortoises' ability to bury themselves and survive some cold, while everything I see says to pull them inside if it is under 50-60. Here in FL we only get a few cold snaps but I would like a tortoise that can live outside year round unless it is a highly unusual freeze.

  • @paulantony8148
    @paulantony8148 Рік тому

    Fantastic!!

  • @tortallyscute
    @tortallyscute Рік тому +1

    Please do a video on leopard tortoises ❤

  • @carmelobarnaba
    @carmelobarnaba Рік тому

    Hope you’ll do species specific videos for European pond turtles and marginated tortoises

  • @garrettjones8448
    @garrettjones8448 4 місяці тому

    Would love to know which types of tortoises would thrive in a central Mississippi Climate?

  • @wtnBB
    @wtnBB Рік тому

    Hope one day you make a detailed similar video like that about Greek Tortoises.

    • @GardenStateTortoise
      @GardenStateTortoise  Рік тому

      We did something similar with Greeks: ua-cam.com/video/sNc46CIdwog/v-deo.htmlsi=QX_1YTjWKH4s3Mw4

  • @cathy_p637
    @cathy_p637 Рік тому

    These are so cute and active. Although they have specific requirements I don't think they would be outside the realm of possibility for me to handle. Going to check out a local reptile rescue.

  • @a.a.armstrong5326
    @a.a.armstrong5326 Рік тому

    How are they getting air in that plastic box with its lid?

  • @kelleyrancher
    @kelleyrancher Рік тому

    80 and 6:30 tortoises Redford Russian and sulcata cicadas big very huge and I already found a friend that's going to take him when I pass away the other ones are smaller so there are no problems with my new homes for

  • @snoopywl8880
    @snoopywl8880 10 місяців тому

    How fast on average do they grow to full size?

  • @juanpablocalderon5355
    @juanpablocalderon5355 2 місяці тому

    When i was in school, i won a drawing conquest, the thing is that the trophy was this kind of tortoise, sadly, a rat ate them while he was sleeping in the night, i an still depressed about it