Hello..i just got a baby elongated 1 week ago..i love mine..❤ i have had redfoots for years but i just learned about the elongated,s..and im so glad i could find one..i found they are hard to find..but im so happy i finally have one!!
great topic - elongated tortoises are amazing, definitely agree that they're underrated. I have three, one is 5 yo and the other two are 4. I got two of them from Kenan and the other from a gent in Arizona. You're not wrong when you note that it's tough to keep them humid enough in an air conditioned house - mine are in custom built enclosures with a mistking and it required some tweaking for my environment to get it so that they're humid enough but not so much so that the enclosures are wet inside all the time - otherwise they can't find dry areas when they want to. They're much more active and happy when the heat and humidity are right. One thing to check on is which Mazuri to give them - I feed these guys the regular Mazuri, not LS. I believe the LS is better for grassland species like sulcata, russian, etc - tortoises who would mostly graze on grasses in the wild or that will eat hay. I think it's a good thing to feed in addition to greens and veg and they love it. Unfortunately I don't believe they make it in the small pellets like the LS version.
@gridbug thank you so much for the clarification so they require the Mazuri 5M21 not LS thank you! Also I am super Jealous that you have an opportunity to work with. Please awesome elongated tortoises.
Elongated torts are so great I wish I had one or two. Right now I’m concentrating on the Eastern Hermanns breeding. But I may expand if the right opportunity arises
Firstly Redfoots Rule!! 😊 My question is though I have never done it. Would a captive bred Elongated potentially be dangerous to be kept along side Reds that were also captive born. Both being checked out for health prior? Just a thought. Also I personally money or no wouldn't get a tortoise that's so big I couldn't physically move it in an emergency. If I had a staff working round the clock maybe 🤔 . I would go for a Gopher tortoise if I were allowed to get any Tort. Or Burmese Mountain Tortoise are sweet. Great Video as always Jon
@4quall co- habing two different species of tortoises isn't worth the risk. Theoretically, yeah, it should be okay. Also yes unlimited money = unlimited resources so I could have special equipment for any situation 😀
Btw thank you for putting this video out.there arent many out there..i subscribed😊
Hello..i just got a baby elongated 1 week ago..i love mine..❤ i have had redfoots for years but i just learned about the elongated,s..and im so glad i could find one..i found they are hard to find..but im so happy i finally have one!!
great topic - elongated tortoises are amazing, definitely agree that they're underrated. I have three, one is 5 yo and the other two are 4. I got two of them from Kenan and the other from a gent in Arizona.
You're not wrong when you note that it's tough to keep them humid enough in an air conditioned house - mine are in custom built enclosures with a mistking and it required some tweaking for my environment to get it so that they're humid enough but not so much so that the enclosures are wet inside all the time - otherwise they can't find dry areas when they want to. They're much more active and happy when the heat and humidity are right.
One thing to check on is which Mazuri to give them - I feed these guys the regular Mazuri, not LS. I believe the LS is better for grassland species like sulcata, russian, etc - tortoises who would mostly graze on grasses in the wild or that will eat hay. I think it's a good thing to feed in addition to greens and veg and they love it. Unfortunately I don't believe they make it in the small pellets like the LS version.
@gridbug thank you so much for the clarification so they require the Mazuri 5M21 not LS thank you! Also I am super Jealous that you have an opportunity to work with. Please awesome elongated tortoises.
I got rid of my elongated and I regret it everyday
Sounds like its time to get another one???
Elongated torts are so great I wish I had one or two. Right now I’m concentrating on the Eastern Hermanns breeding. But I may expand if the right opportunity arises
Firstly Redfoots Rule!! 😊
My question is though I have never done it. Would a captive bred Elongated potentially be dangerous to be kept along side Reds that were also captive born. Both being checked out for health prior? Just a thought.
Also
I personally money or no wouldn't get a tortoise that's so big I couldn't physically move it in an emergency. If I had a staff working round the clock maybe 🤔 . I would go for a Gopher tortoise if I were allowed to get any Tort. Or Burmese Mountain Tortoise are sweet.
Great Video as always Jon
@4quall co- habing two different species of tortoises isn't worth the risk. Theoretically, yeah, it should be okay. Also yes unlimited money = unlimited resources so I could have special equipment for any situation 😀