Red Roof Tortoise

The red footed tortoise chelonoidis carbonarius is a species of tortoise from northern south america.

Red roof tortoise.

Chelonoidis carbonarius we have thousands of exotic reptiles for sale from top breeders from around the world. Our cherry head tortoise for sale as well as our regular red foot tortoises are raised at perfect temperature and humidity. Most red foots will grow to around 12 14. Native to parts of south america and central america it does extremely well in our florida habitat.

Cherry head tortoise and regular red foot tortoises are beautiful tortoises that originate from tropical habitats in south america. As long as the humidity temperature lighting and diet is kept according to proper requirements you ll find that a pet red footed tortoise is going to stay pretty healthy in most cases but there are you have to keep these main elements in check. Red footed tortoises are native to the dry and wet forests and grasslands of central and south america. The turtles like to bask in the sun on land.

These medium sized tortoises generally average 30 cm 12 in as adults but can reach over 40 cm 16 in. There are also giant amazon basin red foot subspecies that reach over 16. The red footed tortoise hails from south america in the dense rainforests and grasslands. They can also be sizeable in adulthood with males regularly weighing 20 pounds or more and measuring 12 inches long.

We maintain a number of breeding stock to provide a robust supply of hatchlings for this extremely popular tortoise. A popular pet with striking shell coloring and markings red footed tortoises are long lived and relatively easy to care for. Try browsing the tortoises index if you re looking for something specific. Red footed tortoises for sale in the united states scientific name.

Red foot tortoise size considered a medium sized tortoise the red footed tortoise reaches sizes of up to 15. Because of this we ensure they have extremely smooth shells without any type of pyramiding. Red footed tortoises are usually pretty healthy as long as they re diet and habitat is kept proper. As one would expect from our name the redfoot tortoise or red footed tortoise is our flagship offering.