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Yellow Foot Tortoise
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| | Description: |
- Also known as Yellow-footed tortoise
- Look quite similar to Red-footed Tortoise. The difference is just the colour of the scale on the forelegs and their heads of the tortoises
- Readily available and fairly hardy that makes a wonderful pet tortoise.
- Their shell is wide and flat with light golden brown.
- These tortoises are shy, yet active and personable
| | Distribution: |
- They are found in South America contries, covered from Brasil to Bolivia and some Caribbean Islands
- Northern South America, east of the Andes to southern Brazil; Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, etc.
| | Breeding: |
- With light winter cooling, follow by warm and rainy days is helpful for Yellow Footed Tortoises breeding
| | Nesting: |
- From 6 to 12 eggs
- Each clutches are laid 4 to 6 weeks apart
- The little babies take approximately 3 to 4 months at 84�F to hatch
| | Size: |
- Male up to 24 inches (60cm)
- Female up to 30 inches (75cm)
- Weight up to 40lbs (20kgs)
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| | Diet: |
- Omnivores
- Eat leafy greens such as: clover, endive, dandelions, etc
- Fallen fruits
- Small amount of meat, such as earthworms and low protein food
- Commercial tortoise food (high calcium and vitamins)
- Powdered calcium and high protein food should be mixed with the meal once a week to help them grow better
| | Habitat: |
- Their natural habitat is in the dense rainforest and tropical lowlands of South America
| | Tortoise Common Disease: |
- These tortoises will experience respiratory problems after a prolonged exposure to cool environmentEarly symptoms are puffy eyes and running nose
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