cherry head anyone?

[kayrod]

Hello,

We just got a cherry head yesterday. Anyone else with a cherry head?
We live in Utah, so we have to make sure the humitity is right for her. Sure enjoying her so far. My son named her Ginny.
Hope I can get tips and info from this form. Any are appriciated!!!

[chef seehus]

can u put up some pics? i have never seen or heard of that kind  but im still kind of new to torst only a couble years

[vmajesty25]

I dont own cherry heads. Buy maybe someone here does. I believe they are similar in are to redfoots, but dont quote me on that..... Maybe Joe can offer you some advice. He is the moderator and owner of this site. He has many torts and turtles he breeds and owns. I am not sure if he handles cherry heads though. Hope you get help with your questions!

[Zookeeper]

A Red-foot Cherry-head Tortoise is a "dwarf" variant of the Red-foot tortoise.  I did a search and found the name both ways: Red-foot Cherry-head Tortoise and Cherryhead Red-footed Tortoise.  Anyway, here is a link to a basic info/care sheet on Red-foots:
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/redfootcare.htm
Joe owns and breeds Redfoots but I don't believe he has any Cherryheads, though.   

[Tortmom]

Here's Joe's website for Redfoot Care   
http://www.redfoottortoise.com/index.htm
Good luck with your tort!

[Joe H]

Hello,

We just got a cherry head yesterday. Anyone else with a cherry head?
We live in Utah, so we have to make sure the humitity is right for her. Sure enjoying her so far. My son named her Ginny.
Hope I can get tips and info from this form. Any are appriciated!!!

Hi Ginny
Cherry head care is the same as for regular redfoots
http://redfoot tortoise.com

[animalkeeper]

 Hi,
  I have a pr. of cherry heads, they are beautiful little torts. You care for them the same way as redfoots, but the best part is they don't get as big.
  Mine stay out all summer, as soon as the temps. get warm, I provide a heated house for them in their outside enclosure. In the winter I have to bring them in and they live in a tort table.
   In my opinion they are one of the easier torts to care for.
     

[kayrod]

Thanks for all the advise!  I will try to post a pic of our new girl soon. We really are enjoying her.

She is very alert and active. Eating really well,  so I guess she is healthy. We are gonna take her to an excotic pet vet next week.
We have been soaking her in warm water everyday  and misting her. I keep her house at about 85 degrees.
Can I take her outside yet?
                                  Thanks,  Kathy

[Jules]

The real sunlight is the best for torts.  Let her soak up the rays.  Please follow http://redfoottortoise.com

what type of lighting do you have inside?

[firehawk]

my two share a father who is a cherry head but both of the mothers were brazillian regular redfoots.  so i guess mine are 1/2 cherryhead.

[turtleman 97]

I have a Red Foot Tort but im not sure if it's a cherry head is there a way to tell?

[animalkeeper]

  If it's an adult Cherry Heads are much smaller than Red foots.

  Could you post a photo of it?

[turtleman 97]

I'll try to post some pics but she's only a baby

[t_mclellan]

my two share a father who is a cherry head but both of the mothers were brazillian regular redfoots.  so i guess mine are 1/2 cherryhead.

Cherry Heads come from Brazil. If you post a few pic's of all of them I'm sure that a few people here could give you a good idea of where yours are from.
I find that the people selling many tortoises are mistaken as to the local range the different varieties.
Redfoots are all 1 species but there are about a dozen or more variants.