Cherry-Head Red-Foot Tortoise

[Lars K]

Here are some pics of my 9 years old pair.
They live in Brazil.

 

[bredli84]

im sorry but they are hideous!, absolutely hideous :shock:

 

[hornet]

thats awsome, i would love tortose's. Got any other species?

 

[krusty]

cool very different some thing you dont see every day.but they do look like they have some thing wrong with there heads.

 

[shamous1]

Their is is like

Their head is like a babboons ***:lol:

 

[bylo]

is that some sort of infection or mould on there heads

 

[Lars K]

im sorry but they are hideous!, absolutely hideous :shock:

hehe, no problem!!!

Everybodys flavour is different and that's good so!!!

 

[Lars K]

thats awsome, i would love tortose's. Got any other species?

Thank you!!!

I have only turtles: Two Heosemys spinosa and a pair of Apalone ferox.

 

[krusty]

as long as you love'em thats all that counts...hey.

 

[Lars K]

cool very different some thing you dont see every day.but they do look like they have some thing wrong with there heads.

No, they do have so red heads. Therfore the name "cherry-heads"!

 

[Lars K]

is that some sort of infection or mould on there heads

No, they have these red heads!
They are healthy and very voracious, hehe.

 

[bylo]

maybe they have gout to many tomatoes

 

[Retic]

Excellent, I love tortoises. Very nice.

 

[Lars K]

maybe they have gout to many tomatoes

hehe, yes, indeed! :lol:

 

[Lars K]

Excellent, I love tortoises. Very nice.

Thank you, boa!!!

 

[PhilK]

EEEEWWWW they're disgusting!! But OH so cute!!! If that makes sense..

 

[Lars K]

EEEEWWWW they're disgusting!! But OH so cute!!! If that makes sense..

haha, yes, indeed it does! :lol:

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

You need to keep them humid right?
I think they would look less disgusting to people if you took some pics with no food..
I reckon they look great but they must be high maintenance yeh? How big do they get?

 

[Lars K]

You need to keep them humid right?
I think they would look less disgusting to people if you took some pics with no food..
I reckon they look great but they must be high maintenance yeh? How big do they get?

You need to keep them humid right?

well, you can keep them also dry for some months!
But they love humidity!

I think they would look less disgusting to people if you took some pics with no food..

Yes, I agree with you!
But they are very wild and always hungry and you can't take some good shots without food.
Maybe I should take some pics without tomatoes and only with some salad, hehe.

but they must be high maintenance yeh?

Yes, indeed, they need a proper care and a lot of food!

How big do they get?

well they will get about 25 cm.
Their relatives can reach a carapax size from over 50 cm!!!

 

[cement]

fascinating, but a head like a dropped pie.