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Thank you all for the very warm welcome :D Apologies in advance if I get any names wrong or don't reply directly to any questions on this thread! Tortoises are indeed very popular here in the UK, there are literally thousands of keepers. At the moment I am keeping T.h.hercegovinensis...

I would certainly think it was worth a try with the redfoots, it could be a great success. I would actually add two further females if you did go on to get more after the originals, rather than another male/female pair.

I thought I should introduce myself to you all seen as I have already posted a couple of times today. I'm Peter and come from Cheshire in the UK. I have been keeping and breeding various Tortoise species for a few years now. Last year I ventured further into the world of Reptiles and took on...

Aldabrans wouldn't really be suitable in a tropical environment. Most other tropical tortoises have a similar attitude to weeds as Redfoots, though I suspect any tortoise would be quite unwilling to eat mint anyway. I find the smell puts them off such things.

A tropical greenhouse is certainly the ideal environment for this type of tortoise, they will thrive in such a setup. You may find though that they aren't brilliant at keeping the weeds down. I find Redfoots are less inclined to graze on weeds. It is most definately worth a go though, they will...