It's easy. Just email me, Greg, at totallyawesometortoises@gmail.com. Indicate which tortoise you would like and provide the mailing address to which you would like the tortoise to be shipped. I will get back to you with a shipping quote and total. Then you can arrange payment via CashApp, Venmo, Zelle, or cash if you live in Central Florida.

Yes, you can. Just go through the same process as for purchasing a tortoise. Then you pay just the shipping cost to place your tortoise on hold. If you are local and will not be shipping, you will pay half the total to hold.

Tortoises are shipped in deli cups in insulated boxes via FedEx overnight delivery to locations in the continental United States. I do not ship internationally. I ship on Mondays-Wednesdays. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the days least likely to encounter delays. Shipping may be to a home address or a FedEx Location (recommended) near you. I will send you the address of the facility if that is the option you choose. Heat packs or cool packs are included at no additional charge.

Sometimes shipping by me will be delayed due to FedEx service delays or inclement weather by me, near you, or at the FedEx shipping hub. In these circumstances, I will keep you informed and updated. When the weather or service delays clear, we will schedule a delivery day that works best for you.

It is highly recommended that you have a proper enclosure and some food prior to scheduling a shipping date. Ensure that someone will be home to recieve the shipment if it is going to your home or pick up as promptly as possible from the FedEx location. Once you open the box, carefully unpack the insulation and packing papers. Your tortoise will be in a deli cup with some barely damp paper towels. It is possible that it pooped in transit. That is normal.

When you take it out of the container, place it in a warm (Not hot. Think baby bath water) bath of enough water so that it can easily hold its head above the surface for about 15 minutes. I use a small plastic container for this. You could use the shipping deli cup, too. If it did not poop in the deli cup while shipping, it may do so now. If that happens, you can simply dump out the water and refill the container.

After the soak, place your new tortoise in front of its food. It will likely eat very little or not at all. That is fine as well. Then it will go find a hiding spot where it feels secure. 

Leave your tortoise alone except for daily soaks and replacing food for at least a few days. Let them get adjusted to the sights, sounds, and smells of this new environment before attempting to handle it.

Baby tortoises hide. A LOT. Tortoises of all ages hide, but babies can give a master class in it. It is totally normal to not see your baby except at bath time. In the wild, this behavior keeps them alive as they are a bite-sized snack for countless predators. In fact, not hiding is one of the earliest indicators of a problem. that could be a health problem or a problem with the enclosure. Tortoises are, however, creatures of routine. The more consistant you are in providing care the more often you will see your tortoise out and about. They will anticipate getting fed and bath time. They also get much bolder as they get older, larger, and more predator-proof

Babies eat inconsistant amounts or food. Guidelines for care often suggest providing a pile of food roughly equivalent to the baby's shell size. That is an excellent guide, but if provided that amount of food every day, babies will infrequently eat it all. Tortoises normally gorge themselves when they find food, but giving a steady supply every day will result in the babies nibbling on some days and pigging out on others. This behavior is normal. As long as they are eating consistantly, they are fine. 

Redfoot tortoises don't really bask. Basking refers to the bahavior of sitting out in the sun or under a light to soak up the heat and UV-B rays. Many tortoises do this, but red foots typically do not. If they are pretty chilly, they will sit below a heat lamp or in the little bits of sunshine that get through a tree's canopy.

Tortoises can be picky eaters. Just like you or me, your baby tortoise can develop preferences for foods. While I've personally found that they will avoid foods that are actually poisionous for them (When in an outdoor pen and encountering a weed or animal that wound up in there naturally. Do not intentionally feed anything that would be poisionous to your tortoise.), they do not always choose foods that are good for them when given the option. Nature has designed them to take advantage of rarer, high-calorie foods whenever they can. That means they will almost always choose fruits, animal protien, and pellets over greens. We typically would make the same choice. Picky eaters are usually developed when these preferred items are offered along with greens at every feeding. You can get your baby to eat his greens again by providing only greens every day. Make sure that you take 2-3 days off from their preferred foods to ensure your baby gets hungry enough to eat the good stuff you really want them to eat. If they don't eat at all for a day or two, that is totally fine. You are giving them food; they're just refusing to eat it. Outlast them. They'll eat.

Tortoises, even babies, are stubborn. This is what makes getting them to eat right once they've developed bad habits so difficult. This will also result in your baby making a lot of noise bumping into and getting around objects in their enclosure. They will also decide to climb over some of their decor. You can't stop it, because they WILL do anything they get into their mind to do. Just don't place the enclosure in a place where you might be irritated by the noises of bumping and scraping around. Also, don't place anything from which your tortoise could tumble near the heat lamp to avoid overheating while trying to right themselves.