The Redfoot Tortoise, also known as the Redleg or Savanna Tortoise, makes a great pet. It is intelligent, hardy, and usually does well in captivity. These traits, combined with its beautiful colors, have made the Redfoot a popular tortoise pet.Redfoot Tortoises get their name from the red, orange, and yellow spots on their head and legs. These colors make the Redfoot Tortoise a beautiful and exotic animal. The Redfoot is a tortoise who interacts well with people, and is not overly aggressive to other tortoises.They react well with kids and adults and usually reach maturity in 15 years. The Redfoot Tortoise prefers temperatures between 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with light to moderate humidity.

The largest known Redfoot Tortoise was 17.75 inches long. Most others, however, will reach a maximum of 10 to 12 inches. Their shell is more oval than round, and when viewed from above, many Redfoot Tortoises will have a slight hourglass figure to their shell. The color of the shell is dark brown to black, with yellow marks in the center of the laminae (lower shell). Male Redfoots tend to be a few inches larger than the females, have larger tails, and have a concave plastron (lower shell).The Redfoot Tortoise is found in many areas. The Redfoot Tortoise inhabits several nations in South America including Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Paraguay. They are found in the moderate savannah, grassland, and deep forest climates. There is much variation in their size and color, but there are no sub-species of the Redfoot Tortoise. However, there have been recent sales of "dwarf" Redfoot Tortoise. These are smaller then regular Redfoot Tortoise, reaching a mature size of 6 to 8 inches.

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