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CITES II
Testudinidae

Yellow-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulatus

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. reptilescove.com

Photograph: Lucas Mantelo Cruz · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/chelonoidis-denticulatus

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Temperature29–32 °C
Enclosure244×122

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
29–32°Warm side
Cool side: not in our data

The warm side, 29–32°C. This sheet states the warm side only. It gives no cool side, so the other end of the gradient is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 29-32 °C

UVB

Requiredrequired

The sheet statesa full-spectrum UVB lamp

Diet
Every day or every other day feed adult captive tortoises a mixture of high-calcium greens (collard, mustard, and dandelion), vegetables and fruits (pumpkin, winter squash, grated carrots, crookneck squash, zucchini, papaya, mango, kiwi, melon, cantaloupe, and prickly pears), and flowers (hibiscus, nasturtium, prickly pear flowers, and dandelions). Juveniles are given food every day with a sprinkle of supplements

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

8 ft4 ft
50100150200 cm
8 × 4 ft · 244 × 122 cmWidth × depth
298dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataWarm side: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Seen from above: the sheet gives a footprint and no height.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesHatchlings need to have at least 2ft x 3ft enclosure while adults need at least 8ft x 4ft enclosure

Temperature
warm 29–32 °C

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Common questions

How is it different from a red-foot?

It is bigger, often 40 to 50 cm or more, and it wants shade and forest floor rather than open sun.

What does it eat?

Fallen fruit, leaves, flowers and mushrooms, with occasional protein. Variety keeps it in good shape.

Does it need a lot of space?

Yes. An adult needs a garden pen with shade plants, leaf litter and a shallow soaking pool.

Do I need CITES papers?

Yes, it is a CITES-listed tortoise. Buy only from a seller who provides the documents.

What it needs

A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 29-32 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 29-32 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 29-32 °C
UVB, stated as requiredbecause uvb — a full-spectrum UVB lamp
Not stated: The cool sidethis sheet names only the warm side: « warm 29-32 °C »
Not stated: The size of the enclosurethis sheet describes the enclosure without a figure: « Hatchlings need to have at least 2ft x 3ft enclosure while adults need at least »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

reptilescove.com — lu le 2026-08-04crazycrittersinc.com — lu le 2026-08-04speciesplus.net — lu le 2026-08-08gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

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What this sheet states

62%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 4 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: humidity instrument and audit, day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.