Wondering if the post office is open on July 4, and if the letter carrier will deliver the mail on Saturday? Although most retail stores and restaurants will be open on Independence Day, the U.S. Postal Service will closed down for the day.
Leeches are famous as blood-suckers. The species that feed on blood have special chemicals in their saliva that prevents blood-clotting. Many blood-feeding leeches attack only fish, a few attack any vertebrate (including people), and a few are specialists on another group of animals, like turtles or waterbirds. There are also lots of leech species that don't suck blood. They are predators, eating worms, snails, aquatic insects, and other invertebrates.
Redfoot are not picky eaters and will usually eat whatever you feed them. Your goal is to make sure to feed a variety of healthy foods. Greens that are high in calcium and low in phosphorous and vegetable protein are needed to insure your tortoise has a healthy diet. Turnip greens, dandelion greens, collard greens, cactus pads, and chickweed all have a high calcium content and are good choices for the Base-Diet (foods fed at every meal). A good rule of thumb on how much to feed your Redfoot is to feed them as much as they will eat in about 20 - 30 minutes. It takes a few feedings before you get the hang of how much food to offer. The following is a suggested feeding schedule for a Redfoot that is under a year old.