http://www.russiantortoise.org/russiantortoisediet.htm
Here are some other food ideas for you
I know nothing about hibernation in tortoises. Perhaps someone else can chime in. I know our guy is inside (we are in MN), when the sun starts to go down...even with his uva/uvb light blaring...he starts to dig in for the night....
How warm is it where you are?
Any name yet?
I know we talked earlier about getting temps up. That very well may be what she is trying to do. I just took a rescue in that had been kept in a cold basement. All he wanted to do was hide. So, I just warm bathed him and kept his lights and warmth going. It took almost a week to get him to start eating. So I think if you get those temps up, you will start seeing some success.
daddykirbs Wrote:She (sorry, not named yet) instantly stuck her face in the dirt when I put her on it. I don't know how to read the emotions of a RT yet, but somehow it seemed like she was a little happier.
The visual of this in my head made me smile this morning...how sweet!! Sounds like she is very happy with her new family!!
Well, good news... Our little girl ate this morning.
I moved her rubbermaid tub upstairs where it's a bit warmer. She got a warm bath this morning as well.
We plucked some Hibiscus leaves and Pansy leaves and she grubbed. It's good to see.
I also got a new lamp this morning that I haven't plugged in yet, we'll see if she likes that later.
Yay! She's ready for the New Year
There you go! Glad she ate.