You can give him treats, mine will only eat cucumbers. But they say they do like strawberries, and stuff. But only once in a while. I understand you are trying to knock yours of the habit. They will eat eventually, and if you let them roam in a good non sprayed field he will explore and eat. I found mine at first would only eat if he "Found" it himself. He would not eat stuff given to him. Now that is not a problem but it was at first. I think it was a rebellion thing.

Good luck.
-Tony

Another treat on a summer day is a watermellon, OMG tb LOVES it!

I had tacked this on to the new owner questions thread, but no one answered me. So I started this thread:

I have read numerous websites and threads, but I still have diet questions.

Percival, my Sulcata, is only 7" long and he is in aspen bedding which he sometimes eats. I think he was eating it at first because I refused to give him fruit - I think he was spoiled on it by his previous owner and was not going to eat the turnip greens I put in his dish.

I take him out for an hour or two everyday to eat grass and clover and get some sunshine. He also roams around like crazy. I feed him about one leaf of turnip greens a day which is all he will eat - if I put more he lets it dry up and doesn't touch it. I also have a hibiscus plant - how many leaves and flowers should I be feeding him of that?

I guess I am just trying to make sure his diet is balanced. I haven't bought a cactus yet, but are those just supposed to be treats or what?

Between the mix of grass, clovers, aspen bedding, turnip greens and hibiscus about how much of these should he be eating a day? He is a stubborn booger, and I have a feeling he is holding out for fruit, but I am determined to get him on a good diet.

Also - do I need soak him - I know it is recommended for hatchings, but he is older than that right? I have a saucer big enough and easily accessible to him full of water in his container but he never gets in it. I put him in it a few times a week, but he gives me ugly looks and gets out of it almost immediately. I have never seen him drink...so should I soak him?

oh and I took him for a "walk" today - I brought him to the park to go graze

he ate bark off of some oak trees - is that ok?

He also has been loving up some banana tree leaves.