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danieledwards2006 · 03-19-2008, 01:16 PM

I rescued a tortoise a week ago who wasnt looked after properly he had never been given weeds and had only ever been fed on tortoise pellets he is an adult male hermann tortoise. I have tried to tempt him to eat weeds and veg but he wont eat any he doesnt seem to know what it is. I have also tried mixing pellets with weeds but he only wants the pellets. Any ideas to get him eating a proper tortoise diet?

wayne.bob · 03-19-2008, 02:07 PM

i would say keep at it, i had the same problem with one of mine. I just sqeezed strawberry juice on the greens to give it a nice fragrant smell. he went right over and eventually started munching. (Tricked him) it worked for me so i hope it will work for you. Good luck.

Wayne

danieledwards2006 · 03-19-2008, 02:14 PM

Thanks for your advise i shall have a go.

SULCATACRAZY · 03-19-2008, 02:16 PM

nice trick wayne!

wayne.bob · 03-19-2008, 03:00 PM

Thanks. i was amazed at how well it worked for me. i had to do it a couple of days and after that he ate everything i gave him

Coldliz · 03-19-2008, 03:05 PM

I did the Strawberry juice thing too!

wayne.bob · 03-19-2008, 05:45 PM

I tell you, It works

jenrell23 · 03-19-2008, 06:39 PM

I did that to, actually this week, works like a charm

danieledwards2006 · 03-23-2008, 11:06 AM

Tortoise is still not eating not interested in the food with strawberry juice on he was fed every two weeks could it be because hes not used to eating?. He occasionally goes into his shell and snorts but he seems to be breathing ok and doesnt have a runny nose it sounds strange but i cant seem to see his nostrils and he is six years whereas my one year old spur thighs i can clearly see theirs. He was never bathed and not heated properly. i got him a week ago and have been giving him daily bathes to re-hydrate him since doing so he has begun to shed on his neck really really thick skin im wondering whether it could be a build up of dead skin covering his nostrils any ideas please? should i take him to a vet?

wayne.bob · 03-23-2008, 11:55 AM

Im not an expert on the nostril thing but if it were me i would take him to the vet and get him checked out.

**Crazy1** · 03-23-2008, 02:55 PM

danieledwards2006, I had just gotten a 4 inch sulcatta she seemed healthy. No bubbles no runny eyes etc but I couldn't see her nostrils so I took her to the vet and she had a RI infection and the mucus had clogged her nastrils. I agree with Wayne.bob, I'd take it to a vet and have it checked out.

jenrell23 · 03-23-2008, 07:29 PM

I have a boxie that I rescued a year or so ago and he has a heart shaped nostril, this was caused from an RI, it blocked his nose and then finally blew out. I would take him in for a check up and make sure you take a fecal sample to have it tested.

danieledwards2006 · 03-24-2008, 10:31 AM

what would the vet do? would he remove the mucus? does this mean he has had RI for a long time which could result in long term lung damage? oh no

danieledwards2006 · 03-26-2008, 07:07 AM

took him to the vet and he said he has a vitamin A deficiancy and he is very under weight been given vit A supplement will be hard to get to put on weight as he hardly wants to eat.

Tatooineboy · 03-26-2008, 07:31 AM

So how will you start eating again? Did the vet give a suggestion?