W Shaw
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I adopted a severely malnourished Russian a bit over a month ago, At first he would plow through almost anything, but had some favorites. I've indulged him a lot because he was so underweight. If he wouldn't eat what was on his plate, I'd give him whatever he would eat, in order to get some calories with him. But now he's become incredibly finicky. This morning his breakfast plate consisted of wheat grass, fresh hibiscus blossoms, shredded zucchini, diced butternut (the vet recommended this for weight gain), collard, watercress and a few pieces of radicchio to get him to the dish. All of them are things he's eaten readily, except the hibiscus which he's only recently encountering and only nibbles cautiously. He examined the entire plate , ate the radicchio and then came to be begging for more. He'll eat all the radicchio I'll give him but it's obviously not a good basis for his diet. If he were normal and healthy, I'd just stop giving it to him at all and figure he'd eat the other stuff when he got hungry, but because he came to me so underweight and malnourished, I can't afford to let him go without eating.
I've ordered a nutritional supplement from a place called Carolina Pet, but it's been over 2 weeks since I ordered it and they're not returning my calls, so I probably got scammed there. Also got some Mazuri to try. He eats that -- if it's smeared on radicchio.
Anyone else dealt with a tortoise on a one-food-only strike? Any useful tips for breaking the obsession?
I've ordered a nutritional supplement from a place called Carolina Pet, but it's been over 2 weeks since I ordered it and they're not returning my calls, so I probably got scammed there. Also got some Mazuri to try. He eats that -- if it's smeared on radicchio.
Anyone else dealt with a tortoise on a one-food-only strike? Any useful tips for breaking the obsession?