@poohbear . Can you get or make something like this.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/endless-supply-of-worms.147455/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/endless-supply-of-worms.147455/
Yes, homeana (homes hingeback). They like it dark and damp. Think rainforest and marshes.Can you tell from my pictures if I have homeana's?
Will all that kale a parsley be eaten?This is today's meal. Kale, parsley (new), red bell pepper & cucumber. View attachment 198446 I change it up most days otherwise they will only eat favorites.
OK, thank you for your reply.To answer your questions:
No. When they are out for their dusk feeding they may eat some of it if none of their favorites are available and they are hungry. I read somewhere that it wasn't good to overfeed them and have them growing to fast. I also limit their fruits as they will eat them first/only.
Seymour is 3 3/8" across and weighs 68 grams
Otis is 3 1/8" across and weighs 58 grams
I got them from a friend who is an impulse buyer. She will acquire a tortoise, lizard, bearded dragon etc and either quickly loses interest or does not provide the proper diet or housing for it.
The following is why I ended up with these tortoises:
She had a sulcata when I met her. It lived in her pantry. She found a new home for it with someone who knew how to take care of it.
She purchased a Uromastyx lizard and had it 1 week and gave it away.
She purchased a bearded dragon and did not provide proper diet or lighting. It developed MBD and had to be euthanized.
She purchased these tortoises from someone she knew who was moving and selling some of his reptiles. I don't know how she convinced him to let her have them. They were hatchlings. When I saw them I told her that she knew nothing about them and should not have gotten them. I convinced her to let me take them as the person she got them from had moved. I went on line looking for information but was not sure which species they were other than a hingeback tortoise.
I have always given them greens since they were tiny. I found articles on different web sites on diets. I have never joined a forum and was hesitant to do so but realized I need expert help with them.
I realize this is rather lengthy but wanted to give you as much information as I could.
I find it amazing that people have to buy pillbugs, can't you just lift a rock up in the garden and find some. I saw some for sale on eBay a while back and was quite shocked. I could be a millionaire with the amount we have. Lol.I will work on my terrarium to add some of these additional items. I have coconut coir, cypress mulch & orchard moss. I'm hesitant to add leaf litter from my yard. I have mostly oak leaves but can find magnolia tree leaves. Is there a way to make sure these are safe to add to my terrarium? I also bought some red wiggler worms. The person told me where he gets his and I am going to go see him. I think I can get everything I need to get started from them. These are organically raised worms. Yay! Still looking for pill bugs.