Hey y'all, I'm looking for some advice on feeding protein to my wood turtle, Maya. She is completely uninterested in worms and dubia. I have only had her for a couple weeks, and she has come really far so I'm hoping in time she will come around but any advice appreciated!
I got her from Petco, where she was only eating pellet food, and I have gotten her to eat greens, fruit, and squash but I'm concerned about her protein intake. She has started coming up to me, which is awesome - at first she just hid in her pool all the time and hardly ate. I think she was so relieved to have water she didn't want to leave! At petco 2 were crammed in a TINY tank with only a little drinking bowl of water. For now I'm feeding her the Rep-cal tortoise food pellets the pet store was feeding her to give her some protein, and while I switch her over to better food.
And, since I know yall are going to ask abouther her habitat - she is in a temporary 2' x 4' enclosure indoors with a basking spot in the high 80s and UVB light, nice deep soil substrate with hides and a large pool. I'm still working on the top to make it completely enclosed (right now it is partially open), which will bump the heat and humidity. I'm on the coast in south texas so it is very warm and humid, she will love it outside here in a month or so.
Ummm.... I think that about covers it! Any advice appreciated.
I got her from Petco, where she was only eating pellet food, and I have gotten her to eat greens, fruit, and squash but I'm concerned about her protein intake. She has started coming up to me, which is awesome - at first she just hid in her pool all the time and hardly ate. I think she was so relieved to have water she didn't want to leave! At petco 2 were crammed in a TINY tank with only a little drinking bowl of water. For now I'm feeding her the Rep-cal tortoise food pellets the pet store was feeding her to give her some protein, and while I switch her over to better food.
And, since I know yall are going to ask abouther her habitat - she is in a temporary 2' x 4' enclosure indoors with a basking spot in the high 80s and UVB light, nice deep soil substrate with hides and a large pool. I'm still working on the top to make it completely enclosed (right now it is partially open), which will bump the heat and humidity. I'm on the coast in south texas so it is very warm and humid, she will love it outside here in a month or so.
Ummm.... I think that about covers it! Any advice appreciated.