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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Ok. This morning i create a meal with mixer with banana, greens and pellet but he refused it. I put 2 meal worms on meal mixture and he take only worms without other. After a short time I give to him only pellets and he eat. I will continue with pellets. PS Yesterday evening i bought betadine...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    I can try to find other pellets on amazon or per store. Suggestions?mazuri in italy is unobtainable. I wanted to try giving only safe food until he starts eating again but i've al ready tried for 7 days and he never ate. Given the further weight loss i wouldn't want to Force it again, or could...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Attached the ingredients. Yes. I soaked him every other day, the temp is 28,5 °C during day and 27°C at night, humidity up to 80%. I changed the substrate too. When temperature is fine he walk on balcony all afternoon. When I changed this parameters after days he started to eat all for 2-3...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    An update. We were on holiday for 2 weeks and I leave the tort to my parents. He continue to don't eat nothing, only tortoise food pellet. My parents give him only 2-3 pellets a day, and one day banana, and he lost another time weight. We tried with all kind of food but nothing. Today he eat 9...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Here some pictures. You can see the dry at the external of the mouth and the brown at the internal sides of the mouth.
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Yes, when temperature reached over 29°C it went into the shade of plants and pots. Tonight when i get home i try to take a photo. If i offer a pellet he open a mouth and i can fast take a picture. I think is stomatitis because he suffer of that 2 month ago and was diagnosed by the vet. But...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Unfortunatly he dosen't eat anything for 6 days and yesterday i give him pellet of tortoise food. I see in the mouth that it is brown/necrotic at the internal edges. I think the stomatitis, mouth rot?!, has started again. Now the only thing that eat are pellets. For a period to support him i...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Thank you. Wet, i put kibble in water for 20 min before to give him ..and this morning we soak them and produce a lot of poop.but don't eat
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Hi. Unfortunately after a good period of eating he stop eating again..this weekend he has eaten a good quantity of pineapple on saturday and five small cat kibble for cat sunday mixed with calcium and greens. And now he hasn't eaten since monday. And he doesn't want to eat today either. Also on...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    Hello, this morning after 6 days of ripening in a plastic bag, i give to my tortoise a mango..and surprise he ate it very quickly. We give him a bis. I think the other times I tried to give it to him it was always unripe (and he never eat it). We are very happy. Thank you very much Alex for...
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    Red footed tortoise don't eat fruit and general eating problems

    An update..the tort doesn't eat much in this days but he gained 14 grams in 10 days(we weighed it after poop). I think without worms he assimilates food better. Tomorrow after i have read a lot of post on this forum i make an experiment..i give him a greens mix and doesn't eat..i added a small...
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