Nephelle
Well-Known Member
So our baby bit my partner's finger, and it was....hilarious. But! This has given rise to a few other questions, so I thought I would ask for opinions and experiences! As funny as that was today (for me at least), I bet it won't be so funny down the road!
Basics - Our baby RT, Millie, is 3 months old and arrived Wednesday
The first day, she ate well on her own from the pile of greens in her feeding area. The following days she ignored it for most of the day, only took basically what we finally put in front of her and held out of concern (and cuteness).
When Millie bit, it was incredibly deliberate--meaning, it wasn't a missed bite at food. There was no food being held for her, rather my partner had her hand down hoping Millie would walk up instead of being picked up. Instead, Millie walked up and chomped down!
My questions are on hand-feeding experiences in general and the long-term outcomes:
From your experience, has hand-feeding changed your tortoise's behavior toward free-feeding?
Has it changed their behavior toward your fingers/hands?
If you are the owner of an adult raised from a baby, would you go back and change how you offered food, if you could?
I know these questions are incredibly subjective and no two tortoises are alike! Just wondering about personal experiences
Cheers!
Basics - Our baby RT, Millie, is 3 months old and arrived Wednesday
The first day, she ate well on her own from the pile of greens in her feeding area. The following days she ignored it for most of the day, only took basically what we finally put in front of her and held out of concern (and cuteness).
When Millie bit, it was incredibly deliberate--meaning, it wasn't a missed bite at food. There was no food being held for her, rather my partner had her hand down hoping Millie would walk up instead of being picked up. Instead, Millie walked up and chomped down!
My questions are on hand-feeding experiences in general and the long-term outcomes:
From your experience, has hand-feeding changed your tortoise's behavior toward free-feeding?
Has it changed their behavior toward your fingers/hands?
If you are the owner of an adult raised from a baby, would you go back and change how you offered food, if you could?
I know these questions are incredibly subjective and no two tortoises are alike! Just wondering about personal experiences
Cheers!
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