My sulcata Nadine likes Mazuri. She will eat quite a bit when I soften it with water and mix with greens. However, if I leave it after a few hours, she doesn't want to touch it again. Offer a fresh pellet, she'll eat it.
Does it get icky fast after being moistened?
I went thru a few varieties of pellets out there and made a list which I would feed to a sulcata and which I would not. Not a complete list, just ones I have looked at. Just an FYI if you are interested.
Marion Zoological Red Tortoise Sticks - NO
Nature Zone Tortoise Bites - NO
ZooMed Grassland...
I am Brian. My education/ degrees are in electronic engineering and biomathematics. I'm a math guy.
I've done a lot of different things in electronics, designing everything from industrial controls to medical monitoring equipment. I owned an electronic mfg business I sold 10 years ago, which...
I see people still talking about coil bulbs. The spectrum was changed a long time ago to fix that. Unless you have one 5 years or older that you saved, you aren't going to have an issue.
Out of curiosity, when people buy a young hatchling, what percentage end up dying in the first 6 months? I see people that came on here with a hatchling, then disappeared after a couple months of posts (some with problems). It made me wonder if they were just no longer participating or if the...
My chacos I had as a kid were smart, but they were adults when I got them. This little hatchling seems to have brains as well, probably because she is the smartest tortoise in the world (ok, I know each of us thinks the same way).
She learned to sleep in her hide after 3 or 4 nights of being...
Has anyone fed stinging nettle to their tortoises? I know it is healthy and how to prepare for humans to eliminate the sting, but what about for tortoises?
This is Nadine. Hatch date was May 12, 2016. I got her from a reputable dealer in Milwaukee (her mother is a well known tortoise from Hoffer's Tropic Life, a well known but now defunct exotic pet store). She was discounted for extra scutes, they are farther back than you can see in this picture...