So, I've had my turtle for about 4 years now.
I rescued him from a guy that had no idea what he was doing and was not caring for him properly ( he had him, as a baby, in a shoe box with a empty toilet paper roll and a grape!)
Although I was not expert in tortoises, I knew well enough that Tate needed better care than that.
I did a lot of research.
His shell has some deformity from improper UV exposure during his first year (it's bit flatter at the top).
He has a very good set up and has been properly cared for for a long time now.
He is a very picky eater. Im trying (have been) to get him to eat a wider variety of leafy greens and veggies. He loves watermelon, strawberry, and blackberries. He usually noses the other stuff to the side to eat his mealworms/crickets/grasshoppers and other tortoise food. I put calcium powder on his food and provide him with a wide variety of tortoise delicacies but he just won't eat anything but the bugs and turtle pellets.
How do I get him to eat?
Also, currently in the process of a major upgrade of a larger turtle table! It's going to be awesome. Will post pics
I rescued him from a guy that had no idea what he was doing and was not caring for him properly ( he had him, as a baby, in a shoe box with a empty toilet paper roll and a grape!)
Although I was not expert in tortoises, I knew well enough that Tate needed better care than that.
I did a lot of research.
His shell has some deformity from improper UV exposure during his first year (it's bit flatter at the top).
He has a very good set up and has been properly cared for for a long time now.
He is a very picky eater. Im trying (have been) to get him to eat a wider variety of leafy greens and veggies. He loves watermelon, strawberry, and blackberries. He usually noses the other stuff to the side to eat his mealworms/crickets/grasshoppers and other tortoise food. I put calcium powder on his food and provide him with a wide variety of tortoise delicacies but he just won't eat anything but the bugs and turtle pellets.
How do I get him to eat?
Also, currently in the process of a major upgrade of a larger turtle table! It's going to be awesome. Will post pics