I've been watching Marley eat, and I have noticed that he can chew off his food very well now. He eats VERY well. I remember he couldn't bite any of the leaves off but now, I can see his bite marks on the leaves! So proud of the little guy. He's eating spring mix, sometimes mixed in with dandelion leaves, escarole, etc depending on the days. He also has wheat grass sprinkled over it with some calcium. He seems fine and normal. He loves to roam around his enclosure, walks around like he owns everything that he walks on P) and pees and poos well also.
I was a bit concerned about something that I noticed though. When he eats, he makes some sort of clicking noise. I dont' know how to describe it.. but there is some sort of noise that he makes when he eats, or opens his mouth and does a chewing motion. Not all the time, but I hear it. I might be a bit paranoid about the respiratory disease. Is there an example anywhere that I can listen to for the respiratory one? Or other signs that I should look for? His shells are not HARD hard because he's a hatchling but it's fairly good. I press on it slightly daily to get a feel of what normal is to Marley.
Do your tortoises make noise? What kind of noise? I couldn't find anything on the web except this one: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Turtles-3543/2008/12/making-noice-eating.htm
Sigh. Maybe I'm being really paranoid. But I don't want to lose this guy. Thanks.
Oh a question on the side. I placed Marley on cement once outside when it was nice and sunny. He walked around fine and all of sudden he started to attack the cement.. like it's his food. Maybe it was because I didn't feed him before taking him out, but do they do that because it's hot or they don't like it? Or do you think it's because he was hungry?
- M&M.
I was a bit concerned about something that I noticed though. When he eats, he makes some sort of clicking noise. I dont' know how to describe it.. but there is some sort of noise that he makes when he eats, or opens his mouth and does a chewing motion. Not all the time, but I hear it. I might be a bit paranoid about the respiratory disease. Is there an example anywhere that I can listen to for the respiratory one? Or other signs that I should look for? His shells are not HARD hard because he's a hatchling but it's fairly good. I press on it slightly daily to get a feel of what normal is to Marley.
Do your tortoises make noise? What kind of noise? I couldn't find anything on the web except this one: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Turtles-3543/2008/12/making-noice-eating.htm
Sigh. Maybe I'm being really paranoid. But I don't want to lose this guy. Thanks.
Oh a question on the side. I placed Marley on cement once outside when it was nice and sunny. He walked around fine and all of sudden he started to attack the cement.. like it's his food. Maybe it was because I didn't feed him before taking him out, but do they do that because it's hot or they don't like it? Or do you think it's because he was hungry?
- M&M.