dry tortoise shell?

[Yingg]

It could be that she just peed or pooped.

May I ask how you weigh her? Do you put her directly on the scale? Or is she in a carrier or on top of a cup?

directly

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

directly

I wonder if it is possible for her to move around on the scale. I weigh Edward in a carrier that I have tared.

 

[Yingg]

I wonder if it is possible for her to move around on the scale. I weigh Edward in a carrier that I have tared.

she is upside down for a bit, so she doesn't really move much at all.

 

[Yingg]

hi everyone, i got these seeds for her. are they okay? i'm planning to buy these (second picture and third picture) too.

 

[Yingg]

upgraded enclosure! just to help regulate temp and humidity. i need to do some temperature tests when it gets cooler in the house. Right now it's summer, so it doesn't really matter haha.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

hi everyone, i got these seeds for her. are they okay? i'm planning to buy these (second picture and third picture) too.

Yes, these are fine to feed. All these are slow growers, though. You may also sow something isn't available in grocery stores like campanula, calendula, chia, clover, geranium, hollyhock etc.

 

[Yingg]

Yes, these are fine to feed. All these are slow growers, though. You may also sow something isn't available in grocery stores like campanula, calendula, chia, clover, geranium, hollyhock etc.

oh thanks for the recommendations! geraniums are very pretty.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

upgraded enclosure! just to help regulate temp and humidity. i need to do some temperature tests when it gets cooler in the house. Right now it's summer, so it doesn't really matter haha.

You’ve done a good job of this!

 

[Yingg]

today she pooped lots, poop is a bit soft but i think it's still alright

 

[Yingg]

two days ago, her urates were a bit chalky. today, they are gritty and there is a miniscule small hard bit.

 

[Yingg]

her poop is really soft. not quite diarrhea, but still very soft.

 

[Yingg]

healthy poop, no urates today

 

[Yingg]

Yes, these are fine to feed. All these are slow growers, though. You may also sow something isn't available in grocery stores like campanula, calendula, chia, clover, geranium, hollyhock etc.

I was looking into the ones that you recommended and they take nearly a year to grow/flower! Hollyhock is beautiful but it takes even longer to grow big and bloom flowers. I'm unsure if I can trust the store bought flowers because they may have chemicals. What do you suggest I do?

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I was looking into the ones that you recommended and they take nearly a year to grow/flower! Hollyhock is beautiful but it takes even longer to grow big and bloom flowers. I'm unsure if I can trust the store bought flowers because they may have chemicals. What do you suggest I do?

With some plants you don't need to fully grow them:
Chia needs about 3-4 days to sprout and a few weeks to mature. Clover takes longer but less than a year.

Geranium, I guess, can be propagated from cuttings. Fresh leaves of propagated plants should be safe.

You are offering more variety and not changing her diet completely - so some delay is fine.

 

[Yingg]

With some plants you don't need to fully grow them:
Chia needs about 3-4 days to sprout and a few weeks to mature. Clover takes longer but less than a year.

Geranium, I guess, can be propagated from cuttings. Fresh leaves of propagated plants should be safe.

You are offering more variety and not changing her diet completely - so some delay is fine.

chia im going to buy, since it sprouts so fast yes. geranium,,, turns out i already have some i'm trying to propagate a spider plant but I'm not sure how often i can feed it.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

chia im going to buy, since it sprouts so fast yes. geranium,,, turns out i already have some i'm trying to propagate a spider plant but I'm not sure how often i can feed it.

I think, the best is to let your tortoise decide (bury a small plant pot in substrate and see what happens).

 

[Yingg]

I think, the best is to let your tortoise decide (bury a small plant pot in substrate and see what happens).

If she likes it, it will be gone... within an hour

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

If she likes it, it will be gone... within an hour

Problem solved )) You can't feed them more often than they grow

 

[Yingg]

hello, she hasn't been eating for 3-5 days. She will eat if I offer her the food in her face though. It takes a lot of time. Is this concerning? I even tried feeding her just normal lettuce.

 

[Yingg]

update: she was picky and wanted to be hand fed.

today she had a bit of gritty urates. not too bad though