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We just got our little Sulcata hatchling yesterday and haven't really noticed him eating the food he currently has. Right now he just has Zoomeds Grassland Tortoise Food. I figured this isn't the best thing for him, but it is what he was eating at the pet store.. so I just grabbed some until I figure out what else he likes. He ate some romaine earlier today, gobbled up all of it that I gave him.
Right now he has a couple of 1-2" pieces of cuttle bone in the enclosure for calcium.. but he doesn't seem interested in them at all so tomorrow I'm going to buy him a calcium supplement. Should I also give a multi-vitamin supp.? Almost all of the websites/forums I've gone through say human supplements are fine.. is this true?
I know that 75% or so of their diet needs to consist of grasses, and the other 25% should be dark leafy greens, etc.
Can I buy a bale of grass horse hay and give this to my tortoise? I could grow a little bit of grass.. but winter is coming soon so I don't know how helpful that would be this time of year. I'd love to hear what everyone feeds their sulcata hatchlings, and even the feeding schedule would be great!
Right now he has a couple of 1-2" pieces of cuttle bone in the enclosure for calcium.. but he doesn't seem interested in them at all so tomorrow I'm going to buy him a calcium supplement. Should I also give a multi-vitamin supp.? Almost all of the websites/forums I've gone through say human supplements are fine.. is this true?
I know that 75% or so of their diet needs to consist of grasses, and the other 25% should be dark leafy greens, etc.
Can I buy a bale of grass horse hay and give this to my tortoise? I could grow a little bit of grass.. but winter is coming soon so I don't know how helpful that would be this time of year. I'd love to hear what everyone feeds their sulcata hatchlings, and even the feeding schedule would be great!
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