Fierce Turtle
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We are the proud new owners of an 8-year old Russian Tortoise named Alexandra(Alex for short). I will be a brief history on her as best I can. She has lived her entire life indoors in a 40-gallon glass aquarium and I have no idea what they used for substrate. They fed her ONLY a diet consisting of Rep Cal Maintenance Formula Tortoise Food which we refer to as "fruity pebbles." I don't think she has been outdoors or ever seen a green leafy vegetable ever!
We currently have her housed in a GIANT plastic pool under our deck outside where she gets plenty of sun, walking around space, a cool "hidey spot" and we have enclosed the area under the deck so she is 100% safe from any predators. We take her out every day to "stretch her legs" and let her roam around the backyard, supervised of course, for at least an hour. We soak her every other day in warm water and she wanders around the yard and "dries off" under the watchful eye of her "big sister's" a dog & cat that follow her around everywhere!
The real issue we are having is getting her to eat anything else but that pellet food. We have tried all different kinds of greens, vegetables and such and she doesn't show much interest in them. I see people here talk about how much their tortoises LOVE to eat greens & veggies but not our girl. Can anyone please give me some advice on how to get her to eat "real" food and not the fruity pebbles??
THANK YOU!!!
We currently have her housed in a GIANT plastic pool under our deck outside where she gets plenty of sun, walking around space, a cool "hidey spot" and we have enclosed the area under the deck so she is 100% safe from any predators. We take her out every day to "stretch her legs" and let her roam around the backyard, supervised of course, for at least an hour. We soak her every other day in warm water and she wanders around the yard and "dries off" under the watchful eye of her "big sister's" a dog & cat that follow her around everywhere!
The real issue we are having is getting her to eat anything else but that pellet food. We have tried all different kinds of greens, vegetables and such and she doesn't show much interest in them. I see people here talk about how much their tortoises LOVE to eat greens & veggies but not our girl. Can anyone please give me some advice on how to get her to eat "real" food and not the fruity pebbles??
THANK YOU!!!