Reni Rex
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- Jun 17, 2014
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Our 6 year old tortoise doesn't seem to be able to look down to pick up food. At her last home (see intro post for details) she was given her food on a paper plate in her tank, where the plate was put at an angle on a pile of wood chips so it would be at eye level or higher for her. (She was kept in a smallish tank for years before living with us, now in a fenced in yard.) She is unable to eat food flat on the ground in front of her. She tries a few times and gives up. I'm new to tortoises, but I don't think this is normal? I don't know how she can drink water if she can't turn her head down to her water bowl. Previous owner said she gets her water through romaine lettuce, but the care sheets say otherwise. It looks like the part of her shell directly under her head protrudes upward a bit, so maybe that has something to do with it?