Janine2468
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Hello all! I have had my eastern box turtle for about 3 months now. Through assistance from this forum I was able to set.up his enclosure properly. The only thing I have not done as I was just made aware was blackening out the bottom half of terrerrium. Why is this done and what can I use for this.
The most important question I have is in regards to diet. I know it is not recommended (or healthy) to feed box turtles stictly protien such as mealworms. However, i cannot get my boxie to eat anything but. I do have a generic box turtle food placed in his enclosure at.all times that contains pellets, mushrooms and strawberries, and dried mealworms, but he seems to only eat the mealworms out of there (or so I can tell). Also, about once to twice a week he will be interested in eating live mealworms in which he eats about 6-8 at a time. I have tried giving him other fruits and veg but he has no interest. I also read somewhere that they only prefer protien the first few years of their lives. I am unsure how old he is but I am assumimg he is still very young as he is only about 2.5-3 inches abd weighs 42 grams. If I need to vary his diet, what are some tricks to do so. One forum said to only put fruit and veggies in dish and nothing else so he will be forced to eat it. My concern is he wont eat at all. Also, he doesnt seem to eat daily as many forums suggest. And eats minimally. I dont want to get him attached to only one type of food. Help!
Thanks in advance
The most important question I have is in regards to diet. I know it is not recommended (or healthy) to feed box turtles stictly protien such as mealworms. However, i cannot get my boxie to eat anything but. I do have a generic box turtle food placed in his enclosure at.all times that contains pellets, mushrooms and strawberries, and dried mealworms, but he seems to only eat the mealworms out of there (or so I can tell). Also, about once to twice a week he will be interested in eating live mealworms in which he eats about 6-8 at a time. I have tried giving him other fruits and veg but he has no interest. I also read somewhere that they only prefer protien the first few years of their lives. I am unsure how old he is but I am assumimg he is still very young as he is only about 2.5-3 inches abd weighs 42 grams. If I need to vary his diet, what are some tricks to do so. One forum said to only put fruit and veggies in dish and nothing else so he will be forced to eat it. My concern is he wont eat at all. Also, he doesnt seem to eat daily as many forums suggest. And eats minimally. I dont want to get him attached to only one type of food. Help!
Thanks in advance