Lunch seems to be a dove...
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DoubleD1996!
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Yummy. All Herbivores seem to be opportunistic. Saw some deer eating birds.
Or just sniffing the evidence. One of my neighbors cats did the same thing the other day to a bird that probably felt safe in my yard.
But but but.... protein bad!!!! </end karen> lol
Maybe a reason for opportunistic eating meat in herbivores is a lack of habitat. If they are starving they'll probably eat it even when they don't have the stomach for it.
oh wow!
DoubleD1996!
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Not necessarily. They just take advantage of the protein.
Another example of opportunistic eating would be allowing toxic plants to a tortoise to remain in their enclosure. They might eat it but should they?🤔🤗 I just believe in sticking with an animal's true good diet for what they are.
yes
I don’t see any meat or bones. I’m thinking your Sully is just checking things out. Lots of sniffing. No bite.
Not my tort...
TaraMaiden
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My granddad in Italy, had a Hermann tortoise. She was around 60 when she died... my grandfather went into the enclosed orchard she had free run of, and saw her eating a snail. There was plenty of food and water for her, she wasn't wanting anything, but she was definitely munching quite happily on a snail. It was the one and only time he ever saw her feeding on meat.
And I fell for it!
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