porplefrogs
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My tortoise won't eat Timothy hay or tortoise food or Mazuri and ONLY leafy greens including romaine and other lettuce. Is there any way I can make him try it?
how do I get my baby leopard to try Timothy hay?
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Megatron's Mom
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Cut it up tiny and sprinkle it lightly on the food he does like. Then very slowly increase the amount of the new stuff over a few months. I had to do this with my two tortes. Now they will eat all the new stuff without me sneaking it in.
From my what I read on here about Timothy hay is they are too little and it is too tough so they don't care for it. You can cut grass out of your backyard if it is pesticide free.
From my what I read on here about Timothy hay is they are too little and it is too tough so they don't care for it. You can cut grass out of your backyard if it is pesticide free.
You don't. Timothy is very woody. Try orchard hay instead.
However, you will need to cut it up tiny and soak well.
I would wait until he's around 2 or so before trying to feed it.
However, you will need to cut it up tiny and soak well.
I would wait until he's around 2 or so before trying to feed it.
In the first place, babies don't eat hay. And secondly, leopards prefer broad leafed plants and Timothy is not broad leafed.
Once my leopards were past the stage where a bird might carry them away and I put them outside, they learned to eat grass that was growing in their yard, but the babies never did eat it - grass or hay.
Once my leopards were past the stage where a bird might carry them away and I put them outside, they learned to eat grass that was growing in their yard, but the babies never did eat it - grass or hay.
What Yvonne said. That's like trying to make your cat eat broccoli. Its not something that they eat.
Of the species that do eat grass hay, they only do that when they are larger, not as babies.
Food suggestions and info here:
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Yes, you can make your tortoise try the tortoise food/Mazuri.
Prepare your dish of leafy greens like normal. Separately, soak your tortoise food/Mazuri in a little bit of warm water. You want to use enough water that the pellets become mushy but not so much water that you end up with runny soup.
Once the pellets have absorbed the water, you can sprinkle the mushy crumbles over the plate of leafy greens. Like salad toppings
If you tortoise eats it, great. If not, that's ok, too. Eventually your tort might try enough of it to like it. Many tortoises learn to love the stuff.
Also, pour any left over mazuri soaked water over the greens. No sense letting that go to waste. Also helps to get the mazuri flavor on everything. I usually used enough water that I had some left over.
