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I have had this tortoise a couple months now, and she eats plenty, but she never seems to poop unless I take her out and soak her in a large bowl, which I do every 3 or 4 days. She has her own water pan, and it's a bit warm after the lamp has been on for a while, and she soaks in it, but she doesn't poop.
She's about 6" long carapace, in a big underbed sweater enclosure. She has a sleeping cave at one (the high) end, with a heating pad under it, and a pond at the other (the low) end, with a heating lamp over it. Both the heating pad and the lamp go off at night, and come on in the morning. She eats mostly greens, with some fruits and veggies and occasional animal protein (I have tried boiled scallops, boiled mussels, nuked chicken breast - she sometimes likes these and sometimes ignores them).
She loves her greens - this morning she has mustard greens, collards, celery leaf and a bit of chard. She loves dandelion and plantain (the weed, not the banana). She also likes non-acidic fruits - she has a tiny bit of rambutan and papaya this morning, but she doesn't get fruit all days. She is on and off for veggies - she doesn't really like root veggies, tho she likes red bell pepper.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cindy
She's about 6" long carapace, in a big underbed sweater enclosure. She has a sleeping cave at one (the high) end, with a heating pad under it, and a pond at the other (the low) end, with a heating lamp over it. Both the heating pad and the lamp go off at night, and come on in the morning. She eats mostly greens, with some fruits and veggies and occasional animal protein (I have tried boiled scallops, boiled mussels, nuked chicken breast - she sometimes likes these and sometimes ignores them).
She loves her greens - this morning she has mustard greens, collards, celery leaf and a bit of chard. She loves dandelion and plantain (the weed, not the banana). She also likes non-acidic fruits - she has a tiny bit of rambutan and papaya this morning, but she doesn't get fruit all days. She is on and off for veggies - she doesn't really like root veggies, tho she likes red bell pepper.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cindy