How to feed worms?

[tyler0912]

How can i feed Tiago worms...
He wont Eat them out my hand....
But i dont want to put them in a food bowl because they will escape
and i dont want worms slithering in the enclosure?
Thankyou!

 

[coreyc]

Why dont you just chop them up an put them in a bowl

 

[Jacqui]

Does he like the worms? Usually if it is a tortoise who already knows what a worm is and likes them, you will never have to worry about the worm making an escape. Might try feeding him a plastic container/tote until he knows what worms are, then feed him in his usual way. Plus if they do escape, they won't harm anything and he may at a later date find them and eat them.

I like to also coat my worms with vits/minerals/calcium as I am feeding them, to be sure everybody is getting their needs met. I actually use the powder cactus stuff the most often on the worms. I even think that way the worms are either white or tan and much easier for the tortoises to spot, not that mine need help.

 

[tyler0912]

it is something new i want to try.... hes' never ate them before....
And im not too happy at creepies in my cage...i can imagin one day feeding him and a worm pops up...Bleurgh!

 

[Jacqui]

You don't like worms?

 

[tyler0912]

i dont mind them they just freak me out a lil' bit!
I will touch them etc...
If needed but not by choice!

 

[Jacqui]

Okay. See for me, as far as bugs and such go, worms are one of my favorites because they move so slow... except when your trying to catch them.

 

[tyler0912]

they dont have slimy skin it is sharp thats the worst part!

 

[dmmj]

you can try feeding him in a separate container. also he may not like worms, have you tried other insects? my red foot loves snails and slugs.

 

[Jacqui]

you can try feeding him in a separate container. also he may not like worms, have you tried other insects? my red foot loves snails and slugs.

I take it David, your lucky enough to love where there are both snaila and slugs? All I have to say is.... Jealous I am. Someday I will get to try those too. Actually we have tried the canned snails and we have very small wild snails, but they are so small, I doubt my redfoots even notice them.

 

[tyler0912]

Yes when he has trips outside he loves snails,
He once whent on his back 2 feet and put his front 2 on the wall and stretched his neck to get a snail stuck on a wall!
He does not bother with slugs?
But he does eat a couple beetles before i get to him ,
Not sure if he is suppose to eat beetles?

 

[DixieParadise]

Tyler, I agree with what everyone has said about worms. Mine love them, so there is no problem with them trying to escape. I put the worms on a feeding rock and a way they go. I would try to put them in the separate container so that Tiago and the worm cannot escape. Good Luck

 

[tyler0912]

Thankyou he was in the garden yesterday and he ate/found 2 on his own!