Camo
New Member
I've read that grass should be a big part of leopard tortoise diet. However, he/she refuses to eat them. I also give him/her some lettuce. Once, I gave some kale and carrots too for a few days. And everyday, I mix the grass with the lettuce (and other vegetables, depends on what vegetables are available that day). Usually I put the vegetables under the pile of grass, so that he/she eats some grass while trying to eat the lettuce. This sometimes kinda works, but he/she still ate only a few grasses, and finished the lettuce, then ignores the other grasses and just walk away and continue doing other tortoise stuffs.
I'm guessing that it might be because:
1. The types of grass I give. Does this even matter? By the way, I live in Malaysia. Most, if not all, videos/websites I came across recommend grass species that usually grow in America/Europe.
2. The tortoise is too young to eat grass? I'm not sure his/her actual age, but his/her shell is around 7cm long. I've read somewhere that young tortoises don't eat much grass. Is this true?
Should I be worried? Also, what other foods do you recommend I give to my tortoise?
I'm guessing that it might be because:
1. The types of grass I give. Does this even matter? By the way, I live in Malaysia. Most, if not all, videos/websites I came across recommend grass species that usually grow in America/Europe.
2. The tortoise is too young to eat grass? I'm not sure his/her actual age, but his/her shell is around 7cm long. I've read somewhere that young tortoises don't eat much grass. Is this true?
Should I be worried? Also, what other foods do you recommend I give to my tortoise?