Vanillukit
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i have tried to feed her all sorts of other vegetables and sometimes fruits and she won’t eat anything except brocolli and iceberg lettuce which i don’t give her often because it has like no nutritional value. please help !!,
This article has some more tips on introducing new foods: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/tortoise-diet/introducing-a-new-diet/You have to be the care taker here. If you don't feed it he can't eat it.
Chop up better foods, no fruit! Then chop a little bit of the broccoli and iceberg to same size as the rest. Spritz with water. Do this every time until he eats it and then slowly take away the broccoli and iceberg.
It might take day, weeks, months, but you need to do it. He didn't get hooked on iceberg and broccoli by himself.
Thanks, pretty much all the tips I and others have suggested over the years.This article has some more tips on introducing new foods: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/tortoise-diet/introducing-a-new-diet/
I found it really helpful with my own Russian, that's why I gladly share it.Thanks, pretty much all the tips I and others have suggested over the years.
Will have to keep the tucked away so I don't have to type them out all the time.
i can give some more info when i get home! she’s a russian tortoise and i think she’s around 5 years? i can’t remember off the top of my head. i have an indoor setup because it gets very cold in the winters here but we let her free roam the living/dining rooms regularly so she can run around and she loves to run !!! shes so speedy. i’m using repti chip for bedding but i’m unsure if i should continue using that cuz it can be dusty. the uv light i use isHello and welcome!
As wellington has said, you need to ween off the inappropriate foods and start introducing healthy foods, they can be stubborn but it’s necessary and remember variety is key! You want to aim for leafy greens and weeds with these guys, definitely no fruit.
Perhaps you’ll find this website below helpful to look through, you could buy seeds online, plant in your own organic soil(don’t let tortoise have access) and forage from them as they grow😊
The Tortoise Table - Home
The Tortoise Table plant database and resource site for Tortoise ownerswww.thetortoisetable.org.uk
Whilst you’re here, I don’t suppose we could get some information on how you’re keeping them? It’s so helpful to know with new members🥰
What are your temps like? Ie basking temp?(directly under the bulb) overall day temps? Night temps?
What kind of lighting/heating are you using? Packaging photos are great!
If you use indoor uv, what kind?
Indoor or outdoor set up? What size?
How’s your humidity?
What are you using for substrate?
What age roughly?🙂
If we could get a photo of your set up that would be great! Hope you stick around😁
There is no safe way to do this. It can't be made safe. Your tortoise needs to be in its own enclosure and the enclosure needs to be large enough to meet its exercise needs.thank you so much! i like i said i can give more specifics when i get home but i super appreciate this already, we always make sure the floor is clear of anything dangerous, we have carpet one room and wood the other, and our house is always warm because my mom runs cold. is there anything i can improve besides not letting her out? its something she really likes. the house is never under 75 degrees especially if my tortoise, carrot, is out! we have a temp gun and the lighting/heating is on a timer. there’s only one door in the area and we have a barrier to make sure she is not able to be by it and another to prevent her from entering the kitchen where there’s hazards and the steps to the basement.