My Sulcata is kinda weird... lol

[lori12386]

Olly is weird. Everyone talks about their "hides". Well Olly doesnt like to hide! She is always out in the open. She loves attention and having her head rubbed. She also will not try the mazuri. I wet it and mushed it and chopped up greens in it... She ate the greens and left the mazuri... Lol. I also got her some Opunti Cactus and she wont try it! Both the fruit and the green plant part.... She loves her sone Endives and weeds though! And she loves a nice warm soak!
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She prefers to sleep right here in the corner...

 

[wellington]

Very cute. Keep trying the cactus and Mazuri. My leopard wouldn't eat either one either at first. As he got older, he began to eat them both.

 

[lori12386]

I keep trying! Maybe as she gets older. Shes only like 5 months(my best guess).

 

[Tom]

Try smaller amounts of the new stuff. Also, cut back on food in general for a few days to build some hunger. Then offer the Mazuri or cactus spiked food for several days in a row, with no other way to satisfy her hernger. Tortoises are creatures of habit. Sometimes it takes them weeks to get used to the sight, taste or texture of a new food.

 

[lori12386]

Ok. Thanks Tom. I will keep trying! I fixed her a nice salad sprinkled in mazuri a few days ago.... She ate the salad. Didnt look like she really touched the mazuri. Maybe a little.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Olly is weird. Everyone talks about their "hides". Well Olly doesnt like to hide! She is always out in the open. She loves attention and having her head rubbed. She also will not try the mazuri. I wet it and mushed it and chopped up greens in it... She ate the greens and left the mazuri... Lol. I also got her some Opunti Cactus and she wont try it! Both the fruit and the green plant part.... She loves her sone Endives and weeds though! And she loves a nice warm soak!

She prefers to sleep right here in the corner...

cut the cactus up in really small pieces, cut all the weeds up in really small pieces, and mix them together. He will probably eat it then

Carl used to be a picky eater, but I started to do this and now he will literally eat anything... I catch him eating dirt sometimes... goofy tortoise

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

Mine would not eat Mazuri at first, I did what Tom suggested, I cut back the food I gave them and offered three Mazuri pellets, softened with warm water. I have three, and mine started to eat it a little bit and after a few times they all love the Mazuri. I could not get them to eat grass and weeds that they were not grazing on. I chopped it up and mixed it with the Mazuri and now they are eating the grass and weeds when they are not outside grazing. They also would not touch the opuntia cactus. Someone suggested grating it on their Mazuri so I did that, success! So long story shorter, keep trying and yours will come around. As to the hide, just keep putting yours in at night and hopefully it will get the idea and do it on its own. Good luck and keep posting pictures and updates.

 

[Blakem]

Mine would not eat Mazuri at first, I did what Tom suggested, I cut back the food I gave them and offered three Mazuri pellets, softened with warm water. I have three, and mine started to eat it a little bit and after a few times they all love the Mazuri. I could not get them to eat grass and weeds that they were not grazing on. I chopped it up and mixed it with the Mazuri and now they are eating the grass and weeds when they are not outside grazing. They also would not touch the opuntia cactus. Someone suggested grating it on their Mazuri so I did that, success! So long story shorter, keep trying and yours will come around. As to the hide, just keep putting yours in at night and hopefully it will get the idea and do it on its own. Good luck and keep posting pictures and updates.

 

[lori12386]

Thanks! I will fix her a meal right now!

 

[lori12386]

RE: My Sulcata is kinda weird... lol-New Pictures added.

It worked!!! She ate the opuntia and mazuri mix with some weeds. Here are pictures. She also had a nice long warm soak.... And pooped 4 times in it! I had to keep changing the water. Lol.
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[lori12386]

Thanks for the advice!

Mine would not eat Mazuri at first, I did what Tom suggested, I cut back the food I gave them and offered three Mazuri pellets, softened with warm water. I have three, and mine started to eat it a little bit and after a few times they all love the Mazuri. I could not get them to eat grass and weeds that they were not grazing on. I chopped it up and mixed it with the Mazuri and now they are eating the grass and weeds when they are not outside grazing. They also would not touch the opuntia cactus. Someone suggested grating it on their Mazuri so I did that, success! So long story shorter, keep trying and yours will come around. As to the hide, just keep putting yours in at night and hopefully it will get the idea and do it on its own. Good luck and keep posting pictures and updates.

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

Glad I could be of help. Your tortoise is beautiful!

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Keep the pictures coming, they are so much fun!

 

[lori12386]

Thank you. You dont have to tell me that again. Lol. Im a camera addict! Instagram Crazy! Haha.

Glad I could be of help. Your tortoise is beautiful!

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Keep the pictures coming, they are so much fun!

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[ALDABRAMAN]

Very nice looking tort!

 

[sibi]

Oh, how cute your baby is. Love to see that she's eating all the right stuff. My husband and I think it's really cute that she doesn't like her hide and prefers attention and head rubs. I have one sulcata that rarely did stick her head in her shell. She loves head rubs, and doesn't have the sense to protect her head in case of a predator. I worry about that, but for now, we are just loving her strange ways. When she gets stressed out, she sticks her arms straight out and doesn't wag them like her sibling does. But, she does love her hide....I would worry if she continues to avoid it; but, that's me. Love the pics. Keep them coming.

 

[mainey34]

She is really cute. Glad you got her to eat the good stuff..

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

She is really cute. Glad you got her to eat the good stuff..

 

[lori12386]

Thanks. Shes a silly one. She actually slept under the purslane plant last night. So she was hidden. Just not in her log cave.... Lol.

Oh, how cute your baby is. Love to see that she's eating all the right stuff. My husband and I think it's really cute that she doesn't like her hide and prefers attention and head rubs. I have one sulcata that rarely did stick her head in her shell. She loves head rubs, and doesn't have the sense to protect her head in case of a predator. I worry about that, but for now, we are just loving her strange ways. When she gets stressed out, she sticks her arms straight out and doesn't wag them like her sibling does. But, she does love her hide....I would worry if she continues to avoid it; but, that's me. Love the pics. Keep them coming.

 

[AZtortMom]

VERY cute Tort!