Hi all
I am the new owner of a lovely (almost) three year old Three Toed Box turtle.
I would like some advise regarding getting him started eating non live food, he has come direct from the breeder and has had a live diet mostly and I think he has not chosen to eat the 'green' diet offered...
I cant seem to get him interested in anything other than wiggling mealworms or beetles. I have tried peas, grated carrot, banana, wet cat food, soaked dry dog food. If it doesn't wiggle he wont even look at the food, I sit him on the dish and nothing.
I have only had him two weeks so we are still in the settling in period. I don't want to be a stuck feeding only live food, all help and advice greatly appreciated.
Everything else is going good, he is using his water dish (inside and outside) for a soak each morning, he looks bright and healthy and feels solid and heavy. He is outside during the day and brought inside for the night. I live by a river and we have wild rats, all my torty's come in at night also. It is Spring in New Zealand now so we are warming up for Summer. Wendy
Day time: Happy to soak and then sit in the shrubs and leaves.
:Inside at night and feeding in the morning. Covered over with dry leaves at night and he sleeps among the leaves. Torty is not in with him but on the other side of the glass.
I am the new owner of a lovely (almost) three year old Three Toed Box turtle.
I would like some advise regarding getting him started eating non live food, he has come direct from the breeder and has had a live diet mostly and I think he has not chosen to eat the 'green' diet offered...
I cant seem to get him interested in anything other than wiggling mealworms or beetles. I have tried peas, grated carrot, banana, wet cat food, soaked dry dog food. If it doesn't wiggle he wont even look at the food, I sit him on the dish and nothing.
I have only had him two weeks so we are still in the settling in period. I don't want to be a stuck feeding only live food, all help and advice greatly appreciated.
Everything else is going good, he is using his water dish (inside and outside) for a soak each morning, he looks bright and healthy and feels solid and heavy. He is outside during the day and brought inside for the night. I live by a river and we have wild rats, all my torty's come in at night also. It is Spring in New Zealand now so we are warming up for Summer. Wendy
Day time: Happy to soak and then sit in the shrubs and leaves.
:Inside at night and feeding in the morning. Covered over with dry leaves at night and he sleeps among the leaves. Torty is not in with him but on the other side of the glass.
