So I've put this out there before, my juv. aldabra has approx 15' X 35' enclosed outdoor area. This area is loaded with weeds grasses and a variety of plants. This tortoise spends it's time grazing and sitting in the sun/ shade... EXCEPT- this animal refuses to eat grass of any kind. Some is consumed incidentally while it munches other items, but it has the luxury of nibbling it's favorite weeds and searching out tidbits all day long without ever getting to the point where it is forced by hunger or lack of option... to eat grass.
Should I pen off a smaller area with only grass in it and confine the animal here... the tough love concept, essentially forcing it to eat grass?
I do expect as the animal grows it will eventually eat more weeds daily than the yard can regrow so it will have to eat more of something in order to satisfy its hunger... but my concern is for it's nutrition now.
Suggestions?
Should I pen off a smaller area with only grass in it and confine the animal here... the tough love concept, essentially forcing it to eat grass?
I do expect as the animal grows it will eventually eat more weeds daily than the yard can regrow so it will have to eat more of something in order to satisfy its hunger... but my concern is for it's nutrition now.
Suggestions?