Ok, just hear me out.
Millie (a Mississiippi Mud Turtle who lost a front foot to a predator as a hatchling) almost always comes up to the front of the tank whenever I come by. Most of the time, if I drop in some food, she ignores it. She seems drawn to movement and activity, and hangs out at the front, watching us.
I know that animals can get bored without sufficient stimulation: zoos have learned that their animals are healthier and have more normal behaviors when they are provided some degree of enrichment.
Millie is the sole inhabitant of her 40 gallon breeder tank; the water is only 3 to 3.5 inches deep because she can't swim at all. I would like to add live things to Millie's tank for enrichment for her. It doesn't matter if she eats them or chases them or just cohabits with them.
Any suggestions? ?
Millie (a Mississiippi Mud Turtle who lost a front foot to a predator as a hatchling) almost always comes up to the front of the tank whenever I come by. Most of the time, if I drop in some food, she ignores it. She seems drawn to movement and activity, and hangs out at the front, watching us.
I know that animals can get bored without sufficient stimulation: zoos have learned that their animals are healthier and have more normal behaviors when they are provided some degree of enrichment.
Millie is the sole inhabitant of her 40 gallon breeder tank; the water is only 3 to 3.5 inches deep because she can't swim at all. I would like to add live things to Millie's tank for enrichment for her. It doesn't matter if she eats them or chases them or just cohabits with them.
Any suggestions? ?