rkelleh
Member
Hello all. My temps are at 80 inside (even have a ceramic emitter for night now) and humidity levels are 70-75%. Basking is at 95-100 They are almost a year and I still do daily soaks as well as keep humid hides. I use topsoil and a peat moss layer in the middle for substrate...BUT they have started to pyramid...
Now one thing I have not been successful at is getting them to eat grasses. I have tried Mazuri, Grassland, orchard hay, fescue, etc. I have grinded up in a coffee grinder, moistened it, offered it dry, sprinkled on food, fresh cut with scissors on food, naturally growing, offered separately, and these lil ones eat around it or leave the food pieces with the grasses alone. I offer them clover, dandelion, opuntia, hybiscus, spring mix, kale, carrot tops, tortoise graze mix, and recently prickly pear fruit...most of these I have grown from seed. They will eat most but not the grass, and apparently they don't like prickly pear fruit. They are finicky eaters. Are they old enough to just offer grasses until they get hungry and eat it? Like a eat or starve? Should I try the tortoise salad stuff they sell to see if that will entice them?
I have read many things about pyramiding from humidity to even diet being a reason behind it. It seems like a big controversial subject out there. Any thoughts to help with getting them to grasses? And any suggestions to stopping this pyramiding? Much much appreciated for your expertise and advice.
Now one thing I have not been successful at is getting them to eat grasses. I have tried Mazuri, Grassland, orchard hay, fescue, etc. I have grinded up in a coffee grinder, moistened it, offered it dry, sprinkled on food, fresh cut with scissors on food, naturally growing, offered separately, and these lil ones eat around it or leave the food pieces with the grasses alone. I offer them clover, dandelion, opuntia, hybiscus, spring mix, kale, carrot tops, tortoise graze mix, and recently prickly pear fruit...most of these I have grown from seed. They will eat most but not the grass, and apparently they don't like prickly pear fruit. They are finicky eaters. Are they old enough to just offer grasses until they get hungry and eat it? Like a eat or starve? Should I try the tortoise salad stuff they sell to see if that will entice them?
I have read many things about pyramiding from humidity to even diet being a reason behind it. It seems like a big controversial subject out there. Any thoughts to help with getting them to grasses? And any suggestions to stopping this pyramiding? Much much appreciated for your expertise and advice.