SMK
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My redfoot tortoise will soon be 3 years old.
I got her when she was a 2+ month old hatchling, 2 3/4 inches and 56 grams. She is now 5 inches and 700+ grams. She’s very active and alert.
This has happened countless times: I put greens and fruit in her enclosure, nice and fresh, crisp, and moist.
She leaves them sit for hours and hours, and when they are all dried and shriveled, she eats them. In fact, she almost never touches them until they’re dried up.
Is this okay, and is there any reason a red foot would prefer greens and fruit this way? Thanks.
I got her when she was a 2+ month old hatchling, 2 3/4 inches and 56 grams. She is now 5 inches and 700+ grams. She’s very active and alert.
This has happened countless times: I put greens and fruit in her enclosure, nice and fresh, crisp, and moist.
She leaves them sit for hours and hours, and when they are all dried and shriveled, she eats them. In fact, she almost never touches them until they’re dried up.
Is this okay, and is there any reason a red foot would prefer greens and fruit this way? Thanks.
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