Turt☆
New Member
Hello all,
This past Saturday, 11-24-18 I rescued a baby sulcata that my dog had caught in the backyard. I live in southern california, specifically los angeles county...when I found the little guy he was covered in dirt and hiding as far into his shell as possible. Anyways, I cleaned him up checking for any damage to the shell which thankfully there was none, and set up a temporary enclosure with a MVB, hide, food and water. Turt is semi active, but only if I wake him up and take out of the hide. I'm working on getting a therm/hygrometer for the cage ASAP. I ordered coco coir and forest moss coming tomorrow which I will set up in a glass terrarium to help with humidity and heat retention, as well as setting up a humid hide. Since rescuing turt on Saturday, he has yet to eat anything I offer him. On Sunday, I put him out in the grass letting him wander and saw him eat a few clovers but not much. I did the same thing Monday, showed no interest. Today again I try feeding him rep-cal pellets, cilantro, and dandelion weeds/flower, no interest. One last thing to note, the bottom of his shell gives slightly with some pressure, however I cant supplement any calcium if I cant get him to eat! Any ideas what I can offer my new tiny friend that he wont be able to resist? I have spent hours on these threads learning all I can, I want turt to be happy and healthy, any help is greatly appreciated!
This past Saturday, 11-24-18 I rescued a baby sulcata that my dog had caught in the backyard. I live in southern california, specifically los angeles county...when I found the little guy he was covered in dirt and hiding as far into his shell as possible. Anyways, I cleaned him up checking for any damage to the shell which thankfully there was none, and set up a temporary enclosure with a MVB, hide, food and water. Turt is semi active, but only if I wake him up and take out of the hide. I'm working on getting a therm/hygrometer for the cage ASAP. I ordered coco coir and forest moss coming tomorrow which I will set up in a glass terrarium to help with humidity and heat retention, as well as setting up a humid hide. Since rescuing turt on Saturday, he has yet to eat anything I offer him. On Sunday, I put him out in the grass letting him wander and saw him eat a few clovers but not much. I did the same thing Monday, showed no interest. Today again I try feeding him rep-cal pellets, cilantro, and dandelion weeds/flower, no interest. One last thing to note, the bottom of his shell gives slightly with some pressure, however I cant supplement any calcium if I cant get him to eat! Any ideas what I can offer my new tiny friend that he wont be able to resist? I have spent hours on these threads learning all I can, I want turt to be happy and healthy, any help is greatly appreciated!